Holiday Exhibit Announcement

May 19th. oil and acrylic on canvas. 10 x 8.5" available

November 11th - January 2012, you can find my work at Annex Gallery in Charleston, WV as part of their group Holiday exhibition!

The end of the month has come and gone, so that means that this will be the last post here on my Blogger blog. It's kind of sad, I have enjoyed this format, but having my blog integrated with my website is too good to pass up! Thank you so much for reading and commenting, it has really meant the world to me. I hope you will join me over at my brand new blog/website!

Exhibition Announcement!

February 11th - Marion County. 12 x 9" oil and acrylic on canvas.

on display now at Annex Gallery

I am pleased to announce that my solo exhibition will be displayed at Annex Gallery in Charleston, WV during September and October 2012. It's always great to show my work in our state's capital and I'm very happy to be exhibiting at Annex Gallery in particular!

Announcement - Group Exhibition

October 9th - Valley Falls. oil and acrylic on canvas.

I am pleased to announce that I have been invited to participate in a group exhibition at Annex Gallery that will take place during FestivALL located in Charleston, WV. It is a 10 day festival that includes music, dance, theater, and visual art. This year, FestivALL runs from June 17- 26th, so make sure you stop by if you are in the area! I will have 5-6 pieces on display and the exhibition will run through the end of June.

New Painting and Upcoming Opportunities

Above is a new work, titled April 12th, (9 x 12") done with oil and acrylic. I'm developing a growing interest in using the acrylic paint as a nice way to begin to explore gesture in a piece and then continuing with oil paint. I'm really enjoying the combination and can see this approach becoming a mainstay in my work - the opportunities seem endless.

Also, here are some upcoming opportunities through the West Virginia State Museum. They are hosting 4 separate Juried Exhibits named "Inspired: A West Virginia Series of Juried Exhibitions". If interested, see here for the application: http://www.wvculture.org/museum/images/application.pdf

Accepted...

February 20th. 18 x 14" oil on canvas.

September 5th oil on canvas. 18 x14"

A quick update, both of the above works, February 20th and September 5th have been juried into the upcoming Allied Artists of West Virginia Juried Exhibition. The exhibit will be on display at the Clay Center in Charleston, WV from May 1st to June 27th. Stop by!

New Painting and Upcoming Exhibition

This Friday (weather permitting) Derek and I will go down to the Federal Building in Charleston, WV to hang each of our respective solo shows. The show will open on Monday, March 8th. There won't be a reception for the exhibits, but please stop by if you are around the area!

Above is another newest painting from over the weekend, February 28th. We've had consistent storms for days, giving me plenty of practice at painting snow. This painting is a 24" x 20" - which I'm always pretty excited about when I complete a successful one.

Solo Show

Friday I received the news that my work (along with fellow artist Derek Overfield - see "Very Important Links") has been accepted for a solo show at the new Robert C. Byrd Federal Building in Charleston, WV. The exhibitions will run from mid-March through mid-April of 2010. Derek's work, New Paintings in Enamel, will be displayed on the second floor while my exhibit, Paths: Landscapes in Oil, will be displayed on the first. I guess I can mark "solo show" off of my goals list, for 2010 anyway....now I just need a set date for 2009. I am looking towards a possible show in July at Gallery 62 in Grafton, WV. Watch for updates!