OPA National Juried Exhibition

I received some exciting news the other day when I was notified that my painting 'Grandfather's Brass Bowls' has been accepted to the Oil Painters of America 19th Annual National Juried Exhibition! It will take place at the Legacy Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona, from April 30th to may 31st, 2010. This means, of course, that the painting will not be able to take part in my upcoming group show in Bristol, Rhode Island, as originally planned, but don't worry I have plenty others for that show that you will be seeing here shortly.

Oil, 16 x 20 inches, Originally posted here
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Kevin

He has a very distinctive look, I had fun with this one. I love the variety of character you find in peoples faces.

Oil, 16 x 20 inches

Angela

My own lovely girlfriend, Angela, posed for the Monday night portrait group. If you need a new sketchbook, stop by her etsy store for great hand bound books with vintage covers.

Oil, 16 x 20 inches

Coffee Shop Sketches

Christy

Another portrait from the weekly live session.

Oil, 16 x 20 inches

Special thanks to Lines and Colors for the recent feature!

House Mouse

Another still life for my upcoming group show in Bristol, Rhode Island, April 2-18th.

Oil, 11 x 14 inches

More Cafe Sketches

Girls in Scarves

Recent sketches: two from life, one carved in stone from imagination.

Portrait

I forgot this girl's name after I left the painting session, so this one will have to go unnamed until I can figure it out.

Oil, 16 x 20 inches
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Update: Her name is Amanda, making her the third Amanda that I've painted a portrait of.

Saba II

Oil, 16 x 20 inches
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Figure Drawing Session

Oh, yeah, and I drew the model too...

Travel Sketches

Here is entertainment industry sculptor, Jordu Schell, giving a monster sculpting demonstration at IlluXcon.


And this is the guy that modeled for Donato Giancola during his portrait painting demonstration, also at IlluXcon in Pennsylvania.

Two weeks later, I delightfully happened to run into Donato again in Montreal while visiting the John William Waterhouse exhibit at the Montreal Museum of Fine Art! It was a really excellent display of one of my favorite artists.
Also while in Montreal, it was cold waiting for the museum to open, so I got a cup of tea and sketched the back side of this sculpture of Norman Bethune from inside a Tim Horton's there.
I didn't know anything about him at the time, but Wikipedia tells me he was a medical innovator and Surgeon-in-Chief of Montreal's Royal Victoria Hospital in the 1930's

Martin

Wearing a damaged straw hat, he makes a surprisingly convincing rancher.

Oil, 16 x 20 inches
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Coffee Shop Sketches

Ryan or Blond Streak

As usual, painted from a live sitting.

Oil, 16 x 20 inches

In other news, this weekend I will be taking a pilgrimage to Montreal Museum of Fine Arts to see the John William Waterhouse exhibit! (on display there until February 7th) Waterhouse is a major influence on me and I have yet to see any of his paintings in person, so I'm excited. Check out these videos of curator, Peter Trippi, speaking about some of the paintings on display.