Saturday, February 23, 2013

A Busy Late Winter....

Here it is approaching late Feb. and man, am I busy! I am working like mad to participate in almost all of the art opportunities that come my way, while creating enough art for each of them! It can be quite a balancing act to do this. 
My first event is the San Diego Birding Festival, where I will be a vendor. It begins on Feb. 28th and runs through March 3rd, 2013.
I have been painting like crazy trying to get a body of work that is pertinent for the festival, as well as making as many minis as possible. 

 If you are in the area, come see me at my booth!
In addition to preparing for the festival, I have been asked to show my work at the Bernalillo County Commissioners Office in downtown ABQ beginning in mid March - May. 
It is quite an honor to have been asked to do this and I am very excited about it. I love that you can find people who support the arts in all areas of our fair city, ABQ, NM. 
My work has been hanging at a Radiology/Oncology Center for the past month and a half, and will have to take that work down to show at the commissioner's office. (more juggling of the art) During the month of April I will be participating in a show hanging at the Old Schoolhouse Gallery in Cedar Crest, NM. (closer to my neck of the woods). The theme for that show will be "Birds" so this will be appropriate for my work. 
On top of all of this, I have applied for three different art shows, of various types, locations and sizes. I haven't yet heard back if I will be attending any of them, but will post it here if I do. 
Meanwhile, I am still working on a t-shirt design for the NM Ornithological Society.
I have also committed to creating a new logo for the Central New Mexico Audubon Society. 
I was recently contacted by the Tucson Audubon regarding a Bird A Thon t-shirt design they need for 2013. I have provided them with the image they loved, a flying raven. 

So as soon as I return to NM from CA I will be busy working. I love staying busy! My yurt is ready to be set up with electric and heat and when it is, I will have a larger more user friendly space to create in. I am really looking forward to that! But if nothing else, I have learned that I can create in any space.



Another project that I will be starting soon, is the Mono Lake Chautauqua Birding Festival t-shirt design for 2013. Wezil and I plan to attend the festival in mid June to participate as vendor/bird guide. That will be a lot of fun.
So I am keeping real busy. Stay posted for next month's blog regarding my projects and shows. Please email me with any questions or comments.
Thanks for looking and here's to the end of winter! ;)

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Getting Busier!


Since my last entry I have been approached by a gallery in Black Mountain, NC, ironically 4 months after moving from that very area! It is called the Mountain Nest Gallery.  The first series, 8" squares depict Birds in Dogwoods.
(seen here)


The second series, a group of four longer billed birds, are called Birds in Oaks, Brown Thrasher, Carolina Wren,  White breasted Nuthatch and Ruby throated Hummingbird. 





       The last painting for now, is one I call Northern Cardinal in the Blue Ridge Mountains...As you can see the colors on these Eastern paintings are more subdued colors for a more conservative crowd. When I was painting these, I was really missing my bright brights!! I had to stop and create a colorful painting just to satisfy my need for color! LOL!


Along with this ongoing project, I have been asked to paint an Olive Warbler for the New Mexico Ornithological Society Tshirt. And I have committed to showing my work down in San Diego for their Bird Festival at the end of the month! So I have some serious work to accomplish this month! To top it all off, I now have a large work space, a yurt which was raised on Groundhog's Day! We had a great group of helpers, a neighbor, his brother in law, and our helpful builder too. It was fun! Thanks guys!


We still have some work before I can use it, but it sure is cute to look at!! I am anxious to move in.
Happy February!