6B pencil portrait of an emerging Rapper. Former gangsta from St. Louis whose friends are dead or incarcerated . . . turned from dealing to telling the story of the streets.
Transparent watercolor on 12 x 16 Arches paper for Julia Kay Portrait Party
Saturday, April 21, 2012
6B on 7 x 10 Canson Sketch Paper for PIFAL on Flickr
Friday, April 20, 2012
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger portrait in Transparent watercolor on 140 lb 9x12 Arches paper for PIFAL on Flickr You Tube Video of Pete Seeger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh0elZi0KG4
I will be in the Framations Gallery show "What Spring May Come" for the month of April with reception on Friday, April 13 from 6 - 8 and the St. Charles Art Walk April 26, 27 and 28.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Fountain I made with quartz rocks and crystals from Ouachita Mountains in Arkansas, pump, glass bowl, LED lights, laquer stand, Christmas Cactus and angel statue. I dug and picked up the quartz and crystals while visiting Hot Springs.
Website: http://www.repkeart.com
The colors I choose reflect my emotional response. I often mix colors wet on the canvas using a palette knife to define shapes. I am also fascinated with the effects of light defining areas of dark and light and blended grayed tones to suggest atmosphere. I develop my work by painting or sketching on site or from my own photographic references; then through contemplation, condensation, transformation and revelation the finished work emerges. I have shown in juried shows at Framations Gallery, Queeny Park, Art Walk in St. Charles, a curated show at Des Peres Hospital and ongoing representation at Grace Church and the Northside Artspace at the Regions Bank Building in Clayton. I am a member of Art Saint Louis, Missouri Watercolor Society, Northside Art Association and Artists of Grace. I graduated from the University of Missouri as an Art Education Major and have since taken workshops with Susan Sarback (the School of Light and Color), Mel Stabin and Frank Webb.