This is Linus. He lives in a Brooklyn apartment while his mom works in Manhattan. She has this view of Central Park from her office. This is what cats dream about ...
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CPSA 20th Annual International Exhibition in Covington, KY; now until August 30th.
OK, so I can't help but jump up and down over this exhibit. My painting is surrounded by some of the best of the best, CP art in the world. What a huge honor! The venue is beautiful. Two well lit floors plus hallways filled to the brim with nothing but colored pencil. Am I in Heaven? I
f you are local, don't miss the show. "Meet the Artist" is Saturday Aug 4th, 4:00-6:00 pm. The CPSA Convention is in town.
CPSA 20th Annual International Exhibition Opening today!
See "On Scent" among its peers. If you are local- you have to see this show! You won't believe what artists can do with colored pencils!
20th Annual CPSA International Exhibition, Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, Covington KY
July 13- August 30,2012
Meet The Artists: August 4, 4-6pm
Gallery Hours:Mon-Fri10am-5pm/Sat Noon-3pm
Signed, but never quite finished.
Here's the signed version. I have since obscured the eyes that seemed to peer out from the tree. But, one thing I missed, was the compositional no-no of placing the vertical line of the tree right down the middle. By the time I noticed it was too late. Hopefully the Lillies and light draw your attention away from my faux pas. Now off to the framer.
Step away from the art table!
16"x32" Prismacolor pencils on 4 ply mat board
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Here is a closeup of the most recent changes. I've added a blossom and darkened the background.
Daylillies continue
Beginning to take shape. With the lower left corner, edges and fine tuning still in front of me, I may have this done middle of next week.
Daylillies and Woodland path slowly coming along.
The background is particularly complicated. I need to allow for loose abstraction, while at the same time plot out where the light hits. Thus the "loose abstraction" is actually very carefully rendered. Much to do! My hand is fatigued.
Woodland Path, moving along.
Part of what I like about this piece , so far, is the feeling that I am still on my walk- that I have come upon these Day Lillies as they are revealed by splotches of light breaking through the trees. I hope the feeling continues as I fill in. Sometimes the magic disappears and all I have in front of me is work, work, work.
Close up of beggining stages of Daylilly piece
Here's a closeup of my Daylillies along a woodland path painting.