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The internet is quiet today and it is still warm in New England but today is dry and breezy. I am attending Odyssey, a Lettering Arts Conference at Stonehill College in Easton, MA

Opening night for my first solo show is tomorrow! The paintings are in place, postcards are mailed and flyers are made. I welcome anyone who can come to please do so! The exhibit is at Art Works in Richmond ,Va. The body of work I am presenting is titled 'Word Play'. Each piece in the show represents a play on words

Most of my paintings are done using an underpainting in the style of the Old Dutch and Flemish Masters. The underpainting shows the light and the shadow - it is not a monochrome in the usual sense of the word. It is more of a value statement

How To Respond To Criticism In Person and Online. "Everybody's an art critic." (Judith Martin)

So this delicious fella was the guest of honor at our Father's Day Dinner earlier this year. We cooked up quite a batch - and I photographed every stage. I see the next series of paintings to follow

Pre-Opening event on July 10 from 5-8 p.m. I created this event because some of my friends and family were unable to attend the main event on July 24th. I also wanted everyone to be able to view my work before the big show in a smaller group setting

A favorite art blog of mine is Chuck DeWolfe's "Selling Art Blog". http://sellingartblog.com . This week he posted concerning "a body of work". It hit home both in our studio, and at the co-op gallery we belong to. (Corner Gallery in Ukiah) So let it be said, again, a body of work is not necessarily everything you've done recently

Art Assemblage by Michael Wilson I am choosing to work the Art Assemblage arena due to influences and friendships with older artists who were the founders of the West Coast art movements of the famous Ferus Gallery (1957-66) in Los Angeles. Being inspired by the materials, (i.e

I was fully prepared to dislike this show when I first heard about its conception over a year ago and I was not disappointed. Stereotypical, pretentious and formulaic, packed with tension filled pauses while we wait to see who gets eliminated, is so predictable

Exhibition of Puerto Rico and Venezuela Artists Pictured Antonio Perez Melero with Padre Diego Jaramillo. On June 21, 2010 I had the honor of attending the exhibition of Artists from Puerto Rico and Venezuela at the Venezuela Mission to the United Nations in New York City