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Paintings at Spot Coffee in Rochester

3/30/2017

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Hey folks, Spring is here!
​My friend and amazingly talented abstract artist Dan Hogan introduced me to a wonderful opportunity recently. He noticed a huge empty wall in the balcony area of Spot Coffee on East Avenue in Rochester, NY, and asked the owner if he could hang some paintings there. The owner/manager (Joe) looked at some of Dan's work and said "sure"! Dan encouraged me to do the same, and Joe loved the idea.

So yesterday we hung five of my paintings along with the work Dan put up last week. I wanted to keep to a theme of Entertainers, Poets, Musicians (since Spot is right near the Eastman Theater/The Little Theater/Jazz Fest). It's amazing what a difference it makes up there having art on that huge, long wall! It's so much more homey and inviting! And The manager told us he has a couple more artists who are interested in putting work up there, too. I can't wait to see what else they have to add!
I'm sorry the photos from my phone are not terribly clear, but you get the idea. Dan also put up a great (and somewhat famous) photo print of his giant cat 'Cricket' as the centerpiece of his paintings.
It was tons of fun talking with Joe and the people who work at Spot Coffee, and we already received some nice comments from patrons while we were hanging the paintings.
Before going to Spot Coffee we also stopped by the George Eastman House, since I haven't been there in quite a while. God, I love that place! And what a perfect early Spring day!
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Our paintings will be there for a while (indefinitely), so if you get to downtown Rochester, stop by Spot Coffee on East Avenue (in the beautiful old building that was once a Chevrolet showroom), have a little lunch and go upstairs to see our art and whatever else might be up there.
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Some Pics from The Gallery Opening March 3rd, and A Couple of New Paintings

3/19/2017

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Here are a few photos from the opening at A Different Path Gallery in Brockport two weeks ago. (My painting 'Toad in the Hand' is above) There was a diverse variety of animal artwork there, going from downstairs all the way up to the second floor gallery, and it was a delightful time. The show will be up until April 1st.
​I was very pleasantly surprised when some friends from south of Gainsville showed up. Thanks so much for driving all that way on such a cold and snowy night! Also I added a couple of photos of new paintings from the past week or so below. 
In more news - Last week I showed a revised draft of the Library Mural design to the Bergen Library Board of Trustees, in preparation for buying supplies and finalizing the basic layout for the mural. I'm getting excited as Spring approaches (tomorrow?). Hopefully I can start work on it in 5 or 6 weeks!
Think Spring!
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Upcoming Show 'Animals in Art'

3/6/2017

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I have a painting in another show later this week at A Different Path Gallery. 
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