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Solo show coming soon

6/30/2012

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In April, I visited Franklin, TN for the first time for my friend Megan's wedding. Since Lauren was in the wedding, I had some time to explore Franklin with my in-laws while the bridal party got ready on Megan's big day. On our walk through town we came to Gallery 202.
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After browsing the great artwork, we had the opportunity to talk to artist and Gallery 202 owner, Kelly Harwood. He was very happy to talk to us and tell us a little history about the gallery and the house as well. My father-in-law mentioned that I was also an artist and after showing Kelly a couple of pictures of my work, we talked about the possibility of showing some of my work at his gallery. 

I am very excited at the opportunity have a show at Gallery 202. I have been busy getting ready for the show, which will occur this fall. I will post some of the new paintings  that I've been working on soon.
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The opening for the exhibition will be during Franklin's Art Crawl on September 7th, 6-9PM. Please come by if you are around!
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Hydrangea Paintings

6/13/2012

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Hydrangea paintings
Lady in red / Hydrangea in red -- Oil on canvas 36" x 16"
At the beginning I wanted this painting to be mostly blue with the white hydrangea as the center of interest, with the addition of a little gold here and there for variety. I had the flowers and vases set up but I thought something was missing. I looked at it for a while and then decided to try adding the red cloth behind the hydrangea. As I stepped back to take a look, a song started to play in my head: Lady in Red.

[I think is safe to say that most Nicaraguans know this song, it's played very often on the radio during the "Clasicos de los 80" segments. It's very popular. There is a Spanish version of it too, it's called Linda Mujer (Pretty Woman) and the lyrics are a little different. I think you'll agree that the video is breathtaking.]

Originally, this still life was bathed in a soft light coming from a window on the left, which is the light source in many of my paintings. I wanted a little more drama so I closed the blinds and illuminated the composition with a flash light. I loved the increased drama - and decided it was time to put the paint onto the canvas.
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Hydrangea in yellow -- Oil on canvas 24" x 20
The concept for this painting is very similar to the previous one, only in this one I used a yellow color scheme and a different light source. The red cloth pushed its way into this one as well. 

I really like these paintings, I hope you like them too.  Thanks for visiting!
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