Saturday, August 10, 2019

Elephant Rock — old and new!



"Elephant Rock," oil, 24" x 36" is a painting of a butte in Sedona that I painted some time ago.  I decided to make some changes/improvements on it recently. I decided to change the sky, adjust the foreground values/hues a tad and ad a yellow glaze in the sunlight areas. Below is the painting the way it looked originally. Last, I changed the title of the painting from the mistitled "Mammoth Rock to "Elephant Rock".  I think the changes were an improvement, heightening the drama. Well, maybe not with the title.



"Elephant Rock" is one of my paintings that will be available for purchase August 15-19 at the 2019 Albuquerque Art Showcase, New Mexico's Fine Art Expo. The event begins with the Gala Preview August 15, drew which show opens too the public August 16 - 19 at the Albuquerque Convention Center. More than 125 artists will have works in the show. Stop by the booth featuring the banner with my name, where I will have framed and unframed oil paintings - including some award winning - for sale. I look forward to seeing you there!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

GALA PREVIEW NIGHT

Benefiting Children's Cancer Fund of NM — I will among the participating artists who have agreed to donate 20% of proceeds from sales this night to the Children's Cancer Fund.

Tickets are $75 each

Thursday, August 15, 2019 - 6-9 p.m.

Purchase tickets for the gala at www.holdmyticket.com.

VIEWING HOURS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Friday August 16 - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. - $10 admission

Saturday August 17 - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - $10 admission

Sunday August 18 - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - free - Local Treasure

Monday August 19 - 19 a.m. to 4 p.m. - free - Business Brunch 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

For more information about the 2019 Albuquerque Art Showcase, visit the website: www.abqartshowcase.org.

Visit my website at www.tomblazier.com.