"H is for Holiday" Show @ the DAM

Like these? These are a few of my new experiments. They are 4"x 4", acrylic on wood panels, only $25 each, and currently available at the DAM( Detroit Artists Market) in their Holiday Show. If you get a chance go check out the show. They have a bunch of one of a kind items that would make great gifts for the holidays. Shop local and support independent artists/makers!

New Paintings & the DAM Small(er) Show

I have been painting like a fiend to have some work to submit for the DAM Small(er) Show in August. The show will run August 5-27 and is a cash and carry show so the work may not be up for the duration of the show. All works are 8" or smaller and $250 or less. Here is a preview of some of the work I submitted. Twelve pieces were submitted in total and I am happy to say that all have been accepted.


Infinite Temple Study A


Goddess Study I


Peace Energy

There will be work by dozens of other artists as well so stop on by to check it out.

Exhibition:
August 5-27, 2011

Opening Reception:
Friday August 5, 2011
6-9pm

DAM website
DAM facebook page

DAM "Spirit of Paint By Numbers" Exhibition Closing

The DAM(Detroit Artist Market) Paint by Numbers Exhibition has finally come to a close. My PBN(Paint by Number) sold for much more than I thought which makes me happy in the knowledge that it will help DAM out even more than I anticipated. It was a really fun exhibition and there were a lot of really great interpretations of the PBN's by many of Detroit's artists. Every artist started out with a PBN blank and could do whatever they wanted with it. You can read more about the exhibition in my original post here: link.
I thought I would share a few photos of the finished pieces... artists are credited above each photo...

Bruce Gerlach


Carl Oxley


Cheryl M Phillips


Chris Crowder


Christine Hagedorn


Darcel Deneau


Diana May


Ed Fella


George Rahme


Gilda Snowden


Jack O Summers


Janet Wisner


Joe Fugate


Mary Clare Duran


Narine Kchikian


Nina Goebel


Peggy Kerwan


Teresa Peterson


Todd Erickson


Many thanks to Dave Chow for the photos.

Paint by Numbers Exhibition @ DAM

Whew!!! Things have been nuts here! Haven't posted in awhile because things got crazier with work at CCS. Also, when I wasn't at CCS I was working on a piece for the Spirit of Paint by Numbers Exhibition at DAM(Detroit Artists Market). It's a benefit exhibition & auction for the Artists Market featuring over 100 artists. Each artist was given a paint by number blank of Marshall Fredericks' Spirit of Detroit sculpture. The paint by number blanks were created specifically for DAM by Paint by Number creator Dan Robbins. There were no rules or directions and the artists were encouraged to "let our imaginations run wild".

I'm not sure why but I decided to do mine in colored sand. After gluing the blank into a stiff substrate, I mixed almost every color from only a handful of different sand colors. I then painted the blank with glue, sprinkled with sand & then tapped off the excess. When I finished every color I then sealed it with an extra layer of glue on top.

Here are some images of the postcard & the process along with the final work...
It's called Gritty Detroit...







If you are interested in learning about Michigan artist Marshall Fredericks check out this article: link. It is a nice overview of his career.

The DAM exhibition opens June 6th and runs through July 12th, 2008. For more information check out DAM.