02/27/2008 12:41:15

Hi Gregory, Thanks for commenting on my painting. Yes indeed, the clouds I painted in 'windswept clouds' were very much what they looked like. We have unbelievably beautiful cloud formations here in the high desert of Northern Nevada. When the conditions are right and the sky is clear over the California coast, we get incredible sunsets of fire in the sky.

Warm Regards, David 

02/27/2008 12:26:05

Oh yeah!  You ain't kidding!  I've never sold to a Vermonter and never sold a piece from a cafe.  I've done the art hop a bunch and have gotten into their juried show a few times, but even though that is a huge art event, nobody sells because it is mostly Vermonters.  I keep trying to get SEABA to market the weekend to New Yorkers (come see the colors of fall and the colors of paint, tha soret of thing.), but they have no resources to do that.  I have some connections in Philadelphia and once I have a stronger body of prints, I'm going to sniff around there.  Right now, though, a lot of time is invested into my commute to work (in Berlin) with all this snow.  It makes my week long.

 I don't live far from the Maltex building.  (I love that building!) Keep me posted about the date.

 -Marcia

02/27/2008 12:03:03

Hi Greg!

Thanks for the advice.  I think that's just what I will do.  How did the show at the 'Pancake' work out?  I checked it out and it was a great show.  Did you get any bites?  

-Marcia 

02/27/2008 09:08:02

wow, you posted wood work! and you even make nutcrackers too! cool stuff.. so you made comment on my possible move to Chicago, guess it could happen but not for about 5 more yrs, I wont take my youngest out of the school system and will wait til she is off to college.

So I added 2 new works, both new demos from the classes I am teaching although I am off to my studio to try to make the boring still life not be so boring. I am posting you as my favorite friend simply because you admit in your profile scuttlebutt is a becoming a new hobby for you (me too)

02/26/2008 23:00:55

Haha--I know!  I'm curious to see what people say.

02/26/2008 20:05:57

ok, so now you have me stumped!  what are rf sticks? like oil bars?  yea, i have been wanting to buy some but haven't yet.  what kind do you use and do you avoid a certain kind.  i was thinking about buying the sennielier ones.  yes, i love the bird's eye view and alot of times i just don't have the time to set up a still life at eye-level, and really i don't have my studio set up to do that right now. i will change still life set ups when i get tired of that perspective!  i love your colors on your paintings and i also like the boldness!

02/26/2008 18:20:19

Thank you!  I generally start with a photo and then distort that image when I draw it onto the canvas--so, both.  :)

02/26/2008 16:32:12

gregory...hey, i'm glad my "nested" blog was inspiring. i'm telling you, i totally redid my entire web presence that way in a weekend, and i like it so much more than my old website. super easy to create and to maintain/update, and of course, free! i must thank the model in "photography", ines. she's a former web designer and it was her idea as a way for me to quickly modernize the presentation of my work.