I am thrilled to report that I have passed the jury stage and have been invited to participate in the Riverwalk Art Festival in Milton, Florida on March 24 & 25th. I plan to hold a drawing from the folks that come to see me for one of my 6x6 Gallery Wrapped Paintings. I have not decided if it will be a landscape, floral, still life or other subject matter. You may want to leave me a comment today if you have a suggestion or preference. I have lots to get done between today and that weekend. So if you don't see or hear from me it is not that I am avoiding you, it is just that I am busy doing all those things that have to be done that are non-painting things. I have found out that there is a lot more "stuff" to being an active artist than the actual painting time. It is really amazing how much away from the canvas there is. I have lots and lots of ideas for paintings but I'm not sure how much will get done before March 24th.
In the mean time...for your viewing pleasure I am inserting for your viewing pleasure one of my first paintings. This is the painting that opened my eyes to the possibility that I could paint. I took a class from a talented Acrylic painter, Brenda Harris. Some of you may have seen her on PBS stations. She is such a joy to paint with and so willing to share her knowledge. I also want to thank another sharing artist, Sandra Childs. Sandra was the first teacher that exposed me to so many wonderful techniques. She introduced me to Brenda and I often hear her voice in my head as I am painting. Her encouragement and spirit have helped me get to where I am today. I am so blessed to have her as my friend.
The painting is called "Slipping Away", it is sold, but I hope to have archival quality art prints available in the near future. If possible I will have them with me at the Riverwalk Art Festival. So please come see me and all the new things I am painting.
"Slipping Away"
11x14
