Orion Painting

Here are updates on the Orion Painting: I've completed a quick color study for the painting and have started working on Orion's head in the final drawing for transfer. enjoy

Trompe L'oeil Exhibition

"Objects of Art" April 27 - May 29. Reception: May 8 Sat., 4-6pm - Still life featuring several works by Kirill Doron with guest artists: "Juliette Aristides, Camie Davis, Colleen Barry, Grace DeVito, Susan Durkee, Robert Palevitz, Catherine Puccio, Koo Schadler, Burt Silverman, Kate Lehman, Travis Schlaht, Jeremiah Patterson, Jesus Villarreal, Jane Taylor, Sandra Wakeen, Karen Winslow and Kelly Birkenruth.

-Above, my painting for the exhibition at Beardsley Fine Art Gallery in CT.

New Red Chalk Drawing

"The Dancer"

Summer Drapery Workshop at GCA

1: Drapery & Hair with Jiwoong Cheh

August 16-20 (5 days) • 10am - 5pm
$600 ($300 deposit)
* $1150 if you sign up for both the sculpture and drawing/painting workshops in drapery.Drapery Workshop, Week 2: Drapery Drawing • Camie Davis
August 23 - 27 (5 days) • 10am - 5pm
$600 ($300)

* $1150 if you sign up for both the sculpture and drawing/painting workshops in draperyIn the world of outdoor figurative sculpture there are not many nude figures but plenty of costumed ones! Students will learn the basic logical understanding of drapery and the sculptural treatment of hair.

Beginning students will work on one project each of drapery and hair. (The class will provide 5" tall sculpture head and drapery model.)

Intermediate and advanced students will sculpt a whole body in costume from the provided mannequin (the class will provide 16" tall wooden puppet.)

We highly recommend you sign up for both the sculpting and drawing/painting courses. Sculpting drapery is a key to understanding it well enough to draw and paint it.In week two of this drapery intensive beginning students will complete one finely rendered finished drawing of a fabric study in graphite. Intermediate and advanced students are welcome to complete either a drawing or painting and/or experiment with white chalk on toned paper.

Advanced students are welcome to bring in an already completed figure drawing/painting they wish to add drapery to. Along with covering the purely technical aspects of drawing and painting fabric this workshop will also include; insight into aesthetic fabric/figure composition, how to draw/paint various textures; cotton, silk, fur, how to create tension in fabric and how to approach pattern.

Weekend of Painting at Timberfield IV

Over the weekend of April 9-11, 2010, Christopher ("Kip") Forbes hosted a group of 11 artists at his estate, Timberfield, in New Jersey. Roland Szegi and Chase Keller posed in the living room of one of the cottage and in a walled garden, and a number of artists painted landscape on the grounds. There will be a short article about the gather in the summer issue of Workshop magazine (http://www.artistdaily.com/), and an exhibition of the artists' work will be held in the fall at the Forbes Galleries at 60 Fifth Avenue in New York.

This was the sixth collaboration between Forbes,Inc and American Artist. Three were held at the Forbes Trinchera Ranch in Colorado (1996, 1999, and 2006), one at the Forbes Chateau de Balleroy in Normandy, France (1997), and one at Old Battersea House in London (2004). Following in the tradition of previous gatherings, the artists and hosts had an enjoyable time together, and the artists created great artwork.

Day two at Timberfield -A beautiful day, a beautiful view, sounds of birds and frogs by the pool and two beautiful cups of coffee, what could be better....

Weekend of Painting at Timberfield III

The Artists:

Camie Davis

John Patrick Campbell

Eric Merrill

Bryan Le Boeuf

George Towne

Ed Terpening Wendy Walworth

Timothy Jahn

Patricia Watwood

John Dowd

Weekend of Painting at Timberfield II

-To the Left, photos of the "Napoleon Room" before its transformation into "Painting Studio".

-Photo of the "Napoleon Room" after the transformation into "Painting Studio".

Mr Forbes, besides being a truely gracious host, is an avid collector and supporter of the arts. The main room of the cottages we were staying in was filled with "Everything Napoleon III" paintings, sculptures... everything. Beautiful...

Weekend of Painting at Timberfield

This Weekend Kip Forbes and Steve Doherty invited ten artists, including myself, to a weekend of painting at the Forbes' Timberfield Estate. The grounds were beautiful, gardens, fields, sunsets and classical architecture. Here are some photos I took of the grounds around where we stayed.

Upcoming Show

I will have two works in an upcoming group show in Connecticut.

Above "Girl with White Cherry Blossoms"

Below "Girl From Aberdeen"

"Esprit de Femme" June 1 - July 2 - The female spirit featuring guest artists: - "Glenn Harrington, Serge Marshenikov, Burt Silverman, Jon de Martin, Edward Eyth, Robert Palevitz, Camie Davis, Will St. John and more.

Reception June 12, Sat. 4-6 pm

Beardsley Gallery and Fine Framing located in the center of Fairfield County in beautiful Wilton CT. is relocating in April to a larger location at 196 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT (route 7 behind the red silo)