Exhibit at the Westwego Peforming Arts Theatre

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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.