three letter word for art

I don't know what I was thinking not posting about this before the show, but I was in a great show with Adair Peck at Tart in the Emerson Center in Bozeman last week. I hustled to make some frames for the prints, and cut a bunch of mattes. It was my first time really seeing the work framed, and I though it looked good. Here are some pics: Look at those amazing miters! The show was a big success and I sold some prints! It will be up for another month, so if you're in Bozeman go and check it out.

curtis music hall , originally uploaded by paul is just dandy . I went out to Butte on Saturday to my opening at the Phoenix Gallery. I've never had a solo show before, and it turned out to be solo in more ways than one (not a lot of people showed up), but it was still fun to meet Mary and Tom at the gallery. Actually, a few folks came in, including my friend Nate's brother Caleb and his significant other Katie. Butte is a fascinating town with a lot of history and fantastic architecture, so I drove out a little early to see if I could find something to draw. The Curtis Music Hall was right across the street from the gallery, so I set up my folding chair and spent about an hour on this sketch. It was all of 25F in Butte that day, so an hour was all I could last. I did a few other sketches in Bozeman this weekend-- this first one on Friday of an abandoned restaurant on 7th Ave. and another today, from inside my truck (cold out, y'know) of the corner of 5th and Main, a f...

To anyone in the SW Montana area who wants to see some art this weekend, my paintings are in a show at the Phoenix Gallery  at 66 W. Park in Butte this weekend (in the historic Uptown district).  The reception will be the evening of Saturday the 14th (Valentine's Day) at around 6.  There will be four new works among the ten I'm showing.  Check it out!