Art & Music at Ocean Yoga

You're invited to a fun reception this Sunday at Ocean Yoga: over 25 artworks,  refreshments, and live music by the Curios! That's on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2-5pm, at Ocean Yoga, 90C Eureka Square, Pacifica, CA 94044

Nancy's Seed Altar

Seed Pod Altar
16" x 20"
Oil
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Nancy's collections of seed pods and other curiosities around the house provide lots of inspiration for painting!

Unicycle

Unicycle
11" x 14"
Gouache on Paper

Its been fun working on some smaller pieces for a change. Gouache is simply an opaque watercolor similar to tempera paints.

Sky Trumpet

Sky Trumpet
10" x 14"
Gouache
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Joy Ride

Joy Ride
10" x 14"
Gouache on paper

Thanks to everyone who sent me ideas for names. There were so many good ones. I ended up calling this one Joy Ride...for now!

Blue Air Vessel

Blue Air Vessel
23" x 24"
Acrylic on Panel

New Works - Opera Meccanica

Still Life With Fan (Diptych)
46" x 42"
Acrylic on Panel

I hung this new painting today along with 8 others in the Mildred Owen Concert Hall, at the Sanchez Art Center in Pacifica. "Opera Meccanica" is the name of the exhibit. I"ll announce the date of the Opening Reception soon. If you'd like to see the paintings before then, go to one of the great concerts! You can check the concert schedule and other visitor info here.

Voodoo Hummingbird

Voodoo Hummingbird
Acrylic on Panel
22" x 42"
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Hummingbird

Hummingbird (Mechanics of Wonder)
54" x 45"
Acrylic on Panel
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New Painting

Trapped By An Edifice
Acrylic on panel
45" x 22"

New work

Pedestal

2-d and 3-d Mixed Media
45" x 50"

You can see this piece in person at the "Roots" exhibition at the Sanchez Art Center. It continues my "Mechanics of Wonder" series and pays tribute to Joan Baez and Nancy Hall, two women activist/musicians that I admire.

The opening for the exhibit is on May 21, 7pm. It opens concurrently with Enrique Chagoya's exhibit in the Main Gallery. For more info check out the art center's website here or the Art Guild of Pacifica's website here

Balance
22" x 30"
Acrylic on Paper

This work is from about 2 years ago. I was thinking about it because of the bright colors and swirly background.

A new painting...
I call it "Stacking Functions" An oil, 48" x 32"

Lift Me Up
60" x 60"
Mixed Media

I made this painting quite a few years ago. The three figures are part of the gospel group, "The Blind Boys of Alabama".

Trout-o-Matic

Trout-o-Matic
23" x 31"
Oil on Panel

This one took a awhile to complete. It went through several versions before I was ready to leave it alone.

A new one for the Mechanics of Wonder series.

Mechanics of Wonder #12
22" x 46"
Acrylic on panel

I have so many drawings of Nancy (of the Curios) in my sketch pads.

The Ears of Sound the Eyes of Sight Can't See
23" x 31"
Acrylic

A few shots of my clean studio...a very rare occurrence: this was Open Studios in December.

This is a detail close-up of a 3 dimensional painting I'm working on in the studio this week.

Nizhoni
20" x 20"
Oil on Wood

This is a new oil painting I'll be showing at my Open Studio that opens Friday December 11th. What a busy weekend! Also opening the same night is the Statewide Drawing and Printmaking Competition at the Triton Museum in Santa Clara. My mom and dad said they would baby-sit my studio on Friday evening from 7 to 9 pm so I can be at the Triton.

Mechanics of Wonder

24" x 24"
Woodblock Print

This print plus two others were accepted into the Statewide Drawing and Print Exhibit at the Triton Museum in Santa Clara. There were 600 entries and 70 pieces selected.

Peace

Bird of Peace
16" x 16"
Ink over Linoleum Print

In the studio this week I sat down with some ink and began painting on top of an unfinished linoleum print.

Nightfall, Center of the World
Mixed Media
46" x 36"

This is a fairly new work that I pulled out of my studio painting rack yesterday. Its an acrylic painting combined with some collage elements...its about a moment in time that occurred while I was out walking- awhile ago on my birthday. While walking down the hill I saw the sun setting on the ocean... and then I looked behind me and saw the moon setting on the opposite horizon. At that moment I felt like I had reached the middle of my life, and at a point in space where I felt like I was in the middle of the world.....deep, huh? That's what can happen when you go for long, meditative walks on your birthday.

Mechanics of Wonder CD Cover

Nancy Hall and the Curios are using my painting for the cover of their new CD, "Pillow Book"! The CD is being pressed and will be ready very soon. I can hardly wait. The music is amazing. The CD release party will be December 12th at the at the Mildred Owen Concert Hall (formerly the Sanchez Concert Hall) in Pacifica. More info at Nancy's website