Saturday, January 30, 2010

Find Me On Facebook

I would like to invite you to visit the Life Needs Art page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifeneedsart

You can use it to find the latest news about my art, see photos as I post them on Flickr, and get a quick link to my Etsy shop. Please leave comments and ask questions!

I'd be doubly delighted if you would consider becoming a fan. :)

Thursday, January 28, 2010

The Sketchbook Library Exhibit Opens January 29


The Sketchbook Library exhibits open January 29 in Atlanta! After that, it travels to:

January 29 - 30, 2010
Art House Gallery in Atlanta

February 19 - 21, 2010
303Grand in Brooklyn

February 26, 2010
Brooklyn Art Library in Brooklyn

April 8 - 11, 2010
Art and Shelter Gallery at The Salvation Army Alegria in Los Angeles

April 16 - 18, 2010
Soulard Art Market in St. Louis

May 7 - 9, 2010
Home Gallery in Chicago

The complete list of dates and locations is here:
http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject/exhibitions

There are LOTS of entries. Check out these photos:
http://blog.arthousecoop.com/2010/01/sketchbooks-coming-out-of-our-ears/

Might be just my imagination, but I think I see the corner of my sketchbook in the 5th photo down (underneath the heading "Bins!"). Look in the bin in the bottom row, second from the left. Can't you see just a bit of light blue with the word "Forgetting"? That's mine, I'm sure of it!!

Photos of my entry are on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifeneedsart/sets/72157623130266418/

If you happen to catch one of the exhibits, I'd highly recommend it. The photos look fantastic!

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Panache Figs, Finished

I finished the fig painting today. (See the work in progess here: http://lifeneedsart.blogspot.com/2009/12/panache-figs-in-progress.html .) I'm happy with it; it ended up being pretty much how I'd envisioned it.

Oh, of course, there are things I'd change. For instance, I'd make the figs larger so they fill the canvas. So I started a second version today to see how that idea might work out.


This one is 8 x 10 inches, acrylic on canvas. Here are a couple details: