The Buffalo Fine Arts League is currently holding its Spring 2017 Open Exhibition at Pencil in the River Gallery, in North Tonawanda, NY. The BFAL is a juried society of realist artists, of which I’ve enjoyed being a member since last summer. The current exhibit at this beautiful gallery features works by members of the…
I’m happy to announce a new spring show of the East Aurora Art Society, currently on view at the East Aurora Library. All are invited to come see this collection of works by members of the society in a number of media. I’m grateful to this year’s judge for awarding my piece first place in the show. I…
It’s been my privilege to be participating in a wonderful juried art exhibit at Stangler Fine Art + Contemporary Craft in Orchard Park, NY. As a member of the Buffalo Fine Arts League, I’m eligible to submit work to the League’s juried members exhibitions. The fall installment of these shows is going on right now…
People who’ve been following my blog might be aware that I’ve done quite a few sculpture demonstrations. This past summer I had a chance to do another one. In this instance, the audience was the Orchard Park Business Connections group, a collection of entrepreneurs and professionals from a cross section of disciplines. The vast majority of my previous…
This past weekend proved to be fun, exciting, and indeed challenging. The popular Erie County Fair held annually in Hamburg, NY features many exhibits of creative expression from flower arranging to photography to fine art painting. For the past several years, they’ve been including a relatively new addition and that’s a plein air painting competition. Plein…
Drawing is an age-old art form, and could be considered the most basic and fundamental expression of visual art. It requires no more than a hard object, and a surface to be inscribed by that object, to produce a drawing. There’s something satisfyingly simple about that. Yet, as we can see from the caliber of…
For the many professional and aspiring painters who love working in oil paints but fear the health hazards associated with the constant exposure to solvents, my friends, there is hope! I too love working in oils and have much experience with the traditional variety. More recently, I’ve been blessed to have found out about water-mixable…
Ok, that headline sounds really pretentious! I just couldn’t resist the “King” reference. Anyway, for whoever’s been following along, there’s been a recent exhibition of paintings by members of the East Aurora Art Society, to which I belong, at the public library in East Aurora, NY. We’ve had shows and competitions there before, but this…
Hey folks. We’re supposed to “think big,” right? Well, I’m all for that. In fact, when it comes to art, I’ve always been a fan of big, not only to look at, but to work big too. Big projects excite me, and large scale art projects really get my blood pumping. That’s why I’ve been…
My goodness, my favorite season of the year is already beginning to wrap up. I’m sure many would agree that summer is the season we look forward to the most. Don’t get me wrong though, spring, autumn, and even winter all have their charms. And speaking of winter, just around the corner, the holidays will…