It's in the mail

I did it! I really did it! My application is in the mail and Lesley University should have it in there hands by the end of today. What a great feeling to mark that off my list. Now on to the next.

Today is my last day in Minneapolis until March 25. Saturday begins the long trek across our grand country to Orlando. The kids are excited, I am excited, and Melanie is excited! I love to road trip and hope to make another trek this summer to the east.

I will blog daily if I can on the adventure and my creative inspiration from the journey.

Before I forget, the Richard Prince Retrospect will be opening at the Walker Art Center on the 22nd of March. The exhibit began at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC, will be in Minneapolis for the next few months then on to a gallery in London. It looks like an interesting show.

I see the finish line!

It is a great feeling to know that I am coming to the end of my graduate school application. I finished the last of the painting for it over the weekend and will be finishing my essay of intent tonight. A few finishing touches and edits and off it goes.

My exhibit of work is up and looks great thanks to Catherine at Coffee Cat and I don't want to forget a big thanks to Marc Weber for his beautiful music during the event. If you happen to be in the area stop in and have one of Cat's tasty March coffee specials and see my work.

I have posted my recent paintings on my web site today. Plan on having a few more when I return from Florida. I am looking forward to the plethora of inspiration from the trip.


That's all for now.... back to the grad school grind.

Progress....

The past few days I have been working on my last few paintings for my graduate school application. My approach to this series has changes since I began painting it in the fall of 2006. They technique is becoming more loose and painterly and it pleases me to see the results that are beginning to show. When I return from Orlando after Easter, I will be posting this series on my website.

I have a new work in the early development stage; a photography project dealing with the reality, daydreams, and nightmares. I will begin compiling information for this project tomorrow, as I will be recording my nightly dreams for photographic interpretation.

It was a success!

As I reflect on the events of the past weekend, I am filled with a sense of joy and fulfillment. The past weekend River City Artists had their Winter Art Sale. I have been working on this project since the beginning of December and to have it finally come to fruition and be a success for the studio and the community gives me a gush of joy. I am grateful for the opportunities to bring joy into the lives of other artists and the public through art. This is my calling and I embrace it will all my soul.

I was also able to attend the opening reception for fellow artists and friends Traci Bittner and Scott Borcherding. Two truly talented people and I am glad to call them friends. If you are in Mason City, IA over the next month, stop by Toast Bar on North Federal Ave. and take a look.

Today, I developed a new project idea on my drive back to Minneapolis, the drives give me hours to think about art. The installation will be developed more after I wrap up my latest painting project. As I am taking the night off, a much needed rest, I will begin tomorrow the daunting task of completing six new oil painting in ten days to complete my portfolio to submit for my graduate school application.

Look for them to be posted towards the end of March.