Demo in Asheville this weekend

Classes at the Museum are going wonderfully, and we have a trip to the BJU museum scheduled to see 12th Century work and following the evolution of painting into the Renaissance. That trip is November 18th.

The Appalachian Pastel Society has invited me to do a demonstration on November 13th. Should be fun. Email me for more information!

Way fun!

The painting I've just posted at left is one of my favorites. It was painted entirely from life about fifteen years ago, when I was leaving Montana. It was sad to leave good friends and a beautiful place to live, but such is life. My friend Bonnie sat nine times for this, and the parrot at least three times. To be more accurate, he stood around and walked up and down her arm a lot. No photos were taken to work from, and the result is a more profound character study than just copying a single photo can ever be. The best portraits are made when the sitter invests his/her time and allows the artist to observe and know the character that sometimes doesn't carry through a lens.

What's new in my art world?

What I would like to do is share thoughts about new works I am painting or sculpting, and have a place to post images and stay current. I'd like more control over which of my works come up on search engines.

Soon I will post information on a book I am writing about expression in a portrait. It will include the subjects of form, drawing, composition, washes and chiaroscuro, in short: Beginning, continuing and finishing a great portrait.

I will also be showing new sculptures as well as posting a gallery of sculptures from my past that were either destroyed or just never shown. I moved around a great deal, and it turns out that sculptures made of wax don't survive the non-museum environment.

So stay in touch, and enjoy the show!