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05/6/12

Whitney Center Show

12 pieces of my new and recent art work are now on display in the Sexton Gallery at the Whitney Center, 1527 Northway Dr., St. Cloud, Minnesota.  This show was installed on May 1st and is on exhibit through June 30th.  This work consists of 12 new and recent paintings in watercolor and acrylic collage, with fantasy, futuristic, and illustrative themes.  You can visit the Whitney Center from 8:00 am through 5:00 pm, M-F.  If you go:  The Sexton Gallery is past the reception area and to the left, around the corner by the piano.  Here are some photos from the shows. (Photos taken by Shelly L.)

My other current art show is currently at the Women’s Building in St. Paul, 550 Rice Street. It is a 2-person show featuring 18 of my paintings, sponsored by WARM.  Find out more at Leitworks — Events

Upcoming show: May 18, 19 and 20: Art A Whirl sponsored by NEMAA.org. I’ll be at Fitness Crossroad in the St. Anthony mall, which is an official AAW location — new this year.  Stop by and say hello!  This is a 3-day only event.

 

08/10/11

San Jose Shoppers

This is a downtown, San Jose street scene, from a photo taken in November 2010.  I would love to go back to Costa Rica. It’s an amazing country and incredibly beautiful. The people are wonderful and friendly and I have to say, though you can’t tell it from this painting, they are very style-conscious and into fashion.  Probably more so than Americans.

By the way, don’t skip the city if you go to Costa Rica, like so many websites recommend.  San Jose a beautiful city full of parks and museums and great pedestrian traffic, with lots of gorgeous architecture.  The one drawback of walking around in San Jose is the auto and bus traffic. There is too much of it, and everyone drives super fast, and the congestion makes for some serious air pollution. 

As soon as you get out of the city, the traffic is sparse and the countryside, with its many coffee farms, farms in general, and rain forests,  is amazingly beautiful. I mean to do several watercolors of downtown, but I can say for sure there will be two more at least.

06/30/11

Costa Rica Sentinels

This painting was done using several photos I took in Costa Rica last November. It’s meant to evoke the beauty and exotic mood of the location. This river, which originates with a beautiful waterfall, was overseen by these mysterious rock “sculptures” that were just sitting on large rocks, like sentinels of the river. This particular location is near the volcano Arenal in northern Costa Rica.

I don’t usually paint scenic/river scenes, but I find myself doing more of this type of work lately because I have so many photos of Central America. I’ve gone there a few times since 2005 and hope to go next year with my DSLR, so I’ll have even more photos to paint from.

This painting was just accepted into the Rivers show in St. Cloud, Minnesota, juried by artist Ron Merchant. The reception will be July 11th from 6-8pm, upstairs in the Paramount lobby.

Original NFS, but prints are available at Artspan. I’m starting to like doing paintings like this more and more so I’ll be doing more of them.