The Skin Show Opens

...and it was fun! Nice turn-out, and really the offerings were pretty tame. If I participate next year, and I don't see why I wouldn't, I'm gonna push the envelope a little more. Local artist Allen Reeve had lovely drawings. I wish I'd noted the names of some of the other artists; there was one piece entitled 'The Apple' I really dug. I'll get the hang of this reporting gig some day. The gentleman who bought my piece from the last show was there. Good taste, that guy! Sadly, most of my pics were blurry. Dont' drink, point, and shoot, kids. Anywho, here are the few photos fit to show. Don't be too dazzled by the neon joystick...heh...

I Want Your Sex...

Okay, cheap shot to get your attention. But it worked, didn't it? :D

I think I'm actually getting the hang of oils, after...oh...20 years or so? This painting went a lot more intuitively, even though I have miles to go before I can actually mix the color I want. God, I miss digital for that very reason. Sucks not having every color at your fingertips. But the tangibility of an actual painting is happy-making.

SO! This piece will hang at The Art Pad Gallery this weekend, for their second annual 'Erotica' show. I can't wait, really! I got a peek at a few of the other pieces and man, they are good. I hope the snow doesn't suppress the turn-out. And I hope I didn't overprice my painting...

I let y'all know.

'Crucifixotica', 18x24, oils. $600

Purple rain, purrrrple rain....

Feedback, please! I'm trying to respect Painter (again) and work out a style that's less boringly realistic...tt totally dries up what little imagination I have. Is it working? Does the face look too referenced? Too sloppy? Does the color purple totally suck? You tell me!

Red Shtuff

Speedpaintliness! With Painter IX. *splat*

The Show Must Go On!

Despite inclement weather, ArtPad's 'Pretty or Funny' show went swimmingly! Or snowingly, as the case may be. We didn't stay long...the kids were as patient as they could be...but I was jazzed to see my stuff on a wall again. It's a little weird, standing around not knowing anyone. It's like "Um, what do I do with my hands?" But all networking starts this way...with one small step.

There's another show next month at ArtPad that promises to get some press; the theme is erotic art. (Imagine that! Sex getting press...what is this world coming to?!) I actually can't wait to paint some nekkid pipples! Is that so wrong? It'll be tasteful, I promise. Anywho, enjoy the pics from 'Pretty or Funny', such as they are. Photography is not my forte...yet... :D

Creeping back into paint again...

Okay, so I DID finish this little study! Just in time for the show (drop-off is tomorrow, and the weather is suitably frigid. Thanks, Mother Nature...) Here's a brief evolution of getting my 'sea legs' back. I was never great with oils, but surprisingly, painting digitally has helped some. Not that this is a masterpiece, but it'll do. The colors are much sweeter, in person. I swear. Honest... (The first three are digital photos, the last is a scan. My scanner is better than our old camera.) 8"x10", oil on masonite panel.

Fear the Brush!

There's this little gallery on the other side of town that hosts periodic open-submission shows...you bring it, they'll hang it! So I'm painting a little portrait for it, in the hopes of shaking off my fear of failure (in the traditional medium.) I've started SO many paintings, only to abandon the poor things in a fit of insecurity and lack of direction. Gotta stop that sh*t. So here's a peek, to hopefully keep me on task. If I say it out loud, it makes it real, right?

The theme of the show is "Pretty or Funny or Both". Not sure which end of the spectrum this will wind up in, though. Hrmmm.