Travel Friday

"A Mirrored Barn" - 8 x 10" - oil

Available at The Arts Company

While most folks were battling it out at the malls on Black Friday, Evelyn and I spent the day driving to Nashville, TN.  In addition to visiting family, we needed to drop off some new pieces at The Arts Company in downtown Nashville.  The painting above was a demo for my painting class at the McConnell Arts Center but now it's part of the inventory at The Arts Company.

The drop off went fairly smooth which allowed us more time to catch up with our nieces (age 6 and 9).  When we weren't getting our butts handed to us in Twister, Operation or any number of Wii games, we worked on the shields (shown below) that will soon hang on their backyard play fort.  It was great to see just how much they appreciated the work.  For us it was just another day as artists.

The Bus Stops Here

Earlier this year I started working on "Rosa's Bus" for Boyds Mills Press, the trade division of Highlights for Children, Inc.  It's not so much about Rosa Parks but the bus that hosted one of the most historic events in the civil rights movement.  This story, written by Jo S. Kittinger, takes you from the assembly line of bus #2857 to it's arrival at the Henry Ford Museum.  As of this month, Rosa's Bus is available at most retail bookstores.

"Falling #3" - 8 x 10" - oil

This is a demo that I painted for my "Oil painting landscapes" class at the McConnell Arts Center in Worthington, OH.  Hope you enjoy.