Art Walk's Coming

I just finished creating a group of pictures that may appear in an Art Walk, or not, depending on how well I can figure out a little sizing problem. All pictures below were created with the notion that I would use a gallery wrap approach to the framing. I ordered the materials to complete the gallery wraps, printed the pictures and then discovered to my dismay, that I had printed them all using 16-inch wide canvas. See the gallery wrap materials assume a 17-inch wide canvas, so those materials will not work. So, now, I have these images, but still need to decide what to do about framing, stretching, or, more expensively, reprinting. But that's a future decision. Right now, I have these images.
The first is called, an Artful Buddha.

The next is a view of "The Guardians" a statue located in Brasilia, and photographed some 40 years ago.

Next up is a view of the Grand Canyon, or rather a tree at the edge of the Big Ditch.

Greece is the centerpiece of the next image, or more precisely a little village in a Greek isle.

From Greece to San Francisco, our fair city. Herb Caen, who used to write for the San Francisco Chronicle, referred to San Francisco as "Baghdad by the Bay", but that was 50 years ago, when something magical was attached to the notion of Baghdad, instead of people exploding themselves in marketplaces. But here's one view of that old Baghdad by the Bay.

Another of that fabled city's attractions is the bridge at the Golden Gate.

Strolling around the old town of Salem, North Carolina, is a charming experience. While so strolling, I came across a nice touch of light, shadow and texture in this next picture.

And finally, what could be nicer than a morning stroll along the shore?

Fall Art Walk

Vertical and Horizontal Perspectives. That's how I'm billing my next Art Walk Show. I now have ready to go 8 pieces, four vertical shown below in an earlier posting (although I've eliminated a few) and four horizontal shown immediately below--scenes from the city.

The first is the Jackie O Lake in Manhattan's upper west side. It used to be a reservoir, now is a recreational park, quite beautiful, with classic Manhattan skyline effects, especially in the evening.
The pictures are all in the vicinity of 16 x 40 inches.

The second is a personal favorite of mine--a view from a 34th Street hotel in Manhattan. Manhattan at night. Hard to get enough of those views.

The next is a scene of Lady Liberty, that statue that has Governor Perry's britches all in a snit. But hell, he's a Texas Governor. What do they know about art or liberty?

The last piece is a sweet view from across the water of a village in Nova Scotia. It seems almost unreal, but real it is, and even lovelier in person.





Digital Art Wall Hangings

I like wall hangings as a different way to display art. We have several, although most are either quilts or very old Tibetan silk wall hangings. I have tried to create some digital art as wall hangings, so far wioth only limited success. It isn't the art per se. I have plenty of candidates. It is the physical process of creating something that can be affixed to hangers of some kind and that will display without curling--the curse of photo art on canvas. But while I am working on what I might term the "logistics" of wall hangings, it is good to display some candidates that I might use in an Art Walk, perhaps the next one. I'm not yet sure.
But here are some. They are all roughly 40 inches by anywhere between 12 inches and 17 inches.

Art Walks Upcoming

The last Art Walk, Floral Abstracts, seemed both appropriate and very successful, if the commentary by viewers can be believed.  Even kids with their parents were struck by the pictures.  For our next Art Walk, later this summer, I'm thinking maybe "Cloud Computing".  Here is a grouping of some images I have created of "artful clouds."

Spring is Springing

Spring has begun, even though, as usual, Spring seems hesitant to actually arrive and stay. I mean, it keeps going into hiding just when we arrange the welcoming party. Everything is more or less in bloom, and then the temperature dips down to the freezing level. That's not good. But meanwhile, the flowers keep on coming everywhere. So, I'm beginning to consider a spring line of floral abstracts for maybe the Art Walk in June, or whenever the next one after April 15th is to be. Here are a few possibilities of what I am calling "Floral Abstracts."

Art Walks

Oops . . . turns out the next Art Walk in Concord is April, not May--April 15th to be exact. So, I'm still thinking about possible art for that show. The question is, will I have time to create the art? We'll see. But here are some alternatives to the ones I just displayed the other day. These are different in kind, more showy nature: