Two of my miniature pieces were selected to be a part of the 2014 National Juried Exhibition in the grand opening of the NEW gallery space for the Batesville Area Arts Council Gallery. There were over 220 entries and only 28 selected; I was 2 of them.
As you can see from the photo above, mine are the smallest paintings in the show by far, but they definitely held their own. I was able to attend the artist reception and met a few brilliant Arkansas artists.
I felt honored to be invited by the Arkansas State University AIGA to be a speaker for their student show – Revival!
The show was impressive and it was fun to see the ASU campus again.
(from their website.)
This is a competitive juried show for graphic design students in Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. The jurors are respected professionals from across the country who each have an educational tie to the Delta region. The chosen student winners will be on display in Arkansas State University’s Fine Arts Gallery. The award ceremony will be on opening night, Saturday, April 26th from 6:00pm to 10:00pm. The guest speakers will be starting their presentations at 7:00pm, followed by the announcement of the winners and their prizes.
Exciting news! I will be having an art exhibition of my 45RPM works this weekend with the screening of 45RPM the movie at The Arts@311 in Jonesboro. This is a special one day event – DON’T MISS IT!
Screenings at 2pm and 7pm
Tickets are $10 at the door. Reserve online by emailing: TAA311@idcconcult.com
The Arts@311 is located in downtown Jonesboro.
311 South Church Street Jonesboro, Arkansas
More info at the Facebook event.
Wow. August has flown by. New paintings, vacation, business trips, a gallery show, and more…
I am excited to say I currently have a small show at the Crittenden County Museum in Earle Arkansas. Because of this, I haven’t got decent photo of my latest paintings, but you get the idea from these..
Back Alley, Paragould Arkansas
Oil on wood plaque, 4″x7″ miniature.
Forgotten Barn, Finch Arkansas
Oil on wood plaque, 9″x12″ miniature.
Forgotten Barn, Finch Arkansas
Oil on wood plaque, 6″x6″ miniature.
This year, Ben & I went to St. Louis Missouri for our vacation. We toured through the cute little town of St. Charles. visited the City Museum, the Arch, and a whole lot more… check it out.
Old Wagon, St. Charles Missouri
Sunshine Tower, St. Charles MO
Arch From Afar, St. Louis MO
Gateway Arch, St. Louis MO
City Museum, St. Louis MO
City Museum, St. Louis MO
City Museum, St. Louis MO
Doorknobs, City Museum, St. Louis MO
See all the pictures from our vacation on the Flickr Album.
I am so grateful to the Brooks Museum for hosting a second Bike to Cloar this summer. I had a wonderful time and again am astounded with the turn out in my sleepy little home town. Here are some of my photos from the ride.
Bike to Cloar, Earle Arkansas
Bike to Cloar, Crittenden County Museum, Earle AR
Cloar in the High School Sidewalk, Earle AR
Obelisk in Gibson Bayou Cemetery, Earle, Ar
Gibson Bayou Cemetery, Earle, Ar
Tyronza River, Earle AR
See all my photos from Bike to Cloar this summer!
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Looking forward to September!
I’m absolutely thrilled to have my work on display at the prestigious Brooks Museum of Art in Memphis. My painting, Great Heights was selected to be in the show, If I Can Dream. It also won honorable mention in the professional category. The show will be up til the end of September, check it out!
Earlier this month, when I was dropping off the painting, we toured the current exhibits at the museum. In the same gallery my painting is currently hanging was a drawing by the artist Carroll Cloar. (His work is featured at the ASU Library. It’s the giant mosaic as you walk through the doors.) He is from my hometown. I remember my great grandmother telling me stories about him. I went to Carroll Cloar workshops at our local museum. I’ve always loved his work and respected it as an artist. It was incredibly affirming to see his work where mine would soon be. Especially at the Brooks.
Here are some in-progress pictures of Great Heights:
Here is the tree featured in the painting:
I had the wonderful opportunity again this year to create the poster for Paragould’s Art & Stroll art walk. I will have a selection of my work on display for the walk at Sanctuary Yoga Studio on the south end of Pruett Street. Hope to see you out!
I was thrilled to be a part of this year’s Ozark Foothills FilmFest. It all started with the poster and from there grew the entire look of this years fest. I am so glad Bob and Judy Pest, the entire FilmFest staff, let me have such a big part of the branding. I think it turned out very interesting and intriguing. Lots of good words were said about during the Fest so I was very honored. I know Ben and I will definitely be attending this event for years to come.
The first trailer for the movie 45RPM made its debut at the FilmFest this weekend. I did the branding for 45RPM as well as all of the art for the main character, who is an artists. Altogether, I did 17 paintings, dozens of drawings and a sketchbook. It was a fun challenge to put myself in another artist shoes and to take chances I wouldn’t normally take. I think Juli did an incredible job on this film and it really shows in this small glimpse. Without further adieu… you must see this trailer:
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Thanks so much to the Batesville Arts Council Gallery for the lovely reception for my art gallery opening last Friday. There was a great turnout! It was such an honor to have so many people viewing my work at once. Afterwards, a lot of us ate at the delicious Elizabeth’s across the street — so good! Batesville is starting to feel like home as much as I’ve been there the past couple of months. Can’t wait for the film fest!
Photos by Ben Mooneyham
Pictures from the opening:
Would like to once again invite everyone to my upcoming art show opening this Friday! I will be displaying over 15 of my latest painting as well as selected photography from my photo blog. There will be a reception on Friday from 6PM-8PM; refreshments served. There will be paintings there I guarantee you’ve never seen before! Come out and support Arkansas artists!
The show is up until April 1st. If you can’t make the opening hopefully you can come another day.
I was featured in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette – 3 Rivers – on Sunday, February 26th as the artist for this years Ozark Foothills FilmFest poster.
