I’m proud to announce that it’s a busy summer for my two most recent paintings. Bufos: Invaders Down Under was selected for the Arts Council of York County’s 35th Annual Juried Competition in Rock Hill, SC. The awards ceremony is Thursday, August 8 at 5:30pm and the show is open now and will continue until August 24. If you want a brief look at the York County show, put your arrow on the following space to highlight a link to its web site - https://www.yorkcountyarts.org/35thjuried If you are patient and wait for the fourth photo you can see a side view of my painting next to the marionettes. It seems to have a nice location near the gallery entrance and visible from the street. A clearer photo of the painting is shown below.
Even more exciting is that the Editor in Chief of Orion Magazine contacted me a few months ago requesting the use of this painting as the main illustration for an article in their Summer Issue. Orion Magazine is a non-profit quarterly magazine that takes no advertising and survives on subscriptions and donations. It averages about 25,000 subscribers. It invites its readers “into a community that cares deeply for the planet with writing and art that explores the connection between nature and culture and inspires new thinking about how humanity might live on Earth justly, sustainably, and joyously.”
The Orion readers seem to be an ideal audience for my paintings, and I feel fortunate to have my painting and website gain exposure with this group.
Below are photos of the cover of the Summer 2024 issue of Orion and the first page of the article illustrated with my Bufos painting. The colors of my painting on their page are a bit muted from their use of environmentally sound paper and inks when compared to the image of my painting shown above.
Next, my most recently completed painting Delicate Arch (shown below) has been accepted into the 2024 Yadkin NC Arts Council Juried Show. My Snow Leopard painting was in the Yadkin show last year and we really enjoyed it. The art exhibited was quite varied and impressive. The Yadkin Cultural Art Center stands out in the small town of Yadkinville, and they had the most elegant gourmet food at their reception that we’ve seen at any of these events! The opening reception and award ceremony is July 12 from 5-7pm, and the show will run from July 12 - August 30.
I’ve been working hard on a new painting for the past several months and hope to have it completed sometime this summer. I look forward to publishing a new post when it’s done.
Enjoy your summer everyone!