Ravishing ~ Caran d’Ache Pablo colored pencil on American Easel cradled wood panel, 12″ x 12″
Dropped my new drawing, “Ravishing,” at the Oregon Society of Artists today. It will be a part of the annual “200 for Under $200″ art show. 125 participating artists from the Portland area and beyond, over 200 12″ x 12” canvases and cradled boards priced at or below $200. The opening reception is on November 1st, 6-9 pm. Come if you can!
The show is open from November 1st to December 5th, 2019, Monday – Saturday, 1 – 4 pm.
Fortitude ~ Prismacolor colored pencil on drawing paper, 9″ x 6″
“Fortitude” has been accepted into the Beaverton Art Mix! show. So glad to be included into it once again!
Beaverton Arts Mix! will be held October 3-6, 2019 in the Beaverton City Library (12375 SW 5th Street, Beaverton) (map) .
BAM! artists will be honored at an artist reception on Thursday, October 3.
A free Quick Draw event on Saturday, October 5 will be open to artists (BAM! and non-BAM!) of all disciplines and media.
Hope to see you there!
Updated on September 7, 2019
The artist reception will be on Thursday, October 3, 7 pm – 8:30 pm.
I will also be volunteering that day 1:30 pm – 7 pm. Stop by whenever your schedule permits, it’s going to be a good show.
Updated on September 25, 2019
Dropped my “Fortitude” along with matted prints and greeting cards for the Beaverton Arts Mix! yesterday. It was so well organized that I was in and out in no time. Much appreciation goes to organizers and volunteers!
Updated on October 6, 2019
My display at the Beaverton Arts Mix! show
Picked up my remaining items from the Beaverton Art Mix! show today. I was on the fence about bringing so many of my horse drawings, not knowing how well they would be received there, but to my surprise most of them have been sold. Thank you, horse-loving people! Thank you everyone who came to see the show, to the Beaverton Arts Program people who organized the show so well, to all the volunteers who helped them! I would love to be a part of it next year.
The show features emerging and established artists in Salem and neighboring communities within a 75-mileradius of Salem. It coincides with the Salem Art Association’s Centennial Year and the annual Salem Art Fair & Festival, so there is a lot to see for you.
I was enjoying this art show for a couple of years as a visitor and am now thrilled to be a part of it!
Salem Salon “100” runs from July 5 till August 24, 2019. Reception is on July 5, 5:30 – 7:30 pm. I hope to see some of you there!
The Bush Barn Art Center is located at 600 Mission St. SE Salem, OR 97302 and is open Tuesday – Friday, from 10:00 am till 5:00 pm, and Saturday – Sunday from 12:00 till 5:00 pm.
I will be participating in the Damascus Open Studios Tour May 17, 18, and 19, from 10 am till 5 pm each day.
Local artists and their guests will show awesome and diverse art in 6 studios in and around Damascus. You can find the map of the entire tour with all details here: https://damascusopenstudios.com/studio-map/. This is a wonderful opportunity to see how art is being created and talk to the artists.
Talented clay artist Brenda Scott will host me and a fine jewelry designer, Cheri Bosserman, at the studio #6 (25251 SE Bohna Park Rd, Damascus, OR 97089).
Stop by to see my original drawings, giclee prints, and greeting cards!
Updated May 20, 2019
A big thank you to to everyone who came to see my art and beautiful creations of my fellow artists Brenda Scott and Cheri Bosserman this past weekend. The Damascus Open Studios were great. Wonderful company, lots of good talks, and many sales. Could not ask for more!
Improbable Dreams of a Tree ~ colored pencil on primed wood panel, 12″ x 12″
Delivered my latest drawing to the Sequoia Gallery today. It is for the HIP 2B Square show that benefits this nice and cozy cooperative gallery and its artist studios. The show opens on April 2nd with a reception and award announcements and runs through May 3.
Sequoia Gallery is located at 136 SE 3rd Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97123. Hours: Tuesday – Saturday from 10 am – 5 pm.
The gallery provided an option of a 12″ x 12″ Blick canvas or primed and cradled wood panel, and I chose the panel.
After the fiasco with an Ampersand panel it was interesting to try something different. To my delight, the texture of the gessoed wooden surface was strong but pretty even and was almost as easy to work with as good textured paper. I will do more with it, just maybe without cradles. Not a big fan of working edges of those things.
I’ve entered several drawings into the Landscapes Art Competition at the Light, Space, and Time Online Gallery and quite pleased with the results. “Truckee River” received a Special Recognition award, “River Of Light” got a Honorable Mention.
Truckee River ~ colored pencil on colored paper, 9″ x 6″
River of Light – pastel pencil on Canson drawing paper, 5″ x 7″
This exhibit will showcase artworks created during the Four Eights an Artists Challenge II that tasked participating artists with creating original artwork around a singular theme on four square canvases, each canvas being 8″ x 8″. All artwork will be for sale and priced between $30 and $100.
My theme this year is “relations” expressed through flowers, leaves, and branches that make a bush or a tree, all different yet inseparable. See how the first canvas came to life.
An opening reception for Four Eights will be on Thursday, October 12, from 6:30 p.m. till 8:30 p.m. Stop by to meet the artists, curators and other art lovers, enjoy refreshments and live acoustic music.
Show location
Sherwood Center for the Arts – 22689 SW Pine Street, Sherwood, OR 97140 Map
Open
Art Exhibit & Sale – October 12 – December 12
Monday – Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Two of my drawings were juried into the Beaverton Arts Mix! show and sale. The show will open on October 5 and run through October 8 at the Beaverton City Library. Reception will take place on October 6, 7:00 – 8:30 pm. If you will be in the area stop by to enjoy more than 100 juried artworks by Oregon artists!
Show lacation
Beaverton City Library, 12375 SW 5th Street, Beaverton, OR
Open
Thu – Sun | Oct 5 – 8 Art Show & Sale
Open during regular library hours
I am still browsing through images of artists recognized in different categories and admiring the talent and vision of so many.
The show will be featured on the Light Space & Time website for the month of August 2017 and then will remain online in the Light Space & Time archives.
I am excited to have my drawings in the Three Rivers Gallery & Gifts through March and April. The gallery is located inside the cozy Singer Hill Cafe in Oregon City. The gallery is hung salon style and offers paintings, drawings, ceramics, jewelry, and about anything you can think of. The cafe serves excellent coffee and features beautiful vertical gardens indoors and outdoors.
The artists’ reception will be on March 19, 2017 from 1 to 3 pm. Stop by if you are in the area to meet the artists and see their wonderful art.
Gathering I – pen & ink on drawing paper, 4″ x 6″
Gathering II ~ pen & ink on drawing paper, 4″ x 6″
Gathering III ~ pen and ink on drawing paper, 6″ x 4″
Gathering IV ~ pen and ink on drawing paper, 4″ x 4″
Gathering V ~ pen and ink on drawing paper, 4″ x 4″
Address: 613 7th Street, Oregon City, Oregon 97045, inside Singer Hill Cafe
Open: every day, 9 am – 4 pm.
Sadly, I missed the reception for this show because of the trip to Russia and didn’t have time to see it before leaving, so had to check it out after coming back. This was one impressive show, and not just because I love small works of art. It’s fascinating to see what different artists can do with the same set of four square canvases, how different their styles and subjects are, and how beautiful the walls covered with 8″ x 8″ squares look.
All my creatures were sold. Hopefully they all are sharing the same happy home now.
Oregon Wildlife. Opossum ~ mixed media on canvas, 8″ x 8″
Oregon Wildlife. Least Bittern ~ mixed media on canvas, 8″ x 8″
Oregon Wildlife. White Pelican ~ mixed media on canvas, 8″ x 8″
Oregon Wildlife. Gray Fox ~ mixed media on canvas, 8″ x 8″
Sharon Orella, the show coordinator said that my artworks were very popular and sold very quickly. That’s very nice to hear; I hoped that my creatures would connect with people and be appreciated for their beauty and character.
I am going to be a part of an interesting show at the Sherwood Center for the Arts. Artist are challenged to create and complete four 8”x 8” painting canvases which are provided by the Center.
Because I do not paint, my entries are drawings attached to tissue paper collages that are attached to the canvases. The collage part is messy but beautiful and freeing. This is where I do not have to pay attention to details and can let pastels and rubbing alcohol do their magic on pieces of torn paper.
Oregon Wildlife. Gray Fox ~ mixed media on canvas, 8″ x 8″
Oregon Wildlife. White Pelican ~ mixed media on canvas, 8″ x 8″
Oregon Wildlife. Least Bittern ~ mixed media on canvas, 8″ x 8″
Oregon Wildlife. Opossum ~ mixed media on canvas, 8″ x 8″
The show will run from October 21 to December 8, 2016. The Opening Gala will be on October 21.
The gallery received 900 entries from 24 different countries from around the world. The final selection features amazing creations in all kinds of different media, and I am happy to be a part of it.
The winning entries will be featured on the Light Space & Time website for the month of June 2016 and then will remain online in the Light Space & Time archives.
I will be showing on the first three weekends of May along with many wonderful artists. Two of my newest pieces were completed just in time for SVOS, and I can’t wait to share them with you. Hope you will join us!
WEEKEND ONE: MAY 2ND & 3RD
Site 339
30 Sunrise Court, Menlo Park, CA 94025
11am to 5pm
With Amanda Krauss, Krishna Mitra, Slava Shabrov, and Teresa Silvestri.
WEEKEND TWO: MAY 9TH & 10TH
Site 111
1510 Oak Avenue, Los Altos, CA 94024
11am to 5pm
With U. Q. Livd, Vaishali Sanghavi, Slava Shabrov, and Sarah Soward.
WEEKEND THREE: MAY 17TH & 18TH
Site 149
10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014
Sat, May 16th – 10am to 6pm
Sun, May 17th – 12am to 6pm
With Janki Chokshi, Denise Howard, James Lee, Jessica Liu, Reynold Alex Martinez, Krishna Mitra, Slava Shabrov, Michele Smeulders, and Isabelle Stachnick.
Mission College is located at 3000 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054. The gallery is in the Gillmor Center, room 102. See the map of its location here: GC-102.
The exhibit will be on from Wednesday, November 12 till Wednesday, December 10, 2014.
The opening reception for Silicon Valley Small Works will be held on Wednesday, November 12 from 4-7 pm.
The Vargas Gallery is open Mon. 3-6 pm, Tues. 1-5 pm, Wed. 3-6 pm, Thurs. 1-5 pm, Friday 1-4 pm, Sat. 12-2 pm. Closed November 27 – 30 for Thanksgiving.
Just learned that one of my pieces in the Bay Area Wildlife art show, Explorer, was featured in The Epoch Times newspaper. Nice surprise. Thanks Teresa Silvestri for letting me know!
And it’s done! I don’t think there is anything to add to it, but if I were to do this piece all over again I would approach it completely differently. It was a nice detour from fully realistic colors and a few purely technique-related things I usually use.
He looks more like a living creature now and almost ready for darks to be added. The white stripe will need some gentle work first.
Updated: April 21, 2014
Well, it’s been a while since I started this portrait, several different small projects got in the way, but finally I am back to the little foal.
In the end, he won’t be nearly as colorful as right now (or at least I hope for that), but it will be interesting to see what bright violet and yellows will be able to add to regular coat colors.
Original post: Jan 18, 2014
I think it’s been a terrible while since I drew a horse that fits on piece of paper bigger that 4″ x 6″. Time to change that, so here’s the beginning of a very young foal’s head. Because for some reason I chose rough Bienfang watercolor paper, it may take a while to build up colors in this one. And it’s not just rough, it’s somewhat slippery too. But we will see. So far it was mostly working on the background to get a better feel of the paper that is new to me before adding much detail to the foal.
Show: Saturday, September 13, 2014 – 10 AM to 5 PM
Location: Cupertino Room, Quinlan Community Center, 10185 N.Stelling Rd, Cupertino, CA 95014
I will be sitting in the FALC booth (M01) outside of the Quinlan Center with my fellow artists the entire Saturday and will be glad to chat with my old and new friends.
“Truckee River” earned the 1st place at the Campbell Artists’ Guild 16th Annual Art Show in the Drawing category.
Truckee River ~ colored pencil on colored paper, 9″ x 6″
“This is a little gem. I like the composition very much, focusing as it does on a small pocket of water off the Truckee River. The colors are delicate and exquisite showing good variation and are very convincing.” ~ Jeff Bramschreiber, juror
We had a wonderful reception today, thank you everybody who made it to the Rose Shenson Gallery.
The show will stay open till August 31 on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, 12 pm – 4 pm at the Triton Museum of Art, 1505 Warburton Ave, Santa Clara, California. Stop by if you are in the area, there is a lot of wonderful art to see.
Plum Blossoms in Los Gatos Creek Park ~ Prismacolor colored pencil on Bristol paperOn the Way I ~ Faber-Castell oil pastel on Strathmore colored paper, 8″ x 10″
A few of my works will be on display at the Rose Shenson Gallery of the Triton Museum of Art:
Changing Colors ~ pastel pencil on drawing paper, 6″ x 4″Sleepy Creek ~ graphite pencil on drawing paper, 6″ x 4″The Old Oak ~ charcoal on drawing paper, 4″ x 6″Truckee River ~ colored pencil on colored paper, 9″ x 6″
The show will be open August 1-31 on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, 12 pm – 4 pm.
Reception is on Sunday, August 3, 1:30-3:30 p.m. There will be festive music, a plethora of delicious finger food and libations, and an opportunity to meet many talented artists.
The Rose Shenson Gallery is located behind the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, 1505 Warburton Avenue.
