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A couple of weeks ago I dug into my stash of paper, I pulled out my tubes of gouache and started on a series of small paintings (11×12). I’m going to mount them to wood panels so they can hang as is, or framed. Here are the first 5 of 12:

she meant more than he understood and was less than capable of showing it, gouache on paper, 11×12

 

she shared his feelings too much and too often, gouache on paper, 11×12

 

it struck him as a failure in his own sight that he had never seen a ghost, gouache on paper, 12×11

 

someone should really tell her, gouache on paper, 12×11

 

hell is reassuring, gouache on paper, 12×11

I’ve added them to the website so you can check price and availability  if you’re interested.

Be sure to take a look at my paintings  in person if you’re ever in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Monroe, or Shreveport.

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a permanent public home

I’m happy to announce that the Masur Museum of Art recently purchased for their permanent collection “a man who invents himself needs someone to believe in him” 

a man who invents himself needs someone to believe in him, acrylic on wood panel, 23×23, 2015

It is part of the “Recent Acquisitions & Favorites” exhibition (July 15 – February 20). The exhibition includes art by Ron Adams, Robin Bernat, John James Audubon, Richard Buswell, Mary Cassatt, Joshua Chambers, Clyde Connell, Samuel Corso, Salvador Dali, Bruce Davidson, Alexander Drysdale, Jenny Ellerbe, Michael Elliot-Smith, Frank Hamrick, Albino Hinojosa, Jim Isermann, Peter Jones, Ida Kohlmeyer, Eugene Martin, Robert Motherwell, Greely Myatt, Ed Pinkston, Alberto Rey, George Rodrigue, Vitus Shell, Ann Shields, Julian Stanczak, Bill Viola, Bob Ward, Douglas Weathersby, and others.

A small exhibition of some my newest work will be on display in Bossier City at the Donna Service Gallery. The show will run September 16 – October 28 with an opening reception on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM. Be sure to drop by the Donna Service Gallery, Bossier Parish Community College
6220 East Texas Street, Bossier City, LA 71111. Normal Gallery Hours: M-F 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM.

we drifted out of touch shortly after he lost his arms, acrylic on wood panel, 47×35

 

Remember to check out these places as well:

The Agora Borealis: Shreveport, LA

Ann Connelly Fine Art: Baton Rouge, LA

Graphite Galleries: New Orleans, LA

just a stone’s throw away

I have work on the walls of four different places during the month of August, and one of them is probably close to you or someone you know:

Ro2 (Dallas, TX): Chaos!!! 2015, Ro2 Third Annual Small Works Show. The opening reception is August 1, 7-10 pm. The show runs August 1-September 12.

Graphite Galleries (New Orleans, LA): Dirty Linen Night, new work from Joshua Chambers and Matthew Hance Saturday, August 8.

Ann Connelly Fine Art (Baton Rouge, LA): Summer Splash Exhibition Featuring Local and Emerging Artists. Show runs through August.

Capitol Park Museum (Baton Rouge, LA): Art Melt 2015

Agora Borealis (Shreveport, LA): new stock of cut paper pieces.

New work will be added to my website soon so keep your ear to the ground for that.

we drifted out of touch shortly after he lost his arms, acrylic on wood panel, 47×35

 

good things are coming

Production is back in swing and new paintings are coming out of the studio this month. There are three exhibitions opening in the next two months so be sure to visit one of these three venues:

the next step, therefore, was to enable, acrylic on wood panel, 35×45, 2014

July 24th: Art Melt at the Capitol Park Museum in downtown Baton Rouge. The festivities will be kicked off on Friday, July 24^th  at 7 pm with the Preview Party which is a classy affair with hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and, of course, art.  The Preview Party includes an awards ceremony that recognizes the 2015 Art Melt winners and honors the 2015 Forum 35 Art Melt Louisiana Art Legend.  Attendees of the exclusive Preview Party include our 2015 artists and sponsors as well as a select group of industry professionals. Additionally, a very limited number of tickets will be reserved for members of the public who would like to get a sneak peak of the art, before the event. Traditionally, all of the artwork is sold at this private event, so if you’re interested in purchasing an original piece from Art Melt 2015, we recommend you hurry and secure your tickets as space is limited and tickets go fast!

 

 

love is real, so is loneliness, acrylic on wood panel, 23×30

August 8th: Dirty Linen Night at Graphite Galleries in New Orleans. Several brand new pieces will debut this night. This year’s DLN takes place from 6 to 10 p.m. in the 200 to 900 blocks of Royal Street. The Vieux Carré thoroughfare will be closed to traffic as usual, providing a promenade punctuated by roughly 50 participating art galleries and shops.

 

 

 

 

 

it seems to get more and more difficult, acrylic on wood panel, 35×45

August: Summer Splash Exhibition featuring emerging artists at Ann Connelly Fine Art in Baton Rouge. The Gallery has been a leading part of the regional artistic community, representing national and local emerging and mid-career professional artists. Artists associated with the gallery hold a range of academic and prestigious awards in painting, sculpture, mixed media and three-dimensional work. Ann Connelly Fine Art continues to focus on fine art placement in residential design, corporate consultancies, and specialized procurement services.

change is a good thing

I have a new studio space, and even though I have retained my studio space at home, this new space has sparked some positive changes. The new space is much larger, which means I’ll be able to make some larger sized paintings and work on more of them at a time. I’m still at the mercy of shipping and transportation costs, so don’t expect Julie Mehretu sized work any time soon. To christen this new space I’ve been working on twenty-two new paintings on panel. Several of these pieces will be on exhibit at Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts in Natchitoches, Lousisana during the month of April. I’ve been making some changes with how I treat the space within these paintings and I’m excited to get them in front of an audience. Here are four of the works:

 

all the while working himself tighter into life’s snare, acrylic on wood panel, 39×39

 

he could not deny that he was full of something that had not been, acrylic on wood panel, 39×39

 

at that moment I realized my time had passed, acrylic on wood panel, 35×45

you don’t act like you like it, acrylic on wood panel, 60x30in

they’re leaving

Several pieces are leaving my studio. Check out where they’re going so you can see them in person.

These four are headed to the Ann Connelly Gallery in Baton Rouge. Be sure to attend their event Art Wine Design on Thursday, November 6th 6:00-8:30pm.

he’d always wanted to travel with her around the world of his creation, gouache on paper, 22×30

this is part of loving someone, ink and gouache on paper, 22×30

i need it as much as you need me, ink and gouache on paper, 30×22

i thought i would like this, ink and gouache on paper, 30×22

These eight are headed to Graphite Gallery in New Orleans:

two have acquired the same potential, acrylic on wood panel, 23×23

both remain constant, acrylic on wood panel, 23×23

begin to perform increasingly violent movements, acrylic on wood panel, 23×23

such power is of little practical value, acrylic on wood panel, 23×23

whose errors compensate for one another formed not on, but in front of, acrylic on wood panel, 23×23

almost equal, acrylic on panel, 23×23

their nature was unkown to him and he accordingly referred to them as the latter, acrylic on wood panel, 35×45

apparently my shame is harder to stomach than yours, acrylic on wood panel, 35×45

These five will be at the Agora Borealis in Shreveport:

a more powerful attraction on each individual, acrylic on wood panel, 14×16

which is removed, recompressed, and returned to the process, acrylic on wood panel, 16×14

a similar separation can be produced in a centrifuge, acrylic on panel, 14×16

after a time, the system comes to rest, acrylic on wood panel, 14×16

useless, and indeed dangerous, acrylic on wood panel, 16×14

I have pictures this time

This post is mainly for the sake of posting images of the most recent work since the previous post didn’t have any pictures at all.

Here are the five most recent paintings. Please visit the website for prices.

they will be pulled some distance apart by the mutually repellent force, acrylic on wood panel, 16×14

considering what happens when grains of sand suspended in water settle to the bottom, acrylic on wood panel, 14×16

travelled to its farthest position it changes direction and starts to move back, acrylic on wood panel 16×14

inadequate to meet brief and high demands, acrylic on wood panel, 16×14

in those cynical words there was some truth, acrylic on wood panel, 10×10

If you would like to see my work in person, you have a total of four places to choose from (two beginning next week):

where: Shreveport, Louisiana, Artspace 710 Texas St.

• when: August 6 – September 6
• reception: August 6, 5:30-8:00

where: Monroe, Louisiana, Arender Gallery 131 Art Alley

• when: August 7 – ?
• reception: August 7, 5:00-9:00

where: New Orleans, Louisiana, Graphite Gallery 936 Royal St.

• when: on-going
• reception: August 9, Dirty Linen Night

where: Shreveport, Louisiana, Agora Borealis 421 Lake St.

• when: on-going

 

I’m sorry for my tardiness

Wow, umm . . . yeah, so my last post was in April. I knew I had been neglecting the blog, but good lord, that is a long time. Okay, I will catch everybody up to speed.

The WAM event with the Bossier Arts Council went well. It was a great night with a healthy number in attendance. The food, wine, and music were fantastic. I appreciate all of you who attended.

I have been working like crazy building panels in May, and painting in June. I have finished out the month of June with 15 new paintings on panel. My total number for the year so far is 61. Here are a few of them, but the rest will be posted on the website.

the separation efficiency can be improved, acrylic on panel, 14×16, $400

a similar separation can be produced in a centrifuge, acrylic on panel, 14×16, $400

almost equal, acrylic on panel, 23×23, $700

their nature was unknown to him and he accordingly referred to them as the latter, acrylic on panel, 35×45, $1500

 

I’m excited about two upcoming exhibitions. The first on the calendar is the opening of The Agora Borealis. The owners of this new venue have some fantastic plans for their store and I’m flattered that they have selected a couple of my pieces to have on show during their grand opening. It’ll be nice to have a space here in North Louisiana that will have some of my work on a regular basis. I can’t wait to see the effect that they have on the art market in Shreveport.

The next exhibition in line will be a group show curated by Robert Pincus featuring Taffie Garsee, Rachel Stuart-Haas, and myself. Pincus is an accomplished art critic and I’m excited to see how he pulls all of our work together. Once the exhibition opens August 7th, it will be followed by a critic’s symposium on the 8th and 9th featuring some prominent figures from the art world. I’ll divulge the parties involved once the official announcement has been made. If you’re around the area during those dates you should really take the time to attend the symposium. I’m sure it will be interesting.

 

spring is the time for birthing new art babies

Here’s the next show of my work:
The Bossier Arts Council, Boomtown Casino, and the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra are thrilled to invite you to the next WAM event slated for Thursday, May 15th at 5:30pm. This quarterly event features wine and food pairings, music courtesy of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra (Peter Haas, Dan Santelices, and Chris Reed), and visual art. Cost for entrance is $20 and the featured artist is Joshua Chambers. For more informaiton please visit the Bossier Arts Council website at http://www.bossierarts.org or call 318-741-8310.

ink and gouache on cut paper, 4×6/12×12

 

I’ll post more images of the 28 new pieces on the website after the reception. Hope to see you there.

Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the 16 new pieces in production.

 

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Assorted Desserts w/Eberle Muscat Canelli, Paso Robles, CA

off to a good start

January is over, and the new year is off to a good start. I’ve completed 24 new pieces. Most of the new pieces are small ink and gouache paintings on cut paper. Framing  plays an important part in these pieces, and I’ve been able to frame eleven of the nineteen paper pieces. Three have sold, so here are the eight framed paper pieces that are in the studio right now:

“you have what you need”
ink and gouache on cut paper, ~6×6

“some glide, some float”
ink and gouache on cut paper, ~6×6

“his privacy was no longer possible”
ink and gouache on cut paper, ~6×6

“hell is reassuring”
ink and gouache on cut paper, ~6×6

“he was a neat man in a buttoned suit”
ink and gouache on cut paper, ~6×6

“why do oak trees grow in clusters”
ink and gouache on cut paper, ~6×6

“they were as rootless as the dunes”
ink and gouache on cut paper, ~6×6

“i am what i do not want”
ink and gouache on cut paper, ~6×6

I found out last week that one of my paintings was accepted into the 51st Annual Juried Competition at the Masur Museum of Art. I feel honored to participate in this show again. I look forward to meeting the juror and seeing the exhibition. Here is the piece that was accepted:

“many things are difficult between two”
acrylic on wood panel, 35×45

As always, prices can be found on the website.