Reception Excitement!

7/24/2015 11:58:52 PM

Reception Excitement! So stinking excited. The Presentation Center from 2-5.

Sometimes I just feel like I’m all over the board and spread way to thin, and I'm not talking about my waistline thin.

It seems that I’ve been doing the same thing over and over again, in different states and somewhat differently but basically the same. Establishing myself again and again in the art community each time I have moved.

Finally I feel like I’m home and I can get to work on growing as an artist in skill as well as recognition.

Reception Excitement!

So excited! I love parties and sharing my work!

Oh and I haven’t given up on studio space.

We’ve had a week rich with the arts. We attended an artist reception at the Triton with Barry Masteller. He works with a limited palette and his abstracts are filled with energy and very powerful.

Me and Barry

Barry is an easy going and humble guy, willing to discuss his life as an artist and of course we talked about studio space. He doesn’t have a studio right now so he is focusing on photography and sketching.

Speaking of sketching, I have been experimenting with water-soluble graphite. They are so much fun to work with.

Eagle Pose

The Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society Had a really great and successful event.

Three professional artists who have national and probably international recognition with very distinct and different painting styles all painted the same model. It was fun, inspiring, lively and well attended.

Christopher Schink

Myrna Wacknov

Mike Bailey

And off to the right of Bailey's shoulder you can see my painting - Liquid Color.

We went to the stage performance of West Side Story at City Lights in Downtown San Jose.

David and I

Downtown San Jose would be a good place to have a studio. It’s a really vibrant art scene.

I sold a print from the Presentation Center. No matter how many sales I have made, I still get this giddy happy feeling when a print or painting sells. Is that ego? Yuck I hope not.

This evening, right now as I write my blog David is busy washing and chopping the veggies and preparing for tomorrows reception.

Having such a solid support from my partner has allowed me to entertain thoughts of my future as an artist.

Signature membership?

Gallery representation?

Teaching?

Neil and Emily the young newlyweds are perfect examples of living the dream. They offer breath taking photo’s that inspire a painting and reading their journalistic travel blog put’s you right there with them. Merging Worlds Travel.