Meet George!

I was minding my own business on a Sunday evening when I got a phone call. My friend and trainer said that she thought someone had just posted a picture of my new horse on FaceBook and that I was to call the trainer of this Thoroughbred. This is the picture I saw of George. I got the phone number, called the trainer and after a very brief conversation told him that my trainer would call him and make shipping arrangements.

Easy peasey .

George is currently eating all the hay and grass he can get his mouth around in North Carolina.

Tomorrow is George's official birthday and he will be 9 years old.

Silent Auction to benefit Canter Arizona

"Jumper"

from the 

"In Search of the Superlative"

series

Giclée Print

20" x 27"

signed and numbered

 This print will be part of a Silent Auction to benefit Canter Arizona. The Event is being held at the Arizona Season Finale, November 16th & 17th , West World, 16601 North Pima Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260. The horse show is free to the public. 

Drawing One

Student Drawing

Student Drawing

Student Drawing

Student Drawing

I am teaching a Drawing I course for the Community College. I only have two or three student who are pursuing a degree in art. This always make it a little difficult for them as I teach to the art student.
We have been working on measuring the object for accuracy in drawing from observation. Some of them understood this instantly, others are struggling with the concept.
So last night I gave each student a crayon of a different colour. I set up a stool on a pedestal and had them start drawing. I stressed the importance of measuring and that they should make every attempt to get it right. After about 10 minutes of working on their drawing I had them move over one space and start drawing and correcting the drawing of another student. They repeated this until they came back to their original drawing.
Hallelujah! Several of them had a break through and  understood how and why they should measure. So proud of them! These drawings are from my class last night.

Another Glimpse

Detail from

Angle of Repose

Mixed Media & Oil on Birch

40" x 20"

$2750.00

Another detail from one of the paintings in "Perceived Landscapes" show at the Flagstaff Arboretum through October.
Remember, I am a lousy picture taker!

Perceived Landscapes

Angle of Repose

Mixed Media & Oil on Birch

20" x 40"

$2750.00

Yesterday I hung a show at the Flagstaff Arboretum. What a joy to be out there on a beautiful day. Best part as an artist, unloading art and hanging 16 pieces in under an hour! If only the rest of my life would go as easily.

Thanks to Elizabeth Vogler for all her help.

Below is my artist statement for the show.

Perceived Landscapes

I am fascinated by what and how people perceive things. Objects, events, and landscape. How what we see is understood through an emotional filter.

I have been drawing and painting my favorite cinder cone for more than a decade. It does not stand alone on a flat plain, however this is how I see it in my minds eye. It is scarred by excavation that has thankfully not progressed. 

When I see this cinder cone I feel comforted. A deep sense of well being that stretches beyond me. Beyond time, as I know it; stretching to the edges of the eternal. It makes my heart sing.

The paintings in this collection are a visual dialog of how I understand what I feel about the land. My hope is that it will broaden your perspective.

New Territory

Detail

Oil on Birch Panel

Landscapes are a bit outside of my comfort zone. This is a detail of a landscape I'm finishing for my show "Perceived Landscapes" at the Flagstaff Arboretum.

Pony Up!

Mixed Media 

S695.00

SOLD

Mixed Media

SOLD 

If you are interested in these paintings now is the time to "Pony Up" and purchase them. They are lovely and will add that extra equine elegance to any room they hang in.

These  paintings have always been referred to as "The Green Ponies", they are part of the "In Search of the Superlative Horse" series.

Mixed media which includes- watercolour, graphite, ink, and 22 kt gold leaf on 300 lb Saunders Waterford Watercolour paper. 11"x 15"

The frame is hand gilded 22 kt gold leaf. Double matted under glass. 18" x 22"

They are $695.00 each plus shipping.