Stinky Wagon

Here is a painting I did at my friend Jeff Gandert's house. Jeff is a wonderful wildlife painter that lives near Milford. He has some wonderful property that he lives on with his dogs and a bunch of chickens. Carl Samson and I drove out there to do some landscape painting. First thing, Jeff made us some omelets with fresh eggs. In his living room he had a cage with about 28 small chicks that he just got in the mail- did you know they mail live chicks in a box? We had a low key day, but I did do one painting that I kind of liked. I enjoyed the view of his yard from just inside the tree line of the woods behind his house, but it needed something. So I pushed an old wheel barrow with a flat tire from his house to the middle of my picture. Unfortunately I realized that this is the wagon holds that stuff that gets cleaned out of the dog cages. Also, unfortunate was the direction of the breeze. I had a great time painting this picture, despite the occasional whiff of dog doody.

On The Easel

Well, this painting has been on the easel for a very long time. Almost a year. I have not touched it some time as I have been on other things. As soon as I tidy up and finish a commission and a few other small things, I will get on this one and knock it out.
I posted this mostly to shame myself into finishing it, plus it had been too long since my last post. Just so you know, this has been up for so long that the red and blue of the Japanese doll has faded to a different hue and value to that on the painting when I laid it in a year ago.

Solo Show at UC Clermont College

Everyone mark your calendars, I have just been chosen for a solo show in August. Not this August, but August of 2008. You have plenty of time to plan for this show.
So I hope to have a pile of new paintings for this one. I am not sure what they will be, but I am thinking they will be larger and more figurative. I will remind you again of the show in 12 or 13 months. I will offer more details later of the when, where and how.

Reserve Your Seat for the 2007 Best of the Bottoms Art Show and Auction

This is a painting I did for last years show and auction.

I submitted some paintings that I did in the Valley View Preserve in Milford, Ohio. This is a wonderful piece of land that a group in the Milford area have been spending a lot of time saving from development. Every time I go there I have a major wildlife moment with deer running by and all number of birds flying past. One of my paintings won an honorable mention again this year and two of the works will be in the live auction. The event is a fund raiser for the Valley View Foundation. It is a great way to help out a fine organization and possibly get some paintings for good prices.

The second annual Best of The Bottoms Art Competition and Sale event will be held on June 15, 2007 (6-9pm) at the Krippendorf Lodge located at the Cincinnati Nature Center. Our guests will have drinks and Hors d’Oeuvres while enjoying the on-going silent auction and live auction beginning at 7:30pm.
The show and auction is open to the public. Tickets are $50 per person and all proceeds benefit the Valley View Foundation. The evening will feature artwork created on the Valley View property, music, drinks and light appetizers. Many of the artists who participate in the show will also be in attendance. If you would like more information about the Art Show and Auction, you can e-mail Amy Brewer.

We look forward to seeing you on June 15!

Here is a link to Valley View for more info:

http://www.valleyviewcampus.org/default.htm

Summer Painting Class

My summer class is starting up soon. Sign up now. Here is a group photo of the spring class. Jan- who is missing is taking the picture.

PLEIN-AIR LANDSCAPE PAINTING
Plein-Air is a French expression which means “in the open air.” Experience the pleasure of painting, of self-expression, and of seeing the world in a new way as you meet at various locations and scenic parks around Cincinnati to learn to sketch and to paint with oils. Drawing on the ideas of impressionism, you will practice the techniques needed to complete painted sketches, including basic composition, value, pattern, color spotting, and covering the canvas. Then, building on those skills, you will complete a larger fully realized landscape painting that will capture the impression of light and color of the Cincinnati landscape. In case of rain, we will arrange to meet indoors or in parks with overhead cover. Details and directions to the various locations will be given in class. No experience necessary. Richard Luschek studied classical painting under Boston painter Paul Ingbretson for three years after earning his BFA degree with UC’s DAAP program. In addition to working as an artist and maintaining his own art studio, he has taught with the Art Academy of Cincinnati and he also teaches classes privately in his studio.
• Sat., 10 am-1 pm; (you may bring a brown bag lunch or snack if you wish); June 23-August 25; 10 wks; $199 (no discounts), Supplies will be furnished by students and a list will be sent with your confirmation of enrollment or see
www. uc.edu/ace/commu/PAINTING.mht; #3715-01
Location: First class meets at artist’s studio in Eden Park; then at various parks thereafter
Click here to register

Manifest Show

This little painting of stuff I recently cleaned out of my parents attic was juried into a show at a Manifest Gallery. While it is my baseball, I think the truck is my brother's. I took everything that I thought would make good still life junk. The painting is pretty small at 4x6.
Here is the info if you want to stop by to see the show:
3rd Annual Magnitude Seven Exhibit of Small Art Works [Opening Friday 8 June @ 6-10 PM]: Juried, 50 small works by 30 artists from 14 states & the UK. Works in a wide variety of media including sculpture, fibers, printmaking, photography, painting, drawing, mixed media, & collage. Small works are very portable & fit well into many spaces. They evoke a sense of one's own physicality, in a completely different way than larger works. Small works are intimate; inviting approach & inspection. Like short poetry, they are a challenge to craft with the same presence of their larger counterparts. The exhibit consists of works no larger than 7 inches in any dimension. Exhibit runs thru Friday 6 July. At Manifest Creative Research Gallery & Drawing Center, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513.861.3638, jason@manifestgallery.org, & www.manifestgallery.org.

On The Radio

Last week I went down to WGUC to record a spot with Brian O'Donnell about the Spring Grove Show. It will be aired occasionally on the Spotlight on WGUC.

The full interview will air on Around Cincinnati, Sunday, July 15th, sometime between 7-8pm on 91.7 WVXU.
It went OK, though afterwards I wished I had said some things differently. Listen and let me know what you think.