Month: April 2014

“The Ukazoo Art Exhibit”-Three of Nine

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Still Life-Vase & Apples

“The Ukazoo Art Exhibit”

Third of the Nine Oil Paintings displayed

 

“Still Life-Vase and Apples”

November, 2012

16” x 20” Oil on Board

 

When beginning this painting, I have jokingly referred it as “my first serious” oil painting.

 

This is also the image I used for the postcard/email/social media invites, website Home page, and any promotion for the “Ukazoo Art Exhibit”.

 

Nod of thanks to close friends, Lee, Deborah and their daughter Katelyn, as well as their family members and close friends that attend their Thanksgiving dinners each year. Over the past several years, I have joined them for this Holiday dinner and part of the evening has become my annual “Show & Tell” of  recently completed art work. Along with a few other pieces, “Still Life” was the most recent finished painting. It is their viewpoints and encouragement of my art during these once a year displays that always add a boost of confidence to my motivation to continue exhibiting my artwork publicly. With “Still Life” as the third finished painting (since the Antreasian Gallery exhibit), a fourth in progress and another painting being prepped to start, it was during this evening that I knew that I would start to consider the next location for another exhibit.

 

 

Not to forget, there is still the reminder of the upcoming new project to be posted Monday June 16th. Added to the flashing lights, musical fanfare, confetti and the fireworks of last weeks:

 

“COMING, NEW PROJECT, KEEP TUNED FOR THIS EXCITING EVENT”

 

Are jugglers with flaming batons.

 

And again, still it is difficult for me to make such a loud announcement, so softly I say, please keep following my journey, more neat art stuff is on the way.

 

Art notes:

All images and text are copyright Craig L Haupt

Postings of “Ukazoo Journey” are every Monday Evening.

FaceBook: Craig L Haupt  –  “Journey to Ukazoo Album” or

Blog: http://www.craiglhaupt.com  –  “Journey to Ukazoo”

See “Slide One” for a brief synopsis.

 

“The Ukazoo Art Exhibit”-Two of Nine

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Eye to Eye

“The Ukazoo Art Exhibit”

Second of the Nine Oil Paintings displayed

 

“Eye to Eye”

October, 2012

16” x 20” Oil on Board

 

Besides the Nine Oil paintings on display at the Ukazoo Exhibit, there were 23 additional Pen & Ink/Watercolor/ Color pencil drawings called “Thumbnail Sketches”.  These finished drawings, only 2 1/4” x 2 1/4” (Five inches framed) are selected doodles taken from my sketchbooks, that although I liked the design, most have not been developed into larger, more involved, pieces of art work. One of these doodles, Eye to Eye, from October, 2006, I periodically debated if it would become a “Thumbnail Sketch” or a painting. The recent progression of learning to paint with oils cemented the decision to develop this design into a painting.

 

I give a nod of thanks to the “Studio Thursday Painters” group I belong to. Continually watching their wonderfully created art projects every Thursday evening and listening to their kind words of support as I tackled the learning process of various oil techniques was important in this early phase of the yet still unknown Ukazoo art exhibit.

 

 

There is still the reminder of the upcoming new project.

Don’t know if I should repeat:

 

“COMING, NEW PROJECT, KEEP TUNED FOR THIS EXCITING EVENT”

 

I could also add to the flashing lights, musical fanfare, and confetti of last weeks text:

 

SOME FIREWORKS as I shout,

“GET READY FOR THE NEXT BIG EVENT”

 

Again, this is difficult for me to make such a loud announcement, so I will again softly say, please keep following my journey, more neat art stuff is on the way.

 

Art notes:

All images and text are copyright Craig L Haupt

Postings of “Ukazoo Journey” are every Monday Evening.

FaceBook: Craig L Haupt  –  “Journey to Ukazoo Album” or

Blog: http://www.craiglhaupt.com  –  “Journey to Ukazoo”

See “Slide One” for a brief synopsis.

 

“The Ukazoo Art Exhibit”-One of Nine

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Ice Scream

“The Ukazoo Art Exhibit”

First of the Nine Oil Paintings displayed

 

“Ice Scream”

Oil on Board, September, 2012

16” x 20”

 

The first phrase of the “Journey to Ukazoo” and the Art Exhibit have concluded.

There are many thanks to be given to friends that have helped along the way. I hope to mention as many as I can over the next nine weeks and the various ways they effected this wonderful journey.

 

With the posting of this painting, the first of the nine paintings I completed, the earliest participant in beginning to prepare for the next (yet unknown) art exhibit I mention a thank you to, is Karen. As my Thursday morning art teacher she helped push me (had a bruise on my shoulder for two weeks) to use the intense background colors in this painting.

It is only within the past three years I made the decision to learn how to work with Oils. During the past two years, Karen, is the second of two fine artists who have worked to teach me various oil painting techniques that I can apply to my subject matter and style of imagery.

 

“Ice Scream” is my lighthearted ode to Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” (The Scream of Nature).

 

On tap after the Art Exhibit Postings (June 9th) is a new project of which I have been given the advice that I should make this announcement in a grand matter.

Such as:

“COMING, NEW PROJECT, KEEP TUNED FOR THIS EXCITING EVENT”

 

I could also add:

 

FLASHING LIGHTS– FLASHING LIGHTS– FLASHING LIGHTS

SOME MUSICAL FANFARE

“GET READY FOR THE NEXT BIG EVENT”

SHOOTING CONFETTI  FROM A CANON

MORE FLASHING LIGHTS

 

But I can’t seem to bring myself to do that Big Sell type of self-promotion, so softly I say, please keep following my journey, more neat art stuff is on the way.

 

Art notes:

All images and text are copyright Craig L Haupt

Postings of “Ukazoo Journey” are every Monday Evening.

New arrivals to the “Journey” please view:

FaceBook: Craig L Haupt  –  “Journey to Ukazoo Album” or

Blog: http://www.craiglhaupt.com  –  “Journey to Ukazoo”

See “Slide One” for a brief synopsis.

 

A “Journey to Ukazoo” Reminder

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Bowtie With Flowers

A “Journey to Ukazoo” Reminder:

 

The Ukazoo Art Exhibit will close tonight, Saturday evening, April 12, with an informal closing reception. Arranged to meet with several friends and guests who were unable to attend the opening reception, as well as those individuals who had purchased artwork and would like to pick it up at the close of the exhibit.

Anyone still interested in stopping by the Towson Ukazoo Bookstore Saturday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. is welcome.

Would be great to see you and chat a bit.

 

All images and text are copyright Craig L Haupt

Postings of “Ukazoo Journey” Slides are every Monday Evening.

New arrivals to the “Journey” please view:

FaceBook: Craig L Haupt  –  “Journey to Ukazoo Album” or

Blog: http://www.craiglhaupt.com  –  “Journey to Ukazoo”

See “Slide One” for a brief synopsis.

Ukazoo Art Exhibit , Feburary 16 to April 12, 2014, at Ukazoo Book Store, Towson, MD 21204

Informal Closing Reception-Saturday April 12, 6:00 to 8:00 P.M.

 

The Ukazoo Journey-“Snapshots and Memorabilia” Week 8

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Blue I

The Ukazoo Journey-“Snapshots and Memorabilia”

Eighth week of Ukazoo Art Exhibit

“Blue I”

 

The Ukazoo Art Exhibit will close Saturday evening, April 12, with an informal closing reception. Arranged to meet with several friends and guests who were unable to attend the opening reception, as well as those individuals who had purchased artwork and would like to pick it up at the close of the exhibit.

Anyone still interested in stopping by the Towson Ukazoo Bookstore Saturday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. is welcome.

During the exhibit, I posted (including this one) for the eight weeks (Feb 17 to April 7), a second installment to the “Journey” entitled: “Snapshots and Memorabilia” which are part updates on the exhibit and part continuation of the “Journey to Ukazoo” slides and stories.

Starting April 14th, a Third Installment, for those not able to attend the exhibit, I will continue Ukazoo postings every Monday for the next nine weeks, each post highlighting one of the paintings featured in the Ukazoo Art Exhibit.

 

About Ukazoo, a few days ago I noticed on my bookshelf “Mya’s Poems for a Smile”, a book I purchased after attending her poetry recital in Chicago (Slide 25-The Cap).

While reading several poems from her book, I drifted in thought to the Ukazoo Journey. Reflecting on the past ten months of the journey and subsequent art exhibit, I found myself appreciative of the “Likes”, the “Shares”, the “Followers”, and viewership to Facebook and the Blog.

The kind words, encouragement and help, both during the journey and the art exhibit’s opening reception will not be forgotten.

Given these reflections, I found the last poem in Mya’s book appropriate for this posting:

 

“In this ink

There lies a tear.

Conceived not of sorrow,

Hurt, or fear.

With each form,

Each word I make.

My patient hand,

Seeks to relate.

To find those near,

And those afar

I thank your smile

Wherever you are.”

 

I took this picture of myself, (I guess I did a “selfie”) as I started typing Mya’s poem.

Recounting earlier attempts of taking a picture of myself during the journey, a decision has now firmly been made, I must get a new camera. I tried several more shots, held it at different angles, shook it, hit it on the table, even drew a lot of tiny lines on the lens, the camera still will not record my beard and mustache.

 

Art notes:

All images and text are copyright Craig L Haupt

Postings of “Ukazoo Journey” Slides are every Monday Evening.

New arrivals to the “Journey” please view:

FaceBook: Craig L Haupt  –  “Journey to Ukazoo Album” or

Blog: http://www.craiglhaupt.com  –  “Journey to Ukazoo”

See “Slide One” for a brief synopsis.

Ukazoo Art Exhibit , Feburary 16 to April 12, 2014, at Ukazoo Book Store, Towson, MD 21204

Informal Closing Reception-Saturday April 12, 6:00 to 8:00 P.M.