"Stimulus"

Three of my paintings will be featured in a group show, "Stimulus," at Nevin Kelly Gallery from June 6th to July 11th. The show features a variety of very talented local artists, and all artwork in the show will be priced at $500 or less. From Nevin Kelly Gallery:

"The gallery presents "Stimulus," a group exhibition of works by local artists to stimulate the mind and the economy. All works in the show will be priced at $500 or less, many at limited-opportunity prices. Participating artists include John M. Adams, Sondra N. Arkin, Joan Belmar, Anne Bouie, Molly Brose, Lenny Campello, Mary Chiaramonte, Anna U. Davis, Jenny Davis, Thomas Drymon, Stirling Elmendorf, Pat Goslee, Emily Greene Liddle, Laurel Hausler, J. Ford Huffman, Rosalind Kennedy, Mark Parascandola, Anneliese Sullivan, Ming Yi Sung Zaleski, Ruth Trevarrow, Claudia Vess, and Ellyn Weiss."

The opening reception will be Tuesday, June 16, 5:30-8:30PM.


Masquerade #4 (Detail)

Second Thursday at the Torpedo Factory (Studio Time)

I will be in Studio 15 at the Torpedo Factory Thursday, May 14. It's Second Thursday at the Factory, and this month's theme is All About Dogs - so I'll have some doggie artwork up, along with a few portraits. Come visit me and my talented mom in the studio, meet our four-legged mascot, and enjoy free refreshments!

From the Torpedo Factory Art Center:

Second Thursday Art Night
All About Dogs
Thursday, May 14
6-9pm

Browse open studios, meet the artists and their canine companions, and enjoy refreshments, available for both our two and four-legged guests at this free event. A map of studios with artwork inspired by man's best friend will be available for guests.

Experience the urban contemporary art scene first hand in Target Gallery from 6-8pm with the reception for the show FRESH. DJ Phill provides tunes in the gallery from 6-8pm. At 7pm, hear a gallery talk from the juror about his selection of work for the show.

From 6:30-8pm, The Art League Gallery hosts the reception for the All-Media Membership Show and Progression , Suzanne Yurdin's solo show.

Give a home to an animal in need at a pet adoption event sponsored by the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria. Help contribute to animals in our community with a donation to this vital organization.

Enter a free prize drawing for a chance to win artwork by Lisa Schumaier. Enjoy fun activities throughout the night!

Freedom!

I finally finished all my term papers and final exams, and have - for the first time in a long time - absolutely nothing to do that's not art-related. It's a wonderful feeling! Graduation's Saturday, and meanwhile I'm painting and drawing to my heart's content. I'm almost done with my current portrait commission (will post a picture soon). I've also been working on some dog art (which will be in Studio 15 of the Torpedo Factory this Thursday).

Here's a digital painting I've been working on in the evenings - it's really coming together and I love that I've actually had the time to do it.

More Frogs!

Finally got around to photographing my favorite book that I made last fall. Here are the illustrations:











These are all linoleum block prints on Arches cover white (signatures of the book) and buff (end papers). I'm still amazed at how perfectly the Crane Attack image lined up - it's printed on two separate signatures, so I had to cut the plate in half and print each half separately and hope they aligned correctly when I sewed everything together. (The photo I posted earlier of the Crane Attack is of a print I pulled before I cut the block.) Anyway, I'm really pleased with how the book came out and I would love to do more book making one day.

Michael

This one's about 1/3 to 1/2 way done. I should be able to get it finished in the next few weeks, or as soon as my homework load eases up a bit.

Rebecca (Finished)

Finished this one a few weeks ago.

Crane Attack

I felt guilty not posting anything in so long, so here's a linoleum block print I did in November. Did it as part of a final project in my Book Arts class. If I had the finished book and a working camera here with me, I'd post more pictures. (One day I will photograph the whole book--and its companion--and post it.)


Anyway, this is from my retelling of "The Frogs Desiring a King," one of Aesop's fables. It's 7"x10."

Also, I updated my other site with another digital painting. Go see.
:-)

Rebecca

16"x13"
It's about 1/3 of the way done.

Incidentally, sorry about the lack of posts lately. Been exceedingly busy, even over break. Hopefully things will improve and I'll have more time to paint (and post) this spring.

"The Portrait"

Two of my paintings (Courtney and Blue Skies) will be included in a group show in The Arts Center in Orange this January. The show, titled "The Portrait," will be on display from January 8 to January 31, 2009, and features the work of Francisco Centofanti, Paolo Coppini, Thomas Marsh, Bradley Stevens, Henry Wingate, and myself. The opening reception is Thursday, January 8 at 6:30PM.

Exhibit details: Artist bios and websites

129 East Main Street
Orange, Virginia 22960
540-672-7311
artscenterorange.org

Katherine (Finished)

Finished this afternoon.

Katherine

17.5"x11.5"

This one's about 1/3 of the way done.

Michael

Finished last Sunday.


16"x12"

The Frog Prince

So I just got Photoshop and an Intuos3 and I am having a LOT of fun with them. I had no idea how addictive they would be. :-)

I'll be posting more soon... I did finish the portrait I was working on, so I'll photograph that and post it this weekend.

Monks

My school's hosting a group of Tibetan monks this week, so I got to pop in (and sketch) the opening ceremony for the creation of a sand mandala. It was really cool--




These are actually the first sketches I've done from life in a long time (lately I've been more into my characters). But this was really fun to draw, really neat and definitely not something you see every day.

Anyway, I'm just about done with the painting I'm working on (Michael). I'll have it finished by next weekend and hopefully post it then, too.

Michael

16"x12"

Started this one last Sunday.

Courtney

24"x17"
Finished this one last week.




(Detail)


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New Website!

So I just finished redesigning my .Mac site... Added lots of new work. I would love to hear any comments, especially about the new stuff (it's really new). Go here to see, and drop a line (jenny underscore davis at comcast dot net) or comment at the bottom of this post.

Oh, and I just finished a new painting, so I'll be posting that in a few days (as soon as I flatten it - it's really curly right now).

Kit

16.5"x12.25"
Finished.




(Detail)

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Studio Space

I'll be subleasing studio space in the Torpedo Factory this summer. My work will be in studio 3 from July 9 to July 25, and I'll be working Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and some Wednesdays. Feel free to drop by to talk or to see more of my work.

Kit

Started this one last week. It's about 16"x12", and around halfway done... or maybe a little more than half.