Rhythm- Jacobs Gallery show opens

This was such an amazing night.  The show was so beautifully done by Beverly Soasy, who is the gallery director.   The other two artists featured had really fabulous work on display and spoke so eloquently about what inspires their art.  Many friends and family came to congratulate me, including my watercolor teacher, Lavonne Tarbox Crone.  Without her none of this work would exist.  Everyone applauded when I introduced her.  She has truly enriched my life and I will be forever thankful to her.  Thanks to all of you who have encouraged me along the way.  I feel so blessed.

This show will be up till May 3.  Another reception will be held on the First Friday of April where we will be a stop on the Art Walk.  The gallery will be open 5:00-8:00 that evening.  Regular Jacobs Gallery hours: Tues- Friday 12-4,  Saturday 11-3

Out of My Hands

The neons have been delivered!  Finally, I took these paintings that I have worked on for almost two years and delivered them to the Jacobs Gallery.  The show is called Rhythm, and will feature my neon sign paintings in watercolor, as well as beautiful stone sculptures and some very impressive prints.  I'm really looking forward to seeing them all hanging in the gallery, framed and matted!   The show opens this Friday evening at 5:30.

 

There is more than one way to slay a dragon!  

The bottom picture is the original image.  When it was almost finished, I took it to be critiqued and we all felt the background was too strong in color.  After stripping out the intensity, the blue looks fresher, as though the dragon can finally breathe free.  Note the changes in the fire at the head of the dragon.  It is much clearer and we have strengthened the lines as well by changing some of the values.  Taking the bold chance of making such big changes so late in the painting is not for the faint of heart.  Yes you will solve the obvious problem, but what others will this change create?  I had decided that if I hated it I could always start over.  In the end, I was happy and called it DONE.