Happy New Year!

 

Offerings, 2022, oil on paper on panel, 20x20

Wishing you all a gentle start to the new year.

xo Sam

Blue Christmas

 

Portal, 2022, oil on paper on panel, 14x14"

Hold, 2022, oil on paper on panel, 14x14"

Cobalt, 2022, oil on paper on panel, 14x14"

Split Plane, 2022, oil on paper on panel, 14x14"

These four pieces will be on display at Southside Gallery for the month of December in their Blue Christmas exhibition. If you're near Oxford, MS, please stop by! I'm delighted to be part of this group show and especially happy to have the chance to show these new paintings.

I'm working on a new body of work for a solo show with Southside next May, and I can't wait to share that work with all of you. Exciting things are happening in the studio! We're scaling up... and down... playing with new color palettes and old favorites... and exploring some new and challenging subject matter. 

In the meantime, I wish you all safe holidays full of joy and peace. See you in the new year.

xo 

Upcoming Events

 

I'm honored to have two pieces included in this show - one of which is being used for the exhibition postcard! Thanks to Carrie Johnson and Frances Downey at the Rockford Art Museum, and Frank Juarez for this wonderful opportunity. 

Chicago friends, the Biennial opens this coming Friday, October 7th. Please stop by! 

My studio mates and I are participating in this year's Made In Camp event, sponsored by Wave Pool Gallery. I'll be giving a pastel demo in my studio in the afternoon on Saturday October 8th; Cincinnati friends, I'd love to see you there. 

Rockford Midwestern Biennial 2022

Trip, 2022, chalk pastel on paper, 15x15"

Trio, 2022, chalk pastel on paper, 15x15"

I just dropped off these two pastels at the Rockford Art Museum for their upcoming Rockford Midwestern Biennial, juried by Frank Juarez. I'm honored to be part of this exhibition and to show in such a beautiful space. The show opens October 7th; Chicagoland friends, please stop by! 

Rockford Midwestern Biennial 

October 7, 2022 – January 30, 2023

Rockford Art Museum

Color Palettes

Here's a quick glimpse at my recent palette in pastels... there's an awful lot of color there for a delightfully colorful subject...  

...and a sweet note from a dear friend...

I'm working towards a couple of shows next year, and so I'm soaking up every minute of studio time before fall semester starts in earnest. 

I'll share photos of the new work as we get closer to the shows, but for now please enjoy these lovely teals, blues, and greens on my mess of a palette.

 

Recent Favorites

 

Dusk, 2022, chalk pastel on paper, 15x15"

Dawn, 2022, chalk pastel on paper, 15x15"

A couple of recent pieces commissioned by dear friends. These were such fun to make. 

Empty Vessels at Pilsen Arts and Community House

 

It was an absolute pleasure to show some of my current pastels and oils at Pilsen Arts and Community House this past month. Thanks to Teresa Magaña and the whole PACH crew for putting together a beautiful exhibition and reception! You can view and purchase the remaining available work from the exhibition here.