Masur Museum Fundraiser

The Masur Museum's yearly fundraiser Off the Wall  will be Friday, April 1, 2016. I would love to be there but have an opening at the Hattiesburg Cultural Center to attend that night for my exhibit "A Collection of Silence". 

The two paintings pictured "Penny Candy Bag" 12 x 12.5" oil on paper (above) and "Study for Nest with Leaves"  8 x 8" colored pencil and oil on paper (below)

will be in the auction and available at a crazy low starting bid. All works $500 or under and starting bids begin at $75 or lower.

Please go this wonderful event if you can and support the Masur Museum.  It is a fantastic regional museum with a fantastic permanent collection and cutting edge contemporary exhibits.

Information for tickets here.

A New Series of Drawings

A new series of drawings predicated on conversations in Louisiana about the definition and use of the word Creole. One conversation on the use of this word prompted more research into this topic. 

A series of drawings in two and three parts is called "The Definition of Creole" with each figure depicted being a muse. 

Many beautiful people and interesting discussions come from this idea of lineage and generations. 

Large Florals

I am working on some large paintings of flowers from private gardens.  The photographs that I took last year of gleaned blossoms are perfect imagery for these paintings. It is nice to see the forms and details so large.  They become very sculptural even though the presentation is two dimensional. 

Removing the color, or most of the color, from the images can produce wonderful results. The form, shadows and highlights become almost tangible.

A detail of a peony below.  Painted with ink and oil on paper,  40 x 40".