Teeny Tiny BOLD Exhibit 2023-2024

I am so pleased to once again have a piece accepted into the annual Teeny Tiny Bold Exhibit at Roundtree Gallery in Platteville (my third year!).  

The show was juried by Chicago artist, Margie Criner and includes work from over 30 artists, some local/regional, but mostly from across the nation. Really fun pieces. 

Concurrently, the Roundtree upper gallery will be showing a solo exhibit of Bill Mitchell's always intriguing work and a treat to see.

Both shows will be up through January 13, 2024. Not to be missed.

Below, my entry - a mixed media collage portrait based on a drawing I did many years ago of Carl, who was a neighborhood fixture on Chicago's north side back in the day.

And, once again, a great reception with another irresistible spread from The Lemon Door in Fennimore. Delicious!

Mash-up Reception at Green Lantern

 Wonderful evening at the Mash-up exhibit reception on August 5th. Nice to see everyone - neighbors, fellow local artists, out-of-town visitors. 

As always, Richard did a great job of hanging the show. He mixed up my various mixed media looks which showed them off at their best. 

 

Mash-Up Exhibit at Green Lantern

 

Richland Center WRAP Show Demo

I was invited to present the workshop portion of the 2023 Richland Center WRAP Show. I did a demo on how I develop my collage portraits, with an emphasis on how I create the mixed media backgrounds.

Here's a collage I prepared for the demo showing a recent work-in-progress. Starting with gluing collage elements onto watercolor paper (lower right), then adding layers of color wash and stamping (right side middle and top), then collaging in a figure that was scanned from a drawing (lower left), and finally defining the background with some acrylic paint and punching up the "drawing" with alcohol ink (top left). 

Not sure this is actually done though. Might add some more to the figures outfit, like so:

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Definitely changes the persona, no?

The Wrap show was wonderful - well attended and a nice variety of work. Richard Moninski was the show judge. Always fun (and educational!) to hear Richard discuss art.

Thanks to coordinator, Sally Probasco, and WRAP for this opportunity to share my work and meet the artists at the Richland Center WRAP Show. It was a very enjoyable day.

Makers & Shakers Art Party - Make Your Own Stamps

At the April Shake Rag Alley Makers & Shakers Art Party, I shared how to make your own stamps from common household materials - no carving required! 

We created designs from string, foam core pieces, craft foam, Styrofoam meat trays, bubble wrap, and all manner of household odds and ends. Designs were then mounted on blocks of wood or foam core using glue or double sided tape. One really fun stamp is a roller stamp made by mounting a design on toilet paper tubes that happily fit perfectly on a paint roller! 

The eleven creative souls in the session made some really fantastic stamps.

Click here for more info on the Makers & Shakers Art Parties at Shake Rag Alley. 

The Drift Show 2023 at Rountree

The Drift is back at Rountree Gallery in Platteville, running from March 2 thru April 22:

This annual group exhibit of artwork by artists from within 100 miles of Platteville has become a favorite and will be in the Main Level Gallery. 

The artist reception on Friday, March 3 was well attended and the show was wonderful with a wide variety of media represented.

Also at the gallery, an intriguing exhibit, "Variability of Means" is showing in the Upper Level Gallery featuring a solo installation by artist Mary Bergs of Benton, WI.

Both Ben and I have two pieces in The Drift show. I am showing two new graphite portrait drawings. Ben has one of his field shots and an abstract of dandelion seeds.

2023 Arts Mineral Point Member Show

The 8th annual Arts Mineral Point (AMP) member show opened last Friday evening with a reception for members. The exhibit includes a wide variety of mediums and styles from about thirty AMP member artists. All work is for sale.

Public Exhibit Days and Times:
Saturday, 1/28, 11am - 3pm, Sunday, 1/29, 11:00am - 3:00pm
Saturday, 2/4, 11:00am - 3:00pm, Sunday, 2/5, 11:00am - 3:00pm
Saturday, 2/11, 11am - 7:00pm

Visit the 8th Annual Member Art Show at the historic Masonic Lodge in Mineral Point (304 High St, Mineral Point)!

I submitted two graphite figure drawings: