Latest on my commissioned piece. A lot of wood carved away already. As well as what you see I am carving the backside to reduce the weight because it is ultimately to hang on the wall.
This photo shows the importance of lighting. Such a relatively flat sculpture requires strong side lighting to reveal its true shape.
I am very pleased to announce that my Spatials have been accepted by the prestigeous Xanadu Online Gallery. This is excellent exposure.
You had all better buy now before stocks run out!

Here are photos of my butternut sculpture "Conversation" which I just sold.

Pleased to sell it, of course, but feeling a great loss as well. I enjoyed having it around. These wood carvings take a lot of work and much agonising artistic decision-making!

I have been very busy this month, teaching at the Bonita Art League - Graphite Drawings from your Photos, 13 in the two-day class, my Spatials being accepted by the prestigeous Xanadu Online Gallery and winning First Place in my class for my latest sculpture in the Regional Fort Myers Woodcarving Show.

I am very excited about my latest sculpture commission. This will be a 2 foot diameter wall sculpture in butternut. It is 2 inches thick and weighs a lot until I carve away some of it! I take progress photos to send to my client. See the latest above.

Spatial Progress

Well, my Show is over. Great turnout for the reception but didn't sell any!
Oh, well.
Now you can see all my Spatials in my Promenade Studio in Bonita Springs. They look great on the wall beside my black & white graphics. As a reminder -- the Studio is open Monday to Saturday 10am to 3pm and I am there Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. When I'm not, my friend and considerable wildlife oil painter is there and will show you his amazing wildlife paintings.
I am busy again with dog portraits and wood sculptures but still producing wild Spatials -- the latest is No. 28, would you believe?
Visit the Promenade, my studio plus 14 adjacent ones (many terrific artists) and don't forget to come along on the last Thursday of every month for the ArtWalk from 5pm to 8pm with music and wine and snacks in every gallery.
See you soon!

New Direction Show

It's very exciting how the Show is coming together!

First -- the work. I have completed 20 drawings (ink and color pencil) and have 2 small ones almost finished. These vary in size - the largest 30"x 20", then some at 16"x 20" and smaller ones at 8"x 8". They are very colorful and strive to reveal spatialness, three-dimensions drawn in two, if you see what I mean! I try to achieve this in many different ways with grids, spheres, vanishing points and even hyperbolic parabaloids, and with shadows emphasising the spatial feel. I'm so having fun.

Second -- the Gallery. Kathleen Bradford Studio/Gallery is the venue and it sits on Bonita Beach Road (west from 41) conveniently near one of my favorite restaurants, Wylds Cafe. Kathleen came to see the 20 drawings and (she said) had a hard time deciding which not to have. She selected 15 or so and we discussed the layout. She has very imaginative presentation ideas and so encouraging about the work that it can't fail to be a huge success. Fellow artists have seen me working on individual drawings but few have seen many so the impact of the whole show is going to be a surprise.

Third -- invitations. Kathleen is of course dealing with publicity and inviting all her numerous clients and I have emailed and posted invites to all my friends, artist mates and past clients with a colorful card showing a few of the drawings as a taster.

I was excited this time last year when my wood sculptures were featured in the Gallery but I am really excited by this coming show. It is truly a New Direction for my work and my life as an artist.

New Direction coming soon!

I am very excited by my New Direction.
Spatial Constructions are drawn in ink and color pencil -- very vivid color pencil.
I have a one-man show planned for early January '12 in Kathleen Bradford's cute little gallery on Bonita Beach Road here in SW Florida.
I'm ahead of schedule with preparations -- 16 drawings finished ranging from the largest at 20"x30" to the smallest at 8"x8", all showing my sense of 3-dimensions in 2, if you see what I mean!
Watch this space for more detail later.

One-man SculptureShow

I am very excited about my show which opens on Friday January 7th with a reception 5pm to 7pm. This will be in Kathleen Bradford's Studio/Gallery at 4259 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs, Florida 34134. The show runs until 28th January.
Come and have a glass of wine and see 10 of my sculptures set among Kathleen's wonderful mixed media assemblages.
I have been very busy for weeks with dog portraits, a house and a large drawing of Disney images from our last visit to Orlando.
Visited St Augustine for the first time last week hoping to photograph wildlife at the Alligator Farm but it was so cold it threatened to snow! Good shots though of the quaint old town and a very old sailing ship which will make a good drawing soon.
Come to my show!