Current

In the studio I currently have 3 different on going projects...

A (large) planter that I am doing for a donation and trying desperately to wrap up before the open studio tour in May
(Because it is indeed large and takes up much needed space).
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A commission piece based on a dear friend/ performer done freely in an abstract style but influenced by Leroy Neiman's "Satchmo"...
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And my new paintings for my events in the spring / summer, which I'm excited about right now and aching to attend to...

(Not to mention a new series that I'm chomping at the bit to get started on, but will probably not be able to start until late summer )

Whew! Juggling all of that with a very active- hitting the terrible two's early-wonderful 17 month old and an almost full time job bar tending- I am tired!
But thank God, I'm not uninspired.

I'm ashamed to say that I had not heard of Leroy Neiman before I was approached by this client. His work challenges me in my color theory and looking at his work again and again on line, I've become a fan.

Here is "Satchmo" (for those that don't recognize the name, it was Louis Armstrong's nickname.)

http://www.doubletakeart.com/cgi-bin/dtg/dtg.sla?ca=&hc=2&cc=dtg&al=&zm=x&ac=&alc=&pg=&ai=00400*482