8th Annual Open Studios

I am proud to have just participated in my 8th Annual Open Studios. This was our 3rd year at Clara Street Studios, featuring 5 great artists: Jerry Veverka, Jackson Fahnestock, Nif Hodgson, Ellen Heck and myself. As always, it was an amazing weekend and great to be part of a show with such talented artists. Despite the economy, we had a very good turnout with a constant flow of guests, and the feedback we received about what we are doing over at Clara Street was very positive. We look forward to doing it again next year!

Rich Jacobs at White Walls

The same night, next door at White Walls was the opening for Rich Jacobs and Albert Reyes. I will always love these giant graffiti style heads of Rich Jacobs - I remember seeing these ever since I've been here... so when I see them - I think San Francisco.

Terrestrial Syndrome

I visited the opening for Terrestrial Syndrome at The Shooting Gallery in San Francisco the other weekend and was blown away. I loved the paintings by Kevin Taylor, his large scale oil on wood paintings were so well done. What I found most intriguing is how the creatures he portrayed were not animal, but not human - almost a combination of the two. The way the creatures interacted with one another reminded me of Hieronymus Bosch, one of my favorite painters from classical times.

The show also featured artist Eric Otto, who uses more recycled materials and found objects to portray images of destruction. I particularly liked this installation, the different sizes and shapes all clustered together with the use of geometric shapes and warm colors was extremely effective.