I Finally Made It

There is finally a space at the Virginia Highlands Summerfest that will feature my work. Booth 441 (which at this point I couldn't tell you where that is... but will update you). After years of trying to get in I was put on the wait list this year and low and behold enough people in the painting category just ended up not able to make it.

I've got some new work I'll be posting in the next day or so and will be spending all of next week getting everything ready for presentation. Hope to see you out there!

http://www.vahi.org/summerfest.html

Experimenting

After teaching several lessons on Richard Diebenkorn's style it was impossible to resist a little experimentation. Typical of his work is the high horizon and block sections of land. The resulting work incorporates some of the style of my Ideal Destinations series (bright colors and simplified shapes) along with a heavily textured surface.

Modeling paste is scraped across the surface and the acrylic paint is applied in washes, saturated coats and with a palette knife to create additional texture.

None of these pieces are finished and I am still trying different surfaces for the adhesion of the modeling paste. These pieces are all on canvas panel and I want to work on stretched canvas, so I must try the flexible modeling paste.

Inspired by Florida

Majestic Palm, 2008

(acrylic on unprimed canvas)

36" x 16"

Palm Coastal Resort, 2008

(acrylic on unprimed canvas)

30" x 48"

Midtown Sunrise

Midtown Sunrise, 2008 

(acrylic on unprimed canvas)

22" x 50"