Contemporary Art Gingerbread House

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

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!

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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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