Progress on Art-o-Mat Paintings

Progress! The blocks all have had 2 coats of gesso and then 2 coats of acrylic paint. This paint is just the background color. They still need lots of work yet, but I'm happy to have gotten this far. The background coats take a lot of time but I enjoy it. Maybe in a previous life I was an elf in Santa's workshop who painted wooden toys or something.

This time, I've tried a slightly darker shade of blue and also red ones. The red ones are really cool - I added a little bit of iridescent paint to the red, so they actually have a bit of shimmer and look kind of a coppery.

Stay tuned...

New Paintings for Art-o-Mat

I love doing paintings for Art-o-Mat. There's something about these itty bitty blocks and working in a series that just gets the ideas flowing. So here's a new batch of 50 wooden blocks, all fresh and clean. They need 2 coats of gesso on all sides before I can begin painting. So, here we go...

Timeless Reflections, Exhibit by Elinore Korow and Betty Wolfe

I'd like to pass this invitation along:

“Timeless Reflections”

An exhibit celebrating original art in oil, acrylic, oil pastel and watercolor.

The exhibit features the artwork of Elinore Korow and Betty Wolfe, nationally known and awarding-winning artists from Northeast Ohio.

The exhibit opens with a meet-the-artist reception on Sunday, October 3, from noon to 1 pm and an encore reception on November 7 from 10:30 am to 1 pm.

The exhibit will run through Thursday, November 18, 2010. The Gallery is open weekdays 9:00am to 4:30pm, Sunday, during regular hours and Saturdays by appointment.

The First Congregational Church of Akron

292 East Market and Union Streets

Akron, Ohio 44308