First Friday Art Stroll May 2015

Be sure to check out the Downtown Provo First Friday Art Stroll!!  Come see some amazing artwork and live music.  Several venues throughout University Ave and Center Street...oh and did I mention, it's FREE??!!  Date night anyone?  Most of these venues will have free food to munch on.  Seriously, you need to check this out!  Start at the Utah County Health and Justice Building for the Utah County Art Board's Spring Fine Art Show (151 S University Ave).  Receive a map of all the other venues and stroll along.

Plus the cool part about this month's art stroll is the ART CHASE!  It's kind of like a humongous game of "I spy".  Participate and you can score some awesome prizes from local Provo companies. 

UVU Painting Club

So this semester, since obviously I don't have enough to do in my life, I formed and organized the Painting Club at UVU!  I am the official founder and current president.  I am collaborating with the entire Visual Arts department at UVU, as well as the Utah County Arts Board (of which I am now the Publicity Chair), and the Provo Downtown Alliance.  Part of our mission with the Painting Club is to help promote current art students and their work.  We are building a list of local businesses and venues to display our art.  You can find our art at the Coffee Pod in Provo, Ginger's Garden Cafe in Springville, and Purez Salon and MediSpa in Provo!  If you are an artist and want to build your artist resume or just want to get your work out there, find us on facebook and we will add you to our mailing list of upcoming art shows in the area!

UVU Student Art Show 2015

after nearly 4 years of submitting to the student art show...I FINALLY got in!  I used the same piece from Touchstones.  Be sure to check it out: Opening reception will be March 24th from 6-8pm at the Woodbury Art Museum.

"Be Still" 16x24 oil on masonite, 2014

Not only did I FINALLY get in...I won the Juror's Choice Award!!  :D

Fancy little purple ribbon and everything!

Touchstones Journal Spring 2015

"Be Still" 16x24 oil on masonite

AmBank Invitational Art Show

I submitted one of my paintings into the AmBank Invitational Art show that my painting teacher Sue Parkinson has organized to help raise money for a scholarship fund.  This show is AMAZING! It is at the AmBank located at 3670 North University Provo, UT. Sue was able to get a bunch of local artists and students to donate artwork to display and sell.  The show runs now through Jan 19th.  Seriously!!  If you can make it out there to check it out...

DO IT!!  

"Diligence"  24"x 24", 2014, oil on masonite

Warp and Weave UVU Magazine Fall submissions

I entered this piece into the Warp and Weave fall submission, and it got in!  This was my final project for water media III a year ago.  It was a very emotional project because I was trying to convey a lot of the traumatic that I had been going through at the time.

"Bleeding Heart" 24"x 36", mixed media

New Painting Series: Virtues

So I am still entering painting shows and contests here and there, but I have been putting most of my focus into my BFA portfolio.  I applied last term and was "conditionally" accepted...meaning I had to work on my portfolio and make it more cohesive.  Since I changed my focus from Illustration to Drawing and Painting not so long ago, my portfolio was a bit scattered.  I have a new series that I have been working on to help tie things together for me art-wise.  I call it "Virtues" based on the heavenly virtues.  (Spoiler Alert...I am planning another series to go with it -- "Vices", might make for a pretty cool show sometime eh?)

"Temperence", 11"x 11", Oil on Masonite, 2014 

"Diligence", 24"x 24", Oil on Masonite, 2014 

"Chastity", 12"x 16", Oil on Masonite, 2014 

"Kindness", 24"x 24", Oil on Masonite, 2014

"Patience", 16"x 24", Oil on Masonite, 2014

"Charity", 11"x 14", Oil on Masonite, 2014

"Faith", 24"x 24", Oil on Masonite, 2014

"Courage", 12"x 14", Oil on Masonite, 2014

"Hope", 24"x 24", Oil on Masonite, 2014

"Humility" 24"x 16", Oil on Masonite, 2014

Touchstones Journal My Word! Event

As most of you know, I am attending UVU for my BFA degree.  UVU publishes a journal dedicated to art and literature twice a year; Touchstones Journal.  I submitted several pieces, and...I won first place!  Woot!  

"Landscape in Gold", oil on masonite (8.5”x20”) 2013

There will be a launch party next week, Thursday 24th of April from 7:00pm-8:00pm in room SC 206 at UVU.  Seriously warm squishees over here!

Utah Watercolor Society 2014 Spring Open Exhibition

Yeah!  So my bad luck streak is over!  I didn't get into the student show (again, bummer), and I was really getting down on myself for the lack of juried shows...but woot!  I got into another juried show! 

UWS 2014 Spring Open Exhibition 

Here is the piece I submitted:

Bird of Paradise, watercolor and gouache on Arches coldpress (12”x16”) 2012

May 9th - June 30th 

The Attic at Academy Square

550 N. University Ave.

Provo UT. 84601

Come check it out!!

You win some...you lose some...

So I just found out that I didn't get into the Bountiful Davis Art Center Statewide Annual Competition.  Bummer.  But my painting teacher Sue did.  I guess that's Karma at work for ya eh?  At any rate, here is the piece I submitted.

Sequences of Nature, prismacolor pencil on paper (20”x33”), 2012

On a much happier note, the Student Art Show at the Woodbury Museum is accepting submissions this weekend, so hopefully I will have a bit more luck!

Eccles Gallery 14th B&W Show

So I just found out that one of my pieces got into my first juried show...the Eccles Gallery 14th Black and White Show!  If you happen to live in the Ogden area, please be sure to check out this show!  It is located at 2580 Jefferson Avenue Ogden, Utah 84401.  The exhibit is up until March 29th. This was a surprise for me because my painting teacher Sue had a piece for this show as well, and wouldn't you know it...her piece didn't make it in, but MINE did!!!  Isn't that neat?  

 Natures Patterns; Charcoal on Rives BFK (18"x24") 2013

 Tonight was the First Friday art stroll too.  We celebrated the evening with a fine meal with the gang and plenty of culture.  I cannot tell you how tickled I was to see my artwork up on the wall in an actual gallery!  I feel so official.  Like I have finally come into my own.  I'm an artiste! 

Look at me!!  That's my art!!

Red Show -- Terra Nova Gallery

I am so excited to announce that I have another piece in an upcoming show...Red at Terra Nova Gallery 41 W 300 N Provo, UT.

  This show runs this Friday, February 7th through the 27th.  There will be an artists reception this Friday from 6:00pm-9:00pm.  As the name of the show entails, it is about all things red, so of course I had to submit my LOVE watercolor piece from last year.

watercolor, gouache, and graphite on Arches

coldpress (22”x30”) 2013

This show, along with the BYU--UVU show at the Health and Justice Building will be part of the First Friday Art Stroll with the Provo Downtown Alliance.  If you happen to be in the downtown area this Friday between 6 and 9, please be sure to come see my art!!

Utah County Art Board BYU -- UVU Show

So, as part of my New Years resolution, I decided to enter as many art shows as possible to build up my resume for grad school.  I heard about this one at school.  The Utah County Art Board presents the Feb. 2014 BYU -- UVU Show!  

It is going to be at the Health and Justice Building 151 S. University Ave. Provo, UT. 84601 January 25th through February 22nd with an artist reception on Friday February 7th from 6:00pm-9:00pm.

"Nature Walk" Mixed Media; oil, acrylic and organic materials on masonite (10”x24”) 2013

 Behold...the artiste!

Come check out the show!!  Woot!

Provo Photo Contest

I made a resolution this year that I would enter more art contests and get my work OUT THERE!!  I made the decision last semester to earn a BFA degree and go on to grad school to get an MFA (gulp!).  So, to build up my resume and impress all those wonderful institutions of higher education, I will be do my utmost to submit as many of my creations as possible!

Mayor Curtis of Provo announced last week a city-wide photography contest celebrating our great city!  I have entered three of my works!  About seven-ish years ago, I took a photography class at UVU.  For our final project, we had to do a photo documentary on any subject of our choice.  Having been born and raised in Provo, I decided to do a "Best & Worst of Provo" project.  Behold the "best":

"Historic Courthouse in Bloom", 8x10, taken April 2006, Provo, UT

 "Provo Temple", 8x10, taken April 2006, Provo, UT

"View of Timp from Utah Lake", 8x10, taken April 2006, Provo, UT

Never Before Seen Art Show

Welcome to my blog!  I will be participating in my first ever art show "Never Before Seen".  It is on the 5th floor of the UVU campus library.  I entered my final from my watermedia III class from Fall 2012 semester.

Be sure to check it out!!