Tons of paintings at Art And Soul Show/Fundraiser this Weekend in Cumming!

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You guys, come out to The Vine Community Church this coming weekend (Dec 5 and 6) for the Art and Soul show and fundraiser...I'll have ton of stuff there! 30% of every sale goes toward some of our ministries for women and children: Abba House, Vijiji House of Light orphanage in Kenya, and The Hope Tree Adoption ministry here in Cumming.



The art show and sale will be open Friday night from 4-10 P.M. and Saturday from 10  A.M. to 6 P.M. There are also speakers and a jazz concert and dinner Friday evening, so check out http://www.artandsoulnga.com/about-the-show/ to find out more. The Vine is at 4655 Bethelview Rd, Cumming GA

I'll have a rather large pile of paintings here, first time in quite a while that I've done a show like this. Eh, maybe 20 years?

The whole group of paintings, large and small, that I will have at the show, are in this folder. They have a yardstick next to them, and their titles on the chalkboard. I feel a little silly having so many abstracts and impressionist paintings side by side, but can't think of anything else to say besides: I'm struggling to choose one or the other, and can't seem to do it! My realist/impressionist paintings are about light and the beauty of landscape and objects, while my abstracts are (to me) a more human story about journey, hope and heaven. So take a look and tell me what you think. 

The prices of these paintings will vary from $40 to over $1000...generally the 16" x 20" oils, of which there are dozens, are priced between $250 and $450, and watercolors are nice little bite sized bits of art which are significantly less. I also have a few linocuts and mixed media paintings and sketches, a very eclectic and jumbled collection which actually are a good reflection of my mental state when I paint! 

Thanks for being my friends and fans, and thanks for supporting this show! 



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