Open Canvas 2.0

It was my second try at the Open Canvas event and I think it went even better that last year. The crowd was great, the beer was flowing and the bids were rolling in, with my piece getting $100 more than last year's final price.

I kept to a similar start, painting the background black and building up the color and detail from there...but this time I took a much more symbolic route focusing almost entirely on drawing.

I apologize for the bad photo and will update a better one soon, but it gets you the idea...I think one of the best things about the event is the great variety there is. There were a good number of landscape and realistic works, but there was also a decent amount of abstract and contemporary work as well. It's a little strange painting the above next to someone doing a serene lake scene, but it's also fun to see all the different reactions between the types of art.,,

I got my fair share of odd looks, but the people that liked it were really drawn to it...and I am excited to explore the concept more...