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Print on Display at Impact Earth Rochester
March 9, 2024

My “Consequential” artwork is on display in the Impact Earth Spring 2024 Art Show at their Rochester, NY Lifestyle Store! Prints are also for sale at the store. The show runs March 9, 2024 through May 25, 2024.

 

Print on Display at Rochester Contemporary Art Center
December 1, 2023

My “Colorscape LXV” print is on display in the Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s 33rd Annual Members Exhibition, running December 1, 2023 through February 10, 2024 at 137 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604.

 

Prints On Display in Lumiere Photo Small Show 2023
November 1, 2023

My “Colorscape LIII”, “Fire Bird”, “Inkblot XXV”, and “Colorscape LVI” prints are on display in the Lumiere Photo Small Show 2023! The show runs November 3, 2023 to December 22, 2023 in Rochester, NY.

 

New “Colormist” Series of Artworks
August 26, 2023

Today I’m launching a new series of artworks, titled “Colormist”, exploring abstract pointillistic art. Tiny droplets of colored paint cover the canvas to create misty shades and shapes. Colormist prints and cards will soon be available for sale. Do come back often to see the latest additions in my Colormist series!

Update September 26, 2023 — “Colormist” prints and cards are now available for sale!

 

Print On Display in Packard Group National Exhibition 2023
August 25, 2023

My “Worm Wood” print is on display in the Packard Group National Exhibition 2023! The exhibition runs August 25, 2023 to September 22, 2023 in Vermillion, SD. Thank you to curator Klaire Lockheart for including my art!

 

Prints On Display at RoCo Art Center’s 2023 6x6 Exhibition
June 7, 2023

Four of my prints are on display in the Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s 2023 6x6 Exhibition! The exhibition runs June 7, 2023 to July 23, 2023.

Update August 29, 2023 — My “6x6 Abstract VI” and “6x6 Abstract VII” pieces were purchased! Thank you, buyers, for supporting the RoCo Art Center!

 

Print On Display at Flower City Arts Center’s Wall to Wall 2023 Exhibition
March 4, 2023

My “Interleaved” canvas print is on display in the Flower City Arts Center’s Wall to Wall 2023 Member’s Exhibition in Rochester, NY! The show is on view March 3, 2023 to April 22, 2023.

 

Prints On Display at Schweinfurth Art Center’s Both Ends of the Rainbow 2023 Exhibition
February 24, 2023

My “Inkblot XXIII” and “Colorscape LVI” prints are on display in the Schweinfurth Art Center’s Both Ends of the Rainbow 2023 Exhibition in Auburn, NY! The show is on view February 5, 2023 to March 12, 2023.

 

Print on Display at Rochester Contemporary Art Center
December 4, 2022

My “Colorscape LI LII LIII” triptych print is on display in the Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s 32nd Annual Members Exhibition, running December 2, 2022 through February 11, 2023 at 137 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604. The framed 20x10 inch print may be purchased for $185.00; a portion of the proceeds will go to support the Center.

I will be giving a ten-minute talk about my art at the Center's “The Days the Artists Spoke” event, December 10, 2022, 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

 

More Prints on Display at Equal=Grounds Coffee House
September 12, 2022

Four new prints — “Jeweled II”, “Inkblot XI”, “Inkblot XIV”, and “Inkblot XVIII” — are on display and for sale at the Equal=Grounds Coffee House, 750 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620! These are replacing four prints that were previously sold.

 

Print On Display at Schweinfurth Art Center Member Show 2022
August 27, 2022

My “Inkblot IX” print is on display in the Schweinfurth Art Center’s Member Show 2022 in Auburn, NY! The show is on view August 27, 2022 to October 16, 2022.

 

Print On Display at Packard Group National Exhibition 2022
August 26, 2022

My “Inkblot XV” print is on display in the Packard Group National Exhibition 2022 in Vermillion, SD! The exhibition prints are wheat-pasted to the building’s outside wall. My print is in the top row, third from the left. Thank you to curator Klaire Lockheart for including my art!

 

Prints On Display at RoCo Art Center’s 6x6 Exhibition
May 13, 2022

The Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s 2022 6x6 Exhibition Online Preview is now live. The in-person exhibition will run June 4 to July 17, 2022. Four of my digital prints are on display — “6x6 Abstract I”, “6x6 Abstract II”, “6x6 Abstract III”, and “6x6 Abstract IV” — along with thousands of other 6x6-inch artworks in all kinds of media from artists all over the world.

During the exhibition, any artwork can be purchased for $20.00; all proceeds go to support the Center. I encourage you to peruse the art, either in person at 137 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604, or online at the 6x6 Exhibition web site, and buy one or more that you like!

Update July 11, 2022 — My “6x6 Abstract II”, “6x6 Abstract III”, and “6x6 Abstract IV” pieces were purchased! Thank you, buyers, for supporting the RoCo Art Center!

 

More Prints on Display at Equal=Grounds Coffee House
May 11, 2022

Prints of my “Bunches”, “Lilypond”, and “Colorscape XXVI” artworks (size 16x20 inches, framed) are now on display — and for sale — at the Equal=Grounds Coffee House, 750 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620! Twelve “Colorscape” and “Inkblot” prints (size 11x14 inches, framed) also remain on display.

Let me give a shout out to Equal=Grounds owner John White-Bronson and all the baristas there. They’ve provided a place for me to work on my art, with Internet access, lattes, and café mochas. I’m immensely grateful to John for displaying my work!

 

Prints on Display at Equal=Grounds Coffee House
March 20, 2022

Twelve of my “Colorscape” and “Inkblot” prints are on display — and for sale — at the Equal=Grounds Coffee House, 750 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620!

 

Print on Display at Flower City Arts Center
March 4, 2022

My “Colorscape XXVI” print is on display — and received an Honorable Mention! — in the Flower City Arts Center’s Wall-to-Wall 2022 Members Exhibition, running March 4, 2022 through April 23, 2022 at 713 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. The print is 12x18 inches, with a 16x20 inch mat, framed, wired, and ready for hanging.

UPDATE May 11, 2022 — This print is now on display and for sale for $105.00 at the Equal=Grounds Coffee House, 750 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620!

 

Print on Display at Rochester Contemporary Art Center
December 3, 2021

My “Colorscape V” print is on display in the Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s 31st Annual Members Exhibition, running December 3, 2021 through January 15, 2022 at 137 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604. The framed 11x14 inch print may be purchased for $120.00; a portion of the proceeds will go to support the Center.

Update December 22, 2021 — My “Colorscape V” piece was purchased! Thank you, buyer, for supporting the RoCo Art Center!

 

New “Inkblot” Series of Artworks
November 4, 2021

Today I’m launching a new series of artworks, titled “Inkblot”. Drops of colored ink seemingly fall from a height onto the paper, splashing into weird shapes, combining with each other to make new colors. Inkblot prints and cards will soon be available for sale. Do come back often to see the latest additions in my Inkblot series!

Update December 11, 2021 — “Inkblot” prints and cards are now available for sale!

 

“Ceci N’Est Pas . . .”
September 10, 2021

Recently I received an unsolicited email from a U. S. Army recruiter urging me to sign up for the Army and get my college tuition paid, never mind that I finished college decades ago. The email assured me “THIS IS NOT SPAM!”

This inspired me to channel the ghosts of Andy Warhol and René Magritte and create my “Ceci N’Est Pas II” artwork above. (The text says “This is not Spam” in French.)

I’ll be creating more “Ceci N’Est Pas” artworks as the inspiration strikes me. After all, that’s what Magritte did! Here's another one I made a while ago, “Ceci N’Est Pas I”:

 

“Lilypond” Exhibition Artwork For Sale
July 22, 2021

My “Lilypond” digital print was shown in the Thousand Islands Arts Center’s Along the River’s Edge Exhibition, June 17 to July 10, 2021. The print is 12x18 inches, with a 16x20 inch mat, framed, wired, and ready for hanging.

UPDATE May 11, 2022 — This print is now on display and for sale for $105.00 at the Equal=Grounds Coffee House, 750 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620!

 

Print On Display at Thousand Islands Arts Center
June 21, 2021

Here I am, wearing my “Crystalline” T-shirt, standing next to my “Lilypond” print (lower left), now on display in the Thousand Islands Arts Center’s Along the River’s Edge Exhibition. The exhibition runs June 17 to July 10, 2021 at 314 John Street, Clayton, NY 13624. The print may be purchased for $150.00; a portion of the proceeds will go to support the Center.

 

Print To Be Exhibited at Thousand Islands Arts Center
May 20, 2021

My “Lilypond” print will be on display in the Thousand Islands Arts Center’s Along the River’s Edge Exhibition, running June 17 to July 10, 2021 at 314 John Street, Clayton, NY 13624.

 

Prints On Display at RoCo Art Center’s 6x6 Exhibition
May 15, 2021

The Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s 2021 6x6 Exhibition Online Preview is now live. The in-person exhibition will run June 5 to July 18, 2021. Three of my digital prints are on display — “Pebbled”, “Cooperative”, and “Ceci N’Est Pas I” — along with thousands of other 6x6-inch artworks in all kinds of media from artists all over the world.

During the exhibition, any artwork can be purchased for $20.00; all proceeds go to support the Center. I encourage you to peruse the art, either in person at 137 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604, or online at the 6x6 Exhibition web site, and buy one or more that you like!

Update June 6, 2021 — My “Ceci N’Est Pas I” piece was purchased! Thank you, buyer, for supporting the RoCo Art Center!

 

Print On Display at Las Laguna Art Gallery
May 6, 2021

My “Delicate” print is on display in the Las Laguna Art Gallery’s Purely Abstract Exhibition, running online May 6 to 29, 2021. The print may be purchased for $150.00; a portion of the proceeds will go to support the Gallery.

 

New “Colorscape” Series of Artworks
May 5, 2021

Today I’m launching a new series of artworks, titled “Colorscape”. Colors gradually transform from one hue to another in different patterns across each artwork. Colorscape prints are available for sale in several sizes. Do come back often to see the latest additions in my Colorscape series!

 

Print To Be Exhibited at Las Laguna Art Gallery
April 20, 2021

My “Delicate” print will be displayed in the Las Laguna Art Gallery’s Purely Abstract Exhibition, running online May 6 to 29, 2021. (I’ll post a link when it becomes available.)

 

Prints for the RoCo Art Center’s 6x6 Exhibition
February 21, 2021

I am contributing three digital prints to the Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s 2021 6x6 Exhibition, running June 5 to July 18, 2021.

Each year RoCo invites literally anybody, anywhere in the world, to send in up to three artworks, in any medium, as long as they are 6x6 inches square (or 6x6x6 inches for three-dimensional artworks). All submitted artworks are put on display. I encourage you to submit your art! Entries are due by April 10, 2021; see the 6x6 Exhibition web site for details.

 

“Bunches II” Exhibition Artwork For Sale
February 7, 2021

My “Bunches II” digital print was shown in the Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s Members Only Exhibition, December 4, 2020 to February 6, 2021. The print is 12x18 inches, with a 16x20 inch mat, framed, wired, and ready for hanging.

UPDATE May 11, 2022 — This print is now on display and for sale for $105.00 at the Equal=Grounds Coffee House, 750 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620!

 

Regularity and Randomness
February 6, 2021

“Stained” print and cloth banner

I do abstract art that exhibits both regularity and randomness. There needs to be a balance. Too much regularity yields a boring artwork; too much randomness yields an unintelligible one.

My “Stained” artwork’s design is based on this principle, balanced regularity and randomness, at several levels. The work is partitioned into regular, rectangular sections that occupy the entire area without overlaps or gaps; yet the rectangles’ sizes, shapes, and positions vary randomly. The rectangles are colored in a regular fashion, such that no two adjacent rectangles have the same color; yet the particular arrangement of the colors is chosen at random. The four colors are modulated by an overall regular wavy flame-like pattern (inspired by a classic paper marbling pattern) that yields light, medium, and dark streaks; yet the particular arrangement of streaks is totally random.

The principle of balanced regularity and randomness also extends to my process for producing an artwork. I first write a computer program that embodies an algorithm for generating the artwork. Then I run the program, creating an image file, and print the image: on photo quality paper, on cloth (like the banner), or on other media. When the program is run, the computer executes the algorithm in a completely regular, deterministic fashion. Yet the algorithm also includes a random number generator subroutine. At numerous points while running, the program queries this generator to make random choices.

The two versions of my “Stained” artwork, print and banner, illustrate another aspect of my computerized process. I created each artwork with the same program, but I changed the program’s parameters for each run. Certain parameter settings yielded artworks of different sizes—6x4 inches for the print, 6x3 feet for the banner. Other parameter settings caused the random number generator to make different choices for the rectangles, color arrangements, and background patterns, resulting in two versions of the same overall artwork with completely different details.

 

Print on Display at Rochester Contemporary Art Center
January 19, 2021

The Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s 30th Annual Members Only Exhibition is running through February 6, 2021. Here are some of the artworks:

My “Bunches II” digital print is on display at the exhibition:

The 12x18 inch print is matted (16x20 inches) and framed:

Numerous artists, including myself, are selling their artworks at the exhibition. A portion of each sale goes to support the RoCo Art Center. I encourage you to visit the exhibition at 137 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604, enjoy the artworks, and maybe buy one that strikes you.