Red Cross

The Pecan Valley chapter of the Red Cross is currently in the middle of a fund raising effort called Home Town Heroes. To help with the fund raising I have donate a framed art piece entitled "Serendipity". It is on display right now along with many other art pieces donated by members of the Brownwood Art Association at Mills County State Bank, Texas Bank and Citizens National Bank. You can go by any of these banks to view the art work and purchase raffle tickets to support the Red Cross and win some great art!

Photo of the Week: Laundromat Edition

I've been making trips up the the laundromat this week again for the first time since my sophomore year of college. Ahh yes there is nothing quite like the sweet smell of detergent mixed with bleach hanging in the stifling air of a large room without air conditioning filled with large commercial driers. The water pump on our washing machine went out and the repair man had to order a new one so it looks like I will be stuck doing laundry at the laundromat for at least a week until the part comes in. So while I was waiting for the rinse cycle to finish I snapped a few pictures for my series on ordinary things.

Photo of the Week: Vermilion

Today's Photo of the Week is another flower image, I know I have a lot of them but I like flowers. I have great appreciation for people who can actually grow them. I have completely given up on any type of gardening, I have the Typhoid Mary Touch otherwise known as a Black Thumb. My house is where innocent plants go to die. That's why I enjoy photographing them so much- it's the only way I can keep them in my house. This image is all about color- vermilion to be specific. I cropped it close to draw focus the gently sloping curve of the petal as well as the brilliant red-orange color.

Stars of Texas Art Exhibt

The Stars of Texas Juried Art Exhibit is going on right now at the Depot and yours truly has a piece in the show for the second year in a row! If you want to see some really great art both local and from around the state make sure and stop by. The exhibit is open from February 8th - 20th and gallery hours are as follows M-F 9am-6pm, Sat. 9am-4pm, and Sun.1pm-4pm. Don't forget to sign the guest book and pick a slip to vote for the People's Choice Award! If you still crave more art when you are finished at the Depot make your way down to the Art Center on Fisk for the Salon Des Refuses Exhibit and see some of the art that almost made it into the show. All works are for sale and benefit the Arts Council of Brown County.

Stars of Texas Art Exhibt

Wow, I am so excited this is the second year in a row I have gotten a piece in to the Stars of Texas Juried Art Exhibit! 151 artist from all over the state entered 340 works of art and "Each Touch Belongs to Each New Sound" was one of the few selected for the show. I am very honored to have been chosen and I encourage everyone to come out and see the show when it opens on February 7th.

Portrait Session: David

Last week I had my first senior portrait session of 2009. David is a senior at Early High School and seems to have it all lined up. He is an Eagle Scout, has a job working at Brookshires. He is joining the army after he graduates and leaves for basic training in June. He has even preregistered for college when his term of service is up. We took some studio portraits and then headed out to Brookesmith for some outdoor shots at David's Grandfather's ranch. We made sure to get some with one of the two original trees that were on the land when David's Great-Grandfather bought it in the 30s. David was a lot of fun to photograph and we wish him all the luck in the world as he heads off to the army!

Photo of The Week: Sun Flower Edition

This photo doesn't have a title yet so if you have any good ones let me know! I have always struggled to give my work appropriate titles. I want something that conveys the meaning of the piece but isn't cheesy. And cheesy is all I've got right now. I took this image while on one of my photo walks. I came upon a group of sunflowers and composed the image to include three flowers in various stages of growth. It shows the life cycle of the sunflower (without death of course we are trying to keep things positive).