2008 Paintings and Drawings

At the Beach - Acrylic on Canvas - 36" x 36"

Gurdwara Street Scene - Charcoal and Pastel on Paper - 24" x 18" - Detail


Gurdwara at Night - Acrylic and Ink on Wood - 12" x 12"

Biji's in the Pind - Acrylic and Ink on Paper - 12" x 14"

Bamboo Pots - Acrylic and Ink on Paper - 12" x 14" - Detail

Inside the Studio in Orange - Pencil and Ink on Paper - 12" x 14"

Ted Fullerton: Great Show at Foster/White

Ran across a great show of Ted Fullerton at the Foster White gallery. I especially like some of his paintings -- large calm washes contrasted w/ tight almost violent textures. I'm never a fan of intentionally inserted symbolism, but his technique impressed me. I also really like his sparing use of color. As always, these don't photograph well, but here are some snaps anyway.

A Few Hours of Sun and Snow in Ballard

New Show at the 7 Roasters Cafe

Nayan and I hung my show at the 7 Roasters Cafe on the first of the month. I was quite happy with how well and quickly the hanging went. Nayan, my 5 year old son, is such a great little helper. When you're balancing with a 20 pound painting on 1 foot on top of a couch, its great to have little hands hand you the hammer or a much needed nail. Unfortunately, I forgot to shoot photos of the show, but I've included some images of my newer paintings here. If you're interested in checking out the work, it will be hanging until the end of the month; 7 Roasters is located at: 153 N 78th St Seattle, WA 98127.

Studio in Orange and Blue - Acrylic on wood - 12" x 12"

Leaning Flower in Red - Acrylic on Wood - 12" x 12"

The Backyard Swing - Acrylic on Wood - 12" x 12"

Studio in Rough Orange - Acrylic on Wood - 12" x 12"

Art, Food and Fun at the Neighborhood Cafe

Last night we celebrated the opening of my current show at the Neighborhood Cafe in Ballard. As always, Hadija provided an amazing spread of food, and the people were fantastic. Its such a treat to meet old friends and make new ones all in the context of art.

There are few occasions when I get a chance to get into so many art conversations with artists and art lovers. Last night, I was chatting with one of my favorite local artists. She was telling me how she has started painting over some paintings from an older series of hers. I was heart broken. This is the series of her work I love the most. I even offered to show up with blank canvases of the same dimension the next time she gets the urge. She laughed. Afterward, she wanted to see some of my work. Of course the first 3 paintings I showed her were paintings on top of old paintings of mine. Well it seems this is something we painters like to do. We get bored of some old paintings, new canvases cost a bunch and require effort, and old work often makes for a fantastic starting point.



I posted a few photos in this post, but if you are interested, you can view the full slide show of photos from last night HERE. In case you missed the opening, the show is up until the end of the month.

Show at the Neighborhood Cafe

I have a show which includes many recent paintings that is hanging at the Neighborhood Cafe. The opening reception will be held on Sunday, June 17th at 7PM. Hadija, the owner, is a terrific cook and she usually provides quite a spread of wonderful food.

Please mark it on your calendars and I look forward to seeing you all there.

The Neighborhood Cafe is located at: 1418 NW 70th St in Ballard. A map and other information is available HERE.

Andrew Goldsworthy - Rivers and Tides

I ran across this interesting video clip of Andrew Goldsworthy talking about his work. The clip is from the movie about him: Rivers and Tides which I really need to check out.