What was the Professor thinking?

The Professor submitted three paintings to an open show at the Arts Alliance of Clear Lake. He read about it on line and said why not? It is exposure. The experience was sociologically interesting, not to be repeated. He got them accepted and he took his family there to the opening. He did not win.

The usual art crowd

The winner ...a  nicely done watercolor

The curator of the show did him no favor in placing his paintings: examples of how to destroy an image.

What was she thinking?

Even Tavo wondered.

The Professor's Waterfall next to plastic florals and a red head.

The Professor's family

Chyrissa and the Professor discuss the program.

Maybe he will get into the coming Lawndale show.

Back in the studio new tables add to the ambience. 

In the studio the work goes on undaunted. 

Painter's Apron 4 and a Santa Fe landscape of a few years ago.

In Spain 24x24 acrylic collage

Carnival in Venice 30x24 acrylic collage

Focus 29x20 acrylic collage

Zones 29x20

Blast, Love Story and Waiting 24x12 acrylic collage

A work from long ago by Don Redman called 1917 and the Big Rock Candy Mountain in the corridor

outside the studio.

The Professor cannot explain why, he can only do.

He is back at Lonestar College-Tomball teaching  for the first summer school session. 

After 4 weeks

The Professor likes his studio. The space is large, the light perfect and he has been working steadily for a month.

This was on May 8. 

The concrete floors had to be covered with rugs or matts he bought at a Feed Store. They are used in horse stalls. He hurt the ball of his foot the first week and has limped around since. Bone doctor this week to know if he should do something other than inner soles.

Jubilant Reality 24x30. 

The professor started this at school and finished it in the studio.

05-22-2011 work in progress

Here are watercolors that were started in March/April and are now done.

Dreamery 18x24

Island Jam 14x20

Cenote 18x24

Mystery Island 14x20

This is the Third Painter's Apron.

Painter's Apron 3  48x48

Mary Margaret told the Professor that Charles Schoree said that if you combined two images what often happens is a third much more interesting image. He has a number of small paintings from his realist years for which he now finds use. 

Cry Baby 20x10

Growth 24x12

Waiting 24x12

Blast 24x12

Today 05-29-1011

Unexplored Territory 48x31

Painter's Apron 4  48x48

and assorted others

A Boat Trip down Buffalo Bayou

The Professor saw Houston from Buffalo Bayou with the Greater East End Management District Board.
Houston looks totally different from the water from Allens Landing down to the ship channel at sunset.

A photo essay.

McKee Street Bridge

Ready to start painting

The Professor's new studio is ready.  It is a work in progress, but he feels comfortable with the space.

The last wall to be hung.

An old Village carving from the Mountains of Oaxaca collected there over 30 years ago.

Collages of culled and torn paintings waiting for work.

A collage called Recuerdo

The work space

Mexican Folk Art and works by Dick Wray, Richard Stout and Harvey Bott and the Professor