Artists of Rubber City Annual Juried Show

The 25th Annual Juried Show hosted by the Artists of Rubber City opens Friday, May 15 with a reception and awards presentation from 5 pm – 8 pm. The show continues through June 28.

My collage, “Time to Think”, is included in this show.

The BOX gallery
3rd floor of Summit Artspace
140 E. Market Street
Akron, OH

http://www.lifeneedsart.com/events/artists-of-rubber-city-annual-juried-show/

Cuyahoga Valley Art Center Regional Show

The Cuyahoga Valley Art Center is hosting its 31st annual Regional Art Show, opening Saturday, May 9 and continuing through June 2.
It’s a large and varied show, with representational and abstract art by artists from all around the area.

Patrick Melnick, Director of Art Studies at Virginia Marti College of Art an Design, kindly served as juror for the show.

Two of my collages, “Geraniums” (pictured here) and “Serenity” are included in the show.

Cuyahoga Valley Art Center
2131 Front Street
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44221
330-928-8092
http://www.cvartcenter.org

http://www.lifeneedsart.com/events/cuyahoga-valley-art-center-regional-show/

In The Garden

In The Garden is a combination of painting and collage. Sunny and warm, I made it during the summer of 2014 when gardens were awash with flowers of all colors.

As with so many of my artworks, this one started one way, then took a left turn in the middle. It began as an abstract landscape. You can still see the orange sky and horizon line in the background. The painting got to a point where it didn’t want to be an abstract anymore. It called for something identifiable, such as...

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