City Skyline Prints, Print Website, "Taste of Talent" Event, A Boy and His Dog Portrait and the Panamanian Embassy

Sorry I am such a bad blogger, I am trying to catch up with some news now:

I have a new site to market what is available as a giclee digital print on canvas or paper. Please visit it with this link. Over 26 images are available and if you ask, I will give you 30% off your order, including the city skyline below. I can also email you any image you are considering. I have alot of sample prints at my home/studio as well.

I painted this "Jacksonville Skyline" bigger, the original oil painting is H 40" W 30" and it is for sale, contact me about it. (I painted it previously as a small "Painting a Day" 6 1/2" x 12" blog painting.) I've had it scanned to be a giclee print, here are the print sizes and prices:

Available as a high quality giclee digital print, using archival ink and acid free paper or canvas:

36" x 27" $900

30" x 22.5" $700

24" x 18" $300

20" x 15" $180

12" x 9" $75

Prints on canvas come stretched on a canvas frame with edges painted, ready to hang up.

Prints on paper must be framed behind glass or plexi. (This image is not yet on my print site.)

I am attending the Riverside Fine Arts Series fundraising event "Taste of Talent" this Friday night, April 30th at the Church of the Good Shepherd from 7 - 11 pm. Tickets are $60. It is a night of live music on multiple stages with great food and art on auction. (The large watercolor above, pictured with Talley for scale, will be available.) Also in the silent auction tables, I donated two small "Jacksonville Skyline" prints on paper or canvas to bid on. I really enjoyed it last year - a very classy, arty, musical affair!
This "Boy and His Dog" portrait was commissioned this Christmas by a thoughtful husband as a gift for his wife. She was blown away by the surprise. He also received some good photos out of our photo posing session too! See my side business of casual outdoor photo sessions here.
I received this photo of the US Ambassador to Panama, Barbara Stephenson at her embassy residence with my watercolor "Tulips, New York Botanical Gardens" on loan through the State Department's Art in Embassies Program.

I will try to be better about posting more often! Cheers!

"Ragtime Corner"

SOLD   4 3/4" x 12" oil on panel

Here is the finished painting, lots of correct guesses today on where the progression was going, Atlantic Blvd and Ocean Blvd, Atlantic Beach. Because of the two day posting I raised the starting bid to $150.

Two Parter: Guess the Location...

Here is a progression of photos of a two day PAD I'll finish this Thursday (and post the name of the location...)

"Life, Memorial Park"

SOLD 6" x 8" oil on panel

This is the bronze sculpture "Life", created by Charles Adrian Pillars, located in Memorial Park. I decided to paint Memorial Park again because it would be a good one to have at the Riverside Arts Market this Saturday, April 4th. Underneath the Fuller Warren Bridge, North Bank, Riverside Ave side, it will be from 10 am until 4 pm and I'm pretty sure it is free to attend. My booth number is 406, one row away from the Farmer's Market. I plan on participating in the Art Market about two Saturdays a month and see how it goes. I recommend either walking or riding a bike (there is a bike depot) or parking at the YMCA lot and walking down the NorthBank Riverwalk to it. Come visit me there!

Charlie Patton interviewed me yesterday for the Florida Times-Union and a photographer came today to my studio and took some pictures of me. Sounds like I will be included in an article about it in the paper tomorrow! I will post what comes out since I doubt I will be painting a PAD tomorrow being busy with getting my booth ready.

Ah, I just checked the online version of the TU, here is the article! (Not the best sounding quotes on my part but I like the photo. I will have to sound more verbose next time!)

"Kayaking on the River" and Online Art Show/Framing Suggestions

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3 1/2" x 16 1/4" oil on panel

This is a fun one from one of my recent kayaking/photo excursions. We are right off Ortega Point.

(You can click on the image to see it larger)
I am participating in a show for the Women's Center of Jacksonville in the lobby of the Bank of America building during March. I received second place and recouped the money spent making the red oak display easels! Walk through the lobby if you find yourself in downtown Jax.
I am so proud of the easels my friend, Joe and I made, here is another photo just of them!
This is my dad coming out in me: making something to last rather than renting or buying cheap.

I considered participating in the Downtown Art Walk tonight but it was just too cold!! Ryan with Gallery Framery on Hendricks Avenue made two new sample frames for me, showing the option of having linen mounted on board behind the painting. (He offers 15% off to anyone bringing one of my paintings in to frame.) The outside dimension of the horizontal frame is 13" x 18", the outside dimension of the square frame is 16" x 16". Stand up and walk around your computer when looking at these and that will be my online Art Walk! I hope these photos motivate you to find a space/home for one of these PADs!
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