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Friday, July 9th, 2010
On exhibit at Oxide Gallery, Denton, TX
Dandelions, 16 x 20 acrylics on canvas, dark brown wood frame with red trim design. Total size 22 x 28 inches, Bonsai Garden, Chinese Gardens, Singapore 9 x 12 inches graphite on paper Milkweed Melody, 27H x 33W inches framed Oil Pastels on 140 lb cold pressed premium watercolor paper, Seasonal, 36 x 24 x 2 inches acrylics on canvas, gallery wrapped sides painted, narrow frame
Basic Drawing workshops in May
Monday, April 26th, 2010
Iris, 24 x 18 inches Oil Pastels on paper
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Basic Drawing and Color Play
Workshops
Dates:
1) Saturday, May 15th 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
2) Saturday, May 22nd 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Ages: Young adult (16) – Adult – Seniors
Experience Level:
Beginners to Experienced Artists, maximum number of participants: 6
The Workshop:
We will sketch simple objects using a variety of loosening-up techniques, graduating to a more complex still-life arrangement, fun with color, then a longer study period in the afternoon.
Supplies:
Bring favorite reference photos or items that you’d like to study, sketchpad and supplies that you usually work with. A variety of papers and drawing supplies will be on hand to experiment with during class. Also bring beverage and lunch.
Fees:
Registration (pre-paid) – $50.00 Oxide Gallery 501 West Hickory St., Denton, Texas 940-483-8900
Registration Deadlines:
March 12th and March 19th – Maximum Students per Class 6
Merging Visions Exhibition
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
Milkweed Melody, 27H x 33W inches framed Oil Pastels on 140 lb cold pressed premium watercolor paper
Partnering with poet Christina Smith and her poem, Earth’s Love Song Milkweed Melody is showing April 1st – 30th at the VAST (Visual Arts Society of Texas) and Denton Poets Assembly collaborative event, Merging Visions Exhibition, with art and poetry at both the Emily Fowler and North Branch Libraries, Denton, Texas. Opening Receptions Saturday, April 17th 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Emily Fowler and 1 – 3 p.m. at North Branch
Tulip Season
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
1) 2006 2) 2009 in progress 3) finished today
Finished today: added some life to Tulip Season, 14 x 11 Oil Pastels on paper. Except for the fact that paper has a limit to how much it can be reworked before it starts stretching, I could keep revising these drawings in the Paper Places series continually. Some of them are finished in a day, and truly finished. Some drawings seem OK when they are finished, but have areas that are not quite “there” yet, so I’ll leave them for a month or a year or two then take them out and rework the whole piece. It’s great exercise playing with color and composition. Some are taken too far, which is kind of a shame as far as not having a result for the labor, but with regard to learning: effort is never wasted. Change characterizes this series; change of place, change of time, change of styles, changing what’s already been changed…
Please curb your dogma
Saturday, February 7th, 2009
..Please curb your dogma..is what the large sign reads outside the Horizon Unitarian Universalist Church in Carrolton, Texas. The Artists On The Horizon program offers Artists an opportunity to show and sell their work in an open, receptive atmosphere. Now on exhibit: a series of interesting collages of paper that incorporate elements of painting, drawing and sculpture by contemporary Artist Bryce Lafferty. The Paper Places series shows March 1 – 31st. Left: Lake Cote Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica.
Oxide Gallery
Sunday, November 30th, 2008
Four pieces will show December 2nd, 2008 through February 28th, 2009 alongside other Artists’ work at the Oxide Gallery, 501 West Hickory Street, Denton, TX . 1) Calgary In September 2) Gold In The Mountains #2 3) Mayan Bowl Chair 4) Zen Garden #8.
Join us at the Show Opening for music, refreshments, and 10% off purchases on December 2nd, 2008, 6 – 9 p.m.
Trees, a 12 month calendar
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
This week I’m setting all paintings aside to update the websites and associated material. There’s a new 2009 12-month calendar available portraying some of the tree-specific Artwork. Just click on the thumbnails to have a better view of each.
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Plus: All the 12 and 18 month True Colors and Heart Shapes in Nature calendars have been revised for 2009-2010 with a new lineup of images. The Heart Shapes website is being updated this week, so is in a temporary transition phase. Please see Websites as Canvas to view the complete 2009 calendar lineup.
Seeing spots
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
The sun is so strong today, I was outside for only about ten minutes then came indoors and this is all I could see in front of me. (12 x 12 inches Oil pastels on paper scanned and reworked with a digital pen)
Mattipaul Trees
Monday, February 25th, 2008
Mattipaul Trees, Costa Rican Grasslands – 11 x 14 Oil Pastels and pencil on paper. The unusually wide umbrella-like shape of the trees presented a problem for a while, as they appeared cartoonish, but after sitting for a while out of sight, then work with a fresh perspective, I think maybe the problem is finally solved.
I’m quite sure these are Mattipaul trees (Ailanthus tripysa), but can find very little information about them. They have such presence you’d think they would be one of the better-known trees. Costa Rica is not well known for it’s relatively flat open grasslands, but north-west and central areas of the country flatten out a little, with mountains of rainforests and volcanoes on the horizon. Mattipaul trees grow with with entirely different habit under the canopy of the rainforest than on the open grasslands.
Part of the Paper Places series, all with white double mats and white classic-style wood frames, total size 22 x 26 inches.
The Great Ocean Road
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
The Great Ocean Road, weathered, dead tree, Eastern coastline, Victoria, Australia – 11 x 14 Oil pastels and pencil on paper.
This drawing has weathered a little time itself - it needed to go a little beyond the ordinary, so I put out of sight for a while and just gave it a few more finishing touches today. A few marks can make all the difference.
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