Crossed Flowers, Crossed Fingers...(A BIG Announcement!)

 

"Crossed Daffodils"

11 x 14 inches, oil on canvas

$250

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Ok, ok, I won't keep you in (too much) suspense, but I will just show you the sketch for this piece first:

Sketch for 'Crossed Daffodils' 5.5x4" oil on arches oil paper $1 auction - click to bid

Now, on to my announcement! A brand new art gallery opened its doors in downtown Eugene today, and I am one of their artists! This is actually huge for me, as I've never been represented - let alone exclusively represented - by a gallery before. The Gallery at the Watershed is located in a lovely, walkable, parkable spot near fantastic restaurants, the Willamette river, and parkland - and the building itself is a modern-architectural work of art.

If you live nearby, please stop by the next time you find yourself downtown. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday 11-5. They are going to have the best of my work, old and new - and their stable of artists include my friends Randall David Tipton and Lillian Almeida. Follow the gallery's Facebook page for lots of events coming up this summer - including painting demonstrations by yours truly, art history lectures, and plein air workshops by some seriously awesome folks.

I'm really, really excited about this. The gallery already feels like a big happy family, and I think everyone that visits will feel that energy too. There's going to be a huge party for the grand opening on Saturday June 1st, and I expect hope you all will be there.

"Persimmon and Christmas Ornaments" not my most original painting title to date, but hey.

 

6 x 8"

oil on canvas

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December is right around the corner, which sounds kind of depressing right this moment, but on the bright side, another First Friday Artwalk will soon be upon us! I'll be all over it, with a show of new paintings at Oregon Art Supply, where I will also be painting live in the store all evening. In addition, I'll have several pieces in Eugene Storefront Art Project's winter invitational at 224 E. 11th. Plus, I have my usual great stuff at Imagine Gallery, and if after all that, you still don't think I run this town, why not stop by Noli Italian Cafe for dinner? The pasta is spectacular. And I have 15 pieces on display.

Don't say I didn't give you advance notice: make plans now to come downtown next Friday evening!

It's beginning to look a lot like...Thanksgiving

 

"Poinsettia and Pomegranate"

11x14"

oil on canvas

$200

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How many people have you heard say "I can't believe Thanksgiving is next week" today? Well, make that one more, because I'm a bit incredulous myself. In fact, it kind of feels like we're about to skip straight to Christmas with all the holiday cheer in the air.

I haven't gotten into the studio this week, and Tuesday's figure painting night was a total bust (no pun intended, ok maybe a little one), so the painting I'm sharing today is actually from two years ago (speaking of time flying), but hey, it's a fave. And it's so not seasonally appropriate.

If you're in Eugene, or coming in for the holidays, you are in luck! I'm going to be all over this town for the next couple of weeks. The annual Maude Kerns Art Center member show opens tomorrow night (reception 6-8 pm, 11/16), and I gave The Eugene Weekly a few quotable lines in honor of the occasion. I got a sneak-preview of the show, and it's phenomenal, so even if you can't come out tomorrow, try to see it. This town has so many talented folks!

More on the rest of my upcoming adventures as an artist-about-town to come.

A screen shot teaser. Go here for the whole story!