Cat Fancy

"Loki-cat," soft pastel on paper, 11"x14", Private collection.

Here's another piece inspired by one of my favorite fuzzy "relatives."

Now showing at Aster Coffee Lounge in Ballard

Green vessel on red, 9x12", soft pastel on paper

For one month only, starting tomorrow, December 10, you'll be able to see the Reader's Digest version of Scenes from the Second Story, but in Ballard! Both Christina and myself will be showing our favorite pieces at Aster Coffee Lounge, a great coffee bar (that serves waffles and beer and wine). So if you didn't make it this summer, or you'd like another look, now's your chance.

Back on the horse

"Manions by the Sea", 11"x14", soft pastel on paper, 2008

I recently had an inspirational reconnection as a result of my last art show. My high school art teacher, Tom Manion, was always a supportive figure in my formative years, and so I sent him a postcard to let him know about the show at the Kaewyn Gallery. He went to see it, and we had a chance to catch up over coffee. I was honored when he asked me to do a portrait for him, and so we decided on a picture of him and his wife. Here it is!

Also as a result of this reconnection, Mr. Manion helped me hang a show of 18 pieces at the Sacred Heart Center at my old high school in Bellevue, Forest Ridge. It will be there for an indefinite amount of time, but definitely through October and likely longer. I'll also be donating a custom portrait to their annual auction, date TBD.

Opening a great success!

Sri and Lindsay, all smiles near the end of the big opening!

Oh my goodness, the moment came and went, and Scenes from the Second Story has officially opened! People came from near and far to attend the opening reception this last Saturday, and I can't thank everyone enough for helping me share this culminating event. Thank you!!

Nearly done...

"Happy even without Deadwood," by Lindsay Davis, soft pastel on paper, 18" x 24"

This piece is pretty much finished, but with something this big (it's 18" x 24", which for me is pretty big), I like to let it sit on the easel for a couple of days so I can walk by it and say "oh no, that part should be a warmer color!" It's nice to be able to sit on it for awhile, but there's a point where one just has to declare it done. When to stop? That's always the biggest mystery to solve as an artist.

Mere days away (11, to be exact)...

Thanks to Christina for putting together this rad flyer!

Thinking about metals...

Lately, I've been really interested in how metals reflect light and color. When working with a metallic piece, it takes on the qualities of the surrounding environment. While I tend to simplify the background of my still lifes, I like rendering metal pieces, like this stovetop coffee maker, because I know that even my presence is taken into account. For example, the vertical blue lines are from the blue jeans I was wearing. The orange? From the wooden tabletop upon which the coffeepot sat. If I had worn something different, or placed it on a different surface, this piece would not be the same.