Jacobs Postcard

I just got my stack of postcards for the show.

Count Down to Jacobs

I just got finished dropping off my paintings at the Jacobs Gallery for my upcoming show Consuming Vison.

Jacobs Gallery Office
Hult Center for Performing Arts
One Eugene Center
Eugene, OR 97401

The opening reception is this Friday January 9,2009 and starts at 5:30 and goes until around 9:30. I and the other artists will be giving an artist inside talk from 3:30-4:30. I hope to see you there.

Here you can see a large four foot square painting that I finished just a week ago. It is called Three Oranges. Besides being the largest piece in the show it has a little different point of view than the other pieces. This one is a view from above looking down. There is not a backdrop just the surface the oranges are sitting on. Most of the other paintings have a horizontal line separating the two which is a strong compositional element that I use often.

Amy Hungerford

My good friend Amy Hungerford came to visit. Since she is a regular on Weekend America's Good News, Bad News, No News, I got to take her to KLCC to record her show. It was fun for me to have an excuse to check out KLCC's new studio and listen in on the making of a radio show.

Thank you Marie Slugtoinette for mentioning me on your blog.

We are all busy getting things ready for the studio sale. I am pushing aside the worries about weather, problems with ads, construction, and dwindling time and predict a great sale.
245 Blair Blvd
Friday December 12 5pm-9pm
Saturday December 13 11am-5pm
Sunday December 14 12pm-4pm

Turban Squash

Here is another shot of the turban squash painting. Which will be in my upcoming show at Jacobs Gallery in Eugene. This one is pretty big. 36"x36" I am looking forward to working on a 48"x48" canvas that I just stretched.

Eugene Weekly

Thank you Eugene Weekly for putting my picture in this week. I had a lot of positive comments from people. There were quite a few visitors to the studio who came because of it.

Oregon's Beautiful Bounty

A few of my paintings are featured in the show Oregon's Beautiful Bounty in the David Joyce Gallery at Lane Community College. There is an artists' reception this Thursday, November 6th, 5-7pm. You can find the David Joyce Gallery in the Center for Meeting and Learning on the LCC main campus. The show is hosted by the Culinary Arts and Hospitality Program and will have complementary hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. I will be there with Michelle and Henry.

Demo

I will be doing a painting demonstration at the U of O Bookstore this Saturday, November 1 from 2-4pm.

The Duck Store
895 East 13th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97401

I will be demonstrating how I work with acrylic to make a realist still life painting. It's free.

On the Easel

I am finishing up this painting of a pair of Hosoi Vans. A couple years ago I met Garth from Coolestshop.com. Recently I borrowed some of the shoes from his personal collection to use for paintings. I have a lot of material for my interest in painting pictures of shoes. I am also interested in painting some vintage guitars. I'm on the look out for guitar collectors who want to grant me access to their collection.
This is a large painting 24"x48". This stage of the painting is interesting. I have been deep in the flow for a while and now I am about at the end. Now I have to look for the tiny details I want to get right.