art (mostly painting)
Welcome to my art pages!
I enjoy creating and studying art, esp. painting.
Detail of Double Wheel, acrylic on canvas, 2014
> You can see some of my recent work HERE. <
Earlier series are linked in the left column.
SF Open Studios 2014 at Fort Mason, Nov 7, 8 and 9:
Please come see my recent work in ArtSpan's SF Open Studios where I'll be showing with a group of spirited artists, ArtCoLab SF. We'll be at Fort Mason
beginning with a Opening on Friday Nov 7th, 6-9PM. Then we have two full days to show our work, Sat-Sun Nov 8 & 9, 11AM-6PM.
Also, the ArtSpan 2014 Open Studios Preview Exhibition will run from Oct 10 - Nov 9th, at 934 Brannan St near 9th St.. SF. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, noon-7pm / Saturday, 11am-5pm / Sunday, 11am-3pm. This is a great way to discover new artists and prepare for your expedition to your favorite artists' venues.
The ArtSpan web site features work by all the exhibiting artists, including mine: ArtSpan
During 2013 SF Open Studios, this painting," Love Magnet" was part of the ArtSpan Preview Exhibition from Oct 12 - Nov 10.
Below are highlights from making art for the Sanchez Art Center's 50-50 shows in 2012 and 2011 and more, including an exhibition history.
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50-50 IV
Sanchez Art Center 8/24-9/30/2012
Summer 2012, I was again part of an annual show at the Sanchez Art Center in Pacifica, "50-50 IV" featuring 70 artists who each created 50 pieces in 50 days! Working with the theme "Bridging Borders", I used B/W photography as a layer for some of my acrylic paintings.
Visit the Sanchez Art Center for the full details. The galleries are open Friday - Sunday, 1-5PM at 1220 Linda Mar Blvd. in Pacifica.
Directions: To get to SAC, take 280 South to Highway 1 into Pacifica. Go Left (inland) on Linda Mar 1.3 miles and turn right
into the parking lot in front of the complex. Walk past the mural covered auditorium building and enter the East and West Galleries.
The Opening reception 9/24/12 was very well attended and a lot of people took home some great and affordable small pieces.
Here's a snapshot of my spot (foreground) in the East Wing gallery on setup day.
2011 Open Studios at Fort Mason was Oct 22 and 23. Oodles of kind folks came
around to see the art by over 100 artists. I was showing in room C370
along with a great group of artists- we call ourselves ArtCoLab SF and photos of
this event are available on our site.
Perhaps you missed the Friday night Open Studios preview party -
don't miss it next year!The Off the Grid food trucks, live music and a warm summer night helped make it a blast.
50-50 III
Summer 2011 I was very excited to be part of an annual show at the Sanchez Art Center in Pacifica. "50-50 III" featured
70 artists, each creating 50 pieces in 50 days!
Here's what it looked like as we assembled it. My work is second from right.
Friday August 26th, 6-9PM was the public opening and the place was packed. Each artist chose a theme
for their series and there were paintings, photographs, all kinds of mixed media and even a folded paper sculpture piece.
Thursday night's preview was lively and I got a chance to read more of the artists' blurbs which informed
and enhanced the experience for me. Artists embrace their identity, dreams, memory, mistakes
and their place in the world. A super show!
Preview night, Thursday, the Main Gallery was sedate.
Opening night, Friday was busy with art lovers. This pic shows the roomy Main Gallery. The East & West Galleries were packed!!!
My submission is a study of color, food, farming and more. Here's a snapshot.
My piece, "Beyond Chow" echoes themes from Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" and contemporary concerns about seed stock licensing and sustainability.
This show closed with another reception on Sunday, October 2nd where some of us traded panels of with other artists.
Exhibition History is available here.
Brother John (detail), 2007, oil on canvas
Links to my work on other web sites:
Pro Arts - 2009
SF Artspan- SF Open Studios 2008-201
Bucci's Restaurant - 2008
Artist as Activist group show at Berkeley City College - 2009
Digital Arts Club at BCC - 2008
MesArt Page - 2008
Berkeley City College, Jerry Adams Gallery, BCC Arts Council website is sadly gone. (I was a member of this group advocating Art events at BCC's Jerry Adams Gallery 2008-2014)
