Chill, 2008, watercolor, 25 x 18 in.
This painting (above), which I just finished last week, will be shown... well, somewhere real soon. This couldn't be vaguer I know, but last minute complications are still being ironed out. It happens that this is the 60th watercolor I've completed since I began doing this work less than three years ago. This count includes a few restarts, which of course is how one makes changes in watercolor. You can see all 60 paintings on one page here, if you are curious.
Bigger news... Spirits of Los Angeles opened this afternoon at the Los Angeles Municipal Gallery at Barnsdall Art Park on Hollywood Blvd. The turnout was fabulous, and the live music definitely added to the festive atmosphere. I enjoyed meeting curator Raoul De la Sota finally, along with many of the other artists in the show (having been too ill to attend the pre-party last weekend). This show has been over two years in the planning, and includes three of my "pre-insect" oil paintings, on display at Barnsdall through April 20, plus two more at the Los Angeles International Airport. I will be speaking about my work at the gallery on Friday, Feb 1 at 7:30 pm.
Waiting, 2002, oil on canvas, 40 x 24 in.
One of my "old" paintings currently at the Los Angeles
Municipal Gallery in Hollywood.
In other news, my work will be featured in the inaugural issue of Studio Visit Magazine, which is published by Open Studios Press (Boston, MA) and will be distributed nationwide in February 2008.
More information at www.studiovisitmagazine.com.
Side, 2006, watercolor, 10 x 7 in. One of my
two paintings featured in Studio Visit Magazine.
What else is new? I am honored to be the featured guest artist currently on ProjectInSECT.com, an education/outreach/artist site devoted to increasing public awareness and understanding of insects through creative education, live painting demonstrations and exhibitions. Check out artist and Project InSECT co-founder Jessa Huebing-Reitinger's lovingly painted leaf footed bug, for starters.
