I’m happy to say that I’ve been awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Oregon Arts Commission, as well as a Make/Build/Learn grant from my local Regional Arts and Culture Council. The fellowship is an unrestricted cash award, and the RACC grant is to purchase secure and archival storage solutions for new 24×30 inch paintings that I will begin working on soon.
Also, since my last post I’ve created three new series of paintings, all of which are viewable on my portfolio website.
Series 33 has 10 each tiny little 5×7 inch paintings – the series was a test to see if I would enjoy working on a new type of poly/cotton blend canvas that is pre-primed with a very smooth, very white surface. This photo shows two of them stretched and framed, sitting on my easel:
Series 35 has 30 each 16×20 inch paintings on the same poly/cotton canvas as Series 33. This photo shows Series 35 #1 stretched and framed, sitting on the my easel:
Series 34 has 13 each 30×40 inch paintings on my favorite heavy duty #10 cotton duck canvas, primed with clear gesso. I painted these larger works stretched on 1.5 inch thick bars (I usually work on smaller paintings flat). This photo shows photographer Mario Gallucci during the documentation process:
In other news, I’ve decided to make paintings available for purchase on my website as flat canvases, which will ship rolled in a tube. They can still be purchased ready-to-hang on Saatchi Art, and the prices reflect that difference.
Having a flat canvas stretched on bars at a local frame shop should cost a lot less than having me stretch it here (or having me take it to my local frame shop to be stretched). It also provides an opportunity to choose a custom frame instead of a minimal gallery wrap, which can make the art acquisition experience both more personal and more fun.
Un-stretched canvases can be purchased directly from my website using a computer or tablet (the purchasing option is not yet available on mobile). Click on an image to enlarge the work and if it is still available there will be purchasing options. The price includes shipping rolled in a tube, and the payment is handled through Paypal.
