The "Scooter Parking Only" reception was a great party! Thanks to all of you who came down to Fort Avenue. And thanks to Gallery 211 for hanging the work so beautifully and putting on a great reception. The paintings really pop in this space. The opposing brick wall and white wall create a great dynamic for the 15 paintings.

If you get a chance, stop in to see the show. The gallery is open on Saturdays from 2 - 7 p.m. so you can drop in on your way to grab a bite in Federal Hill. The gallery is located just around the corner from School 33 Art Center.

Art Opening Tonight at Gallery 211!

SCOOTER PARKING ONLY opens tonight from 6-10 at Gallery 211 in Federal Hill! I am super excited to have my paintings hung in this great little gallery on Fort Ave. There are 15 paintings in total. Most are acrylic and some are acrylic with oil on top.

I had so much fun painting these last summer. I was inspired by riding my own little 50cc scooter around Alexandria. I treated the scooters in the paintings like figures: putting them in groupings, posing them like portraits and capturing moods in bright colors.

Hope you get a chance to see the show at the gallery between now and August 29, 2009...or just go to my website to see the rest. The one pictured here is the final painting in the series and isn't on my web site yet.

Going to Austria!

Painting by Xenia Hausner

I will soon be packing my bags for three weeks of daily painting in a very small lake town in Austria. O.k., well not soon, but this summer. I am turning 40 this year. . .a milestone for sure. . .and have been trying to determine what to do to create a memorable final year in my 30's. Mare has been saving her hard earned cash for this moment. Thanks to her I will be taking a short sabbatical from my graphic design work at HDN Studio to study with an incredible Austrian painter, Xenia Hausner, at the Sommerakademie at Traunkirchen.