My niece came over and took this shot of me working in the studio - she's 6 ft - hence the 'birds eye view'. I delivered the works to Art Works today - First Friday in Scranton is going to be rockin' as Nikki Moser has a great exhibition at AFA. It'll be a great night to get out and about and see some ART!!
Earl Lehman and I are co-teaching painting this summer for the month of July for ARTS ALIVE in Scranton. We will be teaching at ARTWORKS, a gorgeous new gallery/teaching space on Lackawanna Avenue in Scranton, Pa. Our joint show will run concurrently. The first opening will be First Friday July 2, 2010. The second opening will be the first Friday on August 6th and runs through August 27th. The Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 11-5.
Artworks is located on 503 Lackawanna Avenue Scranton, Pa 18503.
Phone is 570 207 1815 www. ArtWorksNEPA.com
The North Branch Land Trust saluted Linda Thoma by giving her a certificate to have a painting done by me to her liking.I met with Linda several months ago in her beautiful remodeled home and she gave me some words that would describe what she wanted created.
The words were - enchanting, mystical, fairies, and woods. Today she came with her co-worker Barb to pick up her piece and they were both moved to tears which consequently got me a little dewed up. : )
I'm done teaching at Keystone, have finished the mural art training program in Philly as well as commissions and a WB mural. This is what's in front of me in the studio - about 10 'fresh clean slates' for some upcoming shows as well as a commission or two.
One week from today is the opening for the Mural arts Training Program which is in Philadelphia at the Mural Arts Program headquarters which also happens to have been Thomas Eakins house! My design depicts the nine 'wolf rules' from "Women Who Run with Wolves" by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. The rules are eat, rest, rove in between, render loyalty, love the children, cavil in moonlight, attend to the bones, make love and howl often. The section depicted for the show is 'cavil in moonlight.'
This painting commissioned by a father for his daughter for her June wedding showing her on a Australian beach with a stick in her hand. The father wanted me to make it look as if she's just written her fiance's name in the sand. What a neat idea - what a neat dad - what a lucky daughter.
