First Friday

Nancy Valle's studio hosts this eclectic group of artists for Vision 2020. Mine is just about dead center in this shot, and this was taken while the crowd had cleared a bit. A great gathering, exhibition openings are a great way to reconnect and SEE art. Find one and go.

Fireworks in Sydney

I've taken the finished work over to Vision 2020 at the Anderson Alley (Rochester, NY) studio room 404 for this month. The 60 works of portraits will open Friday night, I'll see you there.

Stitching Toes

With the background quilted down, I've added my hand cut shapes on top and stitched raw edged style. Then I can go back and add more quilting or expressive drawn lines. The fun part of the work.

Real Transparent

To separate the background from the figures, I used a plexiglass sheet (about 1/8" thick) to assemble the bits, then after quilting some of the background, slid the bits on. Much easier to transfer. The bits were raw edged sewn to the quilted back. Then I continued quilting.

Background As You Like It

This made more sense, that is, to change that background that would make the figures stand out. Plus it helps the story. Stay tuned.

Change Again

I've changed the background and added another figure. Still not there, but better. I do like the dialog between the two figures, even though this is supposed to be a self-portrait.

Second Draft

A few weeks ago I posted the beginning of my portrait for the new year's exhibit Vision 2020. More on that later. This is the revision. I've since changed it, but here's a reference to hang on to.

Portrait for 2020

An invite to be part of a portrait show prompted this start. I'm not sure where we're driving at this point, but we seem to be creeping down the road nonetheless. I'll give an update next week. Seems that some holiday celebrations will cut my work time this weekend.