"Ander's Stick Cantata"

A friend asked me for images of my painting "Ander's Stick Cantata" from 2013 so I thought I would just post them here...little blast from the past!

This photo is a little dark but this is the jist of the painting.  My neighbor "built" the stick pile...so beautiful.  I loved the potential energy of it... 60x40" oil on canvas

The wonderful poet Pat Moran helped me carry the painting out each day... we walked from our house down the block and then down the yard.  You can see the stick pile down by the river...It is super hot out but I am wearing my long clothes to prevent being bit up!

Detail...  Milwaukee Art Museum has the "Woodcutter" and even when I was painting abstractly I would go in and look at that painting and my heart would say to me ..."if only you could paint like that".  It is so gratifying to try.

Little tiny pre study I did about 6x8 inches and I did one post study...

Wonderful Students!

I am very moved to have been nominated for a Teaching Excellence Award...I have been nominated a couple of times before but this year I won the College Award.  It makes me feel great!  Here a couple of pictures of my students because without them, I am not a teacher.

Working on our Drawing Awareness Project

Drawing in the studio...drapery and contemporary cast diptychs

Diptychs in the hallway.

Lovely crown!

Look at the skeleton reflected in the silver tray!

Wonderful painting 1 student with her painting of her dog!

The Nick Cave Posse!

The other Nick Cave Posse 

Best audience yet: my work is presented to young children in underserved schools.

I sent this print of my painting (from the La Napoule Residency) to the US foundation and they are going to share it with some of the young students from underserved schools.  The foundation is working to give children greater access to the arts!  I feel 'over the moon happy' that my work has found this audience.  Another way in which this residency just keeps on giving!