Nice to be in the NCAA national show again!

My pastel, Gauguin’s bamboo, has been accepted into the Northern Colorado Artist’s Association (NCAA) national show! The show runs from April 7 to through May 11th, 2007, at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins. This is usually a very nice show, and overly hard to get into (for me it’s the 2nd time in 5 years). Now, I need to get busy building a nice frame!

Trying to keep those shadows clean in pastel

Currently I am working on this painting in pastel. I do very much enjoy working with old adobe walls, and have several well regarded black and white prints of such walls in my portfolio. This one is a bit of a challenge I am finding, as the shadows are very important, and I am not sure how to do this with this medium. I do not want the walls to begin to look dirty (if they are not doing so already). I guess I need to work with sharper edges. Best get back to work!

The photography classes I had scheduled starting this month have been canceled. I did not get enough folks to sign up. I plan to try again in the fall, and will hope to get after promoting the classes sooner. . . .

Wildflower Hearts Photography Show is up and looks great!

My friend Tom Frederick (www.tomasrobertfrederick.com) and I have our photography show up. It’s like a breath of spring in this long cold winter we’re having. Please come by and see the show and get a preview of spring!