David Castle Art

I’ve had a great response so far to my January Color Sale.  Just a reminder that there’s only one more day left – visit my website to view available original art that is on sale through the end of January!

                
   blue, grey & silver                     red, purple fossils                      purple, green & blue

Several weeks ago, I posted the art I created for my 2007 Holiday cards here on my blog.  I created this small elementals painting with “peace on earth” in mind, so used blue and green elementals with an overall roundish shape.  It turned out perfect and I used it to create the holiday cards we sent out to folks this year.

When I painted this, I also had in mind that I’d love to “share some peace” with one of my readers by sending this painting off to someone that left a comment on my posting.  And so off it went to Seth Apter in New York, NY.  Turns out Seth is also an artist and I’ve enjoyed reading his blog over the past few weeks and wanted to share it with my readers:  Visit Seth’s Blog.

 
Peace on Earth, 2007

I won’t be going on my usual Oregon Coast Retreat this winter so that I can stay focused on getting my new studio space in Denver’s Santa Fe Arts District ready for a Spring Opening.  So, I’ve decided to have a January “Color” sale and offer twenty five of my original paintings for very special pricing through the month of January.  Many of these are paintings I created during my Retreat last year and I’m excited to offer these paintings all at over 40% off my regular prices.

I’ve posted all 25 paintings on the homepage of my website, so be sure to visit to view them all!  And if you’re in the Denver area, be sure to let me know if you’d like to come take a look at these in person.

On the Hagerman Tunnel Trail No. 2, watercolor on paper mounted on acrylic-embellished canvas, 18×18″.

Last fall I stepped up to take over the Editor position for the Colorado Watercolor Societies’ monthly newsletter, Collage.  It is an interesting volunteer job and I’m having fun working with lots of new people to get this newsletter out each month.

I’ve been a member of the CWS for about 4 years now and think they have some good things going on.  In fact, the next monthly meeting is tomorrow (Tuesday, 1/15) at 7:00pm in Denver.  So, if you’re not familiar with this organization, come to a meeting – visitors are welcome!  This month’s meeting will include a product overview of Dr. Ph. Martin’s watercolor paints (Hydrus) by Larry Salis who is the President of this local company based in Golden.  This will be followed by a demonstration by Colorado watercolorist Janet Nunn - it promises to be an interesting evening.

Details on the meeting and other CWS news are in the latest newsletter – visit the CWS website and click on the Newsletter tab to check it all out!

I’m continually fascinated by the jurying results of the various events I send art entries in for… from outdoor art festivals such as the Cherry Creek Arts Festival (to which I’ve applied for years and have not been accepted yet) to group exhibits like the Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibit (where my painting, Elementals No. 18, was selected for the 2007 exhibition as the only painting not framed traditionally under glass).

In December, I was notified that my painting, Elementals – Autumn No. 3, was selected as one of only 15 paintings choosen from Colorado artists for the 33rd Annual Western Federation of Watercolor Societies (WFWS) Exhibition at the Tubac Arts Center in Tubac, Arizona (February 22 – April 6, 2008).  Wow!  I’ll be honest that this isn’t one of my favorite paintings, but I achieved a great level of precision in the creation of my elemental squares in this painting.  Sometimes I’m still amazed at how precise my technique was when I created this painting.  Over the last year, I’ve submitted it to several exhibits and am happy that it was finally selected for this exhibition.

By the way – I’ve created a Limited Edition Fine Art Print from this original that reproduces wonderfully.  It also looks great when hung in a grouping with my LE print, Elementals – Five Autumn Trees, as I recently installed in a CEO’s office at a corporation here in Denver.

Elementals – Autumn No. 3, 2006, watercolor on paper, 22 x 30″.

Well, it’s a New Year and I now have my latest triptych photographed with each panel right side up (the middle panel was upside down on the first try).  Notice the slight skewed angle in the two rightmost shapes… certainly now seems like a gross minimalization of my skewed life as an artist.

My Rose Colored Panes, 2007, watercolor on paper mounted on canvas panels (triptych), overall 44 x 48″.