NYC Affordable Arts Fair

My debut in NYC was with the Alida Anderson Arts Projects at the NYC Affordable Arts Fair 

What a great experience. I was well received and had great conversations with many curious visitors. 13 paintings found new homes during this 5 day event. April 18th was the private viewing opening night and the place was packed! The organizers soon had to stop people from coming in so the line was ridiculous while waiting for the place to clear out a little.

My wall in booth A-8 with Alida Anderson Arts. Surrounded by works by the beautifully talented F Lennox Campello, Marianela de la Hoz, Dulce Pinzon and Judith Peck. What an honor!

                           

From the first sale on the very first night to every person that stopped by to look, ask questions or comment, I thank you and appreciate all your thoughts and kind words. I also had great adventures around the city that   were preferable to my usual shenanigans in Virginia, if anything just for the crazy change of pace. Everyone can use a little crazy every once in a while. I met the voice of Jolly Rancher(who knew they had one?!) Insanity ensued at the Empire room bar to which a hasty exit was made, a cab ride gone awry and an attempt to drop me and my lovely friend off in the middle of nowhere, a surprise Turkish dinner and a lost and found iphone;thanks to the sweetest cab driver in NYC(found, run over, cracked AND still working!thank you otterbox!), the rule of six degrees of separation was in full effect, house hosts that spoiled us in wonderful Spanish Harlem, and topped it off with a 4 course meal at Le Bernardin where I got a complimentary glass of champagne! This was a great time for renewed energy and inspiration. Ideas are brewing and I can't wait to see what new creations come from this experience!

 Hope is already brewing and that's a little new for me too!

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BFK Celebrates La Primavera

I first saw an image in a poster book of Sandro Botticelli's La Primavera when i was in 9th grade. I fell in love and had dreams of seeing it in person. I have a poster section with the 3 Graces on it that sits in the dining room. I had it framed 20 or so years ago. And i have stared at that thing more times than i can count. I have looked at those beautiful faces and perfect hands and feet. Little toes, fingers, faces and flowers and leaves and so many glorious little details that it would take my breath away! A series of difficult events in my life left me somewhat broken and I found myself thinking about that painting day and night. I wanted to see something beautiful and feel something beautiful and in March I made plans. To my surprise , I bought a ticket to leave in August.And it takes a lot for me to get on a plane! With the help of my parents I could leave and not worry about the kids and i am grateful for that. I had originally thought to go alone but i was blessed with a loving travel companion who sneaked a photo of me while i was happily weeping in front of my dream come true!
Days later I had a dream about the nymph from Birth of Venus. In my dream i was restlessly sleeping and she sat on my bed next to me and put her hand on my back and told me it would be ok and told me to sleep and i did.  When i woke up I was so happy. The only thing that would have made this trip better is if Prince was standing next to La Primavera. But i can still dream!

What do you mean funny? Funny how?!

Yeah , funny like a clown..  This series will be hanging in this years DCAC Wall Mountables annual show in Adam's Morgan. They are mostly acrylics with powder pigment metal flakes and the two eye masks being acrylic and oil. I have been a busy bee and need to post many more paintings than this but this is a good start. 

spider clown 7 3/4 x 14 7/8 acrylic on 8ply

disguise 1 acrylic and oil 2x7

diguise2- acrylic and oil 2x7inch

elefante! 4x4 acrylic on wood 

             

acrylic on wood 3x4 circus clown1                                                    acrylic on wood 3x4 circus clown2

birdclown 4x4 acrylic on wood

butterclown 4x4 acrylic on wood

beetleclown 4x4 acrylic on wood

Happier Days

  "Patron Saint of the Lost Sock"

12x16 acrylic on canvas 

   "Last Night while I Lay Dreaming"

11x14 acrylic on canvas

                                                                                

Feeling a little moody

In my moodier times i have found myself painting some crazy things. But the norm for my moodiness is iconography and strange cutesy creatures. Sweet smiles with a possible chance of being brutally slain.
Going through a rough patch , feeling cut off at the knees and helpless , praying for a miracle and trying to remember there's beauty in the world. Wishing i was in Italy looking at my favorite painting. That basically sums up this pile of paintings. But this mood didn't last