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Featured in Our Louisiana Magazine

2012-02-02T01:54:00.000-06:00

My color pencil drawing "Fuse" was published, with a brief write up about me, in the February 2012 issue of Our Louisiana. I am one of four color pencil artists profiled in the article. Below is a full photo of the drawing.

color pencil on paper, 20.25" x 27"

Tied for Artist of the Month

2012-01-25T18:35:00.000-06:00

Tonight at the Jefferson Art Guild meeting, I tied with Jackie Budde for Artist of the Month for January 2012. My acrylic painting is titled "Siete." Hers is titled "Steps of Pisa." After each meeting of the guild, there is an artist of the month competition. During the break, which precedes the program, members vote on the works submitted. The winner is announced at the end of the break.

Contemporary Art Gingerbread House

2011-12-02T17:53:00.001-06:00

Today fourth grade art teacher Lacey Toole, from Calvary Day School, informed me
that she included me as one of ten "famous artists" for a gingerbread house art project. One of the gingerbread houses was based on my dot art. The winners were included in a slide show on the school's site. Below are three photos from the slide show. Two show the gingerbread house based on my art. The last one shows the whole village of gingerbread houses.

My Google + Page

2011-11-09T23:37:00.000-06:00

Google+ added "Pages" recently. So, I now have a Page for me and my art. My posts there may mimic what I do on this blog. I'm not sure yet. Like many new web creations, what to do with them is not always apparent at first.

Honorable Mention in St. Bernard!

2011-11-06T23:30:00.000-06:00

Today, a watercolor of mine, “Turn,” received an Honorable Mention in the Under Glass category at the St. Bernard Art Guild Members Fall Show. The judge was Cathy Hallock. When members wandered around to view the winners, several of them came up to me to tell me how much they liked my winning piece.

Merit Award

2011-10-22T23:20:00.000-05:00

My color pencil drawing, “Fuse,” was awarded a Merit ribbon by Bill Crowell, who judged the West Bank Art Guild Open Art Show. I found out tonight at an awards reception. When drew this piece, I used all 132 colors included in the box set. So far, I've received a lot of enthusiastic feedback about this drawing.

Sifter Art Show

2011-09-24T16:03:00.000-05:00

Today I am one of five artists in a virtual group art show on the site VideoSift.com. The show is named Sifter Art Show, September 2011. I've included works from the last three years in my part of the show. The other artists involved come from a variety of artistic backgrounds. Enjoy the show.

New JAG President!

2011-07-28T23:30:00.000-05:00

Tonight at a banquet, I was sworn in as the new president of the Jefferson Art Guild. The organization turned 15 years old this year. Back in 1996, I was one of the thirty-five Charter Members who helped found this organization. The group wanted to be sure that meetings stayed focused on art and fun rather rules.

Summer Art Show

2011-07-07T01:11:00.002-05:00

On July 6th, I drove to Baton Rouge to hang my art in a small group art show at the Louisiana State Archives. The other artists in the show are: Yvette Creel, Chase Innes, Danny Izzo, Linda Marr and Pam Soileau, This show called, “Summer Art Show,” is a mixture of art genres. This show is up through Friday, July 29, 2011. The gallery space is accessible from the front lobby. The building hours are from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Below are photos from the exhibit. The first two photos include my
six pieces. To see closer views of these works, go to my blog,
art at random. The other photos contain the other artists’ works.

dotartdude

2011-06-03T23:59:00.000-05:00

For a while now I've wanted to make a video that included my dot artwork. This is what resulted from a whimsical stab at video editing. The eight paintings in the video are the ones that started me on this journey.

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Experimental Acrylic Techniques Workshop

2011-03-12T19:06:00.000-06:00

Last June, I gave a presentation to the members of the West Bank Art Guild. I discussed my art surreal artwork and demonstrated some experimental acrylic painting techniques. After I was finished, several of the members asked me to have a workshop. Today I finally conducted a workshop on “experimental acrylic techniques.” I encouraged the artists, who attended, to try different methods. Some even came up with their own ideas. Below is a photo from the workshop. The left painting involved creating rock textures using a toothbrush. The right painting involved pressing my palette with excess paint against a fresh canvas. Everyone had fun.

Sons of Ginger Rose 3

2011-02-24T23:26:00.001-06:00

Given the response to my video “Puppy Whining,” today I filmed a new video of a puppy whining. Last night Ginger Rose, who was in the original video, gave birth to two sons. So this is the first day of life for the two pups. Already, one is more vocal than the other. Ginger Rose will be four years old in June.

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Artist Listing

2010-09-09T13:51:00.000-05:00

Not long ago the Arts Council of New Orleans introduced the site Arts New Orleans for listing of local people and organizations in the arts. Earlier in the week I added an artist listing for myself. From exploring the site, I see there are more features coming.

Custom Blog Backgrounds

2010-08-05T17:18:00.000-05:00

In March I was very excited about Blogger’s new templates. My only complaint was the inability to use my own photos. Today I noticed a Blogger post announcing that that ability is now available. So this afternoon I changed all my blog backgrounds. I soon learned that some design elements need to be tweaked in Advanced Settings. Over the next week I’ll be deciding which ones work and which ones don’t.

Experimental Techniques in Acrylic Demonstration

2010-07-07T20:25:00.003-05:00

On June 24th I demonstrated experimental techniques using acrylic paints at a West Bank Art Guild meeting. I filled the room with some large works that I painted between 1985 and 1988 as well as a couple from 1993. Before demonstrating, I passed around some of how-to books for my fellow artists to browse. Then came the messy part. I dripped and imprinted a variety of methods jumping from canvas to canvas. Several of the artists present expressed interest in a future workshop.

My Top Video for Three Years!

2010-06-30T19:35:00.012-05:00

Three years ago today I uploaded some videos of my sister’s three-week-old poodle puppies. They had just started walking. Three months later I noticed that my top video was one of these videos. It had 934 views. In August, the following year, the video climbed to over 20,000 views. In 2009 it went over 30,000 in March, 50,000 in April and 100,000 by May. Today the video is up to 171,877 as I write this post. On June 7th I made a birthday video that included the parents and all three puppies. Below are the two videos: my highest viewed video and the birthday video.

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36 sec

"e" Series Reaction

2010-04-18T20:27:00.001-05:00

On October 1st, 2009 I began posting dot art paintings from a group called “e” Series Reaction. They follow some paintings that were more homogeneous in color and design, my “Alpha Series.” However, I felt constrained by my process. Hence, I dubbed this new group “Reaction.”

Many of the images were inspired by artwork I’ve seen. Other paintings draw upon specific objects, places and experiences between April and June of 2007. For the moment I’ve stuck to the vowels for grouping my works. “e” follows “a” this time around. There’s some overlap in the time period from “a” Series Next. I did some rearranging of my idea list along the way. Below are all the paintings in a checkerboard slideshow.

Now I am ready to go back to the 6” x 6” size canvases and paint abstract patterns without a story. In the meantime I will be editing my ideas list down some more. When I return to the smaller size, I will finish the second half of the “e” Series.

New Templates!

2010-03-25T03:10:00.003-05:00

Tonight I discovered that Blogger is now offering the ability to create new templates with more flexibility than in the past. Needless to say, I jumped on the chance to change my templates right away. I’ve been frustrated with the old choices. At this time I am not married to my new designs, but I need to experiment. There are some kinks I need to work out still.

My Website Has Been Moved

2010-03-09T02:18:00.003-06:00

Google recently moved my website from Google Pages to Google Sites. I just discovered this tonight. All my blogs have been updated with the new address for my website known as Dot Central. The new address is

http://sites.google.com/site/dotartdude2/

There's not a big difference between the two versions, but I was happier with the old interface. I've already tried to correct some formatting changes that occurred during the transfer process.

Display at AEDF Luncheon

2009-09-02T19:04:00.002-05:00

At today’s luncheon of the Algiers Economic Development Foundation (AEDF), I displayed my dot art paintings. I was there to represent ARTinA (Art in Algiers). I set up an A-frame full of my paintings near the entrance to the dining area at the Aurora Country Club. Before and after the luncheon attendees had a chance to view my work.Several folks complemented
my pieces.

The Alpha Series!

2009-09-01T00:05:00.001-05:00

It’s been a little over four months and I have finally completed my Alpha Series. The paintings mark a journey back to a process I used on some 6” x 6” dot paintings I call the “Greek Code Series.” Each painting was named after a letter in the Greek Alphabet. Since all the names in the new bunch begin with “Alpha,” I figured I’d name this group the “Alpha Series.” For a while I couldn’t find that size. Once I did, however, I ordered a bunch of them. Below are the paintings in a checkerboard slideshow.

As I started posting photos of my new works, a friend mentioned that they looked like mandalas. Well, that was not the intent of these works per se, but I went ahead and continued to pattern them in a similar way. Because of some an upcoming show I will return to the smaller size as I begin the “e” Series. Simultaneously I will be working on some more 6” x 6”‘s and 20” x 20”’s. When I have more information will post it.

First Ultra HD Flip Cam Video: Mannequin

2009-08-22T12:50:00.000-05:00

Recently I purchased an Ultra HD Flip Cam. Here is the first video I shot with the new camera. I simply secured a mannequin to a lazy susan and placed flashlights in spots around the mannequin. The music is “Soaring” from iLife Sounds.

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2 Each Art Show Extended!

2009-08-18T23:20:00.003-05:00

Today I was informed that the 2 Each Art Show will be extended through August 29th. It will come down on the 30th. On Sunday August 9th, a reception was held in the gallery at the Louisiana State Archives building. Below is a photo from the reception. I've placed photos from the show and reception on my blog pic journal.

2 Each: A Group Art Show

2009-08-04T00:59:00.003-05:00

On August 3rd, I drove to Baton Rouge to hang my art in a small group art show at the Louisiana State Archives. The other artists in the show are: Terri Dakmak, Caroline Goodman, Susan Hoffman, Danny Izzo, Linda Marr, Keith Morris, and Pat Soileau. This show called, “2 Each,” is organized by pairing artists in the following genres: landscapers, abstractors, naturalists and letterers. I of course am one of the abstractors.

On Sunday, August 9, there is a reception for “2 Each” from 2 – 4 p.m. This show is up through August 15, 2009. The gallery space is accessible from the front lobby.

Below are photos from the exhibit. The first two photos include my six pieces. To see closer views of these works, go to my blog, art at random. The other photos contain the other artists’ works.

Collage Presentation

2009-05-27T23:57:00.002-05:00

At tonight’s Jefferson Art Guild meeting I gave a presentation on my collage work from the last ten years. I brought my collage sketchbooks, three finished works and my how-to books to share with my fellow artists. While I talked I passed around the books. Many of the artists told me how much they enjoyed seeing my work and looking at the how-to books.

Ginger Rose Whines Past 100,000 Views!

2009-05-16T23:32:00.000-05:00

Earlier this evening my video "Puppy Whining." climbed above 100,000 views on YouTube. Former poodle puppy, Ginger Rose, stars in the video. It was a a little over a month ago that it hit 75,000 views. For those interested I made a playlist for the dog lovers who visit my channel dotdude.

My Dot Art Published!

2009-05-07T23:46:00.003-05:00

Last August I was contacted by Pearson Education South Asia Pte Ltd, about using my images of two dot paintings in a children’s art education book aimed at 7 year olds. The title of the book is Perfect Match Art Primary 1 and the authors are Joash Moo & Ng Siew Yong. I gave the company my permission. Today I received my copy of the book. Here are the two images that appear in the book.

"ov," acrylic on canvas, 5" x 5"

"oo," acrylic on canvas, 5" x 5"

Create Culture Interview

2009-04-24T14:50:00.005-05:00

This past week I answered interview questions posed to me by John Rouse from the site Create Culture. Today through next Thursday the interview, with photos, will be featured under the Stories tab on the site. When I clicked a link I provided to friends, I found out it is necessary for viewers to register with the site.

Create Culture community artists include not only the visual artists, but the performing artists, photographers and filmmakers. I'm still learning how to make the most of using the site. So far I've uploaded some photos of my art and some of my art videos to my profile. Since I signed up my work has been featured on the site from several times already.

"a" Series Next

2009-04-21T16:29:00.001-05:00

On July 23, 2008 I began posting dot art paintings from the group I’m calling “a” Series Next. Yesterday I completed this batch of paintings. Many of the images in this bunch have brighter colors. Since the previous one was “a” Series Transition, I felt “Next” was a logical title choice. This time I cover the period December 2006 through April 2007. Below are the paintings in a checkerboard slideshow.

In the meantime I will be taking a break from this process. My plan is to go back to the 6” x 6” size canvases and paint abstract patterns that do not have a story. I’ve become too bogged down in how I got about making these. When I return to the smaller size, I will begin the “e” Series.

My New Channel on YouTube: dotartdude

2009-04-12T23:07:00.003-05:00

Last August I created a second channel called dotartdude. Back in 2006 I created my first one called dotdude. The new channel is going to be set aside for my experimental and arty videos. Last night I uploaded my first one to Jukebox. Also, I’ve revived my blog video process for my experimental and arty videos. Now that some features have been restored to iMovie, I will be able to play more with the video medium.

Ginger Rose Soars above 75,000 Views

2009-04-07T10:01:00.001-05:00

This morning my video "Puppy Whining." climbed above 75,000 views on YouTube. Ginger Rose, the former poodle puppy, is the star of the video. It was a less than two months ago that it hit 50,000 views. The sequel video, Whining Pupppy 2, making its way to 15,000 views. For those interested I made a playlist for the dog lovers who visit my channel dotdude.

"Storm Brewing" Featured on Create Culture

2009-04-03T23:22:00.001-05:00

Today I see that my video "Storm Brewing" is featured on the homepage of a site called Create Culture: Artistic Exploration Around the World. This is the second video of mine that has been featured by the site.

Storm Brewing from dotartdude on Vimeo.

"Night Drive" Featured on Create Culture

2009-04-02T21:37:00.004-05:00

Tonight I've been informed that my video "Night Drive" is featured on the homepage of a site called Create Culture: Artistic Exploration Around the World. It is an international social networking site for the arts - including performing and visual artists. I signed up in early March.

Night Drive from dotartdude on Vimeo.

Exhibit at the Westwego Peforming Arts Theatre

2009-03-27T20:39:00.003-05:00

This afternoon I moved five of my pieces from Westwego Community Center to the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, also located at 177 Sala Avenue in Westwego, Louisiana. The theatre is also run by the Jefferson Parish Performing Arts Society. From March 27 – April 18, 2009, “Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical,” will be performed at the theatre. My art will hang in the lobby now through April 21, 2009.

Featured Post on Busy Lizzy's Easle

2009-03-05T15:22:00.004-06:00

Today my art is featured on the blog known as Busy Lizzy’s Easle. Blogger Liz Swanson has dedicated her blog to introducing adults and children to the subject of art. Her site also includes a variety of art resource links in the sidebar. Besides her blog on art, she also authors blogs on money, breast cancer, ADHD, gardening, mental health, cats and recipes.

One Artist Show at Teatro Wego! Dinner Theatre

2009-03-04T19:44:00.006-06:00

This afternoon I hung a one-artist show at the Westwego Community Center, which is located at 177 Sala Avenue in Westwego, Louisiana. The building is home to the Treatro Wego! Dinner Theatre, which is organized by the Jefferson Parish Performing Arts Society. From March 6 – 22, 2009, a new comedy by Annie Pie, called “Wild Mushrooms,” will be performed at the dinner theatre. My art will hang in the lobby and hallway of the center, now through March 24th, 2009.

AIM Profiles Converted to Bebo Profiles

2009-02-28T20:16:00.002-06:00

A while back AOL bought Bebo. At the end of February AOL began switching AIM Profiles to the Bebo format. So, basically I had to recreate my profiles. Here is a shot of my new Bebo profile for the same screen name I use on Blogger, dotartdude.

Facebook Fan Page

2009-02-15T12:01:00.000-06:00

A fraternity brother of mine suggested I create a Fan Page on Facebook. So, yesterday, that’s what I did. I figure it’s a good way to update fans of my work without bothering those of my friends who are not interested. Thus far I’ve created some albums of my artwork and I’ve uploaded some of my arty videos. I’ll have to play with the fan page tools to see what else is possible.

Ginger Rose Whines Her Way to 50,000 Views

2009-02-13T14:01:00.003-06:00

This morning my video "Puppy Whining." reached 50,000 views on YouTube. Ginger Rose, the former poodle puppy, is the star of the video. It was a less than three months ago that it hit 30,000 views. The sequel video, Whining Pupppy 2, recently passed 10,000 views. Not long ago, I created a playlist for the dog lovers who visit my channel dotdude.

Third Place in Arist of the Month Competition

2009-01-22T23:36:00.000-06:00

“Purple Blend” was voted third place in the Artist of the Month Competition at the January meeting of the West Bank Art Guild. This is a piece I began before Hurricane Katrina. I didn’t finish it until the fall of 2007. Last summer I finally had it framed.

Honorable Mention and Best Abstract Plaque

2008-11-30T19:38:00.004-06:00

Today two of my pieces were recognized at the St. Bernard Art Guild Members Fall Show. My collage, “Purple Blend” received an Honorable Mention in the Under Glass category. My dot art painting, “va” received a Best Abstract Plaque. Plaques are awarded for specific themes, i.e. best spiritual, maritime, portrait, etc. The judge was Kathy Miller Stone, an artist from Baton Rouge.

This show is the first one in the St. Bernard Government Complex since Hurricane Katrina. The building is located in Chalmette, which was devastated by flooding. At this afternoon’s reception, the St. Bernard Art Guild celebrated its 40th anniversary and recognized past presidents who attended.

Ginger Rose Whines Past 30,000 Views

2008-11-23T22:46:00.003-06:00

Ginger Rose, the former poodle puppy, is the star of the video "Puppy Whining." The video passed the 30,000 views mark tonight. Only three months ago the video hit the 20,000 view mark. According to the stats YouTube supplies about my channel, dotdude, the video is receiving more traffic because of video referrals from YouTube. When folks look at similar videos this one shows up under “related videos.” So, it will be interesting to see if the pace continues.

New Beginnings Art Gallery Closes

2008-11-21T23:42:00.002-06:00

Even before evacuating for Hurricane Gustav, I knew that New Beginnings Art Gallery was having a rough time. It was around the corner from Friends of Rivertown Fine Art Gallery that closed in April of 2007. Anyway, I went to collect my art this afternoon. The gallery owner, also an artist, will be exhibiting at Steve Martin Gallery on Julia Street. In the meantime, my work still hangs at Ele Shoes & Accessories. Three of my small works were sold through this gallery.

Puppy Whining Video Tops 20,000 Views!

2008-08-09T22:36:00.003-05:00

It was little less than eleven months ago when I talked about my "Puppy Whining" video being the highest viewed video on my YouTube channel dotdude. Not only is it still my most viewed video, it crossed the 20,000 threshold on Wednesday.

My top artistic video,"Rain Drain," only ranks ninth with 1,243 views. Anyway, I'll still keep trying to make artistic ones. In the meantime, I did make a second channel called dotartdude. I figured it would be wise to claim that name since I use it so much elsewhere.

CrafterCircle

2008-07-31T22:25:00.000-05:00

For the second time Art Calendar, a business magazine for artists, has created a MySpace style social network. The first one was Art Scuttlebut. The new one is called CrafterCircle. This one is aimed at the artists whose works are sometimes labeled “crafts.” Recently I was invited to create a profile.

Deleted, Rearranged Blogs

2008-07-13T01:05:00.006-05:00

If you notice some of my blog links are no longer there in the sidebar, well I've deleted those blogs. It was time to for me to dispose of some blogs I will not continue. The spark that created them was no longer there and I had no ideas to reinvent them or continue them.

On a similar, I have rearranged the innards of few remaining blogs. I'll see if that helps or not. A few are sporting new templates too. Some other blogs have me on the fence still. Anyway, that is all for now.

Products of Higher Education: A Group Art Show

2008-06-01T21:40:00.001-05:00

On June 1st, I traveled to Baton Rouge to participate in a small group art show at the Louisiana State Archives: Ralph Bourque, Troy Dugas, Lucius Fontenot, Kenneth Fontenot, Colin Miller, James Porche, Travis Prejean and Robbie Rodrigue. It is called “Products of Higher Education: A Group Art Show” and includes eight other Louisiana artists. The artists hung a vast array of media for the show. The gallery, where the show hangs, is accessible from the lobby. Every two weeks a new show goes up. This show ends on June 14, 2008.

Below are photos from the show. The first one includes my five pieces. To see closer views of these works, go to my blog, art at random. The second photo shows the works that hung next to my works. The final photo shows the works that are visible upon first entering the gallery.

New Beginnings Art Gallery

2008-05-23T23:14:00.001-05:00

Tonight was a reception at the New Beginnings Gallery that is located at 2124 3rd Street (Jefferson Highway) in Kenner (Rivertown). My art hangs there along with the art by artist and gallery owner Christine Coleman. The gallery has only been open a couple of months and my work has been hanging only a few weeks. See more photos from the reception on my blog, pic journal.

First Video Using Flip Cam

2008-05-10T22:13:00.002-05:00

For a couple of months I’ve been noticing YouTubers talk about their Flip cams. Naturally I became interested in purchasing one. The question I had was whether it would work with my Mac. I was assured when I bought mine there would be no problem. Well, I did run into trouble getting my file, from the camera over to iMovie ’08, as a usable file.

Fortunately a friend e-mailed me a site that had three things to try. The last one on the list was Div X Doctor II. Finally I was able to make a file that maintained sound. Then I used MPEG Streamclip to make a MPEG 4 file. After that I had no problems.

The video was shot since renovations were completed at Cleanerama. I figured it would be nice to show how much nicer the place looks. Using the same music from the last video I shot there, I assembled my video in iMovie '08. Flip cam handles low light levels very well. I was pleased with the results.

3 min 5 sec

"a" Series Transition

2008-04-22T22:01:00.000-05:00

Work on this series overlapped with completion of the previous one. I began adding the dots on April 7, 2007. So now, more than a year later, I completed this group of paintings. Some pieces dealt with more serious events this time. Thus, working on the paintings was more difficult for me - beyond just the imagery. A number of the pieces depict visual references of forced changes occurring between June and December 2006. That’s why I have settled on calling this batch the “a” Series Transition. Here they are in a checkerboard slideshow.

ARTinA's New President

2008-01-12T19:17:00.000-06:00

After a number of years of being asked, I finally agreed to be the president of a local organization called ARTinA. The name stands for Art in Algiers. Although the organization began in Algiers Point members hail from all over the Greater New Orleans area. Originally the organization focused its efforts on a festival in October.

With the chaos following Katrina there haven’t been any more festivals put on by Katrina. Currently the organization is in a rebuilding phase. There have been some hands-on workshops, but participation has been much smaller than it was previously.

5 Facts 5 Tags

2008-01-07T13:54:00.000-06:00

On January 4, 2008, I was tagged by cspotbeggg on YouTube. ARRRRRRGGGGH! Prior to that, I thought non-vloggers would be safe. cspotbeggg is not a vlogger either. Anyway, I decided to participate. Here is what I came up with for my offical dotdude repsone video:

1 min 40 sec

The music is the iLife '08 Jinlge "Spacey Club."

Prior to being tagged, I viewed YouTuber johnnysmooth's tag video. I then traced a chain of videos back to nerimon's video. From what I can tell, he initiated this game on YouTube as of December 21, 2007. The game mushroomed after that point. Some YouTubers were tagged more than once.

graphic identity Article on My Dot Art

2007-12-29T23:21:00.000-06:00

Today the blog graphic identity featured an article about my blog, dot art. The article contains an interview with me. Some images of my artwork are included as well as links to some of my other blogs.

Art Scuttlebutt

2007-11-27T20:44:00.000-06:00

Art Calendar, a business magazine for artists, has an area that is similar to MySpace. It is called Art Scuttlebut. Recently I was invited to create a profile. I still have to check out the forums there.

Two Pond Videos

2007-11-25T20:25:00.000-06:00

The first one I filmed was at Poydras Home, the weekend of the Poydras Home Art Show and Sale. I went to see the work I submitted and see which other artists participated. Along a walkway called Memorial Walk on the grounds of the home, I stopped at a pond inhabited by a large numbers of goldfish. There’s a small waterfall. That area is so peaceful, I decided to shoot some video

Poydras Home Pond

On another day I http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.giffinally got around to taking some photos on the Lakefront. While I was in the area, I went to West End Park. When I was walking through I discovered a flock of ducks swimming in the pond. Well, I couldn’t resist filming them.

West End Ducks

Dot Art Workshop Second Round

2007-11-09T20:16:00.000-06:00

Since Tropical Storm Humberto scared off some of the artist participants in September, I was asked to present a second workshop for the ARTinA November meeting. Here are my students working on hard on their dot artwork. I have more photos on my blog dot art. Also, I have photos of the artists with the pieces they created during the workshop.

New Video, New Vimeo Channel

2007-10-01T20:58:00.000-05:00

Recently I completed a video of a drive on I-10 called Road Home Highway. It is now posted on a newer blog, video process. This blog features videos that make use of special and or arty effects.

When I uploaded my new video to Vimeo last night, I noticed that channels are now being offered. Having set one up on YouTube, I figured that this opportunity might be worthwhile. Previously I have uploaded videos to Vimeo. I decided on dotartvideo as my channel name.

The odd thing is channels can avoid having features. It's a matter of customizing a channel. On a default channel there are boxes for a calendar, a blog, shoutouts, files (audio, image or document), links, channel activity, RSS feed, moderator(s), subscribers (little avatar squares together – similar to some blog networking) and even a forum that allows for topics (private and or public).

Dalas Verdugo’s tutorial videos explain everything about setting up and managing channels. He states that subhead bars were purposely given a gross color so you’d change them. That amused me.

Freewebs Improves, I Set Up a Page

2007-09-18T00:36:00.000-05:00

Recently I noticed an article on Mashable about improvements on the site Freewebs. Four months ago I had fiddled with a site there and became totally annoyed with it. This morning I decided I was going to try once more. Well now I have a new page to show off.

As I have on other pages I used photo blurs from "Dirty Linen Night." They worked out well with a template I chose and avatar I chose. In fact I didn't have to change any CSS code. The template I used does have that option. So, click on the link below to see my latest page.

Freewebs: dotartdude

What is nice about Freewebs. is that a lot of tabs are set up as a default, i.e., a blog, a guestbook, a profile, etc. There is also the ability to add a range of widgets, polls and questionnaires as well as maintain a forum.

Dot Art Hands On Workshop

2007-09-16T17:02:00.000-05:00

This past Thursday I conducted a “hands on” workshop with my fellow artists of ARTinA (Art in Algiers). First I discussed the artists that influenced my dot art and then showed some examples of my completed works. Next I demonstrated how to use wood dowels with cotton to paint different patterns. After that, all of us painted on small canvases that were provided for the workshop. For more information see my blog dot art.

Art Display at East Jefferson General Hospital

2007-09-14T01:07:00.000-05:00

This month my painting, "Code Pink", is on display in a window art display next to the gift shop at East Jefferson General Hospital. Several artists are participating.

Puppy Whining

2007-09-12T01:45:00.007-05:00

Since joining YouTube on May 30, 2006 I’ve uploaded thirty-eight videos. Twenty-four of them documented a litter of puppies over a seven-week period. The videos were dedicated to artistic expression. In the last two weeks my video, “Puppy Whining” (see below), became my most viewed video on my channel. As of right now the video stands at a whopping 934 views. The next highest video is one of two guys breakdancing at Mardi Gras, called “Operation Dance.” It has 713 views.

23 sec

Ginger Rose, who stars in this video, now resides in Lafayette, LA. To see more videos click on my channel, dotdude.

First Show for New Orleans Fiber Artists

2007-08-12T23:27:00.000-05:00

Saturday night there was a reception at the Dutch Alley Artist's Co-Op as part the French Quarter art galleries celebration of "Dirty Linen Night." A week ago the Julia Street art galleries had "White Linen Night." A group of artists known as the New Orleans Fiber Artists (NOFA) coordinated their first show at the co-op. The co-0p artists graciously provided space for the exhibition and invited the NOFA to participate in the "Dirty Linen Night" celebration. Due to space limitations most of NOFA participants, including myself, only hung one piece. I've posted photos of the show, the reception and Dutch Alley on my blog pic journal.

The collage I entered was created prior to Hurricane Katrina. In March of '05, I attended the National Art Education Association Convention in Boston. At a presentation on collage artist Hannah Höch, I was given a cellophane bag containing fancy papers, crepe papers and magazine images plus some foil die cuts depicting Noah's Ark and animals. The presenter then instructed us to go back home and each of us make a collage. She also requested that each of us e-mail her a jpeg of our final pieces.

Below is the collage I made. The words "we see" were part of an ad included in the bag of stuff. So, that made for a natural title, "We See." The show is only up through August 22.

collage, 17.5" x 24"

My Dot Art is Featured

2007-08-08T09:35:00.000-05:00

Today, one of my fellow bloggers featured my artwork on his blog,
P J LightHouse. His blog concerns sharing hope around the world through articles, photos and quotations. Click on home to view the front page.

dotdude Channel on YouTube

2007-06-19T00:27:00.000-05:00

Although I already post videos I've made on my blog videdojournal, I also upload them to my Director's channel on YouTube. It is called, what else but, dotdude. Tonight I changed the embeds on my blog to YouTube as well.

Recently I completed five new videos. Two are stormy weather videos and three are poodle videos. Here are the links:

Storm Brewing

Flooded Street

Puppies Nursing

Who's at the Door?

Where We Goin'?

AIM Pages

2007-05-13T22:50:00.000-05:00

In light of some new innovations by AOL’s AIM Pages, I have revamped my seven pages. Because there is no way to simply switch from three columns to two columns, I had to reset the page settings. That means that I had to rebuild my pages from scratch beginning with the beginner page layout. I then modified the layouts in Advanced Mode. There are always new modules being created for AIM Pages. So I will be adding more as I go. In the meantime, here are the newest versions of my AIM Pages:

Chez Collage

Dance Floor

Dot Spot

Eye Play

Mo's Studio

Rest and Motion

Splatter Studio

Artist of the Month

2007-03-14T15:04:00.000-05:00

Today I entered my painting "ov" in the Artist of the Month competition at the Le Petit Art Guild meeting. Following the voting by attending members, my painting was selected as the winner making me "The Artist of the Month." Below is a link to see the painting. See the rest of the series in my post from March 11th. Also, below is a link for my other dot paintings.

acrylic on canvas, 5" x 5"

dot art

"o" Series New Orleans Finally Finished!

2007-03-11T15:52:00.000-05:00

Yesterday I finished the eleven remaining paintings in my “o” series New Oreleans. Theses are all based on sights and experiences since my return from Memphis to the New Orleans area. Today I posted the rest of them on my blog dot art.

To see the other 15 pieces just backtrack through the archive links on the left side of the page.

Below is a slide show made from all the paintings in this series.

New Pages

2007-02-12T20:50:00.000-06:00

Besides working on some new dot paintings, I have been tinkering with some new networking pages. Recently these pages have added more features that make the pages more exciting than when I first began to play with them.

Frappr centers round maps. Each participant types a city or town to add to the map. Also, a “shout-out” may be added. There are map categories for a variety of interests: books, browsers, movies, music, television, etc.

Frappr: dotdude

Yahoo has an area called “Yahoo 360˚.” It combines a blog with lists of interest, photo albums and reviews. It has some similarities to MySpace.

Yahoo 360˚throwsomepaint

YouTube continues to add features. I’ve changed my page to a “director’s page.” After all, the videos I’ve uploaded I put together.

YouTube: dotdude

Tres Earns Third Place

2007-01-26T00:40:00.000-06:00

Thursday night at the West Bank Art Guild meeting, a painting of mine placed third in the "artist of the month" competition. Below is the piece I entered. During the break all the artists voted. It is always great to receive recognition from my peers.

After the meeting and program, the painting was hung in the center gallery along with the first and second place winners. Before, only the first place winner was honored. Now all three places are honored.

This is one of three paintings completed last October. I made a concerted effort to be less geometric in completing these paintings. The response from my fellow artists and non-artists has been very positive.

Tres

acrylic on canvas, 20" x 20"

Honorable Mention in St. Bernard Show

2006-12-03T21:49:00.000-06:00

Today the St. Bernard Art Guild had a combination Christmas Party and Member’s Art Show. The judge was Julia Deal, a collector. There were four categories: Under Glass, Not Under Glass, Photography and 3-D. I entered three pieces in the Not Under Glass Category and received an Honorable Mention for one of them.

The bottom painting won the ribbon:

"Sunrise"

Christmas Art Show

VideoSift Charter Member

2006-11-26T21:34:00.000-06:00

Not long ago I became a charter member on the VideoSift site. It is a video sharing community. Members submit videos and vote on each other’s submissions. Here is a link for my page on the site. I have customized the page to go with my avatar, one of my paintings.

dotdude.videosift.com

Here are the current top 15 videos from the site.

Chez Collage

2006-11-17T19:51:00.000-06:00

Tonight I’ve added an AIM page devoted to my collage art. The default format is two columns instead of three. The page has many of the same items as the other ones.

Chez Collage

Teatro Wego!

2006-10-28T01:58:00.000-05:00

Last Wednesday I was contacted about hanging art in the lobby of the Westwego Community Center on Sala Avenue. The Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) has a buffet in the building as part of its dinner theater and dinner before theatrical productions. Yesterday afternoon I hung fourteen pieces with similar visual themes. They will be on display through December 5, 2006. This is the first of many exhibits in the center. Click on the WCC link in the first sentence to view the art.

Renamed Blog

2006-10-24T21:34:00.000-05:00

Today I changed my blog i see dots blog to match its address dot art. It is the first blog I ever created. After blogging for almost a year, I figured it a logical move. The address is what really counts. Also, I posted some new work on the blog.

Converting to Blogger in Beta

2006-08-28T13:45:00.000-05:00

In the coming days you will notice changes on this blog and my other blogs. I am converting to the newest version of Blogger. It will take a while to convert everything. Some formatting was lost in the process and has to be redone.

There are more features available with this version of Blogger and even more promised. In the meantime I’m learning what does what still, so please bear with me. Hopefully, navigating will be easier.

Two More AIM Pages!

2006-08-24T15:39:00.000-05:00

The blurb about my AIM Page, Splatter Studio, brought a lot of traffic to my page. Well, I decided to create two more AIM pages for my other types of art. Already my blogs have experienced more traffic.

Dance Floor

Rest and Motion

I also revamped one of my earlier AIM Pages. There is no need to have two devoted to my “dot art” when I do create other types of art.

Mo's Studio

Featured AIM Page

2006-08-21T16:30:00.000-05:00

AIM Pages is featuring one of my pages today:

Splatters of Art
Weird. Wild. View the fantastic art of Throwsomepaint. He will try anything to make a beautiful painting come alive.

"o Series Completed

2006-08-09T20:44:00.000-05:00

Last night I finished the eleven remaining paintings in my “o” series. Theses are all based on sights and experiences from my evacuation to Memphis. Today I posted the rest of them on my blog i see dots.

To see the other 15 pieces just backtrack through the archive links on the left side of the page.

Below is a slide show made from the paintings.

"Night Drive" Entered in SiftOff!

2006-08-09T20:31:00.000-05:00

Today I entered my video “Night Clip” in the VideoSift SiftOff. This is a drive from the foot of Canal Street in New Orleans out to Metairie at night. About the 1:30 mark is a shot of the Superdome lit around the base. I added music that I assembled in GarageBand 2 software.

The voting takes place from September 1 – 30, 2006. Below I’ve listed a link for the contest and the site in general. If you want to vote, you will need to register with the site.

My other videos are posted on my blog called video journal.

VideoSift SiftOff

VideoSift

AIM Pages

2006-07-31T22:50:00.000-05:00

Since I am allowed one AIM Page per screen name I decided to experiment with three more “profile pages.” For one I used the same content, but changed the background. For the other two I played with some of the other art images I’ve created and also changed the background. After all the dots are not the only kind of art I do.

As in other processes I generated ideas for the old page while working on the new page. I guess in a few months I’ll overhaul the pages.

The slide module gave me fits today as well as the custom list module. I hope this is temporary glitch. Over all I’m enjoying tinkering with the new pages.

Eye Play

Mo's Studio

Splatter Studio

Social Networking

2006-07-25T13:29:00.000-05:00

There has been so much buzz about “social networking sites,” I decided I had to see what all the fuss was about. I tinkered with two different sites and the results of my efforts are linked below. One is from MySpace and the other is from AOL’s AIM.

MySpace
Mo

AIM Pages
Dot Spot

For all the hype about MySpace, I’m amused that people have to work around the interface to do anything creative. The site is not built for easy customization. I did a search for “how to’s.” Then I tried to change things on my page. By using code I lost some page formatting I liked. I would prefer controls that would just modify the colors that are already there. Argh.

AIM Pages is still in the testing stages, but I like the module concept. There are basic modules that come with a page. Then there are those that individuals create for the group. Some of the modules are generic enough that other people can do what they want in the module. Now if I can just think of a poll to add to mine.

Dot Central

2006-07-24T16:27:00.000-05:00

Today I finished creating a web page that will centralize my show information and provide links to my blogs. Blogs are fine for journaling, but they are not as ideal for posting a schedule. Although the schedule will change, a lot of the other information will stay in one place - at least that is my plan.

The name of this new page is Dot Central.

3rd Place for Artist of the Year

2006-07-23T21:50:00.000-05:00

At the West Bank Art Guild banquet, on May 25th, I received a certificate recognizing me for third place in the Artist of the Year competition.

At guild meetings member artists bring a piece to compete in an Artist of the Month Competition. During the break, members vote on the pieces entered. Names are covered so it is not obvious which artists made which piece. The top three vote getters are recognized. The first place artist has her/his winning piece displayed in the guild's gallery for a month.

The artists each receive points for participating and more points for placing. The accumulated scores are totaled at the end of the fiscal year.

At the February meeting, my piece placed third in competition. I did not attend every meeting in the year. But when I did, I brought a piece to compete.

The competition was created to encourage artist members to create new works.

This Just In . . .

2006-07-23T20:40:00.000-05:00

It's occurred to me that I don't have blog devoted to news and announcements about my art activities. Well here it is.

mo update

Featured in Our Louisiana Magazine

Tied for Artist of the Month

Contemporary Art Gingerbread House

My Google + Page

Honorable Mention in St. Bernard!

Merit Award

Sifter Art Show

New JAG President!

Summer Art Show

dotartdude

Experimental Acrylic Techniques Workshop

Sons of Ginger Rose 3

Artist Listing

Custom Blog Backgrounds

Experimental Techniques in Acrylic Demonstration

My Top Video for Three Years!

"e" Series Reaction

New Templates!

My Website Has Been Moved

Display at AEDF Luncheon

The Alpha Series!

First Ultra HD Flip Cam Video: Mannequin

2 Each Art Show Extended!

2 Each: A Group Art Show

Collage Presentation

Ginger Rose Whines Past 100,000 Views!

My Dot Art Published!

Create Culture Interview

"a" Series Next

My New Channel on YouTube: dotartdude

Ginger Rose Soars above 75,000 Views

"Storm Brewing" Featured on Create Culture

"Night Drive" Featured on Create Culture

Exhibit at the Westwego Peforming Arts Theatre

Featured Post on Busy Lizzy's Easle

One Artist Show at Teatro Wego! Dinner Theatre

AIM Profiles Converted to Bebo Profiles

Facebook Fan Page

Ginger Rose Whines Her Way to 50,000 Views

Third Place in Arist of the Month Competition

Honorable Mention and Best Abstract Plaque

Ginger Rose Whines Past 30,000 Views

New Beginnings Art Gallery Closes

Puppy Whining Video Tops 20,000 Views!

CrafterCircle

Deleted, Rearranged Blogs

Products of Higher Education: A Group Art Show

New Beginnings Art Gallery

First Video Using Flip Cam

"a" Series Transition

ARTinA's New President

5 Facts 5 Tags

graphic identity Article on My Dot Art

Art Scuttlebutt

Two Pond Videos

Dot Art Workshop Second Round

New Video, New Vimeo Channel

Freewebs Improves, I Set Up a Page

Dot Art Hands On Workshop

Art Display at East Jefferson General Hospital

Puppy Whining

First Show for New Orleans Fiber Artists

My Dot Art is Featured

More New Videos

dotdude Channel on YouTube

AIM Pages

Artist of the Month

"o" Series New Orleans Finally Finished!

New Pages

Tres Earns Third Place

Honorable Mention in St. Bernard Show

VideoSift Charter Member

Chez Collage

Teatro Wego!

Renamed Blog

Converting to Blogger in Beta

Two More AIM Pages!

Featured AIM Page

"o Series Completed