Small Sunflowers

'Sunflowers, jug & lemons on blues' 

20X16                    Acrylic on panel

Here's a little Sunflower painting I painted for my mother, when she visited recently. Her eye had been caught by a painting I'd completed in 2013, which had long since sold.

The original, older painting -

 'Sunflowers roses and plums' 24X18

I told her I could paint something similar when she visited. Together, we adapted many elements in the painting including (of course) the color; but the impetus and the sunflowers inspiration remained faithful to the original idea.

Draped across the table

A recent finished painting. I do like working with a square format, it always feels like an unusual shape to work within; and when it works, it has a strong presence to it!

 Draped across the table

34X34             Acrylic on wood

I really like some of the background color changes in the drape and the tones in the watermelon, so I added a couple of details here for you to enjoy.

detail

detail

A Singluar Vision - Solo Show in Colorado

I've been slow to post a few pictures from my solo show in Basalt, Colorado (sorry there's been lots going on). It was titled 'A Singular Vision' and ran from March 10th to April 10th, with the opening reception on the Friday the 13th. Though as it turned out it wasn't as ominous or unlucky as the date suggested....

I got into Aspen a few days early and enjoyed walking and skiing in the area. It had been a number of years since I'd traveled to the state, and it was nice to spend sometime in the beautiful area again.

The Ann Korologos Gallery is a really beautiful gallery in a charming town that's just down the road from Aspen. The gallery staff had done a fantastic job of both hanging the works and promoting the show. I was on local radio & television (link here for the TV). The gallery also ran various advertizements in newspapers, journals and American Art Collector magazine.

The show had a nice selection of works in various sizes, with about half landscapes, and half Still lifes. I took most of these pictures before the opening night, and the gallery supplied some from the opening evening. The reception night had a nice steady stream of people, never mobbed or over crowded, but slow and steady; it was a fun evening and a good show.

Call the ‪‎Ann Korologos Gallery‬ for more information, on tel. 970-927-9668

 Campanula and Jug on Long Table

Acrylic on wood 

 Following the path

18X24             Oil on panel

 Tulips bathed with light
16X20                    Acrylic on panel

Tulips & Papaya with blue 

30X30          Acrylic on Canvas

A recent Tulip painting. I enjoyed really pushing the colors of the tulips against the rich purple background. Kept this one a little looser in tightness, a little more 'painterly' perhaps?

Tulips turning from purple

36X18   Acrylic on wood

detail

detail

Fame in Aspen

Well I've been using up my precious 15 minutes of fame in Aspen, promoting my show on the local TV station channel. I think I can see why I paint rather than have my own reality TV show.  Anyway play this film and enjoy it... Blogger kind of crunches the resolution, so you may prefer to jump over to my You tube page?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tqu_RDobLs&feature=youtu.be

 Go here for more viewing options.  https://vimeo.com/122147002

Painting Elephants... and fruit

Here's a painting for the Elephant lovers amongst you, or perhaps the lovers of tangerines? The shot seems a little contrasty here, but the original painting isn't quite so harsh.

The elephants in the patterned table cloth were fun to paint; their greens transitioning between the overall blues and purples, through to the yellows and oranges of the tangerines. I kept a strong tonal range, with white flowers next to the deep rich colors in the cherries and the background. I also wanted to push some strong perspective shifts in this painting. So I have a dramatic change of the perspective with the vase on the right compared to the overall 'top down' view.  Overall I think it works well.

Elephants and Tangerines on blue

24X24  Acrylic on wood

Paul Durand Ruel

Without the help and support of collectors, dealers, & representation, we artists would be a sorry bunch indeed. Ones of the big names, (Paul Durand Ruel) getting some recognition in London. As a dealer he was responsible for aiding the likes of Monet, Manet, Pissarro and Degas. Selling and promoting their work, giving it an national stage.

A major show at the National in London is running, with works he bought and sold of these and more artists.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31720413