60 Minute Study - Taking it In

8x10 Acrylic on Panel

60 Minute Study - Where's the Fire?

8x10 Acrylic on Panel
As I prepare to spend a few days camping, I am reminded of a visit to the hill country last year. This is a quickstudy from one of the photos taken then.
Once again, the car is packed. I'm looking forward to getting away from all this madness! See you when I'm all better.

Courtyard

12x9 Acrylic on Panel

Interior - Quiet and Pale

11x14 Acrylic on panel
A new piece for the Jean Bragg Gallery in New Orleans

Stillwater

12x16 Acrylic on Canvas

30 Minute Study - Corner Cafe

8x7 Acrylic on Loose Canvas

60 Minute Study - French Interior

9x12 Acrylic on Loose Canvas

Cabin Window

10x8 Acrylic on panel

60 Minute Study - Busy Cafe

9x12 Acrylic on loose canvas

Jimmy

10x8 Acrylic on Panel
So, I'm catching my breath after an amazing opening event here. Canal Street Gallery saw hundreds of Houstonians turn out for our premiere show. It was astonishing...the gallery was packed, and our valets had to temporarily turn guests away. Frankly, I've never witnessed an opening of this magnitude. I'm still getting settled into my usual routine, so posts may be slow for awhile.

Also, Charley Parker over at Lines and Colors has a little write up on me if you're interested...see it here

Southern Bedroom (2005)

Sorry for the absence...I'm busy preparing for the Canal Street show. Here's an oil from 2005.

Allison

10x8 Acrylic on Panel

Wyoming Lake

8x10 Acrylic on Panel

Steeple Peak

10x8 Acrylic on Panel

Yellow Onions

8x10 Acrylic on Panel

Bonsai Orange Tree

10x8 Acrylic on Panel

60 Minute Study - Self Portrait

7x5 Acrylic on Panel

60 Minute Study - Regalia

Acrylic on loose canvas

60 Minute Study - Girl with Oranges

9x12 Acrylic on loose canvas

Pear

8x10 Acrylic on Panel
Dual light sources.

60 Minute Study - Wedding Grapes

9x12 Acrylic on loose canvas

60 Minute Study - Basket of Oranges

9x12 Acrylic on loose canvas
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60 Minute Study - Red Onion

8x10 Acrylic on Panel
Purchase
Beginning my days now with one hour studies.

Trail Ride

8x10 Acrylic on Panel

Narrow

7x5 Acrylic on Panel

So much going on recently, I thought I would take the time to update everyone.

A New Gallery - Canal Street Gallery

A local collective of 11 Houston area artists is slated to open April 5th, with our grand opening group show being held April 18th. The space is being finished off as we speak and looks fabulous. I'm very excited to be a part of the new venue. Combined with my dear New Orleans representatives at Jean Bragg Gallery, my dance card is officially full. Canal Street has a front and back gallery, the front being reserved for monthly solo shows by member artists, and the back sectioned into permanent spaces for each, where new work will be continuously introduced. My solo show in the front gallery is scheduled for November, 2008. If you find yourself in Houston, please do drop by.

A New SketchBlog

Lately I have found myself wanting more and more to share excerpts from my sketchbooks. Obviously, sketches come more frequently than paintings, and if I keep posting them here it wouldn't be long before my doodles consumed the whole blog (not to mention flooding my poor subscribers' mailboxes with sketches). So, I'm starting a separate blog...a sandbox where I can post as many scribbles as I see fit, while not cluttering the main space. Of course, if you want to have your mailbox flooded...well...you can subscribe to that blog seperately.

A New Host

After suffering for a year with terribly slow load times, we've finally moved www.davidlloydgallery.com to a different webhost. We noticed an immediate and substantial improvement. We are still finishing things up, but are very happy with the new infrastructure.

The Same Old Thanks

As usual, I'd like to thank everyone for looking in to my humble space every now and then. Thanks for all the comments. And for the quiet ones, I haven't forgotten about you. I love my strong, mostly mute, and invisible family. I'm encouraged everyday by your devoted, affectionate lurking.

Thanks all.

Erickson Residence

12x16 Acrylic on Panel
A recent commission. For your eyes only...not even the client has seen it. Unless he reads this blog. Hmmmm.

Self Portrait (2006)

24x18 Oil on Panel
Here's a portrait from 2006 while I finish up some other work.

Lighthouse

Pen and wash on watercolor paper...
...details

Land's End

Noodling around recently with an aerial photograph.

Spire

A bit complex...and...

...much simpler.

Granada Theatre

Pen and Wash
Lots of sketches lately, I know. I've got paintings on the easel, though, and we'll get some color up soon.