Las Animas at 12x12 Show

Finally done! I almost didn't get three pieces done in time, but I worked my butt off and got the final one done in a matter of days haha (my poor sleep schedule is still off from it)... They can be seen at Betz Gallery's upcoming Annual 12x12 Show beginning November 12. Tons of artists and works of art, all 12"x12". Always a great show!

Las Animas I of III:

"Vaadin"

Las Animas II of III:

"Holo"

Las Animas III of III:

"Solveig"

White Linen Night

Definitely been keeping busy so it's been hard to post. I've got a new job, no longer slinging lattes as I had been before... I'm finally getting to do some design work! Pretty much monthly ads and marketing/promotional print work :D And a little freelance logo design hee hee. So, that's kind of where I've been these last few months... Back in August I sold BOTH paintings I submitted for Betz Gallery's exhibition in the White Linen Night in the Heights! That was pretty exciting.
Mx
Mixed Media
August 2011

Diamond Eyes

Mixed Media

August 2011

You can see more of my work in Betz Gallery in November's 12 by 12 show. More details & pics to come!

Houston Art Walk

So, I was hoping to have loads of awesome pictures etc etc, but as it turns out, as soon as I got to Betz Gallery, I was immediately sent to work. I didn't even get to see what else was in the gallery! Sad but funny... Before the art walk even started, a young couple came in shopping for art. So, I got to ring them up. Oh so professional... The gallery was already pretty full, so I was lucky to still have room for my art. I had a little space for my work. To my dismay, the band had to be brought inside due to the rain, and guess where they set up... right in front of my work! So I thought "Great, no one's gonna even walk over there to check it out!" Weeelll....

To my surprise, I actually had a really nice girl talk to me about my work, and a couple minutes later, I had a buyer! So `a outrance now has a new home, no longer giving me attitude from her perch in my room, but now someone else's! haha

So, thank you! The piece just kind of started as an experimental piece, just for fun, but I've had such a nice response from lots of people about it, that I'd like to do a couple more in the same spirit. But for now, I'm still just going to enjoy my leisure time lol.

Houston Art Walk

As of today, I have signed up for the 2nd annual Houston Art and Culture Art Walk!

My work will be on display at Betz Gallery, and I will also be there working the event.

I know a lot of you readers are not in the area, but if you do find yourself in Houston on May 15th, I'd love to see you there! More info on their site ^__^

Website Updates

Quandary

For various reasons, I haven't posted pics of the completed the red dress painting. One of the reasons being that I'm fical. The painting is finished, and hanging in a gallery, but part of me has always had a strong desire to take it down and redo parts of it (that's typical me haha). Originally, I wanted to go with a sophisticated, yet avant-garde sort of look, leaving the background unfinished, with the newsprint.


(this is basically what it would have looked like WITH the unfinished backround, I've just added a lot more detail and refining to the subject)


And, (b/c I don't have any GOOD pictures) here's how it looks with the finished background. I think either way it looks okay, but either way gives it a completely different feel, so I'm not sure what I'm wanting.





Thoughts, anyone? Please post and let me know what you've got to say ^__^ because I don't know haha. I'm always way too anal and overthink things, so sometimes I need an outside source or point of view to help me figure out what I may not be seeing. Any way, love to hear from you guys.

My 2.5 Seconds of Fame!

Ha ha. That's all I can say about that. My mom sent me a link to the Betz Gallery page where you can watch a brief news piece on the gallery. My piece Charlotte y Raton made a brief appearence... in the background ha ha. My mom was really excited, like moms are, and was like "Your painting was on TV!!" Check out the clip (it automatically plays when you get there)... you'll see it in the background lol. Sorry I can't just upload the video here.

Oldish/Newish Art

I haven't posted anything here in a long time... so I'd like to at least leave you here with the only pic I've got of the following painting. It's not a new piece, but it's so undocumented, that I don't even have it on my website yet! eep! So I thought I could at least post the 'in progress' shot I've got of it. (It's finished, I just don't have photos of it finished, and it's in Houston, so I can't get better pics) oh well... Click on the pic for a better view.


"La fille dans le jardin" ("The girl in the garden") 2009
If anyone out there wants more info, contact Betz Gallery!

I'm a Featured Artist!!!

Yay! I am now a "featured artist" on the Betz Gallery Website. Holla!! So cool... Any way, they're based in Houston, great little gallery turned into an amazing two-story artsy fartsy gallery! Here's a link to my page there:
http://www.betzgallery.com/ALEX_TEALE.html

Their first Saturdays are awesome- it's generally the
start of a new show, and opening nights are great. Here
are pics from some past events, featuring some of my
work.

Enjoy live music and champagne in the outdoor courtyard under the stars, and great art by talented sculptors, painters, and photographers inside!



These guys were great. Played classy jazz for the event, then later on, after heckling from a younger crowd of twenty-somethings-who-will-not-be-named, they played some Super Mario Bros. music and hammed it up with "Big Pimpin'." Don't ask me how they got away with it...
And, if you're lucky enough to roll with me, you get to be part of the staff for an event. Again, these are just snippets of the night's entertainment.