Painting: "No. 2, The Barrio. Tile Series" Donated to Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation

I dropped off the painting "No. 2, The Barrio. Tile Series" by the SAAF offices today near downtown Tucson.

More information about this particular painting can be found here on the blog using the "Labels" over to the right of this page. 

The painting will be included in the benefit's live auction and extravaganza, highlight of which will be the Jell-O Wrestling.

http://www.jello-wrestling.org/

I hope the painting does well at the live auction, and that someone will enjoy it for many years to come.

We were made aware of this special event by our friends Steve and Margie. Margie will once again participate this year as part of one of the wrestling teams.

Link to Margie's Fundraising Page:

Margie Dominguez's Jell-O Wrestling 2012

2012 marks the 25th Anniversary of one of SAAF's most beloved events, Jell-O Wrestling. Since its inception, Jell-O Wrestling has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the programs and services of the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation and the people we serve.

By sponsoring a wrestler, you not only show your support for a friend but also your support for SAAF and the hope that someday we will realize a community with NO NEW INFECTIONS...PERIOD

Jell-O Wrestling will take place on Saturday May 12, 2012 at Kennedy Fiesta Park in Tucson Arizona. Pre-party starts at 3:00pm and the wrestling and live auction kick-off at 4:00pm.

Thomas Kinkade's Passing

I'll simply say that I personally wasn't a fan, but at the same time I can appreciate his talents as an artist. He was also a master at marketing and I don't see any fault in that. He had an amazing following and I'm sure will be missed. His place in the art world is sealed without doubt and forever he'll be remembered as the "Painter of Light".

New York Times Article on the Passing of Thomas Kinkade

How Morley Safer Sees the Art World...Round 2

I found tonight's story on 60 Minutes about the contemporary art world to be interesting. I was also pleasantly surprised to see that Miami has this booming art industry going on down there. I hope to have an opportunity to check it out for myself someday. Do you see contemporary art in the same way that Morley does?

60 Minutes Story on the Contemporary Art World

A Followup Interview with Morley

"Agave Splendor". Completed Another Painting in the "Drag Stripes Series"

Agave Splendor utilized primarily natural tones of cream, shades of green, a touch of yellow, and a background of feathered browns. I think the promise for the series to have a “variety of color and to be bold no matter the color scheme” was successful here. It was only a matter of time that I would paint an agave. After all, the model of our home is called “Agave”, and because of that we made sure to include a significant variety of agave plants around the landscape.

Title: Agave Splendor
Drag Stripes Series
36" x 24", Acrylic Paint on Canvas
2012
$450.00 Directly from the Artist

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Title: Orange Daisy

I enjoy just having a go at something that was newly thought of. "Orange Daisy" is just one of those painting that came to mind while I was out watering around the landscape yesterday (I like to give the wildflowers a bit of water this time of year, as well as anything else that isn't on the drip irrigation system just yet). It was inspired by the variety of daisies popping up all on their own around our desert home. They're a regular occurrence each and every spring and summer, and just a small sampling of the variety of native and not so native wildflowers that provide that little extra touch of color to the landscape.

Orange Daisy
20" x 20", Acrylic Paint on Canvas. 2012
$350.00 Directly from the Artist

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Art Gallery News: TRUST Art Gallery in Willcox, Arizona

TRUST Art Gallery Website

TRUST Art Gallery on Facebook

I discovered TRUST Art Gallery in Willcox, Arizona through Facebook this past week. I hope you click the links above and go to the sites to see the beautiful work being created by the talented artists currently on exhibit.

The gallery is at the same location at the Keeling-Schaefer Vineyards' Wine Tasting Room making for another great reason to plan a visit to Willcox. Art and Wine, a perfect combination as we know.

Keeling-Schaefer Vineyards Website

A plan is in the works for myself and some friends to personally visit the gallery in the coming weeks. I hope this inspires you to make a visit to Willcox in the near future.

TRUST Art Gallery is the first local gallery (Tucson/SE Arizona) that I've blogged about so far. As I locate other galleries of interest, I'll share those with you as well. If you live in the area or ever plan to visit, I hope you can stop in and say hello to Thomas and see the various artists' work on display in the art gallery.

A New Painting from the Drag Stripes Series

Second in the series, and the largest of my paintings to date. Credit goes to Chris Clarke for his contribution of the title for this piece. He was right on target with his idea to name the piece "Intersection" when I mentioned starting to prepare to work on this piece. He had no idea that I had this particular vision already in mind. The technique for the backgrounds "road asphalt" was achieved by using a small roller. I give this painting the green light. I'm pleased with how it turned out.

Intersection
Drag Stripes Series
48" x 36", Acrylic on Canvas. 2012
$750.00 Directly from the Artist

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