I'm so pleased to share with you that I have a new print available of the painting "The long wait".  You can find it now in my shop.

Just added to my shop these four paintings.  Two you might remember and two are new little portraits.  All located here.  Please e-mail me if you have any questions.

I meant to do a post about this ages ago and I forgot.  I have a really bad memory.  Anyway, I sent these three paintings to Norwich to The Cold Press/The Cold Shop.  Wishing I could have taken them in person!  Their shop and studio look excellent.

I've posted two of these paintings before but Wendy on the left is new to my site.  Click on her for more information.

I recently sent these four new paintings to Sebastian Foster.  Click on each painting for more information or if interesting in purchasing visit Sebastian Foster (if you don't see them on the website, contact directly as Sebastian Foster now has a gallery in addition to the wonderful online selection). Sort of a return to vintage photographs on this set and some new ones to come (I'll share those later).  I'm back in the mood for collecting photographs and have been haunting the local antique shop adding to my collection.  Now I just have to figure out a better storage system because my accordion file is bursting.  A good problem to have.

Now in my shop, these six sketch paintings:

These sketches are explorations of color (or lack of) and ideas and having fun with the paint.  Mostly watercolor and gouache but also a little pencil and acrylic.  I hope you'll take a look.

Tomorrow morning I will be adding some sketch paintings to my Etsy shop.  Here is a sampling:

These are casual explorations using watercolor, gouache, acrylic, and pencil on thick, watercolor paper.  Each painting is approximately 5 x 7 inches on paper about 8 x 10 inches and will be $40 each.  I will update with full images here once they are all in the shop.

These three little portraits have returned from their Seattle show and are now back in my shop.

The con.temporary exhibit has been great fun.  All the pieces came together beautifully and First Wednesday the gallery was packed.  I forgot to take my camera, so here are a few images I caught yesterday instead.  The gallery will be up until about 5pm tomorrow, Sunday the 10th.  Stop in if you can. 

I need to get back for more photos as some did not turn out well.  There is a covered area with a bunch more pieces, including my own, but the lighting isn't good and they came out a bit blurry (you can slightly see them in the second photo from the top). 

I'm pleased to share I will be part of a very short, group show this coming week.  Here is a little bit about it:

July 5-10 > Con•temporary > Reed Opera House Room 107

Con•temporary is a collaborative, week-long art installation exploring art mediums, showing new work, and encouraging conversations among artists and our community. Featured artists include Eric Tautkus, Elizabeth Bauman, Cynthia Herron, Barry Shapiro, KC Hancock, Lori McLaughlin, Ann Kresge, and others. Past Project Space participants were invited to collaborate for one week working with the ideas of permanent/temporary in a space that includes exhibited work and other community based components. Two temporary installations will be on view, one of which will utilize empty spray paint cans and duct tape in a collaboration between Eric Tautkus and Jonathan Bucci. Another will be a group-created accordion book displayed throughout the space by participating artists. This project gives participating artists a chance to collaborate and converse.

This exhibit also includes a hands-on project with recycled materials, First Wednesday poetry readings with Third Thursday Poets, a site-specific dance performance, and a great potluck!

The Reed Opera House is located at 189 Liberty Street Northeast Salem, OR 97301.
July 5-July 10 2011 (approximately 10am-5pm most days and the evening of First Wednesday)
Hours might fluctuate as people are available to staff the space.  Feel free to e-mail me if you are curious about a particular time.