FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT JUNE 1ST - ARCTIC ROSE GALLERY & ART CENTER - 423 5TH AVE, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

Our First Friday tonight in our new Gallery on 5th Ave, the display is awesome, hope you all can come down and check out the artwork.  We are featuring all the artists in the gallery to open our new space this month.  A lot of hard work and creativity has gone into building this Gallery and looking forward to the future it holds for Anchorage as a Art Center,

5PM - 9PM tonight stop in and enjoy the artwork and our hospitality.

Doors Opening Today - 423 5th Ave, Anchorage Alaska

We open our doors in the new gallery today for the first time.  So exciting and nervous, this has been a wonderful experience getting the gallery ready, 10 Director Members have worked so very hard and it has been a great collective effort and creative adventure. 

Artists: Jon & Jona Van Zyle, Jana Latham, Teresa Ascone, Kurt & Donna Jacobson, Cari Zowodny, Chip Brock, Tami Phelp, Karen Mattson, Karen Whitworth, Gail Flotre and Jenny Ditto. What a collection of creative wonderful people.

Come down and see our new Gallery.

Tis the Season

Tis The Season To Change

It has been a long and record winter in Anchorage Alaska this year.  We set a new Snowfall record.  Lots and lots and lots etc of snow this year.  Me and my snowblower became quite the team this year.  But "Tis The Season" for breakup and melting.  Going to be a messy wet, muddy meltdown this year.  And my wife and I can't wait for the snow to go.  We may end up having it hang around for a major part of the summer who knows.  The snow piles off our deck were 7 feet high and 5 feet thick.

After painting indoors for the last 6 months, myself and my plein air artist buddies have been itching to get outdoors and paint.  So Friday morning we all went to Chester Creek and painted in the sun.  AAHH it felt so good to be back outdoors painting.  Talk about everyone being in a good mood.  None of us much cared for whether we were painting good paintings, we just wanted to be outside painting and we loved it.  Made me realize just how much I truly love Plein Air Painting, its the experience and the beauty of nature, getting to see it and realize all the colors and interplay of life that you can't get from a photo.  Thank you Lord for a great day and the chance to see your creations outdoors once again,

Sneak Peak

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A sneak peak at a few of the 24 Paintings in my April First Friday Art Show this Friday at Stephan Fine Art Gallery.

All paintings were created using a very limited palette of colors.  Come see what I was able to create with just a limited palette, you will be surprised at the range I was able to do with the colors.

FIRST FRIDAY APRIL 6TH, 2012 - STEPHAN FINE ART GALLERY -ANCHORAGE ALASKA

APRIL TO APRIL A YEAR EXPLORING A LIMITED PALETTE OF COLORS.

This last year has changed how I paint and how my paintings look.  I was introduced to this limited color palette by artist Larry Sieler last year. Using the base colors in this palette and a occasional additition of one or two colors I found a greater harmony in my paintings and also developed an ability to mix any color I need.  Also I developed a softer touch with my paintings also.  Hope you will come and see the 24 paintings I have in my show.

Four New Paintings

Warm Winter Light - 6"x6" Oil on Richeson Panel

Painted this little painting on Friday, with the Alaska Plein Air Painters.  No we were indoors not outdoors.  Projected a image onto a screen and we all painted our versions of the picture.  I decided to add more warmth to the painting then was on the photo.

Churning Seas - 6"x8" Oil on RayMar Panel

I painted this last week, it was a fun piece, just started pushing paint around to see what appeared.  Lots of paint on this one.  Since this photo I did go back and readjust the foam/spray.  Always fun to play.

Watching The Smoke - 8"x16" Oil on RayMar Panel


Whipped this out his week, did a sketch on Sunday and blocked it in and then finished over the week.  This is a compositional study for a much larger version that I will also turn into a nocturnal painting.

Lemon Tree & Red Flower - 6"x6" Oil on Richeson Panel


I painted this with the Alaska Plein Air Painters about a month ago at the Anchorage Municipal Green House in Russian Jack Park.  Was fun to play with the abstract background.

 

Art For Alaska Parks 2012 Competition

ART FOR ALASKA PARKS 2012 CALL FOR ENTRY - OUR 7TH ANNUAL COMPETITION TOP30 SHOW

Once again it is time for Artists to get ready to create their masterpieces for this years competition.

A $1000.00 Grand Prize, and 6 Award Categories this year.  We have a new group of sponsors for the new Refuge and Critical Habitat Category this year.

More complete information and entry form can be found on our website: www.artforalaskaparks.com

This advent is a Alaska Artist Guild event.  Alaska Artist Guild is a Non-Profit Group dedicated to the Artist and promoting Art in general.