Urban Art Show!
Towalwmie 2 8x10 oil on linen.
Practice Building, Fresno 6x8 oil on linen
Towalwmie 9x12 oil on linen. A Corvair parked behind a trailer near the house I was staying in in Towalwmie. Looked like it had not been moved be moved in 20 years.It was blue at one time, but bleached almost white from the sun.
Hidden9x12oil on linen-- behind and abandoned grain silo in Bakersfield.
Sheep Ranch Road 6x8 oil on linen
Sunset Train 8x10 oil on linen
Keep returning to this post I'm going to put up new paintings for the show almost every day on this same thread.
Yes I am going be in an urban group show at:
The Vault Gallery of Fine Art
42 South Washington Street Sonora,
California 95370
on September 1st thru 28th
with a reception on September 9th at 6 to 9 pm.
see link to gallery-------------------------->>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I will have 20 paintings in the show including this one.8x10 oil. 20 paintings is almost a solo show so if you like my work this would be the one to come to. I don't have another big show on the roster until October of 2007 and the prices are really reasonable. This is another view of the expressionest train.
Admittatedly, It is haul other to Sonora, but it is a great gallery (huge) it is literally an old bank with vault door still intact. The town itself is a cute tourist country town, so if you come out I would make a day or weekend of it. The Rattlesnake grille is not to be missed, lakes and Yosemite are fairly close with plenty of tourist stuff to do or creepy old hamlets to explore. I am amazed that I am in the same show as Ray Roberts. The show will be a mix of recent paintings I have posted and a bunch of new paintings of the area of Tuolumne County, Fresno and Bakersfield represented. If you drop me an E- mail I will send you both my and Ray Roberts show cards. Oh and here is another great Ray Roberts painting.
posted by william wray at 6:27 PM
52 Comments:
But what about the people who live too far away to see your urban art show?!?
I think it should tour the country (world?) to give everybody a chance to view it...
I guess I could do a bolg with most of it. But all you really have to do is look back though the blog entries...
thanks Rick-- I'm gald the militarty has not closed your mind.
Really nice pieces.
Real 'moments in time' quality to them.
Haven't been browsing for weeks. Great to swing by and see new work. Best of luck with the show; new peices, like this train at dusk, are great additions to your body of work.
I don't know more than a few glances at this 'Ray Roberts' guy you seem so impressed by... but from my take, you've got no competition there. It's so refreshingly earthy to see plein air portraying something other than trees, hills and streams!
I really wish I could go to your show to see these paintings. Perhaps you could have a tea party here in SoCal and we could all come over before you head out to Sonora. I'll bring the crumpets!
thanks Dominic, I am happy to take moments in time. ;-)
Another fine one Bill.
The power line tower in the back is just sort of scratched in with a few purple lines, but I can almost feel the presence of high voltage coming from it. Have I had too much coffee? No. Those few scratchy lines are right where they should be.
I wish I lived closer so I could see this show. If I ever make time to start painting more regularly.... your art will be a big reason why.
Good luck, Bill! Have a good show!
You are my hero, now where's my five bucks?
All kidding aside, I hope you do really well at the show. I always love your work; I check in weekly and study.
very nice and moody Bill. Another strong composition! Good luck with the show, too bad I live too far to attend.
thanks John your doing some nice work yourself.
Thanks Cilve. And I know you get it from your own work;-)
Another great train.
fan fucking tastic dude - gone to SD for the weekend to surf - want to sit in on a private sitting next week? awesome? you could drop off and pick up your bling bud! possible wednesday sitting in the mix - then to B&J for another 3 hours?
i hear there is going to be a Griffin show in Laguna!
Bill,
The lighting on the roof of the barn in the first one is gorgeous! Your sense of color and light is incredible. I've learned so much about color theory and color harmony just by looking at your paintings.
Good luck with the show. I wish I could be there!
Best,
Rich
www.thinkinkstudios.com
http://richfaber.blogspot.com
Love that big black car!
KJ You don't like has car painting?
He does a little urban painting, but mostly western oriented. That's his bread and butter, I still admire artists for their ability, not just the subject matter.
Justin, Sorry but all the paintings have left the building. Maybe we could rent a van to the show?
Hey Glam, It's funny, but I was worried the lines were to sloppy, but it seems the sloppier the better.
thanks Casey, I put a few things in the mail for you tonight.
thatks Howrd,
Keeep fighting Hollywood!
Hey Mike P. Your the best golf artist ever. Now were even.
thanks Mr. Manley,
We will pour a drink on the floor for you.
thanks Jeff. I never tire of them... yet.
thanks Miles-- let me know. I just shipped my show so I have a little more time.
Hey Rich, the light on the roof is mostly the underpating of and old half snaded painting showing thru. I was lucky that the texture of the old painting worked.
Hey LP-- Nice of you to say... did you know your blog link is dead?
BG me too!
Looks like you're getting alot done, lookin' good. Good luck with your show.
I can appreciate the difficulty of putting a car into a painting. They almost never look right. Yet your "Carport" painting from a couple months ago had a nice stylized and painterly quality. It really hits. Strength in numbers... keep painting em'. I liked yours even better than Ray's.
I really enjoy cars, I find them easy to do campaired to people.
You're really coming into your own. Warp speed ahead Captain! These are terrific. Particulary the compositions. The angles really turn these settings into dramatic scenes.
Damn you.
thanks Dan much creative love back!!
Love that Corvair!!!
Reminds me of the time I saw a pigsty outside of Wichita, which had a junked Sunbeam Tiger parked right in the middle of it for several years.
The sky in the that practice building, fresno, just smacked me hard in the chops. Nice.
Hey Glam,
Now that is a way to pretty up a pigsty. the question to ponder is did they drive it in there or build the pigsty around it?
Happy to goob smack you anytime.
Your paintings are amazing! I check in every day to see what you're doing. Thanks so much for your help and encouragement with my own blog, I appreciate it!
i just recieved the postcard for the show today, it looks like it's going to be quite the event. If it had started a week ago, I probably could have made it by since it was on my way home from my trip. but as of right now I don't know if I can fit any 355 mile trips in.
Well for some reason Bloglines hasn't indicated any new posts from you in a coon's age .... but I see that you have loads of great stuff here!!!
Love your 'urban art show' paintings .... I must do a link to say so! They are just terrific.
Leslie, thanks so much remember to post on other s blogs if you take an intrest in they they usuaaly retun the favor.
Eric, I can't balme you, it's a haul. Lucky for me i get referance on the way and back.
Thanks Lesly,
I don't even know what bloglines is maybe I'm not doing someting I'm sopposed to do...
OK, so now I actually took the time to look at these. ;-) "Sunset Train" totally rocks! One of my favorites.
thanks Mike mine too, tuff to put it up for sale.
Bill.. a few great ones here. I didn't see Hidden and Sunset Train on Wetcanvas... BTW.. how many times do you show a year usually?
Michael, Yeah I may put up them up later... As far as how often do I show... I just started in galleries so I'm not at the point of knowing... ;-) I think this will my last large group for the year.
Incredibly fabulous work !! 12 out of 10 is my score ! :)
That's a good score.
Wow. I just discovered you via Lines and Colors. I love your work! I am a native Californian and I've never seen better representations of our state. Love all of them! I'll try emailing you to get your show card. Do you maintain a virtual gallery?
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