Down to the wire...

Foothill Farmland, 24" x 30", oil on linen

Here's another new piece that will be part of the April show at the Apple Frame Gallery!

Spring Show 2006

Signs of Autumn, 20" x 20", oil on linen

I am getting ready for a one man show at the Apple Frame Gallery in April. Here's one of my new pieces. The opening will be on 4/21. Hope to see you there!

Joseph Alleman - New works

White Ridge, Watercolor on Paper, 30" x 20", SOLD

Joseph Alleman is part of a Three Man Show opening on March 31st, at the Taminah Gallery.

Joseph Lorusso

Sunday Afternoon

Photo: Sunday Afternoon, 24" x 24", Oil,$3,500

Regulars At Lucky's

Photo: Regulars At Lucky's, 24" x 26", Oil, $4,450

Russell Chatham

Amazing.

Photo: Haystack, 22 x 27.5, Lithograph, $2,400

Peter Campbell

Great tonalist.

Photo: San Juan Evening, 32"h x 28"w, Oil on Panel, $4,500

Paul Davis is my Hero

His work is amazing, he's an excellent teacher, and he's actually a pretty decent guy.

Paul Davis and David Dornan teach workshops during the summer in Helperm, Utah. Their 2006 schedule is out at HelperWorkshops.com. See you there :)

Kevin Bean

Yesterday

The SFMOMA is having a great show in March called "Finding the Figure". While looking up more images by Dave Balona I stumbled across the work of Kevin Bean at the Charles Campbell Gallery here in San Francisco. His paintings reminds me of the photo albums that everyone has tucked away in a box someplace safe.

Jamie Kirland

Mark Ryden

Abraham Lincoln is fascinating, and Mark Ryden does a good job with his portrait.

Tony Pro

Tony Pro

Another find on Southwestart.com, Tony Pro has been making a name for himself with top showings at several national shows.

William Salit

Chimeras of Withdrawal No. 2

I've been working in William's studio for a few months now and am starting to wonder how I ever survived without it.

Thanks for the space William.

Internet Tip #1: Find more sites that you love

OK, so you've found a site that you really, really love. You check it everyday and still can't seem to get enough. How do you find related sites that offer up the same type of content?

One way to do it is to search for all the sites that link directly to the site that you're so fond of...

Say you like a design blog called, designsponge.blogspot.com. If you type in "link:designsponge.blogspot.com" into any search engine, it will return all the sites it found that link to that site. You can also go to Marketleap and use their link popularity check tool and they will look up your site in several different search engines at once, and rank your site next to other sites so you can tell how "popular" it is. When I searched designsponge.blogspot.com on Marketleap's tool, it showed that it's linked to by over 250,000 sites. More than Coke.com and MarthaStewart.com and just a little less than eTrade.com and Napster.com. Amazing huh!

Southwest art

I just got the February issue of Southwest Art. Lots of good landscapes in this issue. Two artists that caught my attention are Kathryn Altus and Ken Auster (shown in the previous posts). I like that if you see something or someone that looks interesting in any magazine, that it's so easy to look them up online and see more of their work.

Ken Auster

Ken Auster
Check out his site.

Kathryn Altus

Bay

Check out here site.

See more photography

Pulpo

Photoblogs.org links to an endless amount of photography.

Photo by Pulpo.

Stock Schlueter

Johnson Ranch, 24" x 56"

It's a shame that I live in San Francisco and have only been to the John Pence Gallery once this last year. Here's one of the artist they represent: Stock Schlueter.

Bruce Everett

Las Virgenes Valley, oil on canvas, 156"x 120".



I have been going through some old issues of New American Paintings and Bruce Everett's work caught my attention. Great stuff.

Jeffrey T. Larson

Floral Sheets, Oil On Canvas, 20 x 24, 2002


Jeffrey T. Larson is a great figure painter. I love how the sheets in this painting break up the composition.

PushBox

This is a insightful blog on advertising... check it out: PushBox.

RationalArt Blog

Thanks for the link over at RationalArt Blog!

Bryan Larson and Damon Denys are doing some great work. It's great to see USU alumni making fantastic art.

Damon Denys

The Golden Apple, 12" x 24", oil
Created by Damon Denys.

Bryan Larsen

Girl in Brown Shirt, 40" x 26", oil
Created by Bryan Larsen.

Bar Code Art

Bar codes are fascinating, and Scott Blake is obsessed. Don't forget to send for a free postcard, or build your very own personalized bar code.

A tangent thought is how to integrate the use of stencils in my own work.

Design Inspiration

There's nothing quite like blogging about another blog but I've done it before so here goes...

Michael R Nelson has done a nice job of consistantly posted great stuff.

Kim Cogan

Bush Street Building, Oil on canvas, 24" x 30".

Another find on Vivianite.

Kim is showing at the White Walls Gallery in SF. While your at White Walls, don't forget to go next door to the Shooting Gallery and check out Shawn Barber's work.

Lori Earley

The Hunter, Oil on board, 12" x 24".

Yet another featured artist on Vivianite.

Pretty amazing!

Shawn Barber

petrified, acrylic on wood, 8" x 8".

Another Featured artist at Vivianite.

Shawn currently has a show up in San Francisco at the Shooting Gallery.

An interview with Jeff Hein

Jeff Hein is currently the featured artist on Vivianite.

Check out the interview.

Vivianite - The Painters Portal

I just ran across a great painters portal called, Vivianite.

Jeff Muhs

Uncommon Ground, 2005, Oil on canvas, 52" x 72"

I can't wait to see Jeff's work in person.

'Natchaug', 2004, Oil On Panel 20" x 27"

Check out his site.

Tropical Toxic

The Red Cross Project
Originally uploaded by paulferney.

Asaf and Tomer Hanuka's work is amazing. These guys have done a terrific job of showing the process of great illustration. Check it out.

Photo: The Red Cross Project

Tangerine # 2

Tangerine # 2
Originally uploaded by paulferney.

5" x 7", Oil on masonite

Belcher Street

Belcher Street
Originally uploaded by paulferney.

I am working at the Belcher Street Studios.

Tangerine
Originally uploaded by paulferney.

Photo: Tangerine, 5" x 7", oil on masonite

Leia Bell

Leia Bell
Originally uploaded by paulferney.

It seems like her work is everywhere. I just saw it again in a Chronicle book called "D.I.Y. DESIGN IT YOURSELF". www.leiabell.com

THE LUMPER ™

A collection of amazing work. THE LUMPER ™.
(By THINKMULE.)

Secret Wall Tattoos

Before
Originally uploaded by paulferney.

After
Originally uploaded by paulferney.

Ever look behind the picture frames in your hotel room? Check them out at Secret Wall Tattoos.

Utah Art Galleries

Park City Art Galleries
Kimball Art Center
Artworks Park City
Coda Gallery
David Whitten Gallery
Judy Taylor Artworks
Old Town Gallery
McCarthey Gallery
Meyer Gallery
Mountain Trails Galleries
Richard Thomas Galleries
Taminah Gallery

Salt Lake City Art Galleries
A Gallery
Aperture Photo Gallery
The Art Is In
Bingham Gallery
E Street Gallery
Dolores Chase Fine Art
Hidden Splendor Fine Art
Horne Fine Art Gallery
Magpie's Nest
Main Street Gallery
Marshall Arts Gallery
Metal Maddness Gallery
New Visions Gallery
Petersen Art Center
Phillips Gallery
Q Street Fine Crafts
Rio Gallery
Southam Gallery
The Stable Fine Arts
Twiggs & Moore Fine Art Gallery
The Unknown Gallery
Utah Artists.com
Utah Artist Hands
Williams Fine Art

Other Cities
Apple Frame Gallery (Bountiful)
Central Utah Art Center (Ephraim)
Bartholomew Gallery (Ogden)
Terra Nova Gallery (Provo)
The Torrey Gallery (Torrey)
Two Sisters Fine Art Gallery (Heber City)
Twiggs & Moore Fine Art Gallery (St. George & Draper)
Worthington Gallery (Springdale)

 

Leigh Wells

Leigh Wells
Originally uploaded by paulferney.

Her work is refreshing. Check it out.

Mike Workman

Mike Workman
Originally uploaded by paulferney.

Consistently amazing.

design*sponge

When you need a creative lift, design*sponge is the answer.

Connie Borup

Connie Borup
Originally uploaded by paulferney.

Genius is in the details.

It's with amazing craftmanship that Connie delivers all the details, down to the very last twig or leaf. Her paintings leave me with a feeling of that "Moment-in-time", and a sense of peace.

Photo: A Sense of Order, 20" x 36", Oil on canvas

Bryan Mark Taylor - Wasatch Winter

Bryan Mark Taylor - Wasatch Winter
Originally uploaded by paulferney.

Bryan has updated his site.

Photo:"Wasatch Winter", 16"x20", oil on linen

Shawn Rossiter - South Cainville Mesa

Shawn Rossiter - South Cainville Mesa
Originally uploaded by paulferney.

"South Cainville Mesa", oil on canvas, 30" x 40"

Get connected to the art scene in Utah, and get to know Shawn Rossiter. His paintings are amazing and his work with ArtistsofUtah.org and 15 Bytes is invaluable.

Save Gocco

Dec 10 2005
It was announced this week that riso, the parent company of gocco, will eventually discontinue all "print gocco" products in it's home japanese market due to a 40% decline in domestic sales. riso will pursue other product lines not related to gocco.

additionally, riso will cease importing "print gocco" systems and supplies to north america. while gocco exposure units are scarce, dealers have been assured there is a 3 year supply of all other gocco products.

For all of us that love Print Gocco, this comes as sad news.

Hopefully it will be picked up by another company!

www.savegocco.com

"Oil Painters of America 15th Annual National Juried Exhibition"

Looking for a great national show to enter?

Entries due January 17th, 2006. Learn more

Jared Gillett

Photo: Jen Mosher, Oil

Jared's currently showing at the Palmers Gallery in Salt Lake.

Brandon Cook

Brandon Cook has just overhaulded his site. It's interesting how he focuses on manipulating the medium. Through pushing and pulling the oil paint he develops layers and colors that tell a complex story.

I prefer his recent work over his older paintings. He has a one man show coming up at the A Gallery in Salt Lake in 2006.

Photo: "needing shelter", 36" x 48"

3 New Paintings

I just shipped three new paintings to The Apple Frame Gallery. These ones are big, so make sure to see them in person (available after the 14th of December)!

More sketching...

As of late I've been try to sketch more... I worked on this while doing our laundry. It looks unfinished because it is (the dryer finished before the sketch did).

Holiday Small Works Show - Part 2

Photo: "Wondering Valley", 11" x 14", Oil on Linen, 2005

The Holiday show opening at the Apple Frame Gallery is tonight from 6 - 9 pm. If you're in Bountiful, go and check it out. I can't be in Utah this weekend, or else I would be there.

These three paintings are the last pieces I am entering in the show. There is also a fourth painting called "Grazing Cattle" that I posted in an earlier blog entry.


Photo: "Summer Foothills", 11" x 14", Oil on Canvas, 2005


Photo: "Old Friends", 11" x 14", Oil on Linen, 2005