ArtSunday Painting

This last weekend I organized an small art show for my church Highrock Northshore that we call ArtSunday. It's designed to showcase the breadth and variety of the artistic talent that we have within the congregation. Although we have several professional artists in our church, this show also gives people with widely differing levels of artistic skill, a low-pressure environment to display their art. This is the second one of these that I have done over the last year. The theme of the this one was "Intimacy" which tied in with our current sermon series on sex and intimacy. Above is my entry for the show, another little 5" x 5" acrylic painting titled "To Sleep". It is a painting of the bed I share with my wife Amy. Originally it was going to be called "Amy's Favorite Place" but we preferred the more subtle reference to Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Coolidge Reservation Painting

This 5” x 5” acrylic painting, “Fall Afternoon, Coolidge #1”, is of one of my favorite places to go for a walk; the Coolidge Reservation in Manchester-by-the-Sea, at one of my favorite times of year; early fall. I did this piece as part of a gift basket that is being donated by our church HighRock Northshore www.highrocknorthshore.org to be auctioned off at the Voices of Hope spring fundraiser for Amirah, www.amirahboston.org an organization that helps women rescued from sex trafficking.

Wrath Painting

The church I attend, Highrock Northshore, http://www.highrocknorthshore.org/ is doing a sermon series called "Lent, The Vector of Vices and Virtues". It is covering the classic seven deadly sins; Pride, Envy, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, and Anger (or wrath). I was asked, along with several other artists, to pick one of the sins and do a piece of artwork that would be my interpretation of that sin.
I chose wrath. Anger is something I can understand on a visceral level, since I grew up with a father who had a hair-trigger temper, and I have had issues with that myself. The above image is what I came up with. A quick, acrylic painting on paper of an extremely pissed-off wolf. This is what anger feels like to me. Irrational, unreasoning, destructive.

Face to Face Show

Three of my pieces are going to be featured in a new show at the Zephyr Gallery http://zephyrartgallery.com/ here in Salem.
Two paintings, "The Ipswich Mermaid" and "An Unkindness of Ravens" as well as my first publicly displayed 3D miniature, "The Studio" will be on display.

 

Face to Face is a group show featuring portraits. The reception will be Saturday, March 12, from 5:30 till 7:30, and the show dates will be March 4 through March 28th.

Door:Closed Painting Selected as Signature Image

ZEPHYR GALLERY of Salem, MA has selected my painting  Door: Closed, as their signature image for their show Home for the Holidays. The majestic architecture, the friendly downtown, and the striking waterfront combine to make Salem, MA, a beautiful place to live, work, and play. Home for the Holidays will showcase both past and present scenes of Salem. The majority of the artists in the show are residents of Massachusetts, particularly Salem, Beverly, Gloucester, and the Cape. The show will also feature my companion piece Door:Open and a framed giclee print of Steve's Market.

Home for the Holidays will be on view from December 4 through December 24, 2015.
Visitation is free and open to the public.



About Zephyr Gallery: Zephyr Gallery opened in August 2015 and is the newest contemporary art gallery in historic Salem, MA. We represent artists mostly from the North Shore, but also from Maine, Michigan, Missouri, and New York. We feature painting, photography, sculpture, wearable art, jewelry, unique gifts, and home décor.
For further information, please visit our website at www.zephyrARTgallery.com or find us on Facebook at Zephyr Gallery.

Little Green Planet

Did a quick acrylic painting on an 8" x 8" panel the other day. It was based on a quick sketch from my little notebook. I call it "Little Green Planet". It's very "Little-Prince"-ish.
If I can muster the energy, I will turn it into something larger and more finished.
The figures and the shape of the planet are a little funky.

Grave Dancing Commission

As a result of my "Grave Dancing" post, I sold two prints of the original sketch, and was commissioned to produce an original 10" x 22" painting based on that sketch.
It allowed me to work in more detail, texture and intense color. I also borrowed a life-sized model of a foot from my chiropractor so I could more accurately render the bones in the feet.