A few new paintings

I've been painting quite a bit with my new studio and teaching a few classes.  Here is one of my latest and I really like it. 

As of today ski racing season is over which means a lot more free time on weekends, woo hoo.

New Studio!

Very exciting news!  I just got the keys to my new studio space last week.  It needs some paint and a bit more cleanup but it has tons of potential.  There are multiple sinks, storage and even a dryer vent that I can use to vent my encaustic setup.  It's big enough for workshops which I'm currently planning out, so stay tuned. I'll post some pictures in the next few days too.

Time to get organized

With paintings seemingly coming and going in all directions, I've been working on getting organized. Other than running a 1/2 marathon (very slowly), I spent the weekend photographing, wiring, varnishing, etc.  I have a booth at a show at the Carriage House in Manotick this weekend.  It's kind of an impromptu thing so I hope we get traffic.

In other news, my brand new business cards arrived from Vistaprint today, and they are quite nice.  Just wish I had put my QR code on the back but that's OK.  Oh yes, and I finally put a couple of images on my Imagekind site so I can sell prints more easily.

Here is a recently finished piece.  I think I'll call it "Escape".

Persistent Visitor

My inspiration for this piece was a very persistent oriole that was hanging around the house this summer.  He kept going around to all the wondows and chirping and looking in.

Small Wonders Show Opens

I belong to an art group called "Ottawa Mixed Media Artists" and every year we have a show called Small Wonders where all the pieces are 12"x12" or smaller and are square.  The vernissage was last night at the Britannia Gallery in Ottawa, Ontario. The show looked great!  This image is of one of two paintings in the show and I'm happy to say that it sold.

September Virtual Paintout

This is my contribution to the September Virtual Paintout.  This month's location is New Orleans.  I chose this image to paint because I like to ride my bike(s) but what really struck me as I explored the area using Google Street View was the aftermath of hurricane Katrina.  It was incredible to see the number of people who are still unable to live in their own houses, so instead, they live in trailers in front of their houses.  Entire neighborhoods  have trailers in front of their homes. You can't help but feel for those people. My heart goes out to them.

Here is the link to the location: Hampson at Burdette