Painting of Horses Start Today: How Do You Like IT?

"Untititled (So Far) Horses" work in progress, oil, 30"h x 24"w, copyright Jill Banks 2012

Today, despite a slow, dubious start ... turned out to be one of my favorite painting days ... ever. That's saying a whole lot. (I'm never short on fun.) I love this subject and the play of sunlight on their manes and legs. Note, too, this is a relatively large canvas. Freeing and fun. Can you tell?

Since visiting Savannah, Georgia this week ... I've been dying to paint these two horses in perfect light. It will be a few days before there will be a chance to return to them, and it will be difficult to wait.

I'm on the road again tomorrow, for a very short trip to the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Members' Exhibition reception and awards ceremony. No awards this year, but I'm looking forward to meeting fellow members (I was just juried in last year and this is my first members show). It's almost impossible to do so at their Open Annual Exhibition ... with receptions that are packed with members and non-members alike. The exhibit is being held at the Salmagundi Club in NYC. It should be fun ... and I'm hoping for a small part of the day to paint before heading back home. Maybe?

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Exhibits and Events

March 2-31, “Black and White” Exhibit in the Artists’ Atelier Gallery, 1144 Walker Road, Suite G, Great Falls, VA. Visit Saturdays, noon-4pm or by appointment or whenever an artist is in the studio. My entries: “Oscar,” “Quiet”  and “Carpeaux’s Napolitano Fisherboy” charcoal, and “Market Street Bar & Grill” ink wash/pen and ink drawings. Come visit. Reception, Saturday, March 17, noon to 4pm.

March 17-30, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s Member Exhibit, Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, NYC. Award and opening reception, Friday, March 23, 6-8pm. “Hog Wild” and “Dining Alfresco” on exhibit.

April 14-May 4, Salon International 2012, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX. Opening Reception: Saturday, April 14, 10am-8pm. “Contrapposto”

May 15-19, Wayne Plein Air Festival 2012, one of 34 artists juried to participate in a plein air competition and exhibit in and around Wayne, PA. Gala Preview and Artists' Reception, Saturday, May 19, 6-10pm at the Wayne Art Center. Exhibition to follow May 20-June 23 at the Wayne Art Center. 

May 1-31, Solo Show, Katie's Coffee at the Old Brogue, Great Falls, VA. Reception: Sunday, May 6, 2-5pm. More information to come (when I figure it out).

August 1-31, Visiting Resident Studio Artist, Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria, VA

Salon International 2009

I'm heading home in a few minutes (actually on the plane) ... after attending Salon International 2009 at the Greenhouse Gallery in San Antonio. It is a great show, and I thoroughly enjoyed meeting other exhibiting artists, the Greenhouse Gallery staff, and Joshua Rose, the editor of American Art Collector magazine. I will add some photos from the event sometime today, maybe in between flights. The Greenhouse Gallery has posted the entire exhibit online where you can view photos of the works including the works in frames. They did a great job with that as well -- thanks to the expertise and hard work of Jason Smith, their webmaster (among other responsibilities).

My two pieces in the exhibit are: "Sunday Morning" and "Bellydancer III". Check them out on the Greenhouse Gallery web site. The exhibit runs until May 1.

It was a great trip. Glad I took it.

More later.

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After working REALLY hard on this ... my newly renovated web site is up and running! Whew.

Take a look. See www.jillbanks.com.

The latest news and paintings will still be found here on my blog, so keep checking here as well.

I just received my online version of American Art Collector magazine's April issue. My painting "Sunday Morning" can be seen on page 51 as part of the Greenhouse Gallery spread on Salon International 2009 that opens April 11 in San Antonio, Texas.