The Berkeley Civic Arts Committee chose 31 artists to exhibit at City Hall in the coming year. I was honored to be among them with two paintings. There will be a reception the evening May 5 at 2180 Milvia, Berkeley.
Two of my gouaches were included in Clatsop Community College’s sixth annual Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century. Portland Art Museum Curator
Bonnie Laing-Malcolmson chose Sig and Friends for the Third Place award.
So nice to see so many friends, old and new, at the reception. Thanks for coming!
A nice big space to walk around and look at paintings, the entryway to the Albany Library is a great place to show my landscapes.
Show continues
April 7–July 2, 2012
Albany Community Center Foyer
1249 Marin Avenue
Albany, California
Recently I complained to a group of friends that something was missing in my artistic life: A permanent studio for live figure drawing, where the fun creative setups could remain and evolve, artists could get together to explore changing themes, and different approaches to working from the model could be explored.
Wei piped up that she had half a warehouse space that wasn’t being used; would I like to try something there. When I found out it was near I-80 on Gilman, had natural light and its own parking lot, I got really excited!
That’s how we started. Wei and I want it to be the place where local artists can meet, learn, and evolve their ideas.
ArtJam
725 Gilman Street Suite E : Behind A & G Pottery
Berkeley, California 94710
510-788-0673
Several years ago, during the hanging of the Open Studio show, I gave an impromptu video talk about my work. I am surprised how interesting it was! Thank you, Edwin Rusch.
We had a fun opening party. Thanks for coming!
The gallery will be open on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday afternoons till 6 PM.
A group show of new work, with 3 of my friends
At the Firehouse North Gallery,
1790 Shattuck Avenue, in Berkeley, south of Francisco.
We are planning refreshments and entertainment for our first-night party.
Hope you can join us. Friday, January 13 , 7 to 9 PM.
Check the calendar listing at www.firehouseartcollective.blogspot.com.
A group of artists and photographers have joined together to record images of wild lands recently acquired by the Solano (County) Land Trust. We are having several shows, starting in October, where the work will be sold to raise more funds to administer the new properties.
My favorite spot on the land trust is a hilly former ranch that towers over the salt marshes between Benicia and Cordelia. It’s one of the windiest spots in California, but it’s full of (endangered) big black Pipevine Swallowtail butterflies, Golden eagles, and all sorts of wildflowers. With my canvases turning into sails and blowing around in the wind, I’m confined to the low sheltered spots. Maybe one day will be calm and I can set up on the overlook, but for now I’m loving the rocky valleys.
These two are Refuge, King Ranch and Dusk, King Ranch, both oil on canvas, 30″ x 40″. They are painted at different times at more or less the same spot. They are on view at the Vallejo Museum through December 31.
Visit Vallejo Museum website
Show runs October 6 – November 3
Reception: October 6th 5-7pm
I have three pieces selected:
These paintings are about looking at the figure and the process of painting it, in context. By that I mean the context in which I am looking, the context in which the figure finds itself along with me, the historical context of painting the figure in general, and in the context of the painting process. It’s a long history, and I love to take part in it.
Looking forward to meeting the other artists at the reception October 6.
A number of artists are joining together to paint the wild lands recently acquired by the Solano (County) Land Trust. It’s a great organization, very dedicated. We are having several shows, starting in October, where the work will be sold to raise more funds to administer the new properties.
My favorite spot is a hilly former ranch that towers over the salt marshes between Benicia and Cordelia. It’s one of the windiest spots in California.
The salt marshes and Sacramento delta are what you see the center. In the distance, that’s Mount Diablo, one of our state parks that’s scheduled to be closed this fall, to balance the California budget.
It’s full of (endangered) big black Pipevine Swallowtail butterflies, Golden eagles, and all sorts of wildflowers.
These guys only live entirely on one type of vine growing along streams in California, California pipevine. They’re endangered because the vines are scarce. People seem to build houses just where they grow. Darn!
With my canvases turning into sails and blowing around in the wind, I’m confined to the low sheltered spots. Maybe one day will be calm and I can set up on the overlook, but for now I’m loving the rocky valleys.
This place is known as Butterfly Hill. Maybe the butterflies like the relatively calm air there too.