Holiday shows!

Hi, friends and art lovers and anyone who may be reading this:

It's hard to believe the holidays are already here again. In response to the election results, I am doubling up on my efforts to raise funds for environmental and animal organizations through my art. To this end, I have paintings in several group shows of small art, perfect for gifting, for the holidays.

The above creatures are two from my new "genius animals" series, and they're showing in "Tiny Treasures XI" at Cactus Gallery in L.A. These gifted rodents have discovered Maxwell's equations and are showing the world that animals are indeed smart! I will be donating proceeds from the sale of these paintings to the Center for Biological Diversity. Please contact Sandra Mastroianni at Cactus Gallery for purchase info, or go to my page on Cactus Gallery's website to purchase.

Three paintings from my "Cats on Catnip" series are showing in "Tiny" at Studio Gallery in San Francisco, with proceeds to benefit the Dancing Cat, a cat adoption lounge in San Jose. The paintings have titles like "The Electric Catnip Kool-Aid Test" and "Magic Catnip Ride" and I've been having a lot of fun creating them over the past few months.

Finally, I'll have some new small paintings in "HARK!", the annual holiday group show at Kaleid Gallery in downtown San Jose where I am a resident artist. The new pieces are of foxes and were painted in the last couple of weeks. Proceeds from the sale of these pieces will go to the Center for Biological Diversity and their work to defend endangered species. There will be an opening reception on Friday night, December 2nd, as part of South First Fridays, and I will be there.

Thanks for following my work. May we all use our talents to light a path in these dark times, for all of life on Earth.

Spring shows...

Life has been crazy with non-art related busy-ness like work, dealing with my parents' house, dealing with sick cats, dealing with cats who don't like each other but live under the same roof...you get the drift. But I'm still managing to make some time for art! And I'm in a couple of wonderful shows this month...

The new little piece below is one of three I'll have in "Delicious", a large group show of food-oriented art at Studio Gallery in SF. The show opening is Sunday, March 20 and the show runs March 16 - April 10...


It's called "Catch of the Day" and is 5" x 7" acrylic on wood.

I also am delighted to have my work included in "Alice in Wonderland II" at the Hive Gallery in Los Angeles, which runs through March 26.

And, if you're in L.A. I have some paintings at wonderful Cactus Gallery in Eagle Rock. I love this gallery and Sandra, the owner is so supportive of artists, so stop in if you are nearby! And maybe I won't go so long between blog posts next time (let's not hold our breaths).