Portland City Lights. Last one for small series of Portland rooftops. This painting is the next painting for the upcoming art show Big 500 . oil on wood panel The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 316.. To read more about this awesome project click here...
Vintage Polaroid 360 Land Camera with Flash. Case of the plaid. I am slightly obsessed. This painting is the next painting for the upcoming art show Big 500 . oil on wood panel The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 306.. To read more about this awesome project click here...
Happy Halloween! Portland lights. This painting is the next painting for the upcoming art show Big 500 . oil on wood panel The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 304.. To read more about this awesome project click here...
A holiday show that I participate in every year is the Big 500! yay! It is pretty much one of my all time favorite shows because it was one of my very first art shows many years ago. It has grown from 30 artists to now over 500. Every artist gets a limited number of panels and they are all the same size and they are all the same price. It's a great show that has so many different kinds of artists and artists in different stages of their careers. All of the art is hung gallery style and mixed up with no names and titles. It is the only art show that at opening night of show, people wait in line and you have to plan on going early. When the doors open for the show, there are collectors that run in and literally rip art off the walls. It's pretty much a zoo! And you see people carrying stacks of panels to buy. The energy is pretty incredible. It's a cash and carry show and you can pay for the work and take it home, that night. Over the next few weeks, I'll be showin......
I'm participating in a group show at People's Gallery , opening next week. The title for the show is Icon a Show of Portraits and I couldn't be more thrilled to participate. The curators for this gallery work so hard to bring art into the community and they continue to inspire me with their dedication and creativity. One of my favorite icons of all time is Alice Neel . She was a true trail blazer for women in art and in life. She was someone, that just had to make art. There is something so admirable about someone's spirit, and is willing to do whatever it takes for the passion of their craft. Her art was something that ran so deep with in her, that it came through in her paintings. If you have a chance to see her work in person, her energy leaps off the canvas. When her paintings are on display at the Portland Art Museum, I go visit them. When I'm in New York City, there is one that is close to the elevator on the 3rd floor at MOMA, that I visit. The......
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