whimsical art
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Nonsense Botany and the Owl and Pussycat update
Recently the Caplan Art Designs gallery hung what’s left of my nonsense botany on the gallery window wall! How nice is this? Here are the gallery details https://caplanartdesigns.com/ The gallery is relocating my Owl and Pussycat exhibit, starting Nov 23, to the south waterfront Daily Cafe at the tram. This is a popular public transit hub…
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Opening party and an interview of me
Upcoming is the second opening of my fine art exhibit “The Owl and the Pussycat” at Burnt Bridge Cellars via Caplan Art Designs happens July 11th ! A few printed copies of my book are available at the winery or via this link (in either print or ebook forms) https://www.blurb.com/b/12431156-the-owl-and-the-pussycat-art-album I read aloud as I…
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The Owl and Pussycat exhibit installation
At Burnt Bridge Cellars, my wife, Judy, Mark Mahan, the winery owner, and I installed my one person exhibit on Tuesday. My exhibit opening party is Friday, June 6, 2025 and the exhibit will run through the end of July. The gallery that represents my work, Caplan Art Designs, will handle questions and sales. I…
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Nearing the Bong-tree and the runcible spoon hour
This week I’m delivering all of my new artworks for a one-person exhibit at the urban winery Burnt Bridge Cellars. Currently my studio looks like this. Via one of the galleries that represents my work year around, Caplan Art Designs, I’m exhibiting 13 of my newest artworks at Burnt Bridge Cellars during both June and…
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Around the block
My one-person fine art exhibit at the Caplan Art Designs Gallery is opening Oct 3 from 6 to 8pm and the exhibit will run throughout October. I’ll admit that of all my new artworks the one mentioned in this post is the one I’m most looking forward to seeing people playing with during the reception.…
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Doodlebugs
Within my Figures Of Speech 2.0 fine art exhibit which opens Oct 3 and continues throughout October at the Caplan Art Designs Gallery I have a sub-exhibit that I’ve titled “Doodlebugs”. It contains a sculpture, several framed paintings and a printed book. With my sculpture I refer, visually, to science museum displays because the scientific…
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Eggheads forum
As I’ve worked on my Eggheads sculpture – hand painting heads on 12 solid wood eggs and bodies on 12 solid wood egg cups – I thought about how smart people are as essential to society as eggs are to a working kitchen. In the background of my thinking was a question of how to…
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Figures Of Speech 2.0 Exhibit prep
I’ve been busy framing and packing up my artwork for delivery to my upcoming exhibit at the winery Burnt Bridge Cellars via the Caplan Art Designs Gallery. My exhibit is titled Figures Of Speech 2.0 and it opens at the winery June 7th – that’s this coming Friday! – and will continue through the end…
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Not my cup of tea
I was thinking of high tea as I worked on my last painting “Eager Beaver” so as I began a new artwork I continued thinking of tea related thoughts and phrases. At the time I was beginning the new painting some dear friends shared that they were taking a road trip to see the plants…
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Ass over teacup
In my last post I was beginning a new 8 x 10 painting at the kitchen table instead of my easel because of my hurt foot. The table looks like this… to the right you see the painting in progress… …which I finished. I’ve titled it “Ass Over Teacup” Yes, my painting was inspired by…
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