New CANOPY paintings

The newest canopy paintings....each are 6" x 6" on wood. Only $200 each (they take a long time for me to paint).

They would make great gifts!

Welcome Fall New Paintings

Messing around in the studio feeling a transition paralleling the summer giving into autumn.

Taking the piles of leftover postcards is one way to "work it out," experimenting, and ultimately creating affordable pieces for those in need of art.

Till mid November some of the postcard "upcycle" pieces will be hanging at Muddy Waters coffee shop out on 61. Lisa Abernathy and Seth Corts organized the artists and art based on smaller pieces of a certain lower price point— really creating an aesthetically diverse and affordable art show. Muddy Waters is on 61, look for the mannequin and bright blue house on the left (traveling away from downtown).

THIS SATURDAY KULTURE KLASH 6!

This Saturday is the 6th installment of Kulture Klash. Its a diverse group of artists—visual, music, dance, etc.
There will be a FREE art opening from 1-4

Kulture Klash 6

Location:10 Storehouse Row, North Charleston S.C.

Time:7:00PM Saturday, October 9th

THIS WEDNESDAY!

REDY TO WEAR: The American College of the Building Arts (ACBA) will host its annual “Redy to Wear” party to celebrate the unveiling of masks by local Charleston artists on Wednesday Oct 6th from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Rebekah Jacob Gallery (169 King Street). “Redy to Wear” pays tribute to Charleston’s visual art [...]

Oct 6, 2010: 6-9 PM/ Auction ends at 8 PM

SEE YOU THERE!

REALeyes

(TONIGHT)

THURSDAY SEPT. 30th

Art Reception 5-7:30pm

103 Logan Street

Charleston, SC

If you miss the reception the gallery space will be open:

Friday Oct. 1st 1-7pm

Sunday Oct. 3rd 1;30-4pm

Monday Oct. 4th - Thursday oct. 7th 11am-2pm

For more info go to the Sophia Institute website

New Birds

Its a nice warm summer here in Charleston. A few of my new birds are about to fly up to Maine to find homes, surely its a bit cooler up that way.
More to come.....

petrol on the mind

Of course the oil spill in the Gulf has been on my mind. Unfortunately the helplessness to really aid in the effort to stop it is overwhelming. Perhaps if I was a brilliant engineer or scientist...but alas, I am only an artist so must use the tools available to at least express because my paintings can't plug the holes leaking oil.

The art these days has swayed from darker to lighter—between the anger and the acknowledgement of beauty of the species threatened now and in the future. (Suppose we are one of the threatened on the list!)

Things need to change but I fear our appetite is a pathological monster with no stomach stapling in sight.

So, I'll keep reading about issues and painting...AND try to be a responsible consumer.
BTW, speaking of consumption, the fish you see in these paintings are Bluefin Tuna—they were way OVERFISHED, their population numbers down 80 %, and the Gulf is 1 of the 2 major spawning waters. They are not on the endangered list, perhaps because of, again, the APPETITE, this time sushi lovers. Make a choice as a consumer to stop eating this beautiful fish!
Read an article about it:http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/24/us/24fish.html

http://www.bigmarinefish.com/bluefin.html

Things Grow Here

Its been a great Spring so far with a new painting studio in an awesome space, Tivoli AND new gallery representation at Scoop Contemporary.

My next big venture is THINGS GROW HERE, my solo show May 18th-June 1st, 2010 at SCOOP at 57 1/2 Broad Street, downtown Charleston, SC. The artist reception will be Friday May 28th, 5-8 p.m. The show will be up MAY 18th - JUNE 1st.

Also please stay tuned for the Jazz Artists of Charleston's new website which will offer my paintings for sale from the See Jazz show (see prior blog posts). Part of the sales go to the JAC!

SEE JAZZ THIS FRIDAY!

This Friday please come to the soiree/silent auction benefit for the Jazz Artists of Charleston.
$20 includes heavy hor d'oeurvres, wine bar, and SPECTACULAR ART to bid on.

I love being able to donate art for the great cause of supporting local musicians. Music is an essential part of any progressive cultural base of a city. The cultivation of the music scene goes hand in hand with the growing contemporary visual art scene here in Charleston.

Friday April 9th 8-11
Center for Photography (654 King Street)

See you there!

...and the SCOOP is....

Spring is here! I've moved into my new studio and my paintings are moving into SCOOP Studios on Broad Street. I will have my artwork at the APRIL 18th GUERRILLA CUISINE as well. Buy tickets soon, they sell out fast!

Transisiton

This week is the transition between Plum Elements and Scoop. Not sure which paintings exactly are going to Scoop yet. Hopefully will figure that out in the next week. Also a solo show this Spring is in the works! Stay tuned! Above is one of my new canopy paintings.

Fashion is ART II THIS FRIDAY!

This Friday will be a fun party kick off party for the beginning of Charleston Fashion Week with original art. It all benefits the Center for Women and Low Country Aids Services. Please come check it out!

I'm painting a Margo Kauffman t-shirt which will be auctioned off that night. Original wearable art!

Success!

The party at Plum Elements was a blast. So many friendly faces showed up.

Its bittersweet with Plum closing soon, but alas, I'm confident great things will

happen in the future. Many new ventures in the works! Stay tuned in for more....

THE BIG DOMO FEB.25th 6-9

(above is the new painting Spring Canopy on display at Plum)
Plum Elements, the gallery that has represented my work here in Charleston for the past 3 years, will be closing shop soon—but going out with a bang! Thursday February 25th from 6-9 will be the last party, THE BIG DOMO, with live music from Leah Suarez.
Please join us!

Here it comes

House Wren Green Fish (for Gary)
Chickadee Grass
Marsh Wren

Its a new year and as always my perception of time continues to speed up.

Speaking of time, found a fascinating new blog by Jonah Lehrer: The Frontal Cortex

where the recent post has to do with a study tweaking peoples' perception of time.

Posted above are some new paintings, little ones, that have popped out recently.

My friend Gary Cohen requested the top House Wren Green Fish painting which I will receive

some fabulous prints of his inspiring work in return. Love a good trade.

Happy New Year!

New paintings are at Plum Elements for the New Year!