Thankful

I am thinking about the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday and in these chaotic times for artists, what am I thankful for? I am grateful for living in a country where I can paint without worrying about censorship. I am grateful for my talent and the people who enjoy the fruits of my labor. I am grateful for being blessed with a family who loves me....flaws and all... I am grateful for being able to live in such a beautiful place. I am grateful for my galleries who represent me. I am also grateful for you...my collectors and friends, who support my art. Aren't we all enriched by art! Happy Thanksgiving!

Thankful

I am thinking about the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday and in these chaotic times for artists, what am I thankful for? I am grateful for living in a country where I can paint without worrying about censorship. I am grateful for my talent and the people who enjoy the fruits of my labor. I am grateful for being blessed with a family who loves me....flaws and all... I am grateful for being able to live in such a beautiful place. I am grateful for my galleries who represent me. I am also grateful for you...my collectors and friends, who support my art. Aren't we all enriched by art! Happy Thanksgiving!

Thankful

I am thinking about the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday and in these chaotic times for artists, what am I thankful for? I am grateful for living in a country where I can paint without worrying about censorship. I am grateful for my talent and the people who enjoy the fruits of my labor. I am grateful for being blessed with a family who loves me....flaws and all... I am grateful for being able to live in such a beautiful place. I am grateful for my galleries who represent me. I am also grateful for you...my collectors and friends, who support my art. Aren't we all enriched by art! Happy Thanksgiving!

Thankful

I am thinking about the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday and in these chaotic times for artists, what am I thankful for? I am grateful for living in a country where I can paint without worrying about censorship. I am grateful for my talent and the people who enjoy the fruits of my labor. I am grateful for being blessed with a family who loves me....flaws and all... I am grateful for being able to live in such a beautiful place. I am grateful for my galleries who represent me. I am also grateful for you...my collectors and friends, who support my art. Aren't we all enriched by art! Happy Thanksgiving!

Reading Directions

"First Dusting", 12"x16", oil. $695.


I am in the midst of chairing a national juried exhibition to be held in Denver, CO in Feb 2009. WAOW is entering the 21st century by using an online jurying system, which a lot of art shows are beginning to do...it means no more slide submissions. Everything is being done digitally. This is a huge learning curve for a lot of artists. The one thing that keeps coming up is that we don't read directions carefully...Is this because of the short attention spans due to the constant birage of media and multi-tasking? I am fielding questions of all sorts in relation to this show and most of them could have been answered by just carefully reading the information. Do you think that this is because of the current world...or are we just in a hurry?

Reading Directions

"First Dusting", 12"x16", oil. $695.


I am in the midst of chairing a national juried exhibition to be held in Denver, CO in Feb 2009. WAOW is entering the 21st century by using an online jurying system, which a lot of art shows are beginning to do...it means no more slide submissions. Everything is being done digitally. This is a huge learning curve for a lot of artists. The one thing that keeps coming up is that we don't read directions carefully...Is this because of the short attention spans due to the constant birage of media and multi-tasking? I am fielding questions of all sorts in relation to this show and most of them could have been answered by just carefully reading the information. Do you think that this is because of the current world...or are we just in a hurry?

Reading Directions

"First Dusting", 12"x16", oil. $695.


I am in the midst of chairing a national juried exhibition to be held in Denver, CO in Feb 2009. WAOW is entering the 21st century by using an online jurying system, which a lot of art shows are beginning to do...it means no more slide submissions. Everything is being done digitally. This is a huge learning curve for a lot of artists. The one thing that keeps coming up is that we don't read directions carefully...Is this because of the short attention spans due to the constant birage of media and multi-tasking? I am fielding questions of all sorts in relation to this show and most of them could have been answered by just carefully reading the information. Do you think that this is because of the current world...or are we just in a hurry?

Reading Directions

"First Dusting", 12"x16", oil. $695.


I am in the midst of chairing a national juried exhibition to be held in Denver, CO in Feb 2009. WAOW is entering the 21st century by using an online jurying system, which a lot of art shows are beginning to do...it means no more slide submissions. Everything is being done digitally. This is a huge learning curve for a lot of artists. The one thing that keeps coming up is that we don't read directions carefully...Is this because of the short attention spans due to the constant birage of media and multi-tasking? I am fielding questions of all sorts in relation to this show and most of them could have been answered by just carefully reading the information. Do you think that this is because of the current world...or are we just in a hurry?

Denver Plein Air Arts Festival Exhibition

"Hot Afternoon", Denver Plein Air Arts Festival


I attended the opening Thursday for the exhibition of the juried paintings from the paint out in Denver's Golden Triangle that was held earlier in the fall. It is a beautiful exhibit overall and there is a variety of styles, subject matter...How do you look at art when you attend an opening? Do you head for the food first?DO you look for artists work who you are familiar with, or do you look at it all?Do awards mean anything to you?

I do look for my work when I go to an exhibition..I want to make sure that it is hung and labelled properly and it is always a nice surprise to see a ribbon sometimes. Then I like to look at the awards to see what the jurors selected. That gives me an idea of what they consider the "top" of the show. It doesn't mean that the pieces they chose are the best...just the ones they liked. I like to then look at the show overall, while of course getting some refreshments...looking at art is hard work...I like to then pick out the pieces that I like. Sometimes I agree with the juror, sometimes not. Art is not meant to speak to everyone in the same way. There are things that are obvious that can weaken a piece...composition, poor values, trite subject matter..

And of course...it is always fun to meet artists...so if you are in the Denver , CO area, stop by the downtown Denver Library..head up to level 7 and tell me what you think about the show.

Denver Plein Air Arts Festival Exhibition

"Hot Afternoon", Denver Plein Air Arts Festival


I attended the opening Thursday for the exhibition of the juried paintings from the paint out in Denver's Golden Triangle that was held earlier in the fall. It is a beautiful exhibit overall and there is a variety of styles, subject matter...How do you look at art when you attend an opening? Do you head for the food first?DO you look for artists work who you are familiar with, or do you look at it all?Do awards mean anything to you?

I do look for my work when I go to an exhibition..I want to make sure that it is hung and labelled properly and it is always a nice surprise to see a ribbon sometimes. Then I like to look at the awards to see what the jurors selected. That gives me an idea of what they consider the "top" of the show. It doesn't mean that the pieces they chose are the best...just the ones they liked. I like to then look at the show overall, while of course getting some refreshments...looking at art is hard work...I like to then pick out the pieces that I like. Sometimes I agree with the juror, sometimes not. Art is not meant to speak to everyone in the same way. There are things that are obvious that can weaken a piece...composition, poor values, trite subject matter..

And of course...it is always fun to meet artists...so if you are in the Denver , CO area, stop by the downtown Denver Library..head up to level 7 and tell me what you think about the show.

Denver Plein Air Arts Festival Exhibition

"Hot Afternoon", Denver Plein Air Arts Festival


I attended the opening Thursday for the exhibition of the juried paintings from the paint out in Denver's Golden Triangle that was held earlier in the fall. It is a beautiful exhibit overall and there is a variety of styles, subject matter...How do you look at art when you attend an opening? Do you head for the food first?DO you look for artists work who you are familiar with, or do you look at it all?Do awards mean anything to you?

I do look for my work when I go to an exhibition..I want to make sure that it is hung and labelled properly and it is always a nice surprise to see a ribbon sometimes. Then I like to look at the awards to see what the jurors selected. That gives me an idea of what they consider the "top" of the show. It doesn't mean that the pieces they chose are the best...just the ones they liked. I like to then look at the show overall, while of course getting some refreshments...looking at art is hard work...I like to then pick out the pieces that I like. Sometimes I agree with the juror, sometimes not. Art is not meant to speak to everyone in the same way. There are things that are obvious that can weaken a piece...composition, poor values, trite subject matter..

And of course...it is always fun to meet artists...so if you are in the Denver , CO area, stop by the downtown Denver Library..head up to level 7 and tell me what you think about the show.

Denver Plein Air Arts Festival Exhibition

"Hot Afternoon", Denver Plein Air Arts Festival


I attended the opening Thursday for the exhibition of the juried paintings from the paint out in Denver's Golden Triangle that was held earlier in the fall. It is a beautiful exhibit overall and there is a variety of styles, subject matter...How do you look at art when you attend an opening? Do you head for the food first?DO you look for artists work who you are familiar with, or do you look at it all?Do awards mean anything to you?

I do look for my work when I go to an exhibition..I want to make sure that it is hung and labelled properly and it is always a nice surprise to see a ribbon sometimes. Then I like to look at the awards to see what the jurors selected. That gives me an idea of what they consider the "top" of the show. It doesn't mean that the pieces they chose are the best...just the ones they liked. I like to then look at the show overall, while of course getting some refreshments...looking at art is hard work...I like to then pick out the pieces that I like. Sometimes I agree with the juror, sometimes not. Art is not meant to speak to everyone in the same way. There are things that are obvious that can weaken a piece...composition, poor values, trite subject matter..

And of course...it is always fun to meet artists...so if you are in the Denver , CO area, stop by the downtown Denver Library..head up to level 7 and tell me what you think about the show.