16″ x 24″ — Oil/Canvas — 2009
• SOLD
Autumn. Technically it is still summer, but I’m thrilled autumn is so near. Over the past week I’ve begun setting up ambitious plans for paintings during the next several months. I already have several in the works. I’m looking forward to the results.
24″ x 16″ — Oil/Canvas — 2009
• SOLD
I have been painting books for some time and find it interesting how constantly pursuing a subject means you discover different ways and different reasons to paint. My advice to any painter would be to find a subject, stick with it and grow with it.
I’m heading out for one last summer adventure that will last a week. After that it’s back to reality and back to full-time painting. I’m actually looking forward to it.
20″ x 40″ — Oil/Canvas — 2009
• SOLD
This is similar to a painting I did a few months ago, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00. It would appear that I have birthed a series. Are you catching on to the naming scheme?
I had a great time in Sacramento, enjoyed genuine hospitality and met many interesting people. The reception was a blast. I talked my face off for three hours, and had great conversations.
Below are a few shots of the installation the afternoon before the craziness began this past Saturday night. It’s a real trip to see your paintings properly presented in one place with care and attention.
I’ll be taking a bit of a breather so the blog will be quiet for a few weeks. I’m looking forward to returning with some fresh pieces.
Cheers!
I’ll be in Sacramento for the reception for the show at the Elliott Fouts Gallery on Saturday, June 13th from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. It’s Sacramento’s Second Saturday event, so there will be plenty to see and do!
The gallery is located at 4749 J Street:
18″ x 24″ — Oil/Canvas — 2009
• SOLD
After getting the garden in, spending more time than usual playing in the dirt and going for long walks with the kids for the past few weeks, I did manage to actually get this painting done. Now I have to buckle down and get a bunch of commissions completed. Dang, I just know the summer sunshine is going to taunt me…
If you have the computing power and want to see the paintings included in my show in Sacramento in high resolution (so you can really scrutinize the work), click here. Below is a small version of the same thing.
I finally got my hands on the June 2009 issue of Southwest Art magazine… where I’m referred to as Christopher Scott. Still, I must say it is really an honor to be in the magazine! Click on the image to see it large and give it a read.
40″ x 30″ — Oil/Canvas — 2009
• SOLD
Hanging for the month of June at the Elliott Fouts Gallery in Sacramento is my two-man show with Manuel Nunes.
This large bubble gum machine is in the show. I did this several months and it’ll be nice to see it again during the reception for the show, during Sacramento’s Second Saturday on June 13th. It’s been some time since I have seen my work together hanging in a space. You get such a different perspective for paintings when you see them properly lit… and not in a messy studio.
20″ x 20″ — Oil/Canvas — 2009
• SOLD
The Manual of Psychology belonged to a law student in 1905. My mother-in-law’s mother-in-law was the housekeeper for the gentleman lawyer decades after his schooling. After he passed away, she was given all his books as they were something she admired.
I have the book sitting in front of me. As I casually flipped it open, it landed on a page discussing spacial perception. One hundred and four years ago the student scrawled the word chiaroscuro beside the phrase “The play of light and shade…”. I find it curious that I’d flip open an ancient psychology text and by chance fall on a page explaining visual concepts used by artists — the use of light and shadow to create a sense of depth.
Is this book trying to tell me something?