Italian Man is going to Austin!

Italian Man

7 x 5, pastel

I wasn't going to re-post paintings but I am so excited to have this painting making the trip to Austin this month! So forgive me, please.

I received notice today that Terri Ford, juror for the Austin Pastel Society's 2013 Annual Juried Member Exhibition, accepted this painting as one of 50 paintings chosen for the exhibition. The exhibition will be held at the Corridor of Art, 700 Lavaca St., Austin, Texas, weekdays February 25- April 19.

If you happen to be in Austin during that time, drop by the gallery. There are some beautiful paintings in the show.

Italian Man

(7 x 5, pastel)

OK, so I tried real hard yesterday to contain my excitement that I had paintings juried into the Texas Pastel Society Exhibition. My son said I had to tone down my blog entry! What does he know! I am ecstatic, more like blown away---but at the same time humbled that this has happened.

Italian Man is another painting that has been accepted in the show. I saw this man several times a day while in Citta Della Pieve. It is early in the evening and he is sitting on the steps of the largest cathedral at the center of two plazas. One of the greatest things about Italy was that every evening the streets were filled with people of all ages visiting.