2012 Patron's Show

For the 2012 Annual Patron's Show Fundraiser at the Alexandria Art League Gallery, I donated a painting called Faun at River Farm.  It is a plein air painting that I did a few years ago.  The Patron's Show is the biggest fundraiser for the Art League and everyone loves it.  Everyone who buys a ticket gets to pick a painting when their number is randomly called, but they don't have much time so they have to keep track of their favorite paintings and cross them off the list when they get picked by other people.      

December All-Media Show

I'm on a streak. I got into the Art League Show again for the fourth time in-a-row. The jurors this month were Linda and Steve Krensky, owners of the Light Street Gallery in Baltimore, MD. The painting is called Sarah and was done in the weekly open-life session.

Small Works All-Media Show

The November Show was juried by Faye Block and the Art League changed the rules for this show to allow more than one painting per person, so I was able to have two in the show. I entered two different small paintings that I did in open-life sessions. One is traditional and the other more narrative.

October All-Media Show

This month the Art League has a dual juried show, one called Altars, Icons and Reliquaries and one that is an All-Media membership show. I just tried for the All-Media Show and got my painting of Sonia accepted. I painted Sonia in my Wednesday open-life session. The All-Media Show was juried by Danielle O'Steen.

September All-Media Show

The September All-Media Show at the Alexandria Art League was juried by Dr. Barbara Wolanin. I didn't enter any pieces for June, July or August since I was away, so I was glad to have my still life called 'Pansies and Pears' accepted into the show.

Rehoboth Beach Paint Out

This year the event started with a reception at the Bellmoor Inn on Thursday night and it was nice to catch up with some of the artists from previous years. On Friday I painted building scenes in town since it would be less crowded than on Saturday, but it rained in the afternoon. On Saturday I painted Lake Gerar in the morning and in the afternoon I was bold enough to paint on the boardwalk. I painted the yucca plants in Dune Park near Grenoble Pl. I had so many people stop to see what I was doing but my favorites were the skate-boarding kids that stopped and thought it was really cool. The Dune Park painting won an Honorable Mention at the Plein Air Exhibit which was held at the Camp Rehoboth community center in the second block of Baltimore Ave. Overall I thought this year was much better than last year because the art show was in a great location and we had a very busy reception with lots of people.

May All-Media Show

The May All-Media show at the Art League in Alexandria was juried this month by Lillian Fitzgerald, an art consultant and curator. My painting is of hydrangeas from my garden that I painted last summer. I'd like to do more floral and still life paintings because it is a different experience from painting nudes or landscapes. I don't feel the need to rush so I can take more time and pay more attention.