"ILLUMINATE"
Water Street Studios
Batavia
January 27th - May 12th

my piece "Whisper", 30"x30", acrylic on canvas

You can see more photos of the show on the Water Street Studios Facebook Page.
Also, here is a couple of articles about the show: Glowing work at Water Street's new gallery
Illuminate at Water Street Studios


"SMALL WORLDS"
and
"ILLUMINATE"

In January I will be showing my work in a solo exhibition titled "Small Worlds", at the Oesterle Library Gallery, at North Central College in Naperville. This will be the first time I'll be showing ceramics work alongside my watercolors.

Saggar fired globe vessel, 4" diameter x 5" high

I have been interested in working with clay since my earliest childhood, and had the opportunity to experiment with the medium more extensively in my sculpture classes during grad school, where I was able to built portraits and human figures, as well as animal figures from clay. But for the last few years my interest was mainly in creating smaller scale vessels. I guess the reason for that lies in my childhood memories.
An old potter lived a few houses from my grandmother's, and while visiting her I always insisted to be taken to his shop, to watch him work. He made all sorts of vessels on a wheel and I was observing the transformation of clay with fascination. Just like drawing and painting; clay seemed to be a magical medium - one capable of transforming from just an amorphous lump to something beautiful.
The little vessels I will be exhibiting in this show are all hand built, and similarly to the philosophy I hold with paintings, here as well I try to create works that embody a sense of intimacy and quiet presence.

Another interesting show I just got accepted to is "Illuminate", a group show at the Water Street Studios in Batavia. This show will explore light in all of its forms. It will run from January 27 - May 12 with the opening reception on January 27th, 6-10pm.

Here is the announcement for my "Small Worlds" solo show, and here is a little more about the "Illuminate" at the Water Street Studios.

Voyage, 12"x12", watercolor/ink on paper

Whisper, 30"x 30", acrylic on canvas

neXt Gallery

FALL
November 19th - December 11th, 2011

St. Charles Arts Council presents another pop up gallery project; this time the title of the show is "Fall". The opening reception will be held on Saturday, November 19, between 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and the location is the Cedar Avenue Business Center (920 Cedar Avenue, St. Charles 60174).

Here are my four works in this show. If you would like to hear me talk about my "Voyage" series you can also go to the Water Street Studios website by following this link.

Voyage/Autumn Torrents 1, watercolor/ink on paper, 12"x12"

Voyage/Autumn Torrents 2, watercolor/ink on paper, 12"x12"

Voyage/Autumn Torrents 3, watercolor/ink on paper, 12"x12"

Voyage/Autumn Torrents 4, watercolor/ink on paper, 12"x12"

ALBERT'S SERIES
Epping Gallery
McHenry County College
October 10 - November 30, 2011

I am very happy I got a chance to exhibit my "Albert's Series" in a solo show. Right now forty eight watercolors/drawings from this series (originally consisted of 365 works dedicated to my son Albert) are on display at the Epping Gallery, McHenry County College, in Crystal Lake, IL.
The space is perfect for these works since they are unframed, and here they are displayed inside the glass "windows".
I really love the effect of glass surface over a watercolor, and I normally frame my works under a reflective glass. Just like experiencing the reflection while gazing at the surface of a lake or stream, the reflective glass adds more of this "watery" feel, then if a watercolor was under a non-glare glass. At least that's the effect I like to see with my works.

2nd Year Anniversary Show,

Water Street Studios

This morning I found out I have been accepted to participate in the Water Street Studios 2nd Year Anniversary Show. And - I have also been selected as Honorable Mention! What a nice way to start the day ;-)
I am exhibiting four works in this show, and they are a part of the series "Voyage". You can listen to my short audio about these works here.
The show begins with the Opening Reception on Friday, September 30th from 6pm-10pm and will continue through December 31st.
Here are the pieces I'm showing.

Voyage, watercolor and ink on paper, 12"x12"
* honorable mention

Voyage, watercolor and ink on paper, 12"x12"

Voyage, watercolor and ink on paper, 12"x12"

Voyage, watercolor and ink on paper, 12"x12"

photos below courtesy of Water Street Studios

CROATIAN ASSOCIATION OF ARTISTS - YEARLY MEMBERS' EXHIBITION
July, 12 - August, 7 2011
Mestrovic Pavilion

If by any chance you are in Croatia, in Zagreb right now, you might want to check out the Croatian Association of Artists members' exhibition. Located at the beautiful Mestrovic Pavilion, it is definitely a nice place to drop by during these hot summer days in the city and check out some new art by around 140 artists! Here's the work I am showing.

"Blue Dream", watercolor and ink on paper, 18"x24"

neXt Gallery

Spring is here and some happy yellows and oranges are creeping into my works ("Dream"series)...

This month I am participating in the neXt Gallery, a group show/pop up gallery in St Charles, IL. Here's what I'm showing.

"Dream", watercolor/ink on paper, 22"x30"

"Dream", watercolor/ink on paper, 22"x30"

"Dream", watercolor/ink on paper, 12"x12"

"Dream", watercolor/ink on paper, 12"x12"

"Dream", watercolor/ink on paper, 12"x12"

Albert enjoying the show as well.

ALBERT'S SERIES

For me, painting has always been a search that allowed me to explore both the formal visual elements, as well as my personal feelings, through an intuitive, spontaneous process.
That is how last year, when my son Albert was born, I felt the need to document my emotions and reflections about this exciting and challenging change in my life, and the idea for “Albert’s series“ evolved.
“Albert’s series“ is an abstract diary following the first year of my son’s life, and consists of three hundred and sixty five works on paper, all 9”x12” in size. Although abstract and very personal by nature, this series speaks of deeply universal human themes of infancy and parenthood.