"Gaze" at The Happening Gallery through October 9th

Mary Kay's wall @ The Happening Gallery in Marina del Rey 

Visit Bob and friends through October 9th

Felix is my newest painting... I will post the process of his creation soon!

Press about the show in The Argonaut Newspaper, September 22, 2011

Hope to see you at The Happening Gallery on Saturday September 24th 6-9pm.

The exhibit includes six of my paintings.

Please RSVP to this event by emailing your name to:  info@TheHappeningGallery.com

The Happening Gallery
4047 Lincoln Blvd
Marina del Rey
CA 90292
310 305 ARTS (2787)

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noon - 5 Sunday
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Purple Flower Stage Ten

I wasn’t altogether happy with some of the background color… and the acrylic in that area was beginning to feel a little heavy to me. Luckily I had some of Daniel Smith’s new watercolor ground on hand. I used it to cover the offending area on the right hand side of the painting. Applying it was like priming with gesso but it promises to accept watercolor.

Purple Flower Stage Nine

After a long silence, I am back. I still am very excited about this painting but finishing it has been a challenge...
It is too busy. And while I truly love the red that I started with, I think it needed to be at least toned down. So I am back to using acrylic, trying to tie it all together.

Purple Flower Stage Eight

I've done a fair amount… still so much to do. The biggest challenge I am faced with at this point is adding the detail I want without making the painting just too busy. It has a lot going on. A lot of shapes and a lot of color. I am a color freak and I have a feeling that may become more and more apparent in future paintings.

Purple Flower Stage Seven

Despite my expressed desire to paint faster now that I am doing the watercolor part progress has slowed to a snails pace as I add layers of paint to the flower.

Purple Flowers Stage Six

I am also painting on a different paper than I normally use, Fabriano 140 lb cold press. I generally use Arches 140 lb cold press which I love. But since I was using the acrylic I wanted the paint to sit on top of the surface a little more. Worked well for the acrylic part. It is a little frustrating now that I am doing the layered watercolor stuff. I thought about painting the entire painting with acrylic but I have so much more control with watercolor… funny right? Most people think of it as so unforgiving. But it is what I know and love. I love the brushes and the paper.