The Haunting Presence

Spectrum 18 is soon to be released and I realized I still had not posted by accepted illustration to the annual fantasy art publication. Well, my piece is more appropriate to the current season now anyway. This is The Haunting Presence, a poster image commissioned for an independent film. You might be able to guess the genre of the film from the title, if not from the image.

Oil on Board, 24 x 36 inches

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You can see a preview/flip through of the book at this link. My image appears at 1:04.

Nude

 Oil, 18 x 24 inches
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200th Post!

Should have happened a little earlier this month, but I just moved into a new apartment so things have been a bit busy while I've been getting settled and getting my new studio arranged! When it's set-up maybe I'll post pictures. For now, here's a portrait...

Lauren, Oil, 11 x 14 inches

SouthwestArt Magazine - 21 Under 31 Competition

My painting, "House Mouse," has been selected for SouthwestArt Magazine's annual competition, 21 Under 31. Every year the magazine selects 21 artists under the age of 31 and recommends that collectors and enthusiasts start watching them. The competition and my painting appear in the current, September issue of this year, so take a look if you find yourself near a newsstand or have a subscription!

Top Left: Magazine cover, Top Right: Article title page, Bottom: My section of the article

Click here to see a larger image of just the painting.

Steve

Oil, 20 x 16 inches

OPA Online Showcase

More good news. The Oil Painters of America recently held their first Online Showcase competition. There was a lot of great work submitted which you can see at the competition website. I was awarded an Honorable Mention for my painting, Present Company Excluded!

Present Company Excluded, Oil, 18 x 24 inches

ARC Salon

The results of the Art Renewal Center's 2010-2011 Salon are posted and my painting, Elegant Enigma, has received an Honorable Mention in the Still life Category!

Elegant Enima, Oil, 14 x 18 inches

I've also recently been notified that my painting, Drafting Pad, has been accepted to the Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition! The show will take place at Addison Art Gallery in Orleans Massachusetts, from September 17th to October 15th, 2011. The opening reception will be Saturday September 17th from 5:30-7:30pm.

 

Drafting Pad, Oil, 8.5 x 13.5 inches

Suzanna

Oil, 9 x 12 inches

Marly

 

Oil, 8 x 10 inches

I was recently notified that my painting, House Mouse (left), was awarded Finalist in the May BoldBrush Painting Competition!

Additionally, Illumintation (right), was accepted to the Providence Art Club's 2011 Open Painting show, July 5-22.

Coffee Shop Sketches

Ron

Oil, 11 x 14 inches

Nico

Oil, 8 x 10 inches

Brian

Another Monday nigh portrait.

I'm back from the Portrait Society of America Conference. I had a great time and met a lot of great people! As shown in this photo by Garth Herrick, it was an exhilarating experience to accept a Certificate of Excellence in front of 800 people and share a stage with the other certificate winners.

Left to right: certficate recipients John Michael Carter, Joshua LaRock, Holly Metzger, Me (yellow shirt), Tony Pro, Clete Shields, Alexandra Tyng, Jennifer Welty, and Chaiman of the PSA, Gordon Wetmore.

And last but not least, I have a show of 30 paintings going up in Bristol, RI this Friday, May 13th until July 6th at the Rogers Free Library and curated by the Bristol Art Museum. A selection of portraits and still lives will be on view and for sale.

Devon and Declan

A recent commission.

Oil, 14 x 11 inches

Dorrett

Oil, 9 x 12 inches