It's that time of year again - gearing up for opening day of the 2025 art season at Saltwater Artists Gallery in New Harbor on May 23rd. For my part I am finishing up some new work and organizing an inventory of which pieces I will be showing and planning how I intend to set them up in my display area. As for the gallery members, we elected a slate new officers and a new Board of Directors over the off-season and look forward to their leadership and new ideas for the future for the gallery. Visitors may notice a few changes to the layout of the gallery entry space, and in addition to our annual Plein Air Day event, we will also be hosting some new shows during the season, including a kids' art show and couple more special shows!
 Hydrocal plaster casting |  Painted casting |
I recently finished a plaster relief piece that I will be showing this year. I hadn't made a fish relief in a couple of years and got the urge to revisit the casting process. It went smoothly and I was happy with the result. As in the past, I painted it with graphite gray acrylic paint , double matted it and then framed it. I have to admit that one reason I avoided going back to the fish relief was that the matting process can be very challenging. It is very difficult to cut the opening for the relief in the red undermat so that it fits snugly around the plaster. (I am somewhat of a "perfectionist" when it comes to things like this, so any kind of gap is definitely unacceptable.) Luckily for me, the stars were aligned just right in this instance and I managed to cut the mat in a perfect fit on the 1st attempt! "Eyes on the Prize" is ready for hanging!
"Eyes on the Prize " .... 10"x10" framed
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