My upcoming show!

On November 24 and 25, I will be exhibiting paintings for sale at the Yellow Barn Studio Gallery in Glen Echo Park, Maryland. Admission is free. The gallery will be open 12 pm to 6 pm both days, and you’re all invited to my reception on Saturday from 3-5 pm. Free parking is available at the nearby Oxford Street lot. It’s the weekend right after Thanksgiving, so I know some people will be out of town, but I hope you can make it!

Here’s the front and back of the postcard I’m sending out this week. The depicted painting, “Cherry Blossoms just after peak,” will be one of the works on exhibit.

Michelangelo at the Met

I spent two afternoons at the Met Museum in New York so that I could fully absorb the current exhibition of works by Michelangelo. What a spectacular show! My favorite bit was the room with studies for the paintings on the ceiling of the Cistine Chapel. There was a study of the Lord’s torso, and another of His fingers in a couple different poses. This may be heresy, but in some cases I preferred the study to the finished painting.

On my second visit I also took in the exhibit on David Hockney. I enjoyed it more than I expected I would. All the lush color was a welcome change from the earth tones of Michelangelo’s drawings.

If you’re in New York this month, don’t miss these shows!

https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2017/michelangelo

Show this weekend

I'll be exhibiting two of my 8" x 10" paintings at a group show this weekend, at the Yellow Barn Studio in Glen Echo Park in Maryland. The address is 7200 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo MD. I'm listing each painting for $275. The gallery will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday Oct. 28 and Sunday Oct. 29. We'll be hosting a reception from 3-5 pm on Sunday. It should be fun!

Here are the two paintings I'll be showing.

Geoff Watson, "Newark Street," oil on panel, 8" x 10," 2017.

Geoff Watson, "House at Glen Echo," oil on panel, 8" x 10," 2017.