End of Summer Update

After summering on Governors Island in New York, the next stop for my sketchbook is Atlanta!
 

ATLANTA, GA
Fri., Sept. 21st - Sun. Sept. 23rd
Ponce City Market 
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Take a look at this little 4"x4" mixed media on canvas piece! It's for a Visual Encylopedia. Each artist was given a word to represent. Can you guess what my word is?

Details about this project coming soon!

My well-traveled Mardi Gras mask is on the Mask Festival wall at the third annual Dulcepalloza show at the Neutra! See the work in this large group show that's up through the 15th of September. Show is curated by Dulce Stein.

 

New eBay Auctions + RoCo 6x6 Sold Out!

eBay Auctions for Charity

Head to eBay to purchase one or both of these beautiful 12"x12" mounted prints with metallic finish. No frame necessary. "Candy" is at left, and "Satin Doll" at right, both from my Songbook Series. Opening bid: $50!

This time, 100% of the purchase price goes to the Anti-Defamation League. Buy cool art, support a worthy cause!

The ADL mission is to stop the defamation of the Jewish people, and to secure justice and fair treatment for all. They actively work in the areas of religious freedom, free speech, racial justice, criminal justice reform, education equity, voting rights, LGBTQ rights, women’s equity, and immigrant & refugee rights.

Sketchbook Tour

CHICAGO, IL
Fri., August 3rd - Sun. August 5th
Hyde Park Arts Center
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RoCo 6x6 Donations Sell Out!

Very pleased that all four of my prints on archival paper donated to the Rochester Contemporary Art Center fundraiser were sold! 

New Style Art Prints

I'm very excited about my new style of digital prints! An alternative to standard framed prints, the images are mounted on sturdy but lightweight three quarter inch thick foam blocks with lightly textured black edges. Crisp cut edges look clean and modern. Stainless steel hanging mount as well as corner spacers on the back ensure flush-to-the-wall hanging. No frame necessary. These are fine quality prints!

Available only on eBay and 100% of the sale price goes to the ACLU! Yes, more donations. Make art, do good; buy art, do good!

Opening bid is only $50 for each of six 12"x12" pieces from my Songbook Series. See the listings here. Auctions close next Wednesday!

"Spain" - instrumental jazz classic written by Chick Corea (1971)

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The Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s "6x6" fund-raising auction ends on Sunday, July 15th. Three of the four archival prints on paper that I donated from my Songbook Series have sold, but one is left. All work is $20!

6284 - It Might as Well be Spring

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The Sketchbooks are on the road!

TORONTO, CANADA
Fri., July 27th - Sun. July 29th
Historic Distillery District - RSVP

My book's catalog call number: 347.34-10 

RoCo 6x6 Opens + Sketchbook Project Tour

At right: "Spain"

Each summer Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s "6x6" exhibition and fund-raising auction brings together thousands of original artworks, made and donated by celebrities, international & local artists, designers, and local school kids. Artworks must be six inches square (my work is 5" square with a 1" border to allow for matting) and signed only on the back, to be exhibited anonymously. All artworks will be for sale to the public for $20 each to benefit RoCo. Artists’ names will be revealed to the buyer upon purchase and all artworks remain on display through July 16. I haven't done this show for a couple of years, so it's good to be back again!

• Global Online Preview happening NOW!

• In Gallery Preview (no purchasing): May 28 - June 1, 1-9pm

• Opening Party & Artwork Sale: June 2, 4-10pm  *Get Tickets Here*

•      7:30pm raffle for buyer positions #1-20

•      8:00pm purchasing open for all other buyers

• Global Online Purchasing Begins: June 5 at 10am

I have four pieces available from my "Songbook" series, all inspired by great songs. You can click on each link to see their listings:

It Might as Well be Spring

Cloudburst

Take the A-Train

Spain

This is a great way to purchase one of my geometric digital prints on archival paper for only $20 and support a worthy cause at the same time!

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My book's official catalog call number: 347.34-10

For the 2018 Sketchbook Project, artists could choose from several themes. "Textures, Lines & Graphics" was perfect for me! 

"Sketchbook" is broadly interpreted by participating artists. Mine includes a brief intro plus a total of 28 digital geometric drawings printed on pages made from glossy photo paper and rebound into the 5"x7" book. 

In addition to being held in the permanent collection of the library, the sketchbooks will be digitized and searchable online, and the books themselves will go on tour this summer to Toronto, Chicago, and Atlanta!

BROOKLYN, NY

Sat., June 23rd

Brooklyn Art Library

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TORONTO, CANADA

Fri., July 27th - Sun. July 29th

Historic Distillery District

RSVP

CHICAGO, IL

Fri., August 3rd - Sun. August 5th

Hyde Park Arts Center

RSVP

ATLANTA, GA

Fri. Sept. 21st - Sun. Sept. 23rd

Ponce City Market

RSVP

Fine Arts Federation Show Photos + Tucasa Women's History Month Show Closes

The Fine Arts Federation Membership Show is an annual event at the Betsy Leuke Creative Arts Center Gallery in Burbank, CA. It usually features close to 60 artists. My entry was a drawing from 2001 that had never been shown before. There's always a lot of pottery in this exhibit because the center has an active pottery studio in the back. The gallery itself is beautiful. The show closed March 22nd.

This event celebrated the renaming of the center in honor of
the late Burbank arts supporter, Betsy Leuke.

Partial view of the beautiful, large gallery.

My work on the left.

Title: "Chega de Saudade" ("No More Blues"), a favorite Jobim samba.

Personal favorite: lovely hand-painted bowl.

Another view. I can't find the artist's name!

Several ceramic pieces, including a prize-winner.

Title: "Empty Vessels"

Tucasa celebrated National Women's History Month with an art exhibit featuring women artists. It opened March 2nd with "An Art & Music Night" at Sabor y Cultura in Los Angeles, CA. I had five mounted digital prints from my "Songbook" series in this show, which just closed on April 30th. Sabor y Cultura, known as a "coffeehouse with flavor and culture," is a charming venue that offers tasty light meals and evening entertainment in addition to its rotating art shows.

Art Share + Art Walk + RoCo 6x6 + Sketchbook Project

Art News Updates!

I'm delighted that my 36"x36" digital print on canvas entitled, "Notes 101C," sold at a premium price of $500 in last month's fundraising auction benefiting Art Share L.A. Thank you to the generous collector who purchased it!

I will not be at the Brewery Art Walk, but my mask will! Curator Dulce Stein will recreate her Latino Art Museum mask show in the studio of Ashira Siegal Fox. My mask: $100. Art Walk is April 7th and 8th from 11 AM to 6 PM both days.

Coming soon: Rochester Contemporary Art Center's annual "6x6" show which raises funds for the center in Rochester, NY. All work is six inches square and sells for only $20! You'll get details in time for the global online preview on May 18th.

Coming soon: The Brooklyn Art Library Sketchbook Project. Located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, the library walls are lined with shelves that hold the many sketchbooks currently in the collection, created by artists from around the world. The 2018 Sketchbooks will be digitized and searchable online, and the books themselves will go on tour this summer. My book is in progress!

My Latest Art News

Above the Streets Gala
Art Share L.A.
801 E. 4th Place
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Auction: March 22nd
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Numerous Los Angeles artists have donated work for the 4th Annual fundraising event benefiting Art Share L.A. I've contributed a 36"x36" digital print on canvas entitled, "Notes 101C." Price is $400, all tax deductible! Get tickets here.

Don't miss another chance to see my Mardi Gras mask! Curator Dulce Stein will recreate her mask show at the Brewery Art Walk, April 7th and 8th, in the studio of Ashira Siegal Fox. Visit over 100 open studios from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. Mask: $100

Read my story in "Artists, ART, & Story: A Moment in Time, 2017." Karrie Ross has created a series of books in which she compiles fascinating personal stories and essays on various topics, all written by artists. My story is about my wonderful experience creating and running the Women's March Online Facebook Page event last year. 

My 25 Year Retrospective at the Lobby Gallery at NoHoSAC/The Road Theatre closed today. It has been such a treat to be able to share so much of my work in this exhibition! Thank you to everyone involved and everyone who stopped by to see the show. Onward to the next 25 years!