Shadow of a Young Tree

I’m youth, I’m joy, I’m a little bird that has broken out of the egg.
- Sir James M. Barrie, Peter Pan, act V, scene i

This painting is 14" x 11" oil on hardboard.
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Shows Finished & Prints Unveiled

Whew! My last outdoor show of 2010 was today and, as usual, it was a whirlwind! Now that it's over I can focus on painting again. I learned a lot since July and, though the differences are subtle, it shows in the tent. The biggest and most exciting difference is the addition of archival giclee prints.

See how excited I am? I didn't want to outsource the production of the prints to somebody in New Jersey that may or may not give me the quality I demand. These are my paintings, not some images I want to print. In the end, I decided to print these myself so I can make sure each print was as high quality as the original. Since this investment included more than just a trip to Office Depot for a printer I called up SSI and, within a week, I was in business.

Now that today is over, I've got an awesome painting to share with you tomorrow...

Two Houses

“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.” - Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta

You'd think that after four weekends of outdoor art shows that I would breeze right into this weekend's Art on the Green show in New Castle. Nope! I've been working on getting a limited number of prints together before Saturday morning. If you've ever worked with getting color just right you know this is no small task.

This painting is 7" x 5" oil on canvas panel.

Please call or email me (or stop by the show this weekend!) if you're interested in this piece.

Light

“In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.” 
- Aaron Rose

This painting is 10 X 8 oil on canvas panel. Please call me, email me, or click here if you'd like to buy this painting.

I attended the Lancaster County Art Association's Fall Membership Show today. I was excited to learn that my painting "Warehouse" took first place in the non-professional category. There was a lot of great work there so it was humbling news.

I'm a Robot?

Not a painting today, but I thought I'd share. If you want to play with robots in London, check out Outrace here. Regularly scheduled paintings will be back on Sunday.

Bear Corbitt Road

“My witness is the empty sky.”
- Jack Kerouac

This painting is 7" x 5" oil on canvas panel. Please call me, email me, or click here if you'd like to buy this painting.

Big Shot

“I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.” - Michael Jordan

This painting is 6 X 6 oil on hardboard. Please call me, email me, or click here if you'd like to buy this painting.

This is a fitting quote for today for a few reasons, namely the fact that it sums up this weekend's show perfectly. The Brandywine Festival of the Arts celebrated its 50th anniversary but only because of a lot of work by a guy named Barry Schlecker. The festival had been canceled last year under very dubious circumstances under investigation by the Attorney General. Barry got it up and running again and it was so successful people were treating him like he'd cured cancer.

The other reason? If you've been following the blog (you have been, right?) you know this is my first year exhibiting and the successes are worth all of the risks. The satisfaction I have in knowing that I've made a connection with somebody through art is incredible and the past two months have proven to me that I can make that connection. 

My last show is in New Castle, DE on September 25th. With the show season winding down I'll finally have time to start painting again.

Resilience

Resilience is defined by the ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.
This painting is 10 X 8 oil on hardboard. Please call me, email me, or click here if you'd like to buy this painting.

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I'm all ready for the Brandywine Festival of the Arts this weekend in Wilmington and it's going to be a big event, there's even a Rubber Duck Regatta. I don't really know what that is but it involves rubber ducks and sounds cool. The link to the actual event map is here but I included the above Pac Man-themed map because, after all, it's all about having fun.

Brandywine Park
1001 North Park Drive
Wilmington, DE 19802
Booth F67

The Neighbors’ Boat

O God, thy sea is so great, and my boat is so small.
- Author unknown. Prayer of Breton fishermen.

This painting is 14" x 11" oil on hardboard.

Stairs

“Every exit is an entrance somewhere else.” - Tom Stoppard

This painting is 6 X 6 oil on hardboard. Please call me, email me, or click here if you'd like to buy this painting.