The Open Studio says thanks.

TALISMAN 7, (2009) oil on canvas, 24" x 24"

This past weekend saw many of my friends coming up, over and out to visit the lair and see what I've been doing instead of hanging out with them. My thanks to you all for the kind words, support and generosity.

I ended up selling a few paintings, a "Happy" print, and had some nibbles on a few other pieces, so it was a good weekend, considering the limited amount of traffic I had.

That will change for the (I hope) better in September, when Atelier One will be having a building-wide open studio event, featuring many of the artist/inmates showing their stuff. Still in the planning stage, the idea is to have dee-jays, bands and a lot of publicity surrounding the two-day event September 12th & 13th.

In the meantime, after a short break, I'll return to the studio to finish the last two of the Talismans (one of which was sold in its fetal stage of development--never had that happen before) and to begin a new series of works.

But, like I said, many thanks to everyone who stopped by. As for the rest of you, you can check out the new stuff on the website.