Happy New Year!

I have been very busy packing up paintings for my big show that I install on Monday down at the Artsgarden in the Circle Center Mall.  My studio has been getting very full, one wall is almost nothing but paintings!  By the time the Stutz Open house rolls around in April I am sure all THREE walls will be like this!

Less than five months until the big Stutz Open house. 

First Friday December 3rd 2010

I will be in my studio this first Friday 12-5 in the Stutz Building (10th and Capital) along with many other artists. At 5PM in the gallery downstairs a group show “Uncovered: Food for Thought” will be open. For more information on this show please visit the Stutz Artists Association website. There is also a restaurant downstairs called Bearcats, named after the Stutz racing car, so no need to worry about where to eat lunch or dinner while touring the studios and galleries tonight! Enjoy the last first Friday of 2010!

Stuck Between a Scylla and a Charybdis

20x20 inches Oil and Sand on Canvas

This one is from the Odyssey.  Odysseus had to choose between sailing closer to a giant whirlpool monster named Charybdis or a monster lady named Scylla who would grab sailors and eat them.

Eumachia: A Roman Woman's Legacy

Eumachia was a woman who lived in Pompeii 80-100 years before the famous eruption.  With her own money she funded the building of one of the largest buildings in Pompeii.  It was located right off of the town's forum and is now know as the Eumachia Building.  She also paid for her family's tomb which is the largest in Pompeii.  After her death the fuller's guild dedicated a statue to her which closely resembled the empress of Rome at that time.

Medusa's Gaze and Charybdis

For the Holiday show we are creating small 5x7 or 6x8 pieces to be sold for Riley Children's Hospital.  It was a challenge to go from four feet by six to eight feet to just a few inches! I decided that I wanted to work with my sand again since I love it and I haven't done that in a while.



Medusa's Gaze 5x7 Oil and Sand on Canvas Board



Charybdis 5x7 Oil and Sand on Canvas Board



I have been getting two paintings done a day around the studio now.  I am also working on about seven at a time now which means no room on my pallet.

2010 Stutz Artists Holiday Show

Start off this holiday season with the Stutz Artists Association Holiday show.  With more than 40 artists, there is a bunch to see!  There will be lots of food and music on November 19^th from 5-9PM.  Admission is free,  and there will be special small paintings created just for this show.  The proceeds from the sale of these pieces will be going to charity. The Stutzartspace will also be open for this event with their show “Uncovered: Food for Thought” which is part of the Indianapolis Sprit and Place Festival.   Artwork makes a wonderful gift for the holidays!

Sisterhood

This large 4 foot by 6 foot painting also took a while to finally finish.  I especially love the red background which glows in the sunshine.  It will look amazing hanging in the Artsgarden sunshine in a few months.  Be sure to check back often I am close to finishing up some SMALLER paintings.