We have had some beautiful encounters with a Bobcat in our yard recently. It has discovered our bird feeder, which I refer as a Trophic Feeder, as it ends up feeding critters of all sorts. This piece is inspired by these close encounters. Acrylic and metal leaf on wood panel. 11"x14 ".
My winters are spent in Southern Arizona in the small town of Ajo. I arrived at my winter home about a week ago. It did not take me to long for the desert to call me to play with art. Here are two recent pieces.
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| Night Pollinator, Lesser Long-nosed Bat. 12"x9" Acrylic and metal leaf on wood panel. |
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| Spicy Danger Noodle. 9"x12" Acrylic and copper leaf on wood panel. SOLD |
It is the event everyone has been waiting for......the Dakota Art 6x6 Show! This awesome show is packed full of original art from a huge number of Bellingham area artists. Every piece is 6 inches by 6 inches and is priced at $25.00! What a wonderful chance to get affordable, local art. These pieces go FAST! If you want to have the best chance at a selection, be there well before the opening of Friday November 1st at 6pm. The show dates are from November 1st till December 14th (but you want to have a choice for a purchase be there opening night!).
Dakota Art Store
1322 Cornwall Ave
Bellingham, WA 98225
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| my entry in the Dakota Art 6x6 |
Thank you to all the wonderful folks that came through my studio these past couple of weekends. I met so many interesting people and heard fascinating stories. Thank you also for supporting my art. A nice number of paintings have new homes!
As part of the tour I doing some paintings demonstrations. Here are two pieces I started and finished during the tour.
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I have enjoyed the Tour for many years as a visitor; meeting artists where they create their work. Now, I will be greeting guests into my studio for the first time. I am excited see you all! I am Studio #27 on the tour.
The Tour runs during the first two weekends in October between 10 am and 5 pm each day (note my studio will be closed between 2 pm and 4 pm on Oct 12th for a memorial).
You can pick up Tour Brochures with a map of studios at businesses throughout Whatcom County or download one here: WAST Brochure
I continue with the butterfly theme, this time Western Swallowtail butterflies. Floating is 28"x20" acrylic on canvas. It will be available to view for the Whatcom Artist Studio Tour during the first two weeks of October.
A fun experiment with atmospheric perspective. I may try more.