South Texas Art League Show at the Art Museum of South Texas

 I was very honored to be a part of the South Texas Art League Annual Juried Exhibition for 2022 which is on Show now in the Meadow's Gallery at the Art Museum of South Texas.  Because it coincided with the Art Museum's 50th Anniversary "Warhol, Johns and Stella: Revisited" Show downstairs I wanted to mark the occasion by showing my grandchildren's portraits.  I thought it would be fun for them when they grow up to say their portrait showed at the same time as Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns and Frank Stella in the same museum.  I am proud to say my portrait of Marion won a Honorable Mention in the Show.  For some great Art go visit the www.artmuseumofsouthtexas.org

Remember our Show is upstairs in the Meadows Gallery.  Take the elevator or stairs close to the gift shop.

The show will be up until December 2nd, 2022

Rockport Center for the Arts Merit Show

 I am so honored to be one of three Merit Artists who will have a joint "Standing Out" Show at the new Rockport Center for the Arts in the McKelvey Gallery.  The other Merit Artists are Jim Blaylock and Shelly Wierzba.  The new $12.5 million, 22,000-square-foot Arts Facility nears completion.  Work began in February 2021, on the 1.2 acre site located a few yards from Aransas Bay in the heart of downtown Rockport.  It is the first original facility to be built for the celebrated 53-year old non profit organization.  You can find out more by visiting www.rockportartcenter.com  There will also be a Members Show going on at the same time so it will be well worth a visit to see some amazing Artworks.  

                                       The lovely Kim Ivey, Janet Coy and Elena Rodriguez

My Messy Studio today

Inside my messy studio today but I love it.  It's my happy place.  I can look out the window as I paint to my back yard which usually has a few birds in it including Humming Birds.  I'm looking forward to October when I will deliver 10-11 paintings to the Rockport Center for the Arts new mega million dollar building and will be part of the first Merit Show there, first show period.  I'm so excited.  So it will be a good time to give my studio a good clean out.  

 

South Texas Art League 87th Anniversary Exhibition

 Today I went by La Retma Library which is Corus Christi's Main Library.  I delivered some work there on Wednesday for a Show and they already had it up.  They are so organized.  The show has already been judged and I was told that all 3 of my pieces won awards.  So in past shows they have had a rule where you can only win one award per person which I kind of like, so I wasn't expecting to get three awards.  I got a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards.  1st in Sculpture as my Frida in the cigar box was considered a sculpture.  2nd and 3rd in painting.  It is a beautiful library.  Here are some photos.

Frida painted in a Cigar Box

The book I picked up today while dropping off other Art Books

Portrait of My Mum Titled "Leaving Home"

Painting I did of the GumTree Museum in Tupelo

ArtWalk and Rebel Toad Brewery

 Rebel Toad Brewing Co. is owned by our neighbors and Nathali asked me if I wouldn't like to paint or for Corpus Christi's First Friday ArtWalk.  For my Scottish followers and friends, you wouldn't believe how hot is was but I was having so much fun I didn't think about it too much.  Plus there was beer to drink.  lol and Too Chico, which is a thing here.  Of course I painted Frida Kahlo as she is so popular here but she is drinking a Rebel Toad for sure.

Oil paint does different things when it's close to 90 degrees F.

You can read about me in Voyages San Antonio Magazine

 You can read about me in Voyages San Antonio Magazine.  Here is the link.

Magazine Article

I was really excited to have them contact me.  San Antonio is not far from us and I also had some work in the yearly Show at the Art League of San Antonio.  They put on. a lovely show.  Here I am picking up my painting.

Danzante

I so enjoy going to Ballet Folklorico Shows and Alcorta's Compañía de Danza Folklórica can really put on a good show.  They had a show Friday April 22, 2022 and I was able to get a front row seat and take photos.  I ended up painting one of the photos which was a bit unusual for me as there was a mask over his face.  I just loved the lighting.  So something different.

I have a frame coming from Loredo Frames and will post another photo when it's framed.

Frames are handmade in Mexico.