Busy Weekend!

There are two shows of my work up now: Oregon Wine LAB at 5th and Lincoln in Eugene, and Whitacre Printmakers on third. The Wine LAB show is BIG work and the WhitPrint show is smaller.
Also, I have an Open Studio on Saturday and Sunday at 787 Audel Ave in Eugene.
I will be giving an artist's talk at 6:30 on Friday.

Surprise Show at Oregon Wine LAB and Whitaker Printmakers

I was asked to fill in with a show in Sept. so I gathered up a VERY odd collection of different subjects, ideas, and techniques and put them all out. Here are three of the large ones.

The show at WhitPrint will be mostly smaller works.

Images in Studio Visit book coming in 2019

These are the two images I choose for the new Studio Visit book.

"Portugal Afternoon"

Based on a trip to Portugal in 1976, this painting now hangs in the lobby of Valley River Inn in Eugene, Oregon.

It is for sale.

Some News!

This piece, "7Opinions and One Decision" will be in the Eugene Mayor's Art Show starting next weekend.

This one is done on a panel with oil and cold wax for layering. I build up the colors I want and the scrape back and retouch as I go.

48"x60" with a steel frame.

New Abstract-"We Seek Comfort From Those Far Away"

This began a few months ago by building up layers of paint and laying in color. This was done with pigments, metallic pigments, and oil paint mixed with cold wax applied in thin layers until the correct surface was achieved.

"We Seek Comfort From Those Far Away"  48"x48" 

 Then I use a printmaking tool to scoop out or scrape back areas then paint back into them.

Layers of thinly pigmented wax are spread over the base to achieve the effects I want.

Using a pencil and a pallet knife I spread the paints and wax for color effect.

Scraping back and rubbing out areas of color give it depth and texture.

Ultramarine over Manganese blue with Ultramarine Violet even more thinly spread over both then Zinc white used above.

Zinc white over metallic pigment over titanium white and Manganese Blue.

Green Falls and More

The article in American Art Collector just came out in the May issue!

I was disappointed they could not use this image, one of my favorites, in the ad but it still looks good.

This one is up at Vistra Framing and Gallery now