"FIRE TREE, WATER DAY"
THANK YOU to juror Stan Sperlak for accepting this original pastel painting into the 2014 APS Juried National Exhibition, at the Bascom Center for the Visual Arts in Highlands, NC, from October 4, 2014 through January 4, 2015. Bunzl Gallery.

"The Bascom is honored to host the 2014 APS Juried National Exhibition. It is a biennial events organized by the Appalachian Pastel Society to provide competition opportunities for fine pastelists around the country. The society was formed in 2006 to promote an understanding and appreciation of pastel painting throughout the Appalachian Region. This exhibition brings some of the finest examples of contemporary pastel art to our region. Stan Sperlak is the 2014 juror. Sperlak was trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and continued his development with Patrick Arnold, Pennsylvania Academy, and Patricia Vanaman Witt, Barn Studio of Art. He is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America, the Maryland Pastel Society, the Pastel Society of Colorado, the Mid Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association and The Cape May County Art League. "

"AT REST"

I'm very pleased to get one of my pixel-based artworks accepted into a very competitive show.
Thank you to juror, Olivia Kohler-Maga, for selecting "At Rest" to be part of the Art League of Alexandria's August "Scapes" show. The show will hang from August 6 through September 1.

Click here to see it:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/743498317/the-cabbage-art-and-scarf-invitational

And then please VOTE for your favorite "Cabbage Contenders" in the first Elimination Round.

Anyone can vote here on my website, (and lots of people do), but Kickstarter backers qualify for regular updates plus special rewards such as archival prints, scarves or even original paintings.

"Bed Head"

It was a cold rainy November day in Virginia's Northern neck when I encountered the specimen that was the model for this image. The whole plant was about 3 feet across! Very impressive.

"Bed Head" has been accepted into a regional juried show at the Hill Center galleries on Capitol Hill by judge Philip Kennicott, Art & Architecture Critic at The Washington Post. The show will be up June 25 - September 1.

PAINTING with PIXELS
Spring Semester

I will be teaching a nine week course April 7th - June2, 7PM, at The Art League School in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.

It will cover some excellent apps for painting and drawing. including ArtRage, SketchBook Pro, ArtStudio, PhotoShop Touch,  as well as specialists for ink (Zen Brush), graphite/charcoal (Asketch) , and watercolor (Auryn Ink). We will also touch on image processing and other useful apps.

This course introduces students to iPad and iPhone apps for fine artists. Besides help with traditional drawing and painting media, participants also draw or paint directly with digital charcoal, ink on paper, watercolor, pastels, or oils. Fun and non-traditional media and special effects apps are also covered. Participants must bring their own Apple iPad or iPhone

 Contact me with Questions, and check out the
APPS for ARTISTS heading.

Come see what you can do with this new medium!

Nine week course syllabus


  1- Intro. Basics of pixel based images. Charcoal. Ink.

2- Using pixels to help traditional media. Fun stuff.

3- Finding and learning new apps. Watercolor.

4- Multiple media apps. The nature of the medium.

5- ArtRage 1 - Traditional media studio. Basics, tools, colors

6- ArtRage 2 - Brush control, layers, blending modes.

7- Art Studio. Selections, filters.

8- Creative image manipulation 1

9- Creative image manipulation