Art Renewal Center’s International Realism 14th International ARC Salon Catalogue (500+pages) is now available on Amazon.
Capella page 147.
Callisto page 417.
Study for Canopus in oil
Canopus is the third and final allegorical figure in my series honoring all nude artist’s models. She is named after the brightest star that can be seen in the southern hemisphere. Canopus allegorically represents the awakening adult when childhood memories flicker through our minds like lightening in a night sky. She is interacting with a symbolic sundial the same way that the actual projecting piece, the gnomon, tells the time, by casting a shadow. This symbolically represents the fact that matter, energy, space and time can only exist as long as there is movement in our universe.
STUDY FOR CANOPUS will compete for $145,000 in cash prizes during ArtFields 2020
Manifest Gallery Exhibit Nov07-Dec6 2019
My drawing, Study for Canopus, is being exhibited at Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio. This head study was done in preparation for the third allegorical figure painting in my series honoring all nude artist’s models. Canopus is the brightest star that can been seen in the Southern Hemisphere. She allegorically represents the awakening adult.
CAPELLA has been published in International Artist Magazine Dec/Jan2020
A full page has been devoted to Capella in the Dec/Jan2020 issue of International Artist Magazine.
CALLISTO graphite drawing
Here are a few progression shots of the drawing, Callisto. I use a 0.5mm mechanical pencil with 2B lead and a kneaded eraser on Mylar (polyester drafting film). I prefer to use line only to create the gradations relying on changes in pencil pressure rather than a blending stump.
Finished drawing of CALLISTO (Jan 2019). Graphite on Mylar.
Turning form.
Contour drawing.
CLOSE-UP in process.
CALLISTO oil painting
I’m in the process of painting the second allegorical nude, Callisto, in my series honoring all nude artist models! Callisto is named after one of Jupiter’s moons that scientists speculate may have an underground ocean. Callisto allegorically represents the adventurous adolescent.
CAPELLA - 50+ color palettes
I saved all of the oil color palettes that I mixed while painting Capella! She is the first allegorical figure in my series honoring all nude artist models. Capella is named after one of the biggest, brightest golden stars in our night sky. She allegorically represents the innocence of youth.
14th Annual ARC Salon (2019-2020) Portraiture and Drawing FINALIST
14th Annual International ARC Salon FINALIST!
I am so very pleased to be among the 1500 finalists chosen from 4,300 entries submitted by representational artists from 73 countries in this year’s International ARC Salon Competition! Thank you so much to the distinguished jurors of the ART RENEWAL CENTER, leading the revival of realism today!
ArtFields Artist Talk in Lake City, South Carolina Apr26-May04 2019
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Women Artists Group Exhibition at Dacia Gallery, New York Feb18-Mar2 2019
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Featured Artists
Liv Sage, Erin Fitzpatrick, Juliette Vaissière, Ruonan Yan, Yana Beylinson, Lisa Rickard, Julie Severino, Radha Howard, Buket Savci, Kellie Pereira, Mia Berg, Emily Hirtle, Brittany Brett, Sylvia Nitti, Aki Kano, Alaina Plowdrey, Annamarie Trombetta, Michele Riche, Allison Kroll, Aneka Ingold, Junyi Liu, Maggie Parson and Ellen Maidman-Tanner.
Dacia Gallery cordially invites you to our Annual Women Artists Group Exhibition. This exhibition embodies an eclectic mix of contemporary artists that focus on painting, drawing, sculpture and mixed media. The collection contains a mosaic of work through a life long study of anatomy, depth, color and light through the unique vision of each artist. From renowned representational artists, Shana Levenson and Erin Anderson to classically influenced Lisa Rickard and rising stars Juliette Vaissière and Brittany Brett. Fusing together an achievement of what is currently being created by women artists in representational art at the peak of a new movement by inspiring artists. Come celebrate with us and meet some of today’s most intriguing women artists. This exhibition is dedicated to the spirit of all women artists.