This Saturday I will be giving a workshop for CPSA DC115 titled “Evoking Mood with Neocolors and Colored Pencil”, and I’ve got an area in my studio filled up with all my prep materials.  Like laying out pieces prior to a show, it’s always fun to see everything all at once, together.  Here’s a few snapshots:

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Last week we attended the CPSA 18th Annual International Exhibition at the Art Museum of Los Gatos, California.  This was my fourth acceptance into the annual show, but my first time attending the convention earlier in the week so that I could see the entrant’s slide show and participate in the silent auction.  I was really impressed by the quality of all the entries, and it was also very interesting to see the second piece submitted for artists who were accepted (you can submit two, but if accepted, only 1 is chosen).  Having not been to the gallery yet at the time of the slide show, it was also fun to try and guess which of the two pieces were accepted, for artists that I knew were in the show.  The slide show is presented in the much the same way that the awards are during the banquet; a reader projects the work on a screen, reads the title, artist’s name, and artist’s location.  I think it’s great that everyone who submits gets to have their work viewed and recognized.

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Today the list of accepted artists for the CPSA 18th Annual International Exhibition was published on the CPSA website, and my submission, Opaline Dreams, made the list.  Woo hoo!  The exhibit runs July 22nd to August 20th at The Art Museum of Los Gatos, California, with the artist’s reception on Saturday, July 31st.

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April may bring showers, paving the way for May flowers, but it also is crunch time to meet a series of annual art deadlines.  These past two weeks have been a flurry of activity.  I just finished my CPSA Silent Auction piece, Citrine Dreams, and I’m working on matting it now.  Two weeks ago I had giclee proofs printed of Bend and Crescendo, burned a CD, wrote an artist’s statement, and sent it off in the mail to Vera Curnow; this is the 20th anniversary of the Colored Pencil Society of America, and to commemorate, CPSA is creating a book.  All signature members were invited to submit two pieces for the book.  If all goes well, it will be available during convention week in Santa Clara.  Today was the drop off for the Wilkes-Barre Fine Arts Fiesta, an annual local juried art show, and I submitted Opaline Dreams.  Coming up on May are two submission deadlines which I took care of this weekend also:  The Artist’s Magazine 27th Annual Art Competition (May 3) and the book Strokes of Genius 3: The Best of Drawing, Fresh Perspectives (May 1).  Last year I was a finalist in the Artist’s Magazine competition, with Crescendo, and my name appeared in the December issue.  This year I submitted Opaline Dreams.  For Strokes of Genius, I went all out (did I mention that I really want to get into this book?), and submitted Bend, Crescendo, Cascade, Opaline Dreams, and Wrapped.  Wrapped was an unusual choice with that grouping, but it looks a little more like something drawn than painted, so I included it in case my other work is too painting-like for the book’s requirements.

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I’ve submitted Opaline Dreams as my entry for this year’s CPSA national show, the 18th Annual International Exhibition.  I’ll know whether or not it’s been accepted at the end of April.

The artist’s reception for my show is Friday, January 15th, 6 pm – 8 pm at the Paper Kite Gallery, 443 Main Street, Kingston, PA 18704.   The show includes about 20 pieces and will run through mid February.

Tonight I finished final framing of the pieces to drop off this Sunday for next week’s show at Paper Kite Gallery.  I always like laying out all the pieces when they’re done and seeing how they look together, especially for the ones that were worked as a series.

Tonight we stopped by the Paper Kite Gallery for the opening reception of their second anniversary free art show.  There were over 80 pieces donated from a diverse group of artists, and it was fascinating to see all of the different types of work represented.  Those who attended can complete cards and return on Sunday to choose a piece for free, which they’ll be able to take home after the show concludes in a few weeks.  Here’s a few pics from the reception:

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“Bias” was awarded First Place in the Graphics category at the Wyoming Valley Art League’s 2008 Fall Member’s Show.   The show continues through December at the Midtown Gallery in Wilkes-Barrre.