I wanted to sum up Halloween in one word and "spooky" was the word this time. Word art has become very popular in the retail setting and in modern art. We are bombarded with graphics, advertisements and the media and I think that this  has an impact on my ideas and also I am intrigued and affected by all the visual images.

Pearl's House will be at Summit Art Space in "Against the Sky" exhibit through Nov. 17th.  The challenge for the show was to interpret the line of separation or conjunction of land and sky.  In this piece the horizon line is visible in the bushes in the background then hidden behind the house then canopied by the sky. More information about the show is at www.summitartspace.org.

I am pleased to say that this painting in now a part of the collection of the Cleveland Art Association (Carta). This year annual exhibition is open to the public today Friday Oct. 19 and Saturday Oct. 20 at Reinberger Gallery at the Cleveland Institute of Art. For more information the web address is www.clevelandartassociation.org.  Thank you Carta!

This painting is on view at Harris Stanton Gallery through September 29th.  The show is "An American City: Viewpoints"  The show is running in conjunction with the Front International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art: An American City including Cleveland, Akron and Oberlin which runs through September 30th. The inspiration for this piece was to portray a view of Akron semi-abstractly with the building overlapping each other with transparency to work with the space in the canvas. Charles Scheeler's abstract cityscapes was an inspiration for this painting.

I wanted to thank everyone who came to the opening last night.  Thank you Meg, Ivana and staff for your continual support.  It was a perfect evening.  I had a very enjoyable time especially after the frenzy of the final push to get the paintings done and in time for the show. 

This painting is near completion for my upcoming show with Lee Heinen in Akron at Harris Stanton Gallery.  The opening is Thursday July 12 from 5:30 to 8pm and the show will run through August 11th.  The gallery is located at 2301 West Market Street, Akron, Ohio 44313. The website is www.HarrisStantonGallery.com. I  hope to see you there!

This is the box I donated to "Out-of-the-Box Auction" for the 9th Biennial Arts Alive Awards Celebration and Fundraiser on June 12th at 5:30 at Summit ArtSpace in Akron. www.summitartspace.org/all-about-arts-alive-2018/