Altered Perceptions Exhibition: The Smith-Kelly Gallery at ACO

Just a reminder, I will be showing my new series Altered Perceptions in the Smith-Kelly Gallery at ACO from June 4 thru July 2 and the reception will be on Thursday, June 10 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Also, be sure to check out the work of Gary Holstein in the McQuistion-Matthews Gallery.

Altered Perceptions explores concepts of mystery, perception, and random consciousness while incorporating many visuals observed through my travels. Through the meshing of various environments, eras, imagery, and media I explore the interconnectivity of the world, and I hope the viewer experiences the same admiration for our diverse yet kindred existences.

Exhibition of New Works

June 4th - July 2nd

Reception: Thursday

June 10th 6-8 pm

Art Center of the Ozarks

214 South Main Street

Springdale, AR 72764

(479)751.5441

Summer Classes at Art Central

This July, I’ll be traveling to Carthage, MO to teach a variety of art classes for kids at Art Central located at 1110 East 13th Street, Carthage, MO 64836-2407. I’ve included the various classes I’ll be teaching and the corresponding dates. For more information call Art Central at (417) 358-4404.

Monday, July 19^th

COMICS & MANGA

Students will explore the world of Japanese Manga comic figures, and will view and discuss various artists in this field. They then will create their own short comic story utilizing basic drawing techniques.

Tuesday, July 20^th

COMIC & CARTOON CHARACTER DESIGN

Create your own cartoon and comic characters and learn the fundamentals of drawing of the figure and facial expression from your imagination.

Thursday, July 22^nd

LOOK AT THAT OLD BOOK!

Bring an old book or use one we supply, recycle it into a brand new art project! Using collage, paint, your pictures or ours, remove pages, add others, creating a personal journal.

Friday, July 23^rd

FANTASTIC WORLDS

Study perspective drawing fundamentals and create your own strange and otherworldly landscapes, and then create fantastic creatures using watercolor or gouache to populate the drawing.

In The Works

A while back, I posted a preliminary sketch of a 19th century statue I came across in Charleston SC. I recently begun working on a painting on canvas based on this sketch as seen here. This is an example of my underpainting process and will soon be working color into the image.

As I stated in my earlier post, I'm fond of statues

with elegantly sculpted drapery where the form

underneath the figure is still somewhat visible. I found this particular statue to be a beautiful example of this.

This is one of the final peices I'll be working on for the upcoming June exhibit at ACO. I'll have more specifics on the upcoming show soon!

Summer Comic Class At ACO

Sharpen your pencils and get out those rulers. I'll be teaching a comic class for ages 10-18 at Art Center of the Ozarks on Fridays June 18, 25, July 2, 9 from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm.

This class is designed to give an overview of basic drawing and narrative art techniques. Students will learn to construct the figure, design their own characters, learn basic panel configurations and create an exciting narrative using their own characters.

To register for classes or for more information please call 479-751-5441 or visit artcenteroftheozarks.org.

Advanced Graphic Illustration Fall 2010

I'll be teaching an advanced illustration course this fall at NWACC. This is an interdisciplinary course, combining illustration, fine art and graphic design techniques. Students will build their commercial art portfolio by exploring various aspects of illustration. Projects will range from editorial illustration, narrative art, book publishing, fashion illustration, advertising, music industry illustration, film industry illustration, as well as the art of self promotion.

Fall classes at NWACC run from Aug 23 - Dec 23. Advanced Graphic Illustration will be from 3:00pm - 5:45 Mon/Wed. For more information please visit http://www.nwacc.edu/.

Special Thanks

to Terri Menefee of Artchurch Studio for the successful 1st Annual Comic Expo in beautiful in Hot Springs AR. It was truly a pleasure to be speaking along with Slave Labor Graphics illustrator extraordinaire Dusty Higgins, the amazing Marvel Comics illustrator Mitch Breitweiser, and fantastic Marvel colorist Elizabeth Breitweiser. Also, many thanks to comics historian, Robert O'Nale of Henderson State University for his highly informative Brief History of Comics seminar.