Lecture: Aux Trois Crayons

The Grammar of Color
Lecture: Aux Trois Crayons: The History, Science, and Technique of the Three Naturally-Occurring Chalks in Traditional 14th-19th Century Old Master Drawing.

Speaker: Timothy David Mayhew

Date/Location: Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 2:00 pm in the West Building Lecture Hall

Mr. Mayhew is a talented researcher and artist who has done extensive work on the subject of natural chalks. He will provide great insight into the origin and use of these art materials, focusing on the dynamic range and effects that can be achieved with natural chalks.

National Gallery of Art
West Building Lecture Hall

Encaustic Slide Lecture and Demonstration

at McLean Project for the Arts
Saturday, May 31, 10 am - 1 pm

Learn about the history and contemporary use of the encaustic technique and experience a demonstration by Reni Gower, VCU painting professor and curator of the current exhibition at MPA, The Divas and Iron Chefs of Encaustic.
$10 per person; Reservations required
For reservations, call 703-790-1953 or email info@mpaart.org.

McLean Project for the Arts is located at 1234 Ingleside Avenue in McLean.
Hours are Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 4 pm and saturday 1 -5 pm
For more information call 703-790-1953 or visit http://www.mpaart.org

Visitors at Zenith Gallery

What a gorgeous day today! The sunshine and warmth was a welcome guest. I spent a pleasant four hours greeting visitors during the afternoon at the "29 Artists - 29 Years", 29th Anniversary Exhibition Lecture Series at the Zenith Gallery. The gallery team put on a display of additional paintings of mine during the artists talk. Fellow blogger, Sharon Burton of Authentic Art DC graced the Zenith Gallery premises in downtown Washington, DC for an hour. Sharon graciously talked with me about art, life and creativity. During our "painting-side chat" we were able to discuss the journey that we each experience as artists. Some of the creative territory that we covered were common themes of travel, the Desert Southwest in New Mexico, pictorial space, abstraction in painting, the architectural splendor of Washington, DC, how artists incubate in DC vs. New York City, acrylic processes and meaning in art; a lot to cover in one hour. After today's conversation, I would love to record future guests on a digital recorder that can download voice to text to a Macintosh G5 computer. Any recommendations?

Here are some pictures from today's Lecture Series. Enjoy.
Artist Anne Marchand (R) with Guest, Sharon Burton (L) of Authentic Art DC.
International gallery visitors.

Galley visitors.


Sharon Burton with my cityscape painting, "17th Street Mansion," and abstract painting,"Blue Ground" available thru Zenith Gallery. Visit Sharon Burton's blog, Authentic Art DC often.


Visitors at "29 Artists - 29 Years", 29th Anniversary Exhibition Lecture Series.