Proud to be in such good company!

I opened an exhibit of watercolors only at the Morean this past Saturday for Artwalk, along with encaustic artist Leslie Newmann and two glass artists. We were all lucky enough to open in conjunction with a very successful new exhibit that drew a record crowd of 300+ from the Tampa Bay area on Satturday night. Four of us are part of the Morean’s new program, Salon30, individual exhibits that hang for 30 dyas and are then replaced by other artists. We are all eager for this program to succeed. It means income for the Morean and exposure for artists who seldom show outside their studios due to high gallery commissions. You rent your chosen space and no commissions are taken. If I sell one painting, I’ll pay for my costs. If not, I’ve always got my private open studios at McNulty Lofts for interested visitors and collectors.

I have a lot of new original work going to Mainsail and a number of giclee prints of works that have already sold. They will be affordable for many more people now. Drop by my booth to say hello if you’re at the show on Saturday or Sunday, April 16 and 17th.

The Artist Magazine March 2011 issue names me as one of the top ten artists in America over the age of 60.  I’m not sure work should be judged in age categories, but, nevertheless, I AM THRILLED!!!

Five days working with master yupo artist George James was great opportunity to hear his philosophy and study his unique ways of painting watercolor onto yupo (the plastic sheets of “paper” that don’t absorb the paint and therefore have an intense finish.