DJ Geribo

A couple of months ago, I painted a vegetable still life. I really enjoyed painting it and although I've been developing a more impressionistic, painterly style with my animal and nature artwork, for some reason I felt the desire to paint the still life in a photo-realistic way.

I don’t quite understand how my artwork has been proclaimed by some people “cute”. Is it the subject matter? Or perhaps the size of the paintings – recently I participated in a show and I displayed a series of paintings that were all 5”x7” animal paintings. But I’m thinking it is the subject.  But unless I’m painting animals that are wearing overalls or dresses and sun bonnets, there really is nothing cute about them. And I’m not painting clothed animals.  I’m a serious artist, I paint serious animal paintings. (Oil painting at left, Mustangs, is 30"x40").

I can’t count the number of articles I’ve read where the author talks about artists who freak out when they are asked about selling their art, or pricing it, or about making a living with their art. I have to ask, what artists?

Fine Art and Craft Open House
Sunday, December 5th, 12-4pm
27 Pleasant St., Wolfeboro, NH


Artistree Gallery
Woodstock, VT
Show Dates: Dec 4 - Jan 10, 2011
Opening Reception: Dec 4, 2010

"Small Packages" show at Crazylake Gallery
           in Greenfield, IN

November 19 - January 8, 2011
Opening Reception - Nov. 19, 2010, 6:00 - 10:00 pm