Come to the opening of the Bountiful/Davis Handcart Days at the Bountiful/Davis Art Center.  June 30 – July 24
.  Opening reception Wednesday, June 30, 6:00pm.

I was honored again this year to show as one of the invited artists.  I entered "Game on the Lawn".  Croquet has been a tradition in our family.  A  fun game, but most of all to be together with family.  (Even when your ball gets smacked and thus propelled clear across the lawn!)  The lawn and house in this piece was inspired by our McKay family home in Huntsville, Utah.  It is the David McKay home, the birthplace of my grandfather, David O. McKay, ninth president of the LDS Church.  

Come see the fine art of illustration at the BYU 30 Year Illustrator Alumni Show at BYU's Harris Fine Art Center.  Opening is Sat, June 19 from 7-9pm.  Promises to be a great exhibit.  They are holding a couple of events for us.  It's an honor to "hang" personally and in the show with these fine people and fine illustrators...BTW not "just" illustrators...ARTISTS!

I'm sure sorry to hear that Pino passed away May 25th, 2010.  He was/is a great influence on my work.  I almost got the chance to meet him last year here in Utah at Stanfield Fine Art in Park City.  He was booked to come to his opening, but was too ill to appear.  Not only was he a master painter/illustrator, from what I read and heard about him, he was a great man who loved his family.  My condolences to his family.

Be sure to see his work:  PINO ART COLLECTIONS

I'm still here.  This is obviously not a "daily painting" blog.  Not a "daily anything"!  Although I have toyed with the notion...down the road.  I need to develop good blogging habits first.  Juggling a lot at the moment.  What an excuse...aren't we all.  As the Spanish saying goes, ¿Qué le vamos a hacer?  What can we do?, What we gonna do?,  What can we do about it?  That's how the cookie crumbles. 

Just saying, "Hi, Hola" and I hope all your painting is going well out there.  Whether you paint for yourself, art directors, galleries, private commissions, teach and professionally paint, teach and occasionally paint, enjoy the process.  Time comes and goes.  There are soooo many opinions out there these days.  Whatever your style or school of painting, stay true to your painting instincts, training, your painting heroes/teachers, past and/or present.  If you teach, pass on the love and passion for drawing and painting along with the academics. 

Sling that brush, painting/palette knife, pencil, pen, etc...!!!

A shout out to my classes at SLCC... You guys are awesome!  Keep drawing and painting...and rockin'!   ¡Sigan adelante!

We had a great time last night at BDAC's Holiday Show opening!  They sure put on the receptions!  Beautifully decorated buffet table filled with wonderful treats, guitar & violin duet playing sounds of the season, walls of artwork, good friends, my wife won a print, and my new Santa painting, Checking It Twice, sold as doors opened. 

Checking It Twice

BDAC'S Holiday Show is here again!  I was honored when BDAC said that they wanted to use my Santa piece from last year on their announcement, this year. 

The other day, in a conversation about the show,  I mentioned that I believed in Santa, so the comment was made that I had painted a "documentary" piece of Santa. 

The opening is tonight from 7-9pm.  Make this show a part of your holiday tradition!

I'll be demonstrating head painting from the live model at Bountiful/Davis Art Center's opening reception for their Face to Face Exhibit.  Come out, say, "Hi" and see the show. 

Opening Reception and R. McKay Live Model Demonstration:  Friday, October 9.  Time:  7-9pm

Exhibit Runs:  October 9 - November 6

Place:  Bountiful/Davis Art Center
           
            745 South Main Street 
           
            Bountiful, UT

Here are some shots from the Apple Frame demo.  Thanks everyone for coming and participating with comments and questions.


Background sets the stage.


Color value spotting.


Developing forms.


Knife texture.


Working through it...


Pioneer Demo Final

Come paint Provo's beautiful scenery with us on September 25th and 26th!  We'll meet at Terra Nova Gallery, discuss Color Infusion, among other juicy painting tidbits and then go out and paint.  Friday we'll go to dinner with gallery owner/photographer David Hawkinson.

We have had so much fun at these workshops.  I was honored to get David's invitation to host one for me.  What a blast!

Let me know if you have any questions.  robert@robertmckayart.com

Please download the information by clicking on the links below.  You can also get the info from the Infusion Workshops page and at terranovagallery.com.


Terra Nova Wkshp Flier (.pdf)
McKay_TNG_Wkshp_Supplies (.pdf)
McKay_Plein_Air_Workshop_Registration_2009 (.pdf)

Excuse the extended time between blogs, life's busy.  Thanks for tuning in when you can, as I blog when I can.


I'm finally getting some photos on from the Wheeler Farm Workshop.  We had a blast of Infusion fun!  Thanks to all who participated!  Good work!  A couple of people in the group had the idea to go to Albion Basin later that month.  We basically made it an extension from this workshop with demos and field time.  Worked out very well in the midst of the extremely busy wildflower season.  Unfortunately, we didn't get any photos.  Next time!
 







Coming up September 18th and 19th, is our combined live model, figure workshop.  I'm team teaching with Mark Omer.   He's instructing the black and white drawing portion on Friday, and I'm instructing the oil painting on Saturday.  Actually, I'll make an appearance late in the day Friday to get our canvases drawn ready for Saturday's paint.  Come join us at Omer Studio in Lehi, Utah.  It's a great central location between Salt Lake and Provo.


Download Figure Flyer (.pdf)