The Artist's Magazine - 3rd place

My painting "In The Weeds" placed 3rd in the portrait/figure category for The Artist's Magazine 28th Annual Art Competition. Many thanks to the magazine for putting on a great competition, and to artist/juror Robert Liberace for selecting my work. Check out all of the winner's paintings and interviews in the Dec. 2011 issue. The Artist's Magazine

I love Charleston

Definitely in my top 3 favorite places, probably top 2...closing in on the top spot. Just got back from a GREAT trip down there...here are a couple paintings Charleston specific, both at Wells Gallery right now.

CFADA Fine Art Annual

I will be heading to Charleston to take part in the Charleston Fine Arts Dealers' Association (CFADA) Fine Art Annual weekend coming up November 2-5. Here are a couple links with info to pique your interest if you are in the Charleston area that weekend...

CFADA Site
More info on StyleePR.com

If you don't want to click the links, here is a basic schedule of events...

Wednesday, November 2, 6-8 p.m. – “Women in Art” Lecture at the Gibbes Museum of Art

Friday, November 4, 5:30-8:30 p.m. – CFADA Gallery Receptions & Historic Downtown Charleston Art Stroll

Saturday morning, November 5, 9 a.m. – noon – “Painting in the Park” in Washington Park

Saturday evening, November 5, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. – “Silent Auction & Patrons’ Reception”

Hope to see you there!

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Hope you all had a great summer. Here are a few newbies, top one going to Dean Day Gallery, bottom two heading to Water Street Gallery.

In The Weeds - Honorable Mention

My painting "In The Weeds" got an Honorable Mention in the Oil Painters of America Online Showcase. Thank you to judge Ken Spencer for the recognition! Click here to check out the winners.

Uribe - On Originality

Good post, a struggle I have to imagine any artist (visual or not) deals with, especially in "formative years", starting out, and/or trying to find a voice.
http://uribeartnews.blogspot.com/2011/07/on-originality.html

New Site

After a few years with my old website I have decided to move on...it's hard to do! However it was time, and I have my issues with the old one. I am still working out what I want the new one to be, have paintings to add, and may change a few things here and there...but it immediately alleviates some of the issues I had with the previous one, and gives me a lot more freedom to customize it as I please. Check it out when you get a chance, the same url "MarkAndrewBailey.com" will get you there, or a newer, more search engine friendly one will as well, "BaileyPaintings.com".

Silent Witness (Experimental Series)

I did these little portraits a couple months ago, experimenting with some different approaches and techniques. I painted all of them simultaneously so that they would have some cohesion, and if something was going right I could carry that to the next one, if something was going wrong I did not have a lot of time and energy invested in any one as an individual. Each one is done on a little 8" x 8" board, I wanted to work pretty small and fairly quick to keep things fresh and spontaneous. Some are better than others, and a few effects came out kind of cool, others not so much...but I wanted to display all 15 in all their separate failure and success instead of editing down to the ones I like. It is really nice to step back and try something a bit different, it may not end up being your best or favorite piece, but what is learned in the process is so incredibly valuable.

They are currently at Gallery 903 in Portland.

Light & Leaf

I am really enjoying this guy's stuff recently, Brad Reuben Kunkle. Obviously the figures are very well painted, but beyond that the composition and design is amazing and he implements gold and silver leaf which I imagine in person is very stunning...also some great narrative happening which appeals to the illustrator in me. Definitely sensing some Gustav Klimt here. The examples here are pretty small, but if you visit his site you can zoom in and see them in detail.

"In The Weeds"

One of the latest...just showed up at Wells Gallery in Charleston. Been a pretty busy year thus far, have about 3-4 other paintings I still need to post to the main site.