Ok, I got the footage up from Tonight’s Opening with my work in it. Here’s what I want to say about it - and I put my thoughts in at the end.
I was happy some of my friends showed up and overall it was a positive experience - and the works will be hanging for a few months - but I wish the lighting on my work was better - and I wasn’t wild about the placement of my “Rejection” painting.
Overall, the show was well attended and here’s the video of the event - enjoy:
I’ve been in contact with the Artist, Hans Viets, for several months - I tried to help Hans Viets in touch with Fred Stonehouse  (because both are living in Milwaukee right now and Hans admires Stonehouse’s work - and if you look at his work below, you’ll see why), but with no success (so far as I know).
Anyway, I’ll be meeting with Hans Viets and his wife when they move back to NYC later this summer and will interview him for ArtNewYorkCity.com. I like his work - take a look at a recent piece, quite large for him (since most of what is on his site are smaller works):
I got over to my studio at Brooklyn Artists Gym and painted a nude study - it’s not the most exciting work I’ve done - I tried the capture the dignity of this male model who I may have painted before sometime last year.
I don’t think 3 hours is enough time to complete a study - I still do all my work in one sitting - in fact I think my artwork and blogging are closely related. I’m constantly blogging and wanting to have immediate contact and immediate feedback - which is OK for a blogger - it’s also how I feel about my artwork. I don’t want to wait - I don’t want to spend 5 sittings glazing that’s probably not going to improve anything much for me, anyway.  I guess that’s partly why I like Oil Pastels - it’s quick - no setup - pretty good range of colors which stay the same as when you put them down ) unlike acrylic, which dries differently than when it’s applied (wet).
I tried something different and worked on a painting within a painting - a little different working on something like this - I had to finish the left and lower part before going into the rest - I decided this study was impossible to complete for me. I don’t think I was successful with this study but it’s an interesting idea.
Before leaving tonight I stopped by the BAG Photography show that was opening called Look SEE:: PHOTOGRAPHS ON REFLECTION, curated by Michelle Jaslow.  A lot of good photos - many pushing the edges of photography.
