Food for the I.Q?

"Sweet and Sour" 9x12 Pastel Painting by Gail Watford

I just finished another painting for the upcoming show at I.Qlinary during Art Design and Dine on November 10th.  Come out from 5-8 pm  and see Vanda Edington's and my food paintings celebrating the opening of I.Q.

Figure Drawing at the Hynds Building with Art Design and Dine!

Art Design and Dine in Cheyenne has quickly becoming an exciting art happening the second Thursday of each month during most of the year!  Last month Vanda Edington and I hosted our show of pastel paintings at Nagel Warren Mansion during Art Design and Dine.  This month I was off for my first trip to see the Hynds Building in action and take part in the weekly figure drawing session available to the community.  All I can say is...what a fun evening!  We set up and began drawing at 5 pm.  Soon the building was filled with art, a jazz band in the front room and theater vignettes in the back room, and those of us  doing figure drawing was located in the middle room.  The energy from the interaction of people coming in to check out art at the Hynds was contagious!   If you haven't come out to the Art Design and Dine gallery tour I would recommend putting it on your calendar!  November 10th  is sure to be another wonderful evening!

To give you a taste of what I did last night, I am posting a  couple of pages from my sketch book.  These are just quick unfinished sketches done in some of our  10 or 15 minutes poses. The study drawings began with gestural drawing of 2 minutes each, working our way to the last  25 minute drawing ending at 8 pm. All my drawings were done in pencil and charcoal.  

Hopefully, I have spurred your interest to get out and see what's going on with the art community! To find out more about Art Design and Dine, check out there web site http://www.artdesigndine.com/ .  Arts Alliance, also has a wonderful web site, giving you all the information about the arts community in Cheyenne. There web site is   http://artsalliancecheyenne.com/

"The Grocery List" at I.Qlinary

"Uneven Table with Apple, Pear and Orange"  9x12 Pastel Painting

When working on shows I have found you have to move quickly from one theme to another.  Last week was Halloween for me!   I had a great time studying the supernatural and doing

the painting Sabrina's Sorrow.  This week, I am working on an new upcoming show "The Grocery List" at I.Qlinary.  This show will be a food themed show held at one of Cheyenne's newest businesses.   At I.Qlinary, a new food preparation idea, you order ahead the meals 

you like.  At your appointment you prepare your meals from spices, prechopped vegetables and ready to go meats moving from station to station.  All you have to do is measure and place in a zip lock bag.  Plus, one of the best things is there is no kitchen to  clean.   When I tried it I was in and out of IQ in about an hour with 6 meals ready to cook or go in the freezer!  If only painting could go so fast!!!  But so much for cooking ...an idea for a painting of a pie is calling so I must get back to to the studio.  I will have more news about this show later.