My studio will be open to the public for Gallery Night Friday, January 20th, from 5pm-9pm. Refreshments and snacks will be available. Come visit me to see my latest paintings, hear about upcoming classes, and ask me questions about my work. I will be giving free demonstrations throughout the evening. There will be other studios [...]
Saturday, January 28, 10:00am-2:30pm Learn how your favorite photos and images can translate into sensitive and powerful drawings. We will cover a brief introduction on drawing and then focus on how to translate photographs using drawing techniques and tools. Perfect for beginners or those looking for a new perspective. The Bay View Hide House- [...]
I will be having a solo show at the River Edge Gallery, in Thiensville, Wisconsin. More than 25 paintings will be on display! Dates: February 17 – March 31 Opening Reception: Friday, February 17, 5-8pm River Edge Gallery Phone: 414 207-7444 Address: 184 S. Main Street Thiensville WI 53092 Hours (during exhibitions): Thursday & [...]
The Cedarburg Cultural Center Saturday, February 18, 2012 With a focus on design and composition, students will start with a theme or idea and create mixed media works. These works will incorporate painting, drawing, cut paper, pasting, layering, etc. Demonstrations and lectures will be used to show students how they can combine many of these [...]
Saturday, February 25, 10am-2:30pm Students will be submerged in the potential uses of watercolor with an emphasis on experimentation. The workshop will focus on technique beginning with several demos that cover application, mark making, layering, and gouache, stamping, etc. Students will be encouraged to creatively think of their own techniques and develop a unique [...]
Sunday, March 4, Noon – 4pm This class will focus on the art of painting landscapes. Working from your own photos of magazine pictures, students can paint in either watercolor or acrylic. We will discuss composition, and focus on techniques that give landscapes depth, atmosphere, and emotion. Bring to class: -Watercolor/Acrylic paint- 5+ colors -Brushes [...]
Mondays, March 5-26, 2012 6:30-8:30pm The Cedarburg Cultural Center An artist really learns to paint when given the freedom to let go of a subject and the expectations of a single painting. This class will help students do this through repetition and technique. Painting the same subject more than twenty times, students will learn experimentation [...]
Saturday, March 24, 1:00-5:00pm Learn the art of drawing with pastels. Working from photograph, students will learn how to layer color and marks to create vibrant and accurate pastel drawings. This is a great opportunity to learn about color and composition. Your instructor will demonstrate how to get started. Step by step instructions on how [...]
Saturday, March 31, 10am-2:30pm Learn how to see and paint abstractly! We will look at historical references to understand the different kinds of abstraction, such as formal abstraction vs. expressive abstraction. We will discuss color, line, composition, and context and how these elements can be utilized in creating a strong painting in the absence [...]
I am pleased to announce that I have been offered a solo show by the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, to be displayed inside the center’s Ploch Gallery in Brookfield, WI. I am very excited about this opportunity, and when dates become available I will post them. For more information about the Wilson [...]
Jan 11, 2012
Winter at the DeLind Gallery of Fine Art
I will have two paintings at this show at the DeLind Gallery in downtown Milwaukee. “Winter” A celebration of Plein Air and other winter artworks, Jan 11-Feb 11 Winter may mean skiing, or skating, as in an antique poster or the fresh clean snow on a sunny winter morning, painted in plein air by Wisconsin [...]