Installation shots

Well the gallery is ready to go. The opening is tomorrow so I thought I would share some photos.

These are the still life paintings on one wall.

My abstract encaustic paintings are on the other side of the gallery.

A close up of two of the small still life paintings.

It has been a sprint to get all this work completed and framed but I am happy with the results. If you are in the Columbus Area tomorrow..June 29 stop in at Art Access Gallery in Bexley Ohio.

Invitations are ready

Well it has been too long since I have written in my blog. The card above is my excuse.

The work for this show has been consuming all of my creative energy. I am in the final stages of preparing the work for this upcoming show. I must admit that I am really pleased with the work. As you can see (my paintings are the two on the right) are very different work from the small daily paintings that I have been showing on this blog. What is interesting is that the gallery that has been showing my abstract paintings for years is also going to hang some of my small still life paintings. It will be interesting to see how it all goes down.

Anyway if you are still reading thanks for hanging in while I have been working.

Yellow orange

6" x 6"
oil on linen
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I decided to try painting on linen. I really liked the surface, so I definitely will make more of these panels.  The good news is that I have yards of linen. A few years ago I made large oil paintings on stretchers, but making panels is a different process. I haven't found any good sources for instructions. I used PVA glue instead of rabbit skin glue as I understand that they are equivalent. It worked ok and I may need to use two layers of glue. Anyway I certainly have plenty of linen for my experimentation.

Tomorrow I am heading to Pennsylvania to take a workshop from Abbey Ryan. I am really looking forward to it. After two days of painting I am off for a spin around New York State. I have a lot of family to visit so it will be fun...only hope it doesn't snow!

April Flowers

6" x 6"
oil on gessoboard
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Well I have been missing from my blog. I have been sick with a cold for a week and I hope the worst is over. Next weekend I am taking a workshop in Pennsylvania and will be doing a lot of driving so if I must be miserable I would rather it were this week.
Adding insult to injury I have not been happy with my paintings, so, most of them have been wiped away. This one survived! One painting that I wiped out, I did photograph and now I am sorry I was so harsh. Oh well, there will be others.

Painting black cup

oil on gessoboard
6" x 6"
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Well I wanted to paint a still life with a dark vase or cup as the background. This was a challenge and I definitely will try again. I think I will look for something with more texture or maybe not. I admit to fussing over this painting more than I like, but in the end I was satisfied. Hope you enjoy looking.

Painting white bouquet

6" x 6"
Oil on gessoboard
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I was looking at the white cream pitcher and the white flowers.  As an artist I found it an interesting juxtaposition.

Painting Pink daffodil

Oil on gessoboard,
6" x 6",
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I wanted to put my paints down differently and this painting was the result.  If you are an oil painter reading this I would love to hear what is your medium of choice. I have been using different combinations of mineral spirits alone and alternately various combinations of mineral spirits and stand oil. In this painting I  used just straight mineral spirits and I like it but I think I will try 1 part stand oil and 5 parts mineral spirits next. What do you use?

As for the daffodils, they are just blooming here in Ohio. It is early for them but it is nice to see the beginnings of spring.

Painting daffodil

Oil on gessoboard
8" x 10"
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I decided to make this a bit larger. (I sometimes wonder if I will begin to think that  the world must fit into a 6 inch square! ) There is something so simple about a daffodil, and I wanted the image to maintain this simplicity.