I have paintings in three upcoming shows beginning this month:

*This Friday, August 12, from 7-9 pm is the opening reception for the Atlanta Fine Arts League 5th Annual Juried Exhibition. This exhibition highlights representational works by artists from Georgia. My painting, "Self portrait in red", will be included in the show:
Opening Reception at the Roswell Visual Arts Center Gallery inside the Roswell Area Park
 10495 Woodstock Road
Roswell, GA 30075      

*My painting, "Bananas", will be displayed at the South Cobb Arts Alliance's 24th National Juried Art Exhibition Show at the Mable House Art Center in Mableton, GA through October 3rd. The opening reception is scheduled for August 20th, 5-7PM.

*Three of my small works will be at the Ferst Center for the Arts "Miniature Perspective Show" through September 28th, This is a mixed-media collection by emerging and established visual artists.

Opening reception: Wednesday, August 24th 6PM at the Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech.

Last week was the opening of the 2011 Decatur Arts Festival. There was a great turnout for the opening show and there was a lot of great artwork. I am happy to report that my painting, "Getting Ready for Next Season" received an Honorable Mention Award. To see some of the great artwork from the event, go here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150257328577952.370069.296817767951



The closing reception is this Sunday, June 5, from 5-6pm. I'll be giving a short talk about my work.

I'm happy to announce that my painting "Getting ready for next season" is part of this year's Decatur Arts Festival Fine Art Exhibition at the Dana Fine Arts Gallery at Agnes Scott College running from May 24 'till June 5. The opening reception is tomorrow May 24, 5-7 pm. On June 5, from 4-6pm, is the "Last Call" event where a few artists have been invited to talk about their work. I'm honored to be one of the artists invited to speak.


In other news, this morning while watering the tomato plants I had close encounter with nature. I found three little baby rabbits hanging out too close to the tomatoes. They were so little and so brave that I was able to pick one of them up for a few seconds, it was a great morning.