Showing posts with label acrylic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label acrylic. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Show Season in Full Stride

Scenes from the 3rd edition of the Culver City Art Show held on Sep. 20 & 21. It was a spectacular weekend and many new friends and fans were made at this event. But…it's only the warmup for a busy fall with the Beverly Hills Art Show (Event Info) taking center stage Oct. 18 & 19.

Ready to unwrap!
Reyes Fine Art Presents…. 
Cities
…and Skies
A really terrific show and fun time!
More color than ever in my display!
The sun setting on the Culver Show…next up? Beverly Hills. See you there! 

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

One Night in Laguna

Thanks to artist Fabrice Spies, Rachel and I were invited to attend the VIP Opening of the Festival of Arts in Laguna. This is Fabrice's 2nd year showing in this prestigious juried exhibition and his work did not disappoint. The gala reception had an "Old Hollywood" theme and we did our best to look the part. Great crowd, great time, great art. Way to go Fab!

All dolled up WITH someplace to go! 
Riding the trolley to the Festival 
Fabrice with his parents, who came all the way from France. 
Fabrice's mother-in-law figured out how to print one of his paintings on a cookie as gifts for his guests. Yum!
We LOVE red dots! Congratulations, Bibi!
Fab's painting "Surf Shop" is also featured on merchandise for sale as part of this year's Festival. Awesome PR, and comfortable, too!
Fabrice's display. Definitely check it out if you're looking for a fun SoCal excursion.

If you get the chance, check out this show. There are over 100 artists represented and the covered pavillion setting is unlike any other art show I've attended. Here are the details:

Festival of Arts / Pageant of the Masters
650 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Show Runs July 5 - August 31 from 10AM - 11:30PM
Fabrice is at Booth #48, and there in person Wed-Fri from 5PM to 8:30PM and Sat-Sun from 2PM to 8:30PM. Tell him Brad sent you!

See all of Fabrice's incredible work at www.fabricespies.com
More Festival info at http://www.foapom.com

Friday, February 1, 2013

Doing it live at the Los Angeles Art Show

I spent last Saturday at the Los Angeles Art Show. I saw many inspiring things, and took advantage of an adult painting workshop hosted by local artist Davyd Whaley (www.davydwhaley.com). His style is very different from mine so I wanted to see what could happen in that environment and with his direction. My mission was to re-purpose and re-envision David Hockney's iconic painting "Mulholland Drive" into a unique, mixed media work of original art. So, without further delay, here's what happened:

The source, a postcard with a copy of "Mulholland Drive: The Road to the Studio" by David Hockney
I cut up the Mulholland postcard into smaller, colorful parts and armed with those, acrylic paints,  color pencils, and 1 hour,  went for it!
Getting messy, and couldn't be happier!
Doing it live!
The clock is ticking...
And voila!
"Mulholland Under Construction"
Mixed media collage
14 x 11"

Sunday, September 23, 2012

3 Paintings in 3 Acts

In July 2012 I began a new series of paintings featuring cloudscapes, skyscapes, and terrascapes. The entire body of work completed through September 2012 can be seen at The Aero Series / Sep 2012.

The photos below show the evolution of the most recent of these paintings, a triptych titled "Aero No. 12". Click on each photo to see the 3 stage process up close. Thought it would be an interesting way to see how this particular set of paintings developed into their finished state in the fourth photo image at the end.





Aero No. 12 (Triptych)
Mixed media on paper
26 x 78" (Each 26 x 26")

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Reyes Open Studio Show :: Installation Shots

Pictures of my studio and artwork at my most recent Open Studio Show in Los Angeles. This, the 10th Anniversary Edition, marks a decade of art making/art showing since the first Open Studio I hosted when I lived in NYC.


(Photo courtesy of Don Edmondson)


(Photo courtesy of Don Edmondson)

(Photo courtesy of Don Edmondson)

(Photo courtesy of Don Edmondson)

(Photo courtesy of Don Edmondson)



(Photo courtesy of Don Edmondson)

(Photo courtesy of Don Edmondson)