Exploring Grand Teton National Park and nearby today… Had a wonderful day yesterday at the Fall Festival’s Quick Draw on the town square and Galleries West Open House. More to come when I get the chance to post… :)
Western Shows – Almost Ready..
Finishing new works, framing, packing, shipping, etc… A bit of a rush around here, but it should be down to a dull roar soon. My family and I are preparing for our exhibits out West this month and just putting the finishing touches on new paintings for the shows. (I finished my last painting for the events about 1/2 hr ago.. :D )
This is a snapshot of the first collection of smaller paintings that were framed – 16″x20″ and smaller. I hope some of you can make it to the shows at Galleries West in Jackson Hole, WY and Moosehorn Gallery’s exhibit for my family and I in Livingston (Paradise Valley), MT. …would love to see you there!! :D
(If you aren’t able to make it in person, I plan to be posting some snapshots too. :) )
Daydream Raccoon Paint By Number
I just received a shipment of these kits that are coming out in early 2010. Paint Works is using my painting “Daydream” as a design for a new paint-by-number.
You can see their listing of the painting here.
American Art in Miniature
This is a new traditional miniature that will debut at the Thomas Gilcrease Museum’s invitational “American Art in Miniature” this Fall in Tulsa, Oklahoma. If you have a chance to attend the opening, it is a beautiful event. :D I have had the opportunity to attend several times. A wonderful evening…mingling with patrons and fellow artists in the exhibit..and so many beautiful pieces to enjoy.
The show features works on paper, sculptures, and paintings no larger than 9×12 (or 12″ in any direction for sculpture).
This painting is 9×12 and, and like my other paintings, watercolor on board. Seeing this wolf was a bit haunting, but inspiring as well. I really loved painting the intensity of the eyes. :D
International Guild of Realism Fifth Annual Juried Exhibition
Just a quick post-
I just received notice that my painting “Wacipi Maiden” has been chosen for the International Guild of Realism’s Fifth Annual Juried Exhibition at the J. Willott Gallery in Palm Desert, California.
Quite honored to be among the 53 works chosen from more than 300 works submitted by members. The exhibit opens in Early 2010. :D
Sneak Peek – Grizzlies in Miniature
This is one of the paintings in my studio that has been keeping me occupied lately…one of many, actually. The full painting is 30×40 inches (Watercolor on board, in miniature) of 2 grizzly bears in a disagreement ;). The photo posted here is slightly skewed and a detail section shot of the larger piece..I will get a nicer shot posted of the final painting when it is ready.
I’ve been burning the midnight oil to complete it and several others for the exhibition opening for my family at Moosehorn Galleries in Paradise Valley, Montana. I have a fairly large body of work prepared and am really looking forward to getting out of the studio and into nature for a while. :D
(I do have a rather tight schedule however… So in spite of getting away for a bit of adventure, I will certainly be dragging my easel and paints along for the ride. …possibly transform vehicle to studio en route…we shall see… :D )
Preparations
Just an update from the studio… A bit hectic lately. Surrounded by stacks of paintings nearly completed throughout the studio and paint flying.. I am in the process of preparing a body of work for a show at Moosehorn Gallery ( www.moosehorngallery.com) in Livingston (Paradise Valley), Montana. They are featuring my family for an exhibit at the end of September.
A number of these pieces are for several other shows coming up this Fall as well. …including the Fall Arts Festival event at Galleries West in Jackson Hole. A bit of pressure keeping me on my toes, but I’m delighted with the requests for work..
No new artwork ready to post at the moment, but more to come.. I hope to have snapshots from the events out West this Fall to share as well. Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend!
American Bald Eagle Watercolor – Work-in-progress
This is a snapshot of my most recent work in progress. The painting is a portrait of an American Bald Eagle, 8×10 (traditional miniature). She is an education bird that has been at several locations here in the Twin Cities, her name is Tempest. :)
Whitetail Fawn
This is another work in progress… It is about 5×7, watercolor, featuring a little whitetail fawn. This little one just made me smile. :D (both when I visited her and while painting her portrait) I hope to capture her softness and personality in the finished piece.
I have another painting of a young fawn resting in the grass that hasn’t quite made it’s way to a post on my blog as well…which, depending on the color schemes of the two works when complete, may be a companion piece.
New Wolf Portrait in Miniature
This is a new painting that was started a day or so ago, shown here in it’s sepia stage. It is watercolor and about 8″x10″. When I had the chance to study this wolf, I was particularly drawn to his beautiful light eyes (with a faint hint of aqua) in the morning sun. When he looked at you it was almost eerie…I knew immediately he would have to be painted. :)
Painting in the fur textures on this piece has been so much fun! :D ..and progressed rather quickly for this size of a piece. (….though I may have been slightly excessive in my enthusiasm while painting it in…or so my painting muscles are telling me… :/ )