Ordinary Things at the Edison Eye

I have a couple of small pieces at the Edison Eye in Edison, WA. The opening is August 1, 5:00-10:00pm. Dana (the owner) likes to do theme shows and this one is called "Ordinary Things". He invited a whole slough of valley artists to participate. An opening at the Edison Eye is always a great party, usually some oysters or salmon on the barbecue, sometimes music or poetry and a lot of artist milling around grousing about the deplorable state of the art world or the deplorable state of the world in general. My kind of people.

These pieces are done on dinnerware. What could be more ordinary? I use small plates as palettes when I'm working with encaustic. I noticed that the wax adheres nicely to the plates when it drys and so... a medium is born.

Title: A Plate Full of Hydrangea I & II
Dimensions: 11h X 11w
Medium: encaustic on dinnerware
Price: $400

Opening Saturday

Well, the Celebrate Skagit Art 14 show is hung at the La Conner Seaside Gallery and awaiting the opening reception on Saturday 6:30-8:30. This is the benefit show for the Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland that I have been curating for SPF. I have to say the show looks great. I think anyone who sees it will wonder at the diverse collection of very talented artists we have in this area.

Above, is my submission to the show it is titled, "When Trees Mess with Clouds".

Recent works

I've been working on some studio pieces. They are based on figure studies or glimpses of figures. They're about movement and time but, are also about the texture and a technique of painting with knives and a limited palette that I've been working on.

The painting on the right is titled, "The Scarf". The painting above is title, "The Thought of Future".