Saturday, February 26, 2011

Look for my watercolor at Incognito 2011


This new untitled watercolor study is just off the drawing board.
Size: 8 x 6 in.

I'm sorry I will be unable to attend Incognito in person -- that is, the annual fundraiser art sale for the Santa Monica Museum of Art. Each year all the "can't miss" events seem to want to pile up on the same handful of weekends, and April 30, the date of Incognito this year, is shaping up to be a third-degree conflict magnet. I won't test your patience by ticking off the other events piled onto that day on my calendar. I'm just sorry because this is a fun free-for-all, in which people scramble to buy work by hundreds of artists, some famous, some emerging, and all the same size and bargain priced to move. The catch is the work is displayed anonymously, so you must trust your lust, as they say. You get to find out who created the artwork you just bought only after you pick it up. If you are considering going, I suggest buying a ticket at one of the higher levels (for example, "Patron"). It's more expensive, but the higher price includes a voucher for an artwork, and the remainder of the ticket price is tax deductable. More critically, the fancy ticket gets you priority entrance to the event, which is critical because most of the best work sells in the first few minutes. Get there early in any case. And look for my little watercolor on the wall somewhere... Am I cheating by posting an image here? Perhaps, but those who know my work will recognize it anyway, and those who don't are probably not reading this.

Thanks for your support!

Saturday, February 5, 2011

re:FORM at Honor Fraser Gallery



Hi. This is a brand new new watercolor named "Blacky." Someone may be supporting a good cause by taking this painting home and hanging it on their wall later this week...

It will appear in re:FORM, an auction event happening on Feb 10 at Honor Fraser Gallery in Culver City to benefit the Drug Policy Alliance. If you are interested in attending this auction, offering works by such artists as Ed Ruscha, Frank Gehry, Jane Callister, Seonna Hong, Ed Moses, Lawrence Weiner and many others, you can learn more at www.reformartauction.org.