New and large works

I have about 8 pieces going right now but this one is taking central stage.
Thinking big now. This canvas is about 8' by 4'. See ladder. I'm going to try to document its progress as it evolves into something in is own right. Come with me on the journey.
Stage one..... Five floating blobs of various sizes and analogous colors on the warm side(Acrylic.)

 Introducing some grids still floating and whirling around. Introducing aslo a more complimentary color on the cool side.Layers developing. I will now start to look for and define some edges. I'm also working hard trying not to fall off the ladder!

Not much change here. Close examination will however reveal some details i was meaning to add last but just couldn't resist the comic relief.Lots more to come!Click on images to enlarge.

With Spirit (reminicent of Splosh.)

 With Spirit  about 15 x12 " Oil pastel on Illustration board

 With background removed for prints and cards. Go to www.cafepress.com/ronniesprints

I like the rear end personally.
The late Wayne Dyer always said if you work 'with spirit' you wont go wrong!

CurlyPaint 2 and SVAG

Curly Paint 2, 30 x 20 Oil Pastel on illustration board.Cropped Finished (I think) Click on images to enlarge.

Uncropped. Unfinished.
I have started a small art group here in Smith Valley (SVAG-tentative title) and I would have to say its one of the best things I've done in a long while.Right now we are meeting at each others studios, sharing ideas and giving each other amazing support. We, together 'will move mountains!'

Mid October in my world of Art

 I have finally taken over the top part of the unrenovated dome for a studio. A nice big, light working space.Still have the one downstairs as well. Click on images to enlarge. May take a minute.

 I have started this triptych for the show in Yerington next year. Still a ways to go on it yet.

 As Life Should Be 2. Cattle marker and oil pastel, 8 x10Bit of my eariler style showing here.

 Work in progress, Curly Paint 2. Cattle marker and oil pastel 20 x 16

"Oh no", said the Worm! Mixed media 8 x 10 Quirky stuff!

 Boomer. 20 x16 Acyrlic and pastel on w/c paper (Poor Roo, he is a little bewildered to find himself among all this abstract stuff!)

 Shards of Glass.9 x 7 Acrylic on canvas

Have a whole series similar to this now. I love these colors. They remind me of gem stones.
Take off the Lid and Look Inside. Acrylic on gessoed illustration board, 16 x 20 

These are just a few pieces i am working on right now. I usually have about six pieces going at once so I'm producing a lot of work. It would take too much of my studio time to put in all up on the blog. As you can see, the equine images are gradually running back into the paintings but much still remains abstract and quicky. I've started my pottery classes in Yerington with Rod and Susan Mcmullen and loving it. I've also been fiddling around with papier mache pulp so you can expect some 3D work to start evolving anytime soon now. Cheers for now and thanks for reading. Ronnie

Finally a break through

 Red Balloons, Mixed Media, 8 x 10

Number 9 or is it 4, Mixed Media, 14 x 11

 Little Fat Plane Flying Over the Mountains. Mixed Media, 8 x 10

The three pieces above are among the 9 chosen by Jeff Pace of Artsy Fartsy Gallery in a highly successful gallery in Carson City. He chose them for their playfulness and lively energy and figured they were the ones I am most excited about. I love to work like this. He was right. I'm on a run. The day before my little blue car (maybe that's the plane in the painting above) drove me to Yerington to the Dinni Art Center where I had a good ole chat with the director, Roy! Now I have secured a show for Feb next year, am on the volunteer list and was steered toward a place where i can take some art classes.Clay!

Soul Searching

Wee bit of soul searchin' going on for 'this little black duck'. I've found myself to be more than a smidgen lost in space . I've had to pull myself aside and have a good ole talkin' to. I've been tryin to be something I'm not, falling slave to my ego and thus have tumbled unceremoniously off my path. I'm a long way from figuring it.


Come sit beside me
I said to myself
although it doesn't make sense
I held my own hand as a small sign of trust
And together i sat on the fence.

Michael Leuing

Itinerary for my road trip June 18th to July 8th

June 2015 Road Trip

*Thursday 18^th June 12 noon ……..Pick up Rental Car  Reno/Sparks Avis Ph. 775 356 2490

Thursday Evening………..Red Garter Hotel   1225 W Wendova Blvd 775 664 2111

Friday  19^th ………………Drive to Laramie Stay at the Ranch over night

Saturday 20^th Pre wedding Celebration 4 pm 5351 Three Sisters Circle, Evergreen, Co 80439 Ph D  303 358 4849  J  303 889 9977 see printed directions

Saturday Even Stay at John and Susans J/S Indian Hills 303 882 9890  call before leaving

SUNDAY 21^ST JUNE  Wedding Noon to ^

Sunday Evening J/S 303 882 9890 

*Monday 22^nd June Boulder to stay with Susan (house sitting) Susan

Tuesday 23^rd June Boulder with Susan

Wednesday 24^th June Head for Grand Lake

Wednesday Evening stay with Sue Luton  while in GL 970 5319394

Thursday 25^th June  Possible Storytelling at GL Library  Meet Michael

Friday  26 th June  Watercolor w/shop from 10 – 4pm with Donna (Karen) 970 627 5409

Saturday 27^th June Watercolor w/shop day 2 10 – 4 pm

Sunday 28^th  June  Bop around GL Visit friends hike or what ever

*Monday 29^thJune  Back to Denver   Try to catch up with Sherry and Sally

Monday Evening stay with J/S Indian Hills

Tuesday 30^th June Back to Laramie  Stay with ?

Wednesday 1^st July Laramie  

Thurdsay 2nd July Laramie Head up to Shamrock in Wheatland …. Meet DS

Friday 3 rd July….Shamrock

Saturday 4^th July Shamrock

Sunday 5^th July hang out at Shamrock then back to Laramie

Sunday Evening Stay with ?

*Monday 6^th July Head back to ‘Vada via

Monday 6th July evening maybe stop at Janice’s in Encampment Tuesday to Wendover

Stay overnight in Wendover

Wednesday 8^th leave early to be back to Reno/Sparks by 12 noon. 

See ya when I'm lookin' at ya! Ronnie