Texture in the "Front Range"

Here are some close-ups of the "Front Range" painting from the last post to give a better view of the texture and layers of paint. Click on the photo for an even closer look.

Front Range

This is one of the newer paintings that will be in my upcoming show in December - acrylic and watercolor paintings and painted collages at Albany City Hall.

"Front Range" 18" x 24", 46cm x 61cm Acrylic Painting - 2010

This acrylic painting is covered with texture, giving it energy. It could have been too "busy" but strong shapes, values and contrast helped make it work.

Busy times

Lately, I've had a number of things in the works, art and things connected to art. One was putting together the gallery of winning paintings from the latest Watercolor Society of Oregon Exhibit to go online. Lots of good paintings are there with considerable variety for a traditional transparent watercolor show. Karen Vernon was the juror for this WSO Fall Exhibition.

Then there was setting up the online entry for the next exhibition which will appear in Eugene (OR) in March.

The big time crunch now is getting ready for a one-man show which will be held in Albany City Hall for the month of December. There are a number of paintings and collages to mount or frame. Documenting all of the pieces is another part of the process. I found a recent blog post, "Delivering Your Art to an Exhibit Venue: What to Expect", by Alyson B Stanfield, which should come in handy since it has been a while since I have had such a large show.

I'll add photos here soon of some of the artwork that will be included in the show.

Color in the Sky

Late yesterday- first a rainbow, then the sunset...

Fall color

I was beginning to have my doubts, but finally some nice fall color has arrived here. Some photos from a stroll around LBCC (Linn Benton Community College)...