New piece

Detail
This one is finished, and now it's on to the next chair, in that series.
The Queen of Heaven
12" x 24"
Encaustic on panel, found objects

Study for My Next Encaustic

This is going to be another encaustic nude.
I saw this lady walking, and this is what came out of it. She was on the sidewalk, and I was on the Max, she was striking, and this was a quick sketch. She was dressed, in a skirt and blouse, but this is what popped into my head.

Finished my Piece for the Portland Tarot!

I drew the Three of Swords. More than a bit fitting, really. This card is all about pain; pain and I are very intimately acquainted.
No matter what way this card is drawn, it's a bad one. There is no upside to this card, no silver lining. Getting this card in a reading means a world of hurt.
This is my interpretation;
Three of Swords
Encaustic on panel
16" x 20"

Portland Tarot

This is quite a fun project! I'm doing mine abstract. These folks have also done the Portland Playing Cards, the Splendoporium. Here's hoping I spelled that right...
I'm doing the Three of Swords. All of us that were accepted, went in and randomly drew our cards.
I'll post pics soon!

Art and Free Speech

I found this great article on artist and the freedom to express oneself.
http://www.lectlaw.com/files/con04.htm
This is soooo true! I'm having a group show, and the theme of the show is censored art work. Our art has been censored because of content.The nude,which is a venerable tradition in art, is under attack.
The nude has been declared not "family friendly", yet we have murder, robbery and rape galore on prime time TV. This is a very skewed set of priorities, in my opinion.
Enjoy the article, and think on this qoute:
"If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him." -- John F. Kennedy

Newest WIP

I'm really excited about the show coming up. I'm sorry it's only for a night, but it's going to be a GREAT night!
It's looking like we will have a wine tasting at our venue, as well as my favorite transvestite, Brandon, and very possibly, a nude model. I'm still out on that. I was planning on doing a life drawing while I was there, but I'm kinda iffy on that. My arms are starting to lose function, and I don't know if I can draw for that long.
Here's the newest work in progress:
The Fat Lady Contemplates Her Song
12" x 12"
Encaustic

Working on Inanna

I'm busy as can be, getting ready for this show. I'm almost done with my mosaic goddess, my Inanna. She looks pretty good. I'm hoping to show her at the Blue Light exhibition, with Gaia. I'll be picking Gaia up from the gallery for this show. I'm really looking forward to it.
I'm hoping that we sell, sell, sell, and that we get more openness to our nudes. I've gotten one positive response from a gallery, to show in after this, for my nudes. I'm hoping to get more exposure for all of us, no pun intended. It just happened that way, lol. ;]