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    Exhibition Preview!     My annual solo-show opened Friday May 16 and runs thru July 7 in the Caboose Gallery of Crossroads Art Center. Focusing on figures in interiors, many were done in direct collaboration with performers from the Richmond theatre community.  Additional oils of landscapes, portraits, & still-life round out this exhibition of nineteen paintings completed since May of 2013.  I will update this blog as paintings sell, indicated next to the prices listed as SOLD (sold work remains in exhibit for the duration of show).   *Author note--Exhibition ended. Prices valid thru July 2014. Contact me regarding any unsold [...]

Sean posed for me after I saw him in a local production of The Music Man in July 2013.  The costume department allowed him to borrowed the early 20th-century costuming, & he came to my studio to sit for a head & shoulders study, seen below in a painting I call Sean's New Suspenders.       Sean's New Suspenders Oil on canvas, 16x12, 2013   During the couple of sessions Sean sat for Sean's New Suspenders,  my camera recorded additional poses to inspire another, more complex painting.  I'll review the results of such photo sessions, and if I see an engaging gesture, coupled with interesting lighting, I'll play [...]