Sculpture Open House

The open house at Art Center on Monday evening (4-14-08) was a success. The work was inspired and the attendees were fun and interesting. Art Center will hopefully include some of the sculpture photos in their next class description in the Fall. I showed several pieces including my final project shown in this post:

"Mine"

Clay
24"X24"

Introspection

This piece is about how we see ourselves, particularly when pain sets in. Sometimes it's important to just observe from the higher vantage point and not judge...
Clay 20"X 10"

Valley Artist's Guild 60th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition

Two pieces were accepted into this show: "Cool Joe" and "Heather's Joy". The show will run from 3-9-08 to 3-22-08. I hope you all will get a chance to visit the gallery (www.vivagallery.org) ; the quality of the work in this show is outstanding!

Life

Oil on Canvas
16"X16"
This piece also needs another pass, but the feeling that I wanted is here already and I wanted to share it. Sometimes there are people in your life that make it fun to be alive: that's the feeling.

Ap

Oil on Canvas
20"X16"
SOLD

Dad 2

Pass #2: Dad is an avid fisherman, and loves the outdoors. As I stared at the first pass, I thought, he would rather be outdoors, by a lake, in the fresh air. The background is a subconscious memory of the places we used to fish when I was a child. ...not that I ever liked to fish, but I loved being with my family out there in the sunshine. I feel like the next pass needs to be very deliberate and judicious.

Oil on Canvas
11"X14"
This is just a start...but I thought it might be fun to watch a progression, especially since this piece is taking its own unique path. I started with a "sight-size" sketch using pencil on the canvas, and followed that with a light oil wash just to tone the canvas. Stay tuned...

Wooden Rose

Oil on Canvas
12"X6"
SOLD

Forrest

New Work

Clay Sculpture
20"

Rajiv in Color

Oil on Canvas

8"X6"
$100

Eleanor Sr.

Oil on Canvas
12"X9"
SOLD

Abstract Figure II

Oil on Canvas
12"X6"
$100

Abstract Figure I

Oil on Canvas

12"X6"
$100

Midlife

I'm really proud of this one. For now, I'm just trying to upload images as quickly as possible. I'll write more later.

Clay

6"X8"X16"

SCULPTURE?!?!?

What am I doing sculpting? Trying to understand my painting better, or at least that's how I started. However, it turns out that I LOVE sculpting. It's addictive! Very tactile! I'm taking a figure sculpture class at the Art Center this semester from the very talented, Chris Slatoff. You can see one of his pieces at: http://saintfelicitas.org/Userdocs%20Church/Bulletin/FrontBulletin.pdf He's an excellent teacher and attracts a talented, close-knit group of students. I'll post more as we go. Each of the two sculptures posted below were accomplished with a live model over the course of ~15 hours.

Sanyo Relaxing

Second Sculpture
~18" X ~6"

Joe Reclined

My first sculpture!
Still in clay
~18" X ~6"

Rajiv 2

Oil on Canvas
8"X6"
$75

First Place in Oil/Portrait Category at SGFAA

"Rajiv" (see photo below) was awarded the first prize in Oil/Portrait and Figurative Category in the San Gabriel Fine Arts Association Fall show, October 7, 2007 in Alhambra, California. If you get chance, please see all the award winners at the SGFAA Art Gallery at 425 W. Las Tunas Dr., Alhambra, CA. They will be up through the month of October.

Eleanor the Younger

Oil on Canvas
12"X9"
SOLD

Heidi-Third Pass

I just wasn't happy with the color in the last pass, so worked on this piece just a little bit more, working more cools into the entire composition. This will be the last posting on this piece, however, since the new owner has taken it.

Oil on Canvas
12"X16"
SOLD
In this third pass, I tried to increase the contrast while maintaining rich, transparent colors in the clothing and background.