I haven't posted for a long time, I've been very busy working on an application to have a solo show, I'll tell more about that when I know more. It's been a real learning experience for me. Even if I don't end up getting the show, I've already gotten a lot out of this. One thing that I learned adamantly is that if you can afford to have pictures of your work taken by a professional, it's well worth the money rather then spending hours yourself trying to get good images and then cropping them etc.
I mentioned earlier that I was continuing the series on Bees, but it's turned out to be a new series on bees rather than a continuation. There new series is called The Importance of Bees, by the way if you get the chance to learn more about bees you should do it, they are fascinating. Here is a piece from the new series.

Passing It On
micron pen and ink
2011
11inX11in
Series: The Importance of Bees

I'm sorry not to have been updating this blog lately; I've been very busy working on some projects that have deadlines fast approaching. I hope to have pictures to post soon. In the mean time there's an opportunity to see some of my work on display at the Bountiful/Davis Art Center.

My sister shared this link with me www.googleartproject.com and I just got around to looking at it. It's pretty cool, I'm excited to see more.

Buzz

Remember the series I did on Bees? We recently I've been giving those pieces a second look and I've decided to work on expanding that series. Because I've decided to reopen this series, I've been reading up on honey bees again and let me tell you, they are something. Bees don't usually get a lot of thought, but they are amazing, from the fact that they pollinate a large portion of the produce we eat, to the fact that they make their honeycomb in tessellating hexagons, bees are quite remarkable and I'm excited about continuing this series.

I was really excited to have figured out a good way to incorporate the pattern I've been working with into a finished piece. I got the nudge in the right direction through this piece by Whitney Johnson. Here's the piece.

untitled

prismacolor and graphite on illustration board
2011

detail

This is an older piece but now that I've learned how to crop my photos, I finally have a pretty good picture of it. It's from the choices series. I'd love some feedback.

Watercolor on Arches watercolor paper
2010
9X9 in.
Series: Choices

Here's a sneak peak at a new piece. It's graphite and prismacolor.