Link to my wife's Blog, a Alaska story

http://alaskalockerhooking.wordpress.com/2010/09/01/alaskan-fireweed/

My wife and I spent 3 days in Homer Alaska, found the best Sticky Buns ever at Three Sisters Bakery while we were there.  So for every breakfast we were consuming Sticky Buns.  The Fireweed picture on her blog with Donna was taken outside of the Three Sisters Bakery

First Friday -ART FOR ALASKA PARKS TOP 30 ART SHOW

FIRST FRIDAY ART SHOW - ART FOR ALASKA STATE PARKS TOP 30 COMPETITION - LAROMA BAKERY 9900 OLD SEWARD HWY, ANCHORAGE ALASKA 5:30 - 7PM   - AWARD CEREMONY IS AT 6:30PM 
We have the best group of paintings in the 5 year history of the competition.  We have 5 awards that will be presented:  Best of Show, Best Landscape, Best Wildlife/Bird, Best People in the Park, Artist's Choice and People's Choice.  Come and vote for Peoples Choice.

Serenity Marsh Giclee Canvas Print Now Available

Serenity Marsh 18"x14" Stretched Canvas Giclee Print - Only 15 will be printed.

I now have the prints in stock the Price is $210.00 for the print stretched on stretcher bars.  The prints have been coated with a UV protected spray and varnished.  So they are ready to be framed like a original painting and hung on your wall.  I am really proud of how the prints turned out.  

3 Small Paintings

3 Small Paintings - 5x7's  - I painted these 3 paintings just before I left on my vacation to visit my kids.   They were a weekend work, lot of fun to scale down to smaller images every now and then.  Forces you to simplify your composition and not get to detailed.  So you learn what to leave out of your painting and to only include what is necessary.  I also painted on Amperstand Gesso Board on 2 of the paintings.  A slicker surface, but I like the look, so will keeping working with the gesso board now and then.

Art In Our Family

A Art Filled Family Vacation. - I spent a week in Washington and British Columbia Canada visiting my two of my four children.  I spent the first 2 days with Justin and his girlfriend Felicia.   I had not previously met Felicia, and thoroughly enjoyed meeting her.  I also spent 2 days with Christina and her fiancee Cameron.  Then we all went camping up Mt Baker for two days.  It was a great time for me as a parent to see my children as adults on their own.  Also I got to draw and paint with them together.  As a artist it is so cool to see how talented each of them is.  We had a great time painting and drawing  together.   Being raised in Alaska we all love camping also, so we had a wonderful time.  I miss them all terribly, but I am so proud of them and how they have their own lives and how happy they are.

I will look forward to our next Family Plein Air Adventure.

Lynn Brautigan Boots Art Show

Lynn Brautigan Boots at Stephan Fine Artst Gallery in Anchorage Alaska (Captain Cook Hotel).  My artist friend Lynn has a great showing of 40 paintings at Stephans Gallery this month.  They are all wonderful.  She is a very talented artist and I highly recommend that you see her show if you can.  Stehpan Fine Art Gallery just click this link and you can see some of her paintings on their website if you do not live in the Anchorage area.  Her art talent is only exceeded by her kindness.

Getting The Motor Started

Prepping the engine for starting. - As I continue to paint I find that I have certain patterns that help me prep myself for a paining session.  Usually I do my best painting in the morning.  I get up early, have a bite to eat and 2 cups of coffee.  Then read a little about art.  Then head to the studio with my dog (Oreo).  Usually turn on the stereo to jazz or early rock n roll.  Sit down and think about what I want to do; if it is a painting I am working on I will take some time to look at it.  Determining whether I need some changes, whats working & whats not.  If I am starting a new painting i will think about composition, subject matter, color and what I am trying to express in my painting.  Emotional Content is so important in a painting that communicates with it's audience.  After I have done all this and my thoughts are in order I will start to paint.  Once I am painting time flies by.  I usually take a break at lunch and have lunch with my wife.  Then back to the studio for another session.