One Day Composition Workshop

Saturday, July 30, 2011 from 9am to 4:30pm.

Learn how to see and learn how to get that scene onto your canvas in this one day workshop!

Exploring concepts of composition is perhaps the single most important aspect in creating a work of art that is expressive of your unique view of the world. Approaches to seeing and deciding interesting compositions are the focus of this one day workshop, as well as learning how to see and how to get that scene onto your canvas.

This workshop will be held at the Frank Bette Center for the Arts. Register here...

Frida's Front — New Painting for a Frida Kahlo Show in Taos

Frida's Front, Oil on canvas

Earlier this year, Andrea Watson invited me to participate in a group show in Taos, New Mexico. The show is centered on anything Frida Kahlo. Instead of recreating standard images, this show has aims to illuminate tiny details related to her life. For this show, I chose to paint a detail of the Frida Kahlo Museum facace in Coyoacán, Mexico. Orange, blue, green, yellow — lots of color! Fun!

I titled this one Frida's Front.

The show opens this Friday at the J Fine Art Gallery in Taos. Here are the details:

Date:

Friday & Saturday, October 29 & 30, 2010

Time:

6:00 pm — 9:00 pm

Place:

J Fine Art Gallery

221 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte

Taos, New Mexico 87571

Exhibition of New Paintings: Looking Up

I've been working on a number of projects since returning to Berkeley after my extended trip to Ireland. One of them is a series of new paintings for a show on a theme of Looking Up. These pieces are a reflection on what is there when I look up.

Please join me for this engaging exhibition of theLooking Up show October 9, 2010 from 5 to 7 pm, with a conversation with the artist at 6pm.
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Looking Up Exhibition

Date:

Saturday, October 9 2010

Time:

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Artist talk at 6:00pm

Place:

Berkeley Fine Art Studio

Studio 40, 933 Parker Street

Berkeley, California 94710 [map]

More Info:

510.984.1850

Berkeley Open Studios 2008

One, Two, 4x10, Oil on canvas

I will be participating again this year in Berkeley Open Studios, a free self-guided tour of 100 artists and craftspeople who open their workshops and galleries to the public.

• Dates:

November 29–30

December 6–7, 13–14, 20–21

• Time:

11am to 6pm

• Place:

Studio 40, 933 Parker Street, Berkeley

Here's a map to the studio and one for the tour guide.

New Website

It is finally here - a new website designed and developed by Patrick Berkeley. Yes, Patrick and I are related: father and son. This new site is something I have really wanted for many years, so I'm really excited about it. A few of the best new features for me are in the administrator interface:

Instant updating of new paintings, events and workshops

Instant updating of new paintings, events and workshops

And for you:

Purchase artwork or register for classes directly on the site

Videos are on the site

Downloadable PDFs

This last feature is one that I am most excited about and is something Patrick designed. I think you will really like it: you can download, print or email and any painting on the site! I’ve had many people ask me for images of paintings that have sold, or if they could have an image of a painting before purchasing. This new feature allows you to do these things and to take a closer look at a painting, print it out, and hang it on your wall or give it away to friends! To use this feature simply click the 'Download PDF' link to the left of any painting. To be in contact with Patrick about website design, please call him at 415.508.6114, send him and email, or visit his website.