Saturday, September 10, 2011

From Indian Summer to Fall in 24 hours




Just 7 weeks left to work on paintings for my November show in Santa Barbara. Mark your calendars, show opens Thursday, November 3rd. Reception will be from 5-8pm at Sullivan Goss downtown Santa Barbara.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Chris Winfield and Fresno Art Museum


A new show is opening at the Fresno Art Museum
curated by Chris Winfield and Linda Cano. The show
titled California: Landscape of Dreams runs from
August 19th 2011 through January 6 2012.

Gaviota Pier 24x48" Oil on cradled birch panel

Two works of mine from the Winfield Gallery in Carmel will be included. At present I don't know how many artists or works will be included in this show. I'm looking forward to seeing it and finding out. Winfield Gallery has many fabulous landscape painters like David Ligare and Frank Galuszka. I'm honored to be hanging in their company. Thank you Chris.

Morning Estuary 48x24" Oil on cradled birch panel

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Eyes and Ears

Books I have currently read, am reading and will read. I seem to be on a binge of reading books about making paintings. Even the crime novel has a painter depicted. Hmmmm.

I would recommend all these books. I particularly loved The Forgery of Venus for the twists and also the description of painting during the time of Velasquez and Rembrandt in the 1600s.

If you want something wonderfully fantastical but steeped in the english language and all about literature I would direct you to the Thursday Next novels by Jasper Fforde, starting with the Eyre Affaire. I won't say more than they are delightful, creative and great reads {the audio, if you're game, is even better I think!}.

Madame Bovary was interesting to read again after many many years. I'm always happy to have been born in this century after reading an historical depiction of a long ago era where women were suppressed. Even reading something of this nature would have been scandalous in the 1800s.

The Forgery of Venus by Michael Gruber

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova

In the studio I'm listening to audio books... I'm so addicted.

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

One of our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde

Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice

What's on your summer reading list?
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