Next month...just a few more days away...I'll be one of the resident artists working out of St. Mary's art + retreat center. This will be my first residency and I am so excited. I've been working away to prepare and pack and next week I should be setting up and making more new work- hopefully hitting the ground running.
If you don't know about this historical and magical place, it used to be a hospital opened in 1876, that has been since converted into an art and retreat space. It's located in Virginia City, NV which is an interesting and quirky place to visit and explore. To read more- check out their history page.
I'll also be part of the SMAC exhibitions opening reception on April 25th 1-4pm. I'll be showing new work and I'm thrilled to share I've got a good chunk of my children's picture book put together. I'll be showing some finished paintings from that as well as preliminary sketches, character sketches, storyboard work, and early concepts. You'll get to see the inside guts of what a picture book is really made of and the work involved- I hope you'll join us for a fun day. The events at St. Mary's are always a treat and the other artist's showing are exceptional- I'm so lucky to be showing with them.
I will be blogging my experiences throughout the residency; I don't know yet how often, but check here regularly starting next week to see photos, works in progress, and updates.