Draped, Ball Point on Paper, 2019

Portraits and Allegories exhibit at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center until April 26th.

"Wolf" - A Work in Progress. Ink on Paper. 2018

 Monochromatic is my upcoming solo exhibition at the MCL Grand Theater Gallery in Lewisville. The opening reception is on Saturday, March 10th, 7-9pm. The show runs from March 9th-April 21st, 2018.

Next month, South Plains College (Art Building, Gallery) in Levelland will feature my work in a solo exhibition from October 16th-December 7th, 2017. Opening Reception is October 17th, 2:00-4:00pm.

 

Pursuance of Image is a solo exhibition of my work at UNT on the Square. The opening for the exhibit is on Thursday, August 18th, 6:00-7:30pm. The show runs from August 15th-September 3rd, 2016.

 

Sam Ivie: Meticulous Surfaces. An upcoming exhibit at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center. Opening Reception is on Friday, August 7th, 6-9pm.

John, watercolor on paper, 30x22 inches, 2014

IMSC, watercolor on paper, 12x9 inches, 2014

IMPXX, watercolor on paper, 15x11 inches, 2015

Anca III, ink on paper, 44 inches X 30 inches, 2012

CONTEM?ORARIES

  

Twenty Ten, ink on paper, 11 inches X 14 inches, 2010

CONTEM?ORARIES:
A Survey of 21st Century American Artists

July 14th - October 14th, 2011
Opening Reception: July 14th, 6-8pm

Address:

Fort Worth Central Library

500 W. Third St.
Fort Worth, TX 76102-7305

Quote from the exhibition catalog:

We live in an Age that is unparalleled. Our understanding of history, and what has come before, is enormous. This becomes clear when we look at Contemporary Art.

We have been painting and drawing for thousands of years. These were the methods of the cavemen, and they are still used by artists today. At some point, artists discovered that the use of a preliminary “sketch” drawing could help perfect form and composition in their paintings. This shows the very beginnings of how different artistic techniques inform each other. A more modern example is Photography, which is much younger, and has since its birth been influenced by painting. Today this kind of confluence works in all directions; and can be seen throughout the Art World: Artists using the oldest techniques, things like painting and drawing, being influenced and inspired by the newest disciplines like Photography and Cinema. We have artists inspired by Mathematics and Literature, drawing things that exist only in the imagination. We have photographers capturing the magic of the overlooked and the everyday. And of course we have artists who are inspired by the Age itself.

Dan Blagg, Pat Gabriel, Jane Hansen, Sam Ivie, Jill Johnson, Bruce Jordan, Nancy Lamb, Leslie Lanzotti, James Lassen, Nathan Madrid, Daniel Scott, Eric Stevens, Justine Stevens, Clint Stone, and Elaine Taylor were chosen for the CONTEM?ORARIES Show because of the breadth of techniques and influences their Works represent, and for the interesting juxtapositions to be found bringing them together.

Contemporary Art sets no limits upon itself, but rather learns from its varied incarnations. Just as Artists use any of the tools at their disposal, and influence each other with what they create, in their pursuit of Beauty.

Self-Portrait, acrylic on canvas, 7 x 7 inches, 2009

Frontal view of the 44 x 30 stippled drawing.

Detail of the head and shoulders.

Almost done. Entire drawing on masonite board.

Another detail of the ink drawing.

Detail of a drawing in progress. Small section of a 44 x 30 inch image.

Painting in Art in the Metroplex

I have a painting in this exhibit, which opens September 8th:

ART IN THE METROPLEX
25th Annual Exhibition

The show will run Saturday, September 8 through Wednesday, October 3 at the University Art Gallery – TCU. Art in the Metroplex is sponsored by TCU and the Templeton Art Center.

JUROR

Critic and independent curator Michael Duncan is a Corresponding Editor for Art in America. His writings have focused on maverick artists of the 20th century. West Coast modernism, twentieth century figuration, and contemporary California art. His curatorial projects include surveys and recontextualization of works by Pavel Tchelitchew, Sister Carita Kent, Kim MacConnel, Lorser Feitelson, Eugene Berman, Richard Petitbone and Wallace Berman.

For further information call (817) 257-7643 or (817) 478-5607, or write: Templeton Art Center P.O. Box 9074, Fort Worth, TX 76147-9074

(excerpt taken from TCU's website)

Display of artwork in the Union Gallery. From the left: Avatar, Victor, Leighton's Athlete, Chris and Boston Commons. Click on the image to enlarge.