Life in Lititz

Oh, the ecstasy and the agony of the summer outdoor art show. Sometimes I have neighbors that chain smoke and yell at priests, sometimes I make new friends, sometimes it's 103 degrees. I've talked about it before. Saturday's show in Lititz, PA was no different...

I received a fourth place award in the Oils/Acrylics category for my painting Pumpkin Patch. It's always a little ego boost when you are recognized by somebody for the work you do.

For those of you that couldn't make it to the show, below is a 360 view of the park. It's really quite nice.

Drag the image to see around.

"Now, wait just a second! This doesn't sound so bad!" you think to yourself. I know. How could it really? Towards the end of the day, however, we realized that we had been the victims of theft. Nothing big, just a $20 print, but theft all the same. I've got mixed emotions about it. On one hand it means that there is a market for my work and somebody decided to turn to a life of crime just to obtain one of my pieces. On the other, well, I was jacked.

Balance

"The ingredients of both darkness and light are equally present in all of us. The madness of this planet is largely a result of the human being's difficulty in coming to virtuous balance with himself." - Elizabeth Gilbert

 This painting is 24" x 24" oil on canvas. Please call me, email me, or click here if you'd like to buy this painting. Framed original - $1500

Brandywine Park Bridge & Outdoor Show Update

"The hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn" - David Russell 

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

"Not a new painting?" I hear you ask. I know, it's been tough getting to paint lately and with preparations for the summer shows I feel like my painting schedule has slowed to the speed of DC beltway traffic. For instance, making the frames alone has taken up all of the past three weekends. That's seven days of near non-stop sawing, sanding and stapling.

Oh, you didn't know I made my own frames? Here's a quick lesson from 2010.

See? That's how I get my beauties prepped. Nothing but the best for these little gems.

I've also spent plenty of time designing and printing the new 2012 outdoor show cards. It may seem like just a promotional postcard, but I make sure each card is unique and executed just right.

Urban Literature

"Cities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into the dark." - Theodore Parker

This painting is 9" x 12" oil on hardboard. Please call me, email me, or click here if you'd like to buy this painting.

Evening Stroll

"I walk slowly, but I never walk backward." - Abraham Lincoln

This painting is 9" x 12" oil on (canvas board, hardboard) Please call me, email me, or click here if you'd like to buy this painting.

Spring in the Alley

"No architecture can be truly noble which is not imperfect." - John Ruskin

This painting is 12" x 9" oil on hardboard. Please call me, email me, or click here if you'd like to buy this painting.

Backyard Oasis

"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order." - John Burroughs

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

Lunar Glow

 "Your world is as big as you make it." - Georgia Douglas Johnson

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

The Hill

"I thought the most beautiful thing in the world must be shadow." - Sylvia Plath

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

Another City

 "Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city." -George Burns

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

Cotton Candy

 "Life is uncertain.  Eat dessert first." - Ernestine Ulmer

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.

Day's End

"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." - Robert Louis Stevenson

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

Light

"Light is good from whatever lamp it shines."  - Author Unknown

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.

Almost Spring

"A good neighbor is a fellow who smiles at you over the back fence, but doesn't climb over it." - Arthur Baer

This painting is 6" x 8" oil on canvas panel. Please call me, email me, or click here if you'd like to buy this painting

Machine at Sunset

"The road to success is always under construction." - Lily Tomlin

I have no idea what this thing is, but I thought it looked cool. If you know what it is, leave a comment. I'd love to know.

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

Henry & Warren

“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.” - Aldous Huxley

This painting is 8" x 6" oil on canvas panel. Please call me, email me, or click here if you'd like to buy this painting.

Tops of Buildings

"Do not say, 'It is morning,' and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name." - Rabindranath Tagore

This painting is 8" x 6" oil on canvas board. Please call me, email me, or click here if you'd like to buy this painting.

Salt

"Before anything else, preparation is the key to success." - Alexander Graham Bell

This painting is 6" x 8" oil on canvas panel. Please call me, email me, or click here if you'd like to buy this painting.

Winter Show in Baltimore

Join us at the Crystal Moll Gallery for a night of jazz and fine art in the beautiful Federal Hill neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. I'll be in this show along other talented artists including Tom Kelly, Crystal Moll, Bruno Baran, Stewart White, Tom Ritchie, Sam Robinson, and Murray Taylor. The opening reception will be Thursday, February 16th from 5 PM until 8 PM. The show will be on display until March 31st.

Crystal Moll Gallery
1030 South Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
410.952.2843
Hours: Wed-Fri 12 noon - 6 PM

Afternoon in the Alley

"Spend the afternoon. You can't take it with you." - Annie Dillard

This painting is 8" x 6" oil on canvas board panel. Please call me, email me, or click here if you'd like to buy this painting.