Pastel Show at the Wesley Gallery

If you haven't visited the Wesley Gallery in Dripping Springs your missing out on a 

real Central Texas gem. I'll be featured there this Saturday with 3 other pastel artists. 

Drop in between 10 am & 5 pm to see us. If you can't come in Saturday, the show will run thru March 10.

"Victoria"

Victoria's Grandparents were very pleased with this portrait of their Parisian Granddaughter. They plan to give it to the parents of this precious girl on Christmas. The painting is now in France. I do hope the parents like it.

I actually did 2 paintings, one in pastel (above) and one in oil. They chose the pastel. Now I get to play with the oil version a little.

The Artists of Texas show at the Dutch Art Gallery, 10233 E. Northwest Hwy #420,  in Dallas starts this weekend, Nov. 4 and runs trough Dec. 31, 2011. See former blog to see what I have in the show.

"Goats in the Field" won best in show at the Victoria Art League's 2011 Fall Show. Yeah me. And "Precious at Sunset" (Precious is the cat's name) got an Honorable Mention in the Pencil, Pastel, Ink catagory.

I painted "Survivor" for the Paws & Claws at Flintrock Falls fundraiser for The Friends of Mrs. P's nonprofit organization (http://www.friendsofmrsp.org). They raise money, pet food and other services for pets who's owners need a little help to take care of them and to the loveable neighborhood "pet" who prefer living in the wild, so to speak.

"Survivor" was a big ol' Tom cat that would come through the neighborhood where we used to live. You could tell he had had his share of cat fights but there was a gentleness in his eyes. Maybe he was once someone's pet and got lost, then mistreated and just couldn't bring himself to trust humans again.

"Survivor"

12x12 pastel

I will be donating this painting to the Lakeway Library fundraiser on October 2. I did most of it with pallet knife and had fun doing it. A little departure from my pastel work.

"The Regatta, from the Oasis"

oil, 18"x24"

4 Paintings Accepted into the Dutch Art Gallery Show in November

The paintings below have been accepted into "The Spirit of Texas, Artist of Texas Show" at the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Nov. 5 - Dec. 31, 2011.  This will be my first showing with the Artist of Texas group.

 Cedar Waxwings on the Nandina, Oil, 24x12

 Cedar Waxwings in the Pyracantha, Oil, 24x12

 In the Spotlight, pastel, 12x24

Matagorda Beach Bird, pastel, 10x18

Long Hot Summer

I am discovering that during this incredible drought and heat that all of my painting have water in them. And the one that didn't has a misty blue mountain in the background. Several of the artist I paint with have felt like they are slipping into a depression because of lack of energy to paint, but I think it is just this never ending heat. Some day it will rain again and cool down to 70 degrees and all will be well.

 This is a painting of a "The Goat Herders" I did for a fundraiser for Africa's Promise Village. It's a group of former educators who are supporting an orphanage, school and fresh water wells in Arusha, Tanzania. For more info on ATV go to www.africaspromisevillage.org.

Aaah! Misty cool "Ironbridge, England". This was where the first iron bridge was built.

"The Teal & Teak Sailboat" is docked in Lake Travis not far from where I live.

"Matagorda Beach Bird" I love mornings and evenings at the coast as much as the birds.