Current Miniature Shows

This has been a busy year so far. Sometimes it is difficult to keep up with everything. Show deadlines are constantly looming and I never seem to have enough work to spread around. However, that usually means that some work is selling which is a good thing, given the current economy.

I currently have work in two shows, two pieces at Seaside Art Gallery in Nags Head, North Carolina http://www.seasideart.com/events/miniature-art-show-gallery. The piece pictured here sold before the show opened.

Two pieces juried into the Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, Washington http://www.parklanegallery.com/artist-mini.htm.

Visit the links to see these shows online.

AKC Museum of the Dog Invitational

"Time to Play?" will be on display at the AKC Museum of the Dog as part of a recap from the 2010 Art Show at the Dog Show. Artists who had photography in the 2010 show were invited to participate in this special exhibit. If you are in the St. Louis Area in, stop by and see the exhibit. The Best in Show winner from Art Show at the Dog Show is purchased for the permanent collection of the museum.

Photo Exhibition: Highlights from the 2010 Art Show at The Dog Show

Opening in the Sally Johnson Spillane Special Exhibit Gallery in February 2011
Available to visitors through April 23. For more information, please visit the museum at http://www.museumofthedog.org/

Recent Work

These images are from some recent work. the first image is called "Got Love?" It is an acrylic done with my new Golden Open Acrylics. I love these paints! They can be blended much like oils even 2 days or more after putting them on the canvas. The other three images are visitors to my bird feeders. These guys are used to seeing me around the feeders in fact the Chickadees darn near eat out of my hand and the nuthatches dart in and out so quick you hardly can get a shot off.

Boots and Becky

This is my latest commission, Boots and Becky, a cute pair who I think, really didn't like each other very much. I managed to get some nice pictures of them and used Photoshop to composite them into a decent composition. The painting is an 11 x 14 inch oil.

I delivered the painting tonight. 1 down, one more to go!

It has been a while since I have done a dog commission but I must say, I have missed doing them. This pair was very photogenic so it is possible that they may show up in my future work.

Upcoming Juried Shows

I received some good news today...I have tried for 4 years to jury into Art Show at the Dog Show and have finally made it in. They received 580 entries from 200 artists. I am very excited about this. With so many entries I felt lucky to get one piece in but the jury accepted 3 of my pieces, two photographs and one painting. Looks like I have some framing to do!

Here are the Pieces for the ASATDS:



















I also juried two pieces into the OVMA show (Ohio Veterinary Medical Association), Wings, Tails, Hooves, and Scales, a juried show held in conjunction with the Midwest Veterinarian Conference in Columbus, Ohio These pieces are both birds in the Photography category.

Here are the OVMA entries: