tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571259848316232962024-03-21T16:47:59.294-07:00Kevin Sloan ArtKevin Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256548106781503153noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357125984831623296.post-6947389429019598602012-03-09T13:47:00.000-08:002012-03-09T13:47:59.527-08:00Something new...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Every Mardi Gras since I left New Orleans I try to remember to hang my Mardi Gras flag to commemorate the day. Seeing such an odd and colorful flag suddenly appearing amid the bleak Santa Fe winter is a bit jarring and totally out of place but I like to put it up for the day nonetheless. I'm sure most people here have no idea what it represents but occasionally someone gets it and it always puts a smile on their face.<br />
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Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) is but one day of Carnival which has been going on in New Orleans since early January. When you live there you quickly gain an appreciation for the importance of Carnival season to the residents of New Orleans. This season culminates on Mardi Gras with an extraordinary celebration of life. It's a bit naughty, a bit spiritual and a whole lot of fun. I miss it (and New Orleans) at times but for today, this goofy flag will have to be my connection to that place.Kevin Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256548106781503153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357125984831623296.post-24648854661856516562012-02-18T08:40:00.000-08:002012-02-18T08:40:29.547-08:00My Two Favorite People in Naples!I'm standing between two wonderful women at my recent opening at Gardner Colby Gallery in Naples Florida. On the left is gallery owner Nancy Winch and on the right gallery director Pamela Campe. Thanks ladies for a wonderful opening!<br />
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Aside from all the gallery related things like the opening reception, a client meeting and just being available I was also able to spend a little time on the beach where this lovely scene was enjoyed...<br />
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I hope to have a link to the article on my website soon but until then if you're interested you'll have to find the actual magazine in a bookstore or magazine stand somewhere. Kind of old fashioned to actually look at a printed magazine but it's fun - try it if you haven't done it in a while but be sure to recycle it when you're done... :)<br />
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Have a great holiday season!!Kevin Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256548106781503153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357125984831623296.post-65944247467152421192011-11-10T09:05:00.000-08:002011-11-10T09:05:26.526-08:00Media WeekLots of interesting media activity this week. The magazine <a href="http://www.artltdmag.com/">Art Ltd.</a> has done an article on the Sun Valley art scene which includes a mention of my gallery there, <a href="http://www.gilmancontemporary.com/">Gilman Contemporary</a>. I'll be having a show there - it opens November 14 called "Modern Parables". Here's a link to the article: <a href="http://www.artltdmag.com/downloads/SUN%20VALLEY%20SUPPLEMENT.pdf">Sun Valley, A Cultured Holiday Retreat</a>. They mentioned my upcoming exhibit there and reproduced one of the paintings in the show. Also, just found out that Gilman has taken out a nice ad in <a href="http://www.californiahomedesign.com/magazine">California Home + Design Magazine</a> advertising the show. Thanks!<br />
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Also, I just got off the phone with a writer for <a href="http://www.americanartcollector.com/">American Art Collector</a> magazine. She interviewed me for an article they'll be doing on my February show at <a href="http://gardnercolbygallery.com/">Gardner Colby Gallery</a> in Naples, FL. This magazine has featured me a number of times so I'm pleased and honored to be featured yet again! The article will be in the January issue - I'll let you know when it comes out.<br />
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As fun as all this has been it's time to get back to painting! After all, that's why they cover me in the first place...Kevin Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256548106781503153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357125984831623296.post-49481934132547769712011-10-11T14:03:00.000-07:002011-10-11T14:03:34.080-07:00ChacoI joined a group of friends and went to some ancient sites in northern New Mexico this past weekend. We visited El Morro - also known as Inscription Rock and El Malpais - an area to see ancient lava flows from the now extinct volcano we call Mt. Taylor. But most of all we went to see Chaco Canyon. It's an area of ancient ruins left by the people we call the Anasazi but are now referred to as the Chacoan people. It's pretty much in the middle of nowhere - 20+ miles on a bumpy dirt road keeps the faint of heart (or vehicle) away so you really get a sense of isolation and feeling that things are relatively untouched by modern standards.<br />
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The building are all stacked stone - astonishing masonry skills which in some cases are still standing and relatively intact after over 1000 years. A friend calls this place the "Machu Pichu" of the north. After being there I think he's right. It's a complex and extensive system of structures and roads which at it's peak they estimate supported 8000 people. <br />
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</div>Kevin Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256548106781503153noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357125984831623296.post-18990188687682056032011-08-29T06:50:00.000-07:002011-08-29T06:50:16.713-07:00The Naturalist<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"The Naturalist", 48"x36", acrylic on canvas</td></tr>
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"The Naturalist" is finished - here it is. <br />
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Lately I've been toying with the image of a disassembled clock as you can see here. For me it can symbolize a time before our modern preoccupation with time, deadlines, etc. or in this case perhaps the clock is being assembled and symbolizes the beginning of a new era - The Age of Discovery when naturalists and other types of explorers were coming to the "New World" and bringing with them their values and technologies regarding resources, time and the natural world. <br />
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Kevin Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256548106781503153noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357125984831623296.post-77828878569336412662011-08-18T08:09:00.000-07:002011-08-18T08:09:10.214-07:00Almost finished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfXWg9Ct2vLSgTSeE3MovZg676gujZKp1n7jKa6jREuATTDQf3xv0dDlTmkku8cbqd7pUvAjYQN6-mr7uNrezsQBVzxcmfcwJ1BWKpPzTzteLZa8KDPkHYS46SoWI2U02vagVSAWbUBrx/s1600/IMG_1697.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfXWg9Ct2vLSgTSeE3MovZg676gujZKp1n7jKa6jREuATTDQf3xv0dDlTmkku8cbqd7pUvAjYQN6-mr7uNrezsQBVzxcmfcwJ1BWKpPzTzteLZa8KDPkHYS46SoWI2U02vagVSAWbUBrx/s320/IMG_1697.jpg" width="237" /></a></div>It's nearly finished in this photograph - actually it's completely done but I won't post the final image until it's professionally photographed. But, until then here it is in a close to finished state. The challenge left at this point was to figure out what would be on the pages of the book... Stay tuned a picture of the completed painting will be posted in a couple weeks or so.<br />
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Painting this incredibly abundant bunch of bananas brought up a word most of us don't know or ever use - <i>fecund</i>. It's a very descriptive word and one which I hope will inspire some new paintings...<br />
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font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span id="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">producing</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">capable</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">producing</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">offspring,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">fruit,</span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">vegetation,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">etc.,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">in</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">abundance;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">prolific;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">fruitful:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Georgia, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span id="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">fecund </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">parents;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">fecund</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">farmland.</span></span></span></div></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="dnindex" style="color: #7b7b7b; display: block; float: left; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 28px;"><span id="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">2.</span></span></span><div class="dndata" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span id="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">very</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">productive</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">creative</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">intellectually:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Georgia, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span id="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">the</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">fecund</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">years </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">the</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">Italian</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">Renaissance.</span></span></span></div></div></div></div>Kevin Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256548106781503153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357125984831623296.post-64969801974031930422011-08-10T13:11:00.000-07:002011-08-10T13:19:39.604-07:00It Looks Like Progress But...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Mw_hB4eGnnpzIfk-zZMR7nB8xJR2lJX6E0DwkgAyVQwMWuWg4gz2lgAqIqw1ef9mJiJRnxZ5Si3FBaKAjlqvLJ8X4yRr1ds55drAz82lwbqCJ26Ne8X-KGUwBByCgtpyThghbrv1OX-9/s1600/IMG_1677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Mw_hB4eGnnpzIfk-zZMR7nB8xJR2lJX6E0DwkgAyVQwMWuWg4gz2lgAqIqw1ef9mJiJRnxZ5Si3FBaKAjlqvLJ8X4yRr1ds55drAz82lwbqCJ26Ne8X-KGUwBByCgtpyThghbrv1OX-9/s320/IMG_1677.jpg" width="242" /></a></div>...sometimes it's an amazingly tedious process of adding something, taking it away, adding it again, and so on, etc. This is particularly true of the background space, specifically the sky. I've been working on this section alone for a few days, continuously tweaking the color and light until I feel it's right. Then, I'll start to approach the objects in the foreground which will in turn cause me to have to make changes to the sky! It's an endless back and forth - once that dance feels complete then I know the painting is done.<br />
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</div>Kevin Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256548106781503153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357125984831623296.post-42679836382134265122011-08-01T11:33:00.000-07:002011-08-01T11:33:45.577-07:00A New Painting Begins...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtCVUwtAZh0rvhTQUiAuUM2VodtRuMBaTBNdtliJET3lChaZ2eB9bPVkxNHz8SXYDdKyZOjHHrWH0dxvfJ3LwT0RvQhQbKRBjqbZonprKCyi8bWlQs7lN_VWB1xgYGfdxWFvPB4g8K_Xu/s1600/IMG_1672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtCVUwtAZh0rvhTQUiAuUM2VodtRuMBaTBNdtliJET3lChaZ2eB9bPVkxNHz8SXYDdKyZOjHHrWH0dxvfJ3LwT0RvQhQbKRBjqbZonprKCyi8bWlQs7lN_VWB1xgYGfdxWFvPB4g8K_Xu/s320/IMG_1672.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Some combination of these elements will soon come together in a new painting. I'll keep you posted...Kevin Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256548106781503153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357125984831623296.post-69465159968033311732011-07-25T16:12:00.000-07:002011-07-25T16:12:04.681-07:00St. Regis, Monarch Beach, CA<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNdJi_E9KxMV_10TJXj6nyxOCzCGcf0FSpFGnEl75Seevcn8IzZHXL15cZZwNY0hlJclOVtJMSToZUhbtV276YvB8GkOoix2nBRP876B7f9S-EwphlUQTqJfnjpRkd2kvvPEv6rUd0ERW/s1600/IMG_1619.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNdJi_E9KxMV_10TJXj6nyxOCzCGcf0FSpFGnEl75Seevcn8IzZHXL15cZZwNY0hlJclOVtJMSToZUhbtV276YvB8GkOoix2nBRP876B7f9S-EwphlUQTqJfnjpRkd2kvvPEv6rUd0ERW/s320/IMG_1619.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
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Last week Mark & I took a vacation to Laguna Beach, CA. It was a great trip; perfect weather, time on the beach, sleeping late - all the fun vacation stuff. Because we were so close by we decided to drive a few miles down the coast to the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort. About 10 years ago the hotel commissioned me to do two large paintings for the lobby, one is behind the reception desk - it about 3-1/2' high x 14' wide. The other is directly across the lobby and is behind the concierge desk. I was able to finally see them in place - 10 years later! They look FABULOUS!! Unfortunately only one shot came out OK - here's the painting behind the reception desk -Kevin Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256548106781503153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357125984831623296.post-19637348611126402212011-07-05T10:58:00.000-07:002011-07-05T10:58:38.058-07:00Art Hamptons, International Fine Art FairMy work will be on exhibit at this year's Art Hamptons, an international fine art fair July 8-10, 2011. My gallery in Sag Harbor, NY - Richard J. Demato Fine Art will be exhibiting at the fair. In addition, he will be exhibiting my work at his gallery in Sag Harbor so it looks like it will be hard to miss seeing my paintings this week in the Hamptons! Here's a link to Art Hamptons: <a href="http://www.arthamptons.com/">Art Hamptons</a>.<br />
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To see what I'll be showing at both the art fair and at Richard J. Demato go to his website: <a href="http://www.rjdgallery.com/">Richard J. Demato Fine Arts Gallery</a>. <span id="goog_350913167"></span><span id="goog_350913168"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a>Kevin Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256548106781503153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357125984831623296.post-28708742756580075012011-07-01T11:07:00.000-07:002011-07-01T11:48:39.750-07:00Disaster paintingsLast week I was sort of whining in an email to an old friend who is also a VERY good painter about the ongoing smoke from the various fires around us as well as feeling a bit "stuck" as to what to paint next. Her simple reply was: "paint the smoke". Good advice and so I did. After "The Wildfire" was finished I thought about the seemingly endless reports of floods and tornados this spring and early summer so decided to paint those as well. I chose to paint these in a small format - 11"x14" ovals. I like the kind of vintage look they offer and I also painted them in a monochromatic sepia tone. I don't want to simply document these events - that's for the documentary photographers. Rather, I wanted to make these very difficult occurrences appear beautiful and dreamlike for a just a moment. <br />
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<div class="post-header" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5242497648565602059" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 490px;">I've started a blog. I never thought I had that much to say - other than in painted form, but I'm giving it a try. Actually, I have numerous journals of thoughts and drawings I've accumulated over the years so the idea of writing about things of interest isn't new to me. Publishing some of those thoughts however is new to me so we'll see how this goes!<br />
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My hope for this blog is to describe some of what goes on in my studio while creating my paintings as well as other news related to my career like shows and occasionally posting new work as it's completed. I also hope to share art and places and ideas I come across that in find interesting, and you may too. </div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5242497648565602059" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 490px;"><br />
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Hopefully this will be a conversation, not just me going on and on - I look forward to hearing from you! </div>Kevin Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256548106781503153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357125984831623296.post-25114229890380692922011-06-20T09:20:00.000-07:002011-06-20T09:20:22.570-07:00Fires Make Beautiful Clouds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoo_qTLdCvUXRPa3Ddd5OxuV51WaqAjhfXviVOnJFvmhtHUdxFxsIMhFKu43cixw8OWML7SSNt_0gaOiU-YB0BqeaL_asOEwYeotlJV5WLUG2qo-HYz46N2wYptdQ-h5-i2tyHBEF4fdTB/s1600/IMG_1547.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoo_qTLdCvUXRPa3Ddd5OxuV51WaqAjhfXviVOnJFvmhtHUdxFxsIMhFKu43cixw8OWML7SSNt_0gaOiU-YB0BqeaL_asOEwYeotlJV5WLUG2qo-HYz46N2wYptdQ-h5-i2tyHBEF4fdTB/s400/IMG_1547.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>I often create billowing, cumulous type clouds in my paintings. I love the way they can become magnificent sculptures in the background of the paintings. This past weekend in the mountains here in Santa Fe I saw a beautiful cloud billowing up from the mountains - unfortunately it is caused by an out of control forest fire. Gratefully this fire is currently moving away from Santa Fe but it's still a bit scary to see this thing grow and remain uncontrolled. It makes me see my painted billowy clouds in a different light -Kevin Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256548106781503153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357125984831623296.post-227570496740404592011-06-09T10:16:00.000-07:002011-06-09T10:16:19.990-07:00Studio Views<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>I think people are sometimes surprised when they come into my studio (especially non-artists) at how unglamorous it can be. It's really just a workshop where I make things by hand. It gets a little messy at times and needs to serve many functions - not just a romantic place where beautiful things are created. Here are some views of the "supply and shipping departments"...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmmIku5PgrV6-coRVMu_dQDSGFaxIYaJHyLRQVTy_pef_jG6yWLb93Rqvs-yK2QN5yTVkro_PAWWfEirzexBvQ3hH-k9ZNBv4jdRWGk3FMsyi_vXqhgXTE61Jghq5Je4kcXmirArt-TpK/s1600/The+Rare+Flower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmmIku5PgrV6-coRVMu_dQDSGFaxIYaJHyLRQVTy_pef_jG6yWLb93Rqvs-yK2QN5yTVkro_PAWWfEirzexBvQ3hH-k9ZNBv4jdRWGk3FMsyi_vXqhgXTE61Jghq5Je4kcXmirArt-TpK/s400/The+Rare+Flower.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here's the painting they're using - it's called "The Rare Flower, 30"x60".Kevin Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256548106781503153noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357125984831623296.post-33779254175903328392011-06-02T08:41:00.000-07:002011-06-02T08:41:43.788-07:00After a few more days...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTiq9UqMigK5bE0Lee_d9M4WcTNY26w7KdlxGfSSDQmzm-_Rnxli8ISIo0GVzLx-eNipkLk5OtgjXvsFUDbSYP3yD1jVOaAt87pgcBLv8PvBLgfePZFps4TuljQ3owNuIGuFJ4TIZr5H_/s1600/IMG_1503_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTiq9UqMigK5bE0Lee_d9M4WcTNY26w7KdlxGfSSDQmzm-_Rnxli8ISIo0GVzLx-eNipkLk5OtgjXvsFUDbSYP3yD1jVOaAt87pgcBLv8PvBLgfePZFps4TuljQ3owNuIGuFJ4TIZr5H_/s320/IMG_1503_2.jpg" width="286" /></a></div>Things are progressing nicely. This was shot last week and by now it's done and being professionally photographed. I'll post the final product soon...Kevin Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256548106781503153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357125984831623296.post-63466199669428696832011-05-19T14:46:00.000-07:002011-05-19T14:46:24.648-07:00Then it looks like this...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCXmWC8mqJ2hb-xApJmP8Tn9BnDh1fEj3qgRfXNzGLjXJnXhjEgZUgwvrMkkGYEhd3Z3vW96xlGHi0UYGa1pMma9PMpfJZ6WnHIagXUj-QUO8uDi3GieUTUoYAfzUSCCGTSfe58gW1uc6/s1600/IMG_1502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCXmWC8mqJ2hb-xApJmP8Tn9BnDh1fEj3qgRfXNzGLjXJnXhjEgZUgwvrMkkGYEhd3Z3vW96xlGHi0UYGa1pMma9PMpfJZ6WnHIagXUj-QUO8uDi3GieUTUoYAfzUSCCGTSfe58gW1uc6/s320/IMG_1502.jpg" width="280" /></a></div>I tend to work on the background a lot at the beginning - often obscuring the subjects in the foreground. Eventually the background will feel more settled and I'll start to solidify the characters in front. More later...Kevin Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256548106781503153noreply@blogger.com0