20th Annual CPSA Exhibition

I'm so excited that my piece A Second Cup has been accepted into the 20th Annual CPSA International Exhibition! This is my fifth year in a row being accepted into the exhibition. This year's exhibition will take place in Covington, KY, with over 120 colored pencil works on display. For more information, see cpsa.org.

Portrait of Josh

Above is my latest portrait, Josh, oil on panel, 20x16. This is another sample portrait that I will have on display in my studio and possibly enter into art competitions, but I will be busy with several private commissions I have lined up for the next few months.

Portrait Preview

I am just about finished a new portrait, and I decided to post a detail of the face. There is some glare in this photo, and the painting still needs to be varnished before I get a high resolution scan.

Honorable Mention at CSOPA Exhibition

I attended the reception for the CSOPA Faces of Winter Exhibition on Friday, and the portraits on display were really amazing. I am thrilled that my portrait Danny was selected to be a part of the exhibit, and also to have been awarded honorable mention. I was especially excited to see one of Daniel Greene's paintings on display in addition to the portraits selected for the exhibit. The exhibition continues through February 24th at the UConn Stamford Art Gallery (see http://csopa.homestead.com/Faces-of-Winter-2012.html for more information).

CSOPA Faces of Winter Exhibition

I am so excited that my oil portrait, Danny has been accepted into the Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists (CSOPA) Faces of Winter 2012 Exhibition. In addition to the exhibit, CSOPA is hosting a Daniel Greene Festival, with activities throughout the weekend of February 3rd. For more information on the exhibit, go to http://csopa.homestead.com/Faces-of-Winter-2012.html.

A Second Cup

Pictured here is my newest piece, A Second Cup, which is based on an earlier piece I did, Self Portrait with Tea. For this piece, I employed a much warmer and richer color palette, and also a different colored pencil technique. This piece is 24" x 18", Prismacolor colored pencils on sanded paper mounted on board.

Preview of a New Piece

I have been working on a colored pencil drawing similar to one I did in 2008, but with a slightly different pose and more dramatic color scheme. I also am using a different colored pencil technique, as mine has evolved over the years. Here is a preview of a crop of the face (first image), and I have also included a crop of the 2008 version for comparison (second image). The final drawing will be scanned and posted on Friday.