Oil Study for Canopus wins 1st place
I am pleased to announce that my graphite drawings, Lyra and Vega, have been selected for inclusion in the 16th Annual MAGNITUDE SEVEN exhibit of small artwork at Manifest Gallery on May 29 - June 26, 2020.
Book Feature AWARD
Capella, Callisto, study for Canopus, and study for Callisto awarded premium presentation online and in print (available mid-May 2020) in book Important World Artists Vol.4, pages 18-21. Click the button below to browse through the book online:
View 'study for canopus' graphite drawing Online
As you know, the coronavirus has altered plans for ArtFields 2020. What hasn’t changed is ArtFields commitment to elevating and celebrating Southern art!
On April 24th, the day that ArtFields would normally kick off with a ribbon-cutting and a welcoming of artists and art lovers to Lake City, SC, ArtFields will be releasing this year’s selected artwork to their website. Click the button to open my ArtFields page:
ArtFields 2020 Promo Card
small oil study for CANOPUS
PUBLICATION AWARD
Today, I proofed 2 spreads of my work Awarded Premium Presentation for publication in IMPORTANT WORLD ARTISTS vol. 4, May 2020 (pages 18, 19, 20, 21)
Publication Award for CAPELLA, CALLISTO, Study for CANOPUS and Study for CALLISTO
Capella, Callisto, Study for Canopus and Study for Callisto AWARDED PREMIUM PRESENTATION for publication in IMPORTANT WORLD ARTISTS, VOL4 print book.
Magazine FEATURE AWARD
CAPELLA, CALLISTO & Study for CANOPUS are awarded a feature presentation in the 2nd issue of WORLD WIDE ART digital magazine. Pages 176, 177, 178
CALLISTO - 25 color palettes
25 oil color palettes mixed while painting Callisto! She is the second allegorical figure in my series honoring all nude artist models. Callisto is named after one of the moons orbiting Jupiter that scientists speculate may have an underground ocean. She allegorically represents the adventurous adolescent.
Artavita contest winner
14th International ARC Salon Catalogue
Art Renewal Center’s International Realism 14th International ARC Salon Catalogue (500+pages) is now available on Amazon.
Capella page 147.
Callisto page 417.
Study for Canopus in oil
Canopus is the third and final allegorical figure in my series honoring all nude artist’s models. She is named after the brightest star that can be seen in the southern hemisphere. Canopus allegorically represents the awakening adult when childhood memories flicker through our minds like lightening in a night sky. She is interacting with a symbolic sundial the same way that the actual projecting piece, the gnomon, tells the time, by casting a shadow. This symbolically represents the fact that matter, energy, space and time can only exist as long as there is movement in our universe.
STUDY FOR CANOPUS will compete for $145,000 in cash prizes during ArtFields 2020
Manifest Gallery Exhibit Nov07-Dec6 2019
My drawing, Study for Canopus, is being exhibited at Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio. This head study was done in preparation for the third allegorical figure painting in my series honoring all nude artist’s models. Canopus is the brightest star that can been seen in the Southern Hemisphere. She allegorically represents the awakening adult.
CAPELLA has been published in International Artist Magazine Dec/Jan2020
A full page has been devoted to Capella in the Dec/Jan2020 issue of International Artist Magazine.
CALLISTO graphite drawing
Here are a few progression shots of the drawing, Callisto. I use a 0.5mm mechanical pencil with 2B lead and a kneaded eraser on Mylar (polyester drafting film). I prefer to use line only to create the gradations relying on changes in pencil pressure rather than a blending stump.
Finished drawing of CALLISTO (Jan 2019). Graphite on Mylar.
Turning form.
Contour drawing.
CLOSE-UP in process.