Kiersten's father emailed some pics he snapped during the opening reception at Something Special. Below: Kiersten and me.
My parents talking with John Koshinski. John's my cousin, and an accomplished landscape oil painter.
Kiersten and her grandmother, Florence
Betsy from Lizza Galleries.
My parents
The artist's reception for my solo show at Something Special went great this weekend! Saturday morning there was a flurry of activity as Kiersten and I packed up all of the pictures, tools, and show cards, and headed to the gallery to begin hanging the show. Hanging went quickly, and while we were working, the Something Special folks were busy cooking up all of the yummy appetizers for the evening. They took care of the details for the setting - florals, candles, music - and were the hosts, and we got all of the artwork hung, tags and cards. We had enough time to head back home and catch a bit of a rest before getting changed and coming back for the reception's opening at 5 pm. There was a great turnout! Thanks so much to everyone who supported the show - members of the Colored Pencil Society DC115, the Wyoming Valley Art League, Lizza's Studios, friends and family, and everyone at Something Special (the food, by the way, was fantastic, and the show set up was wonderfully warm and inviting). DC115 sent a beautiful floral arrangement for the show - blue flowers which went so well with the pieces. I even sold a piece during the opening - "Curve". I was able to snap some pictures before everyone came in (below), although I was too busy to actually snap any during. Kiersten's family snapped plenty during, though, so I should have some to post in Part 2.
Thanks again to everyone who came out to support me on the opening night!
Scribbletalk has released its annual calender for sale. Each month has a different artist, and works were chosen by vote. "Cascade" appears for March 2008. You can purchase a calender from Cafepress or view the orginal Scribbletalk thread.
Kiersten and I drove to Bristol, RI this weekend for the CPSA DC112 Regional Show. Because it was a 6 hour drive to get there, we decided to make it a fun road trip, stopping overnight midway in New Haven, CT. New Haven is the home of Yale, and was bustling with nightlife and great places to eat. We ventured to the Union League Cafe on Chapel Street, and had an excellent meal with a decadent desert. The next day we arrived in Bristol, and had a sunny waterside lunch at Thames Waterside restaurant, watching the sailboats glide across the water.
A short walk to Gallery 297 brought us to the artist's reception. There I met a bunch of artists I've talked with on Scribbletalk, and whose artwork I admire. We posed for a group photo. Below are: Gary Ruuska, me, Cynthia Brunk, Nicole Caulfield, Christine Hebert.
Afterwards there was a group dinner at Quido's along the water, then we parted ways and Kiersten and I ventured a drive through Colt State Park, which was beautiful. A half-hour drive later, we were at our posh hotel in Providence. As an aside, I'd like to point out that Providence's street design most likely was the work of a madman. I needed to go into "aggressive driving mode" to make it to the hotel, thwarted by one-way streets and lanes of traffic with no street markings or organization. We did have quite a view from the 14th floor of the Westin, however, looking out over the state capitol.
Bend won the Phoenix, AZ, District Chapter 212 Award for Excellence at the CPSA 15th Annual International Show. You can view the other award winners at the CPSA website. Check out my Shows and Events link to see some pictures from this past weekend's trip to Bethesda for the artist's reception.
Bend was accepted into the CPSA 15th Annual International Exhibition. Show dates are July 14 - August 25th, at the Mansion at Strathmore Gallery, Bethesda, MD. I'm very excited to have my first piece accepted into the CPSA International show!
Bend and Lull were accepted into the Adult Juried Show of the 2007 Fine Arts Fiesta, running May 17th - May 20th. Bend won 1st place in Graphics, and Best of Show! There will be an awards reception on Thursday, May 17th at 6:30 pm (at the Fiesta), and a Fiesta "Meet the Artists" event on Friday, May 18th, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm.
Blue Nude was accepted in the CPSA Expore This! 4 show. The show runs March 24th - May 4th a the City of Brea Gallery, Brea, California. I'm very excited to get a piece juried into this show - Explore This! is one of the two big colored pencil shows held each year (the other is the CPSA Annual Exhibition - which I'll be submitting slides for in March. Visit the Polls page to help me choose which pieces I submit). To see how Blue Nude was created, visit the Behind the Scenes category. Blue Nude was also the first picture I had giclee prints made, so check out the Prints page if you're interested.
The weather held out, and the sun even snuck out on Friday evening for the 2006 Fine Arts Fiesta held in Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Blue Nude was accepted into the Adult Juried Show, and I found it displayed with a few other colored pencil pictures, some from group members for CPSA115. My most beautious model, Kiersten, recreated the pose:
Click on a category, such as 'Photography - B&W', to see all of the works of that medium.