New Work

The Weavers (1), 2014
ink, paraffin on paper
25 1/2" x 23"

Here is one of my newest works, one of The Weavers series. It is included in my show at Stone Rose Gallery, in Long Beach, until September 27th.

Weaving is symbolic of many things, including creativity, the act of living, the interconnectedness of all things in the universe.

Hello Again!

It's been awhile.

But life is good, art is good, and I hope those of you who are nearby will stop by the opening of my show next Saturday, August 30th, at Stone Rose, the hot new gallery in Long Beach.

  It would be great to see you!

Rest in Peace, Dear Sophie

And for Joe

Two Peas in a Pod (Valentine for Joe), 2014

Two Hearts, A Valentine

Two Hearts, 2014
ink on paper

Great Reads About Love (of All Kinds)

   

A Valentine to Abstract Artists Everywhere

                                                                       Ta-da!!!


          -An adaptation from Betty Debnam's Mini-Page.

Love, Found.

   A small box from the swap,

   Decorated by hand.

   Love declared.

   "To Reanne," it said. 

   "Angel."

   "I love u."

   "Love, Mark."

On the bottom, recorded in pencil:
"Made with Love after six months.
November 30, 2000 to May 30, 2001."

This is all we know.

And Next in the Countdown to Valentine's Day...

Love, 1968
Robert Indiana
Aluminum

Who Better to Begin the Countdown to Valentine's Day Than Dr. Love Himself...

... TOM JONES!!!!!!

Press Coverage of the Shine Exhibition

THANK YOU, Sander Roscoe Wolff, reporter for the LBPost, for writing such a thoughtful article about my work! Here is the link

Also, a lovely article by Richard Guzman in the Long Beach Press-Telegram about the upcoming SHINE exhibition, featuring the five recipients of the 2014 Professional Artist Fellowship. Here is that link

Come Celebrate with Me!

SHINE

an exhibition celebrating 

the Long Beach 2014 Professional Artist Fellows

Margie Darrow

Jeff Foye

Jessica Kondrath

Annie Stromquist

Kurt Simonson

OPENING RECEPTION

Saturday, February 1, 2014

6 - 9 p.m.

at

The Collaborative

421 W. Broadway Avenue

Long Beach CA 90802

free and open to the public

The Exhibition will be up through March 22, 2014.

The Collaborative is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Party's Over

But it was great fun. 

Hope you have a happy and healthy 2014!

Happy Holidays to All...

Before...

And After!

Happy Thanksgiving, 2013

Morning over Portland

Great Patterns in Our Hotel

We Met a New Friend at the Museum

Another New Friend at PAM

And Another

Our Beautiful and Delicious Thanksgiving Dinner

The End of a Great Day

Feast

A Delicious Cactus Fruit
Split Open on a Beautiful Plate

Joe's Recent Sculptural Finds

Joe has been busy at the swap! Here are some beautiful sculptural works, ranging in size from three to twenty-five inches in height.

The Calm After the Storm

Relaxing at my favorite beachside patio restaurant, BBC's

Last weekend's Open Studio was a big success! Lots of visitors, sales, and good conversations. Many thanks go to Susan, Chisa, Joe, Carol and Roger for significant help and food contributions. It would not have happened without them.

And now, I'm looking forward to focusing on new creative work and new directions. See you later...

Newly UPdated Website and UPcoming Open Studio Event!

Withering (from The Memory Loss Series), 2013
ink, watercolor, relief, screenprint, collage, and
paraffin on paper
19 1/2" x 8"

Please check out my fresh website by clicking on the link in the upper left corner of my blog. All my latest work is now represented there as well as additional works from earlier years I'd not had up before. I've also added artwork resulting from classroom technique demos. Often, I used those demos to experiment with different styles - a nice stretch for me that provided new directions for artistic  thinking.

And a big THANKS to my webmaster, Karyn Carpenter!! She's terrific. You can see more of what she does on her website.

And for those of you in Southern California, I hope you'll give thought to stopping by my studio during the weekend of October 12th and 13th. Thirty artists from all over the city will open their studios to visiters during the Long Beach Open Studio Tour. You can read more about the artists and their work on the Tour website where you can also print out a map for your self-guided tour.

Meet Our New Neighbor

This guy is 13 years old and lives in the fenced yard of a neighbor. He weighs 90 pounds now and will double his size in time. When Cynthia and I were taking a walk this afternoon, Mr. Turtle wandered over on the other side of his fence to say hello... or something. Actually, he just smiled.

He is a cutie-pie.