The Foundry Reception

"As artists we are manifesting thought into reality every time we create." -- Cristina Acosta

I caught these two ladies viewing my work at Friday night's FOUNDRY WATERCOLOR SHOW reception.



The reception was a nice event with lots of people interested in the works. Great food layout and good wine. I did not win, but the exposure and just being accepted into the show was special for me. I plan to visit again and take more photos. Wonderful exhibit!

This is a shot taken just inside the front door.
The strings of lights hanging vertically at the right
faced the food layout and wine bar. Classy.



And this shot was taken inside Gallery I.
Isn't this a perfectly lovely space?

Fort Worth, Texas Exhibit 12/8-12/30/06

"There's no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love. There is only a scarcity of resolve to make it happen." -- Wayne Dyer

The following pieces are on display at the Fort Worth, Texas Community Arts Center. This is an unusual exhibit, as all works are on display sans mats and frames and must be 9x12 or less in size. I selected 5 pieces. Over 900 pieces were submitted last year from over 40 states. This is used as a fundraiser by the Center. All works are sold for $100, with 20% commission. Clever idea and a nice way for people to pickup some original art as reasonable price.

FRAMATIONS GALLERY in Old St. Charles

"A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something." -- Frank Capra



FRAMATIONS GALLERY at 218 North Main Street in OLD ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI.



Ongoing exhibit of works by members of OAK LEAF ARTIST GUILD.



Gallery open 10am-6pm Tuesday thru Saturday and 12pm-5pm on Sundays. Closed Mondays. Phone 636 724 8313 or email them at Framations@earthlink.net. Fun gallery next to great restaurants and nightspots on North Main.

Thoughts to Ponder - October 3

I saw this written as a click back comment on Painter's Keys (www.painterskeys.com):

"Anyone who does not make art but tries to explain art is like a man trying to describe childbirth. Scientists are always trying to figure out the goo that makes us work and forget the very thing it is that makes us run - it is what leaves us when we die - and they don't know what that is either, do they? Our spirit. Run as fast as you can Einstein--you'll never catch me I'm the gingerbread man. A scientist thinks about the chewing - an artist enjoys the tasting."

I'd love your comments on this quote, please (move your mouse over COMMENTS and click on the link to make your comments). Have a great day!


Watercolor below is
"BOUQUET"

Art On The Square Gallery, Belleville, Ill.

"What I mean by 'abstract' is something which comes to life spontaneously through a gamut of contrasts, plastic at the same time as psychic, and pervades both the picture and the eye of the spectator with conceptions of new and unfamiliar elements..." -- Marc Chagall




This was a great place to have an exhibit!



DREAMCATCHER II
“I dreamed of summer fields and the wild things that grow there -- and put them on my brush and on to paper.”

FLEUR
“I dreamed in French - Ooh la la - a French fleur-de-lis for the holidays.”


CREATION
“Ohhh, how very inspiring and wonderous are the beginnings of life - flower to fauna!”

Madison County Arts Council Champagne Fundraiser

"Do not copy nature too much. Art is an abstraction." -- Paul Gaugin

The Madison County Arts Council Champagne Fundraiser, Alton, Ill., was a success September 23. It was a wonderful evening with a full-capacity crowd. ....

Re-lighting of the JACOBY neon sign was cause for celebration! .....peek inside the gift shop, too.


The paintings below were among 51 pieces auctioned off to benefit the center. Both paintings sold well ....plus I was given an award for "DUSK" ----- I think the art council probably raised about $10,000.

DUSK
(at left)





WINTER'S HOPE
(below)

THE FOUNDRY WATERCOLOR SHOW, St. Charles

"The abstraction is often the most definate form for the intangible thing in myself that I can clarify in paint." -- Georgia O'Keeffe

These works were accepted into THE FOUNDRY WATERCOLOR SHOW in St. Charles, Missouri from 11/22/06 thru 1/4/07.
Fancilful Fantasy

and Miami Memories.

ARTEast '06 EDWARDSVILLE, IL

"Each has his past shut in him like the leaves of a book known to him by heart and his friends can only read the title." -- Virginia Woolf

If you've never attended ARTEast, you are in for a treat. Hundreds of artists display their work at numerous venues.

My work was exhibited at EDEN United Church of Christ.









The church is just north of RUSTY'S (a popular, well-known nightspot in Edwardsville).






Fifteen of my pieces were on display.

Professor Ann Losoft, Edwardsville, purchased "Mood Indigo." Seems appropriate, as she is a psychologist. Thanks, Ann.

Kiosk at THE FOUNDRY

"There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterwards you can remove all traces of reality. There's no danger then, anyway, because the idea of the object will have left an indelible mark." -- Pablo Picasso

The ST. LOUIS WATERCOLOR SOCIETY KIOSK (in St. Charles, Mo.) was set up 9/1. My works were on exhibit thru 12/1/06. THE FOUNDRY is a wonderful venue. Hope you can stop by for a visit.

I'm honored that my dear friend, Barbara Hasselhorst, purchased three of the poinsettia paintings.

THE FOUNDRY is a place to relax and enjoy ART. I love it. Be sure to stroll upstairs to view the artists at work in their studios. This is simply the best studio venue in metropolitan St. Louis.
I've included a closeups of TROPICALLY SPEAKING and FESTIVAL.

M.A.C. Gallery Exhibit

"Abstract paintings with a few brush touches too many are just like the servings of mock orange tea with added sugar." -- Wayne Thiebaud

My October, 2006, Missouri Athletic Club Gallery exhibit is pictured above. I've included a panoramic of the lobby so that the location of gallery off the main hallway could be viewed. Great placement for members entering from the front door valet parking area.

Many thanks to Diane Schrage, my rep, for hanging the works while I "directed" placement. We were told that the exhibit was well-received.

Again....the best part of being accepted in the Missouri Athletic Club Gallery was the curator noting that she remembered my deceased father, who was a member of M.A.C. up until 6 years ago. I had a tear in my eye when she said she remembered my dad's regular visits. He would be sooooo incredibly proud of me to have this exhibit.

I also received an announcement of my work in the Cherry Diamond, M.A.C.'s monthly magazine. Two of my paintings were featured. To read the announcement in Cherry Diamond click on the image to enlarge in new window.

The Guild at The Shrine

I'm pleased that GALILEE won 3rd place for "Best Use Of Creativity"...."Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while." -- Steve Jobs



Other paintings in the show included Crucifixion and Peace

To view a larger image, point your mouse on image and click - larger image will open for viewing.

These paintings were featured among 130 other paintings at Gateway East Artist's Guild show in the Guild Center at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows July 23 thru August 27. Reception was 11am-4pm, Sunday, July 23. Closing ceremonies and awards took place at 3pm on Sunday, August 27.

Gateway Gallery in Clayton

"Because watercolor actually moves on the paper, it is the most active of all mediums, almost a performance art." -- Nita Engle

The above works were on display and available at Gateway Gallery in Clayton, Missouri 5/19/06 thru 6/30/06.

Thank you so much to friends that came to the June 19 reception to see my works...especially Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cristal, Barbara Singer, Dottie Metroulas, Michael Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. John Flaughers, Helen Fritz, Barbara Hasselhorst, John ....and Diane Schrage, my truly awesome rep!.....

The evening of the reception was hotter than hades, but we found comfort sitting outside on a park bench.

Paintings included in the above display include: Dreaming Arizona, Crystals On Window, Pueblo CO, Fresh Air of Winter, Bursting With Color, LaVeryne, In The Forest, Spirited Away, Cottonwood, White Birch, Cherry, Aurora, Spring Tulips, The Dance, Storm, Discovery and Gathering Storm.

Works at Broadway Arts

These works were on display at Broadway Center for the Arts in Belleville, Illinois, during the 2005 Belleville Art Walk (October, '05).

This was my very first public exhibit. So much has happened since I got my first taste of putting my work before the public. Thanks, Tom Hohn, for encouraging me to exhibit.

Clockwise:
"Mood Indigo" at top.
Sold

"Winter Coming"
Sold

"In the Country"
Sold

"Into The Woods" was purchased from the center by Patty Gregory, director of ART ON THE SQUARE, Belleville, during an art walk.

"Into The Woods"
Sold

"Every good painter paints what he is." - Jackson Pollock

Interesting notes on Pollock:

It was Jackson Pollock who blazed an astonishing trail for other Abstract Expressionist painters to follow. De Kooning said, ``He broke the ice'', an enigmatic phrase suggesting that Pollock showed what art could become with his 1947 drip paintings.

It has been suggested that Pollock was influenced by Native American sand paintings, made by trickling thin lines of colored sand onto a horizontal surface. It was not until 1947 that Pollock began his ``action'' paintings, influenced by Surrealist ideas of ``psychic automatism'' (direct expression of the unconscious). Pollock would fix his canvas to the floor and drip paint from a can using a variety of objects to manipulate the paint.

Dec, '05 Service Club Of St. Clair County

I donated these paintings to the Service Club of St. Clair County (IL) to be auctioned off at their annual fundraiser (December, '05). ...
Jennifer Rashet purchased both pieces.

"In The Garden I"


"In The Garden II"

"Nobody sees a flower, really--it is so small we haven't time, and to see takes time." -Georgia O'Keefe


Among the great American artists of the 20th-century, Georgia O'Keeffe stands as one of the most compelling. For nearly a century, O'Keeffe's representations of the beauty of the American landscape were a brave counterpoint to the chaotic images embraced by the art world. Her cityscapes and still lifes filled the canvas with wild energy that gained her a following among the critics as well as the public. Though she has had many imitators, no one since has been able to paint with such intimacy and stark precision.

Barb's "Streetscape I"

Barb Singer purchased this evocative European streetscape.

I like to think of this as a simple street scene in Italy - where I would LOVE to paint en plein air someday.

"Interpretation in art is the revenge of the intellect." -- Susan Sontag

Art On The Square Holiday Boutique

Art On The Square's Holiday Unique Boutique is quite an experience. I love the location of the gallery, as it is RIGHT ON Belleville's famous "square" (that is a circle). The front door to the gallery is decorated in holiday fashion, as well as the fountain. A horse-drawn trolley stops right in front of the gallery (offers rides every 15 minutes). Only in historic Belleville!

"Vibrations" - was purchased by Belleville College District real estate developer Ronnie Phillips. "VERY BERRY" - was purchased by art patron Barb Singer. Barb also purchased "Mardi Gras.

"We have a choice: to plow new ground or let the weeds grow." -Jonathan Westover

"Winter Walk" & "Delight"

"Winter Walk On The Farm" was inspired by walks I've taken around my sister's acreage in winter ......where the buffalo now roam (yes, buffalo...no, none when I painted this from memory).






"Delight From The Garden" is a reocurring theme for me. I have images of floral colors in my mind and feel a need to capture them with my paintbrush.

“I never decided at all to be an artist; being an artist seems to have happened to me.” -Anne Truitt

St. Louis Artists Guild

The painting on right titled "SPRING STORM" was donated to the 2006 ST. LOUIS ARTIST GUILD COLLECTOR'S VI AUCTION.

225 $150 ticket holders had a chance to view the art in May and on June 4 chose which piece they desired - via lottery. I am proud to say that "SPRING STORM" was chosen 30th out of 225 paintings.




"CELEBRATE" - was placed on exhibit during the month of April by the ST. LOUIS ARTISTS GUILD in the ST. LOUIS COUNTY MAIN LIBRARY.

The piece has since been sold to my "patron of the arts," Barb Singer.

The future enters into us, in order to transform us, long before it happens. -Rainer Maria Rilk