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Show at Visione

My opening at Visione was fantastic. Friends, co-workers, and friends of friends enjoyed art, champagne, great food, and wonderful company. We finally wrapped up about 11pm. I think everyone made it home without incident, except for one person, who shall remain anonymous, who received a parking ticket!  🙂

To see the virtual show, click the Exhibition link on the right.

The owner wants me to put up more work – it’s being printed as I write this and I’ll put it up as soon as I get it (probably about 10 days or so depending on mail speed). I am also printing a limited set of postcards with the Ramstein Village image on them. Send me an email if you you want one and are out of the area.

 

 

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How to look cool in public in 3 easy steps

1.   Download this image to your ipad and open it like you open a photo.
2.   Sit in a public place that has people walking by.
3.   Pretend like you are drawing the picture.

It works for me. At least a lot of people look at me when I draw in public.

Lots of people walked by as I was drawing this view of St. Martin’s Square this afternoon. I looked cool didn’t I? Darn, I knew I should have put on the shoes that matched my outfit. I don’t know about looking cool, but I have sure met many people this way. I like it when a brave soul walks up and says hello.

Today was chilly and sunny, a nice Fall day. The place in the drawing is St. Martin’s Square (Platz in German). Here is what the city says about it on their website: “The pretty “Martinsplatz” is the gateway to the old city. It is one of the loveliest open spaces in the City of Kaiserslautern.”  I won’t disagree. A few cafes ring the square, and one of the buildings is the former Hotel Zum Donnersberg, where Napoleon once ate breakfast. Hey, the United States has George Washington, Western Europe has Napolean. The reddish block building in the center is St. Martin’s Catholic Church. St. Martin Cafe is the blue blue building on the left. Trees are chestnuts.

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New white background and small paintings waiting to grow up …

but first, New colors. New media. New studio.

Colors: I love black as a background color, but… I am trying on white for awhile, ugh. It is a bit more readable, and reading online is difficult compared to paper. Trust me, I’ve done the research. I still prefer black frames for my paintings, so I will continue to frame them with black.

Media: I am making more of an effort to draw on my iPad. It’s quite handy and goes almost everywhere I go. I use Sketchbook Pro and I draw with a Boxwave stylus. The software will take some getting used to, but I am learning to adapt it to my style.

Studio: I have enough room in my new apartment for a studio! That is unless I decide to get a roommate. It will take awhile to gear up for studio paintings as most of my supplies and equipment are still in the States, but there are things I can do in the meantime. I have lots of small sketches and paintings from my travels that are waiting to “grow up”.