Windowpane #16 - 24 X 24 inches - Mixed Media/Collage on Canvas
First Place - Arizona Artists Guild Juried Winter Exhibition
Greetings <<First Name>>,
Hope your Holiday Season was a good one and I am wishing you and yours a peaceful and prosperous 2019.
The painting above was awarded First Place in the Arizona Artists Guild Juried Winter Exhibition. The exhibition will be up through January 10, 2019 at the Arizona Artists Guild gallery, 18411 N. 7th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ – 85023. I will be teaching a 2 day workshop January 23rd and 30th at the Terravita Art League located in North Scottsdale, which will cover the process I used to create this painting. It's not too late to register. This is a mixed media/collage on canvas workshop and as of the writing of this newsletter there were 4 spots left. If you're interested you can find more information and a registration form here.
Sketchbook
Here are some more daily drawings done with watercolor, gouache and ink. They're roughly 8 X 8 inches square on a 12 X 9 inch sheet in a Canson Mixed Media or Watercolor sketchbook, signed and dated right below the square. You can find more here and here on my website. If you're interested in purchasing one or two or a dozen, please contact me here. ($60 each shipped anywhere in the continental U.S.)
8 X 8 inches square on a 12 X 9 inch
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Recent Paintings
Loner #27 - 15 X 15 inches - Watercolor, Gouache and Ink on Paper
Shadow of a Doubt - 15 X 15 inches - Watercolor, Gouache and Ink on Paper
Rest Stop - 15 X 15 inches - Watercolor, Gouache and Ink on Paper
Current & Upcoming Exhibitions
Arizona Artists Guild Juried Winter Exhibition
Arizona Artists Guild gallery through January 11th.
18411 N. 7th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ – 85023
Freedom in Watermedia Workshops
The Freedom in Watermedia workshop is designed to help all levels of students paint intuitively, starting with no preconceived notions or outcome. The process will dictate direction as students use a variety of techniques to implement line, value, color, texture, shape, size and direction. Instruction will start with arbitrary mark making and color application, working transparent to opaque building layers using a variety of mark making tools, watercolor, gesso and acrylic. There will be regular comments and evaluation of work in progress concerning relationships between the elements and principles of design. It is entirely possible finished work may be representational, but the goal is a painting which is visually pleasing and aligned with the artist's personal aesthetic.
Mixed it up on Canvas Workshops
Participants in the Mix it up on Canvas workshop will create mixed media/collage paintings on canvas using an intuitive process, starting with no preconceived or elaborate planning. The process will dictate direction as students use a variety of techniques to implement line, value, color, texture, shape, size and direction. Instruction will start with semi-arbitrary application of collage materials in combination with acrylic, gesso, acrylic mediums and assorted mark-making tools. There will be regular comments and evaluation of work in progress concerning relationships between the elements and principles of design. It is entirely possible finished work may be representational, but the goal is a mixed media/collage painting which is visually pleasing and aligned with the artist's personal aesthetic.
Upcoming Workshops:
Terravita Art League (2 day workshop) - January 23rd & 30th, 2019
Mix it up on Canvas Workshop
Terravita Desert Pavilion Community Center
Scottsdale, AZ Registration
San Diego Watercolor Society - February 11-14, 2019
Freedom in Watermedia Workshop
SDWS Gallery, San Diego, CA Registration
Contemporary Artists of Southern Arizona - March 6-8, 2019
Freedom in Watermedia Workshop
Saint Francis in the Foothills United Methodist Church
4625 E. River Road
Tucson, Arizona 85718 Registration
Arizona Art Supply - April 6th, 2019
Freedom in Watermedia Workshop
4025 North 16th Street Phoenix, AZ 85016 Registration
Arizona Art Supply - May 4th, 2019
Freedom in Watermedia Workshop
4025 North 16th Street Phoenix, AZ 85016 Registration
Oregon Society of Artists - August 12-15, 2019
Freedom in Watermedia Workshop
2185 SW Park Place
Portland, Oregon 97205 Registration
Artensity Art Workshops - October 28-30, 2019
Freedom in Watermedia Workshop
Ann Arbor, MI Registration
Arizona Watercolor Association - March 12, 2020
Demonstration/Presentation
Arizona Artists Guild, Phoenix, AZ
7:00 PM
Arizona Watercolor Association - March 14, 2020
Freedom in Watermedia Workshop
Arizona Artists Guild, Phoenix, AZ
Registration information coming soon
Fanciscan Life Process Center - June 11-13, 2020
Mix it up on Canvas Workshop
11650 Downes Street, Lowell, MI 49331 Registration
If you or your group are interested in sponsoring a workshop in your area and would like more information about my workshops please reply to this email or inquire through my website.
