This weekend, I will be plein air painting at the Ginger Kemp Garden during the annual Art in the Garden Tour in Charlotte, NC. This event is sponsored by The Mint Museum of Art and the Charlotte Garden Club. After the tour on Sunday, come to the Mint Museum of Art for the after-party and auction. Each artist will be auctioning a piece of art to benefit the Mint Museum and Garden Club. For more details and ticket information, see http://www.charlottegardenclub.org/.
Tonight, I will be exhibiting my work at the Piedmont Renaissance Center during the quarterly Concord Art Walk. The event takes place between 6-9 p.m. in Concord, NC.
I am now on facebook. You can follow me by liking my page, Paul Keysar Artist - facebook.com/paulkeysar.
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**NEW LOCATION** Intro to Oil Painting
Artworks on Main, 165 North Main Street Mooresville, NC 28115
(Mondays 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., 6 wks, starts April 19th)
Beginner's to Intermediate
$130.00 payable to Artworks on Main
Late enrollees welcome
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Landscapes and Still Lifes in Oil (6wks)
The Community Arts Project, Cornelius Arts Center, 19725 Oak St, Unit 1, Cornelius, NC
(Wednesdays, April 28 - June 2, 6:30-9 p.m.)
All skill levels
Sign up through CAP at http://www.thecommunityartsproject.org.
$165 CAP members, $180 non-members
Late enrollees welcome.
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Intermediate Oil Painting - University City (exit 46 on I-85)
(Tuesdays 2-4:00 p.m.) $35 pay as you go / $30 pay in advance
Call me at 704-596-1286 for more information
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**NEW CLASS** Ongoing Oil Painting - South Charlotte (Park Road)
(Thursdays 2-4:00 p.m., bi-weekly) $35 pay as you go / $30 pay in advance (all levels)
Call me at 704-596-1286 for more information
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2010 Workshops
More workshops to be added as details are finalized. The following are currently planned.
September 8-10, 2010 - Painting the Still Life in Oil
Location: Paul & Florence Thomas Memorial Art School, Glendale Springs, NC
$270 for 3 days of instruction (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.), breakfast and lunch
October 11-13, 2010 - Understanding Principles of the Landscape - Plein Air Workshop
Location: Paul & Florence Thomas Memorial Art School, Glendale Springs, NC
$270 for 3 days of instruction (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.), breakfast and lunch
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Private Lessons
Offered to individuals and small groups of adults and serious teenagers. Individual lessons can take place at my North Charlotte studio or in your home. Please let me know if you have a neighborhood group, home school group, or several co-workers or friends who would like to take lessons and have an available location to meet. Lessons are tailored to your interests and can cover a variety of media, including oils, acrylics, and drawing.
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I also offer gift certificates if you would like to purchase lessons for a family member or friend.
Most classes are open to oils, acrylics, and drawing students; however, painting demos are given in oils.
Recommended supply list is provided to students upon registering.
This Friday, April 16th, 6-9 p.m. is the April is for Arts gallery crawl in Davidson and Cornelius. I have some pieces in the Lake Norman Art League's Spring Exhibit at 442 S. Main St in Davidson.
My painting House Fire (shown below) won second place in the exhibit; juror was Christie Taylor of Hodges Taylor Gallery in Charlotte, NC.
Family Arts Day is Saturday, April 17, 2010 1-4 p.m. at the Cornelius Arts Center, 19725 Oak Street, Cornelius, NC. I will have work for sale and information on upcoming classes and workshops.
The event is free and activities include:
Hands-On Art Activities by The Community Arts Project
Artisan Vendors
Face Painting by LKN Teen Council
Sidewalk Chalk
Bubble Pools
The Great Fettucini
Clown
DJ
I'll be exhibiting my work at 202 North Main St Fine Wines in Downtown Mooresville (NC) this Friday, April 9, 2010, from 6-9 p.m. during the Corner of Art and Main monthly art walk. I'll have a variety of work available for purchase along with information on upcoming classes and workshops. Please stop by if you are in the neighborhood.
Here is the latest painting in the 125 series.
Strawberry Cheesecake
6" x 8"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
Here is the painting I started last week, now finished and dry. This is the latest in the 125 series.
Chocolate French Cruller
5" x 7"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
My son, Jacob, was born January 30th, and I love being a father! Life with a newborn is very unpredictable, though at 5 weeks, it's becoming easier to find the time to paint. I started a painting of a chocolate donut today, and I have some more ideas in the works for new 125 series paintings.
Here is a painting I did as a demo for a workshop. It's a quick study of the ocean.
Wave Study
5 7/8" x 7 5/8"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
Here is a painting from the 125 series that is already taken. If you have a specific idea that you would like to commission, whether a small painting as part of the 125 series, or any size painting, just let me know. I can work from an idea you have or photos provided.
Bottle Caps
4" x 6"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
This is the next painting in the 125 series. With the holidays over, I am planning to be more consistent with working on these paintings. However, with my son due any day now, I will have to do some adjusting to a new life with baby. Wish me luck!
Green Tomato
5" x 7"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
I have been invited to exhibit as a guest artist in the Charlotte ARTery's November Exhibit.
Two nights only! Friday, November 13 and Friday, November 20, 6-9 p.m. each night.
Located at 130 W. Bland Street, one block off of Tryon St, in the South End of Charlotte. Please come out to see my new painting:
Burning Leaves
10" x 8"
Oil on Linen
OTHER EXHIBIT NEWS
Teaching Talents: Instructor and Staff Exhibit
November 9 - December 23
Cornelius Arts Center, 19725 Oak St, Cornelius, NC
(Open M-Th, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Cornelius Town Hall, 21445 Catawba Ave, Cornelius, NC
(Open M-F, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
I have three paintings and an etching in this exhibit.
Small Works 2009
November 23 - January 8
Lake Norman Art League Gallery
442 S. Main St, Davidson, NC
Open M-F, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
I have three paintings in this exhibit. Please come out December 3-5th, 6-9 p.m. during Christmas in Davidson. Lake Norman Art League will be hosting a reception each night, taking visitors votes for viewer's choice favorites, and giving free posters away to visitors who come out these nights.
This is a limited palette painting using five colors: ultramarine blue deep, cadmium red light, cadmium yellow light, titanium white, and a little burnt sienna. I typically use about 14 colors in a painting. With this painting, I wanted to try restricting my color use, so I could see the range I could get with fewer colors. The reason one would use so many colors is out of convenience, allowing for quicker mixing and therefore, less time. All one really needs is a red, yellow, blue, and white. I am pleased with how this painting turned out, and I hope you are as well.
The Lonely Bull
5 7/8" x 7 5/8"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
Green was accepted into the juried exhibit American Art Today: Juried Works at The Bascom in Highlands, NC.
Green
20" x 16"
Oil on Linen
The exhibit opens with a free, public reception on Saturday, October 24, 2009, from 5-7 p.m. Ms. Blaugrund will speak at 6 p.m. about her selections. The exhibit remains on display through December 18, 2009, and is open during The Bascom's regular hours, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
"The exhibit juror was Annette Blaugrund, former director of the National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, New York, New York, who has organized major exhibitions and published and lectured widely on diverse subjects in American art. Blaugrund holds a Ph.D. in art history from Columbia University and is author of major books, among them John James Audubon: The Watercolors for The Birds of America (October 1993, Villard Books, Random House, with Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr.). One of Dr. Blaugrund’s projects was an exhibition and catalogue called The Tenth Street Studio Building: Artist-Entrepreneurs from the Hudson River School to the American Impressionists, organized for The New York Historical Society where she was the Andrew W. Mellon Senior Curator of paintings, drawings and sculpture from 1989 to 1995, and Director of Institutional Planning in her last year there. As an accreditation reviewer for the American Association of Museums, Dr. Blaugrund consults privately with museums and foundations across the country." (Bio taken from exhibit prospectus.)
I just realized I never posted this info back in September. I was featured in the September 2009 issue of 'University City Magazine', published by The Charlotte Observer. The issue was all about the arts with the title, 'The Arts Issue - 7 Artists Shaping Our Community'. The article about my work is on page 30, titled "Capturing Nature". They interviewed me for the article and a photographer came by to take my photo while working in my studio back in early August.
This painting is from a photograph of the White Oak River in Swansboro, North Carolina.
White Oak River
6" x 8"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
This is the next painting in the 125 series. I painted it on location at the beach at Fort Macon State Park in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, last week. I'm teaching a workshop there and at other locations along the Crystal Coast this fall.
Beach at Fort Macon
5 7/8" x 7 5/8"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
If you're in the Concord, North Carolina, area tonight, I'm participating in the Concord Art Walk from 6-9 p.m. at the Piedmont Renaissance Center. I'll have paintings from the 125 series, larger works, and prepared panels for artists on display and for purchase. Please stop by if you can.
This painting was in the recent Realism Found exhibit in Charlotte, NC. I hadn't painted this large in awhile, though I have been meaning to. The painting depicts friends gathering around a bonfire for a summertime party, enjoying the peaceful farm setting under the nighttime sky.
Bonfire
28" x 36"
Oil on Canvas
Please inquire about pricing to info@paulkeysar.com or call 704-596-1286.
The painting is framed in a black frame with gold lip, outer dimensions 36x44".
Today's painting in the 125 series.
Cucumber Slices
4" x 4 7/8"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
I'm having to post these paintings so late at night because they are taking longer to dry. Once I get caught up with things, I hope to get them posted earlier in the day. Here's the next painting in the 125 series.
Red, Green, and Black Grapes
5" x 7"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
Here is the next painting in the 125 series.
Gray Day at the Lake
5.25" x 6"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
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