The grand opening reception of the new location of the Elliott Fouts Gallery was something you had to see to appreciate. To say it was a full house is an understatement. The place was packed, shoulder to shoulder. I think the people of Sacramento are enjoying the new gallery, as they should.

By the end of the evening, 18 of the 22 paintings I have in the exhibition were sold. I wasn’t expecting that kind of a response to my work, and I think any artist would tell you that such an event is remarkably validating. I think I’ll keep doing what I do.

A quiet view of the exhibition

After four consecutive years of exhibitions in Sacramento, the best part is seeing familiar faces at the gallery. The Sunday following the reception, Kerrie Kelly and Vinny Catalano hosted a brunch so I could meet some more collectors. I was completely honoured by their hospitality. Every single conversation I had was enlightening and enjoyable.

Many thanks to the fine people at the gallery — Elliott Fouts, Michelle Satterlee, Cynthia Lou and Sherry Ngai. It’s a privilege to work with them!

Flattered to have my work featured on UPPERCASE‘s blog today. The magazine is so full of inspiration. It’s worth checking out.

Deluxe Model 5 20″ x 30″  |  Oil/Canvas  |  2012 Sold

Rotary Phone, Off the Hook I 16″ x 24″  |  Oil/Canvas  |  2012 Sold

My exhibition at the Elliott Fouts Gallery is featured in the June 2012 issue of American Art Collector magazine.

You can read the interview here (it’s a 3.7mb pdf file).

Clear Thinking 42″ x 32″  |  Oil/Canvas  |  2012 Sold

Antique Candle Stick Phones 24″ x 24″  |  Oil/Canvas  |  2012 Sold

Back to Back 24″ x 30″  |  Oil/Canvas  |  2012 Sold

The Vanishing American 24″ x 24″  |  Oil/Canvas  |  2012 Sold

Check out this ad designed by Michelle Satterlee, gallery director at the Elliott Fouts Gallery. I think it was exactly a year ago that I mentioned that I appreciate her design skills. This ad is featured in the June 2012 issue of American Art Collector magazine.

I’ll share the article in the coming week, along with more info on the show.

I’d like to share some recent progress photos.

I’ve been in the studio every single day for the last 2 months, working on numerous paintings. My exhibition schedule this year is busy, to say the least. I am participating in four exhibitions, three of which are solo shows.

The first solo will be my fourth annual June exhibition at the Elliott Fouts Gallery in Sacramento, California. I’m proud (and a little astonished) to say I’m working on painting number 15 of the 20 that will be in that show.

I’ll share more info about the other three exhibitions in the coming months. But first I have to focus completely on painting.

 

So in the meantime, I’m going to disappear from the world of social media again and stick my nose back up to the easel.

I’m starting to wonder if my neighbors are aware that I rarely leave the house.

If it wasn’t for my wife, I’d have no social life at all.

Happy New Year!

I’m starting the year participating in a group show at the George Billis Gallery in Los Angeles from January 7 – February 11, 2012.

Antique Books I 30″ x 30″  |  Oil/Canvas  |  2011 Available through the George Billis Gallery, LA

Antique Books II 30″ x 30″  |  Oil/Canvas  |  2011 Sold

Find the gallery — click here for a map. If you are in the LA area, please check out the gallery and paintings.

I am showing five new paintings featuring books. The two paintings above depict 17th and 18th century historical essay and natural history texts. Below are primary school texts from the 1950s, 60s and 70s.

Equality, The World of Today 18″ x 36″  |  Oil/Canvas  |  2011 Sold

Brave and Bold, The Early Modern World 18″ x 36″  |  Oil/Canvas  |  2011 Sold

Anything Can Happen, Down The Road 30″ x 30″  |  Oil/Canvas  |  2011 Sold

This past summer, I received this magnificent early Swedish telephone as a gift from a long time collector in California. It’s a fantastic telephone and a great addition to my growing collection. I think it would look great painted along side some other telephones in a larger painting.

Antique Swedish Telephone 24″ x 20″  |  Oil/Canvas  |  2011 Sold

I will have three paintings showing at the Red Dot art fair in Miami from November 30 – December 4, 2011.

The first is with the George Billis Gallery out of Los Angeles:

Anything Can Happen, Down The Road 30″ x 30″  |  Oil/Canvas  |  2011 Sold

As well as the two Coke paintings that were recently showing at Mason Murer Fine Art in Atlanta:

The Stars Will Always Shine 30″ x 30″  |  Oil/Canvas  |  2011 Sold

In Perfect Harmony 30″ x 30″  |  Oil/Canvas  |  2011 Sold