It's an Art Show! It's a Party! It's Two-Two-Two Events in One!

Join us Saturday, December 11, 2010 from 2 pm to 9 pm for Art Party 3! It will be a three-ring circus of art, entertainment and fun. Features 14 talented artists, and live, paint-slinging demonstrations by Dan Dunn of Paint Jam! Location: 14135 Stagecoach Rd., Magnolia, TX 77355, five miles north of Tomball. More info here.

Pictured: "Tides of Soul and LIght" 28"x80" acrylics on wood panel. (Available at Art Party 3.)

What could be better than art on a Sunday afternoon?

I would like to invite you to a special showing of my large abstract works in a beautiful setting. The Museum of Cultural Arts Houston (MOCAH) has invited me to exhibit these works as part of their ongoing Art of Culture series. The facility is located at 908 Wood Street, in the warehouse district on the north side of downtown Houston. This area, which was ground zero for the recent Art Crawl, has become one of the most vital art districts in town.

In contrast with the Art Crawl, however, MOCAH prefers to host artistic events that will be of interest to serious art patrons. I enjoy the party atmosphere of the Art Crawl, but I am so looking forward to showing these works to those of you who, by habit, will view the works with contemplation and a well-trained eye. The paintings will be offered for sale, and will remain on display for the month of December.

The reception will be held this Sunday, December 5, 2010, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. The following works will be on display:

"Faith, Hope, Love" triptych, 44" x 13 feet, oils on canvas

"Wheatfield, Gachet" 72" x 60", acrylics on canvas

"Malaysia" 60" x 24", acrylics, oils and copper flake on canvas

"Here Come the Pain Birds", 60" x 24" acrylics, oil pastels and charcoal on canvas

"Via Chicago", 40" x 24", acrylics on canvas

"Maelstrom Perfected", 30" x 24" acrylics on canvas

"Sanguinova" 30"x30", oils on canvas

"Mermaids Play at Night" 30"x24", oils on canvas

In its 15 years of existence, MOCAH, the brainchild of Reginald and Rhonda Adams, has become recognized as a foundational resource for the development of art in Houston. It is not necessary to RSVP for this event, and you are welcome to bring guests. MOCAH has introduced me to some amazing artists (and I support their public art installations and projects for youth involvement), so I am excited for you to become better acquainted with this organization.

What: Art of Culture Reception

When: Sunday, December 5, 2010, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Where: Museum of Cultural Arts Houston, 908 Wood Street, Houston, TX

I hope to see you there!

Cirque de MOCAH Masquerade Ball, Sat. Oct. 30

The Cirque de MOCAH Masquerade Ball is this weekend! The event celebrates 11 years of youth development by the Museum of Cultural Arts Houston, and Houston's young trendsetters will be spotlighted at the ball.

I have donated this painting, "Me, Myself, and I" to the silent auction. 30"x36" acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas.

Because my work is more an exploration of the internal world than the external, my visual art juxtaposes the passions, spirituality, cultural icons, and rationalizations that define the self. In 'Me, Myself and I' a chaotic, disconnected 'self' is structured as the physical, the emotional, and the spiritual. The life voyage provides a backdrop against which they are made whole through divine intervention.

My art, with its many indulgences and ironies, represents both 'fallen man' as well as the best fruits of a loving brotherhood of man. Non-subjective abstraction provides the opportunity to slash and drip paint using methods that have impact in a physical as well as emotional sense. The kinetic application of paint forces a direct communication upon the viewer that registers on first glance, only to be followed by circumspection and rational interpretation.

Art 11 in The Woodlands, Nov. 5

Many of the best artists in The Woodlands area will be participating in the Art 11 event on November 5, 2010. I will be exhibiting, of course, along with about a dozen other local painters. Come check it out!

Turn, Turn, Turn

To everything turn, turn, turn
Every purpose under heaven
Is one for which I blindly yearn
For peace, for a time to unlearn

A time to be born, then again
To die on the hour eleven
A time to reap the wild wind
I can't, never could, pretend

Didn't I swear I was coming?
Do you hear my footsteps running?
In the destiny I'm confronting,
I'm prepared to outgun the cunning

Shown: "Axis" 48"x24" oils on canvas. Available for $1290.

Morning Comes

Morning comes, the sun is still burning
Oblivious to any wonder or yearning
And today I will smile, and I'll pray for the light
That I now know only in dreams at night.

Shown: "Another Two Cup Morning" 12"x18" oils on canvas. SOLD.

Not Subtle in the Making

I go at my canvas in bold strokes
An emphatic opening movement
A symbol crash of pigment
Not subtle in the making

The room seems to darken
The canvas is full of thunder
I see lights
I feel rain

Warm waves carry me
A great distance from where I started.

I do love painting,
Richly. Intensely.
Immediately.

24"x12" acrylic inks and paint on canvas. Available for $290.