"Madison: People, Places, and Events"
 

"Jux" was chosen to be part of this exhibit, opening Feb. 4th through March 31st. There were over 300 entries with 62 chosen for the show. The reception is Sat. afternoon at two different venues, The Overture Center and the Steenbock Gallery, Jux will be at Steenbock. So, this is my first reception at a juried show and I'm feeling pretty good about myself. :sunnysmil

Jean

Oh Congratulations Jean! Terrific news! :thumbsup:

Jean,

How fabulous. The painting is a stunner and should get a lot of attention!

Jean, this is terrific news and I am not at all surprised this painting was selected. Your first juried show - it certainly won't be your last. I'm very happy for you!

Yay, Jean! It's a real eye-catcher and I wouldn't be surprised if you won a prize. Congratulations for being accepted into the show!

Terri, thank you. I was happy to hear the news also. The gallery is right by the UW campus and is the old Academy of Arts and Science. I'm looking forward to this.

Sharon, I had to laugh at Jux's ability to attract attention. Young women always give him lots of attention! Thank you so much.

Thank you Linda. This is the first one that I've entered. I'll be interested to see what kind of press coverage there will be. I received a letter yesterday indicating some surprises were in store for us.

Alex, Thank you for the encouragement. If they give a prize in the catagory of "young women's choice" he'll take it hands down. ;)

Jean

Jean,
Congratulations on "Jux" and the acceptance to the Exhibit on Feb. 4th. I saw the picture of "Jux" and I had to tell you it caught my eye. Awesome job! Best of luck!

Paul

Jean,
I am so excited for you!!!!! Way to go. You worked hard for this recognition and I am sure there will be plenty of hoopla from this looker you painted!
Congratulations!

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Congratulations, Jean! :thumbsup:

Congratulations Jean!

Im so pleased for you - youve worked so hard. :) This is a fabulous painting.

Jean! How wonderful!

I wish I could treat you to a beer in the Rathskellar(sp?) in the student union.

Keep us posted:)

So well deserved, Jean. I love this painting. Congratulations!

Thank you Paul! I have to say that your depictions of firefighters are very powerful. If they are posed shots, it's very hard to believe it. You do a very important job, and to have such talent also. Awesome!

Hi Pat, I haven't talked to you for ages. Let's start up again? Thank you, thank you. Your newest drawing is coming along beautifully. It's been so hard to type, I've lost contact with many of my internet friends. Slowly, things are getting better on this end. I got my adjustable armrest last Friday, and it actually helps! It takes a lot of the stress off of my shoulder.

Mark, thank you! I'm watching the progress on your latest also, and enjoying your commentary.

Julie, I appreciate your congrats so much.

Thanks Kim, Jux and one of your smouldering sexy ladies need to get together. I think a show of hot men and sexy women would have tremendous draw!

Thank you Chris, without your guidance, I would never have gotten here at all. I can't drink any alcohol, but I will have a great big dish of Babcock Hall ice cream, heavy duty chocolate with raspberries!

Lisa, thank you so much! Again, Jux is going to stand out from the rest, as most of the show not traditional artwork. So..... I hope it goes well.

Jean

Congratualtions my fellow Cheese head!

How wonderful for you. Please keep us posted. The painting is wonderful.

Janel

Thank you Janel! Yes, this is definately "cheesehead territory". Although my husband is the BIG cheesehead, I'm just a minor player. I'll take some pics at the reception and post them.

This show's theme is Madison and it's activities and people. I guess the judges felt that Jux was a real Madison type guy. I wish he could be here for the opening, but he's still in Arizona training to be a firefighter.

Jean

Congratulations, Jean! This painting has that characteristic currently being discussed in another thread: "retina burn" , that "something" that makes a painting memorable. His riveting gaze certainly helps that along!

Michele, that's the best compliment you could have given me!

Well the opening reception is over and the turnout was excellent. I had some great comments, my favorite was from an older woman who "liked skin"! "Jux" was hung right opposite the front door, so he was given a place of honor (highly visible). I guess that's the retina burn factor at work.

Here I am with "Jux", the painting on the upper right is by Aaron Bohrad, the "Artist in Residence" in Wisconsin for many years. Now my faceless posts are no longer ghosts. Someday I'll get an "little head" up there.

Hi Jean,

Congratulations with the show. :thumbsup:

I guess that I never realized how big "Jux " really is. Life size and right off his Harley. Even the frame is macho. Wall presence for sure.

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Hi Allan, yes Jux is a big boy, in real life he stands 6 ' 5 " tall. He towers over me and his own mother. His parents came last night, and took goofy pictures of themselves mugging in front of the painting. He needed a macho frame, and that one did the job very well.

Last night, I watched a young artsy man, gesticulating wildly in front of my painting. As he was attracting the attention of many in the room, I decided to listen in. He was pointing out the texture of the background and bluejeans, and the difference in tehnique in the face and body of Jux. All very positive, then he came to my signature! I had scrawled my name with a black magic marker (the first time I've ever done this). I don't like my painted sig and was in a hurry when I had to sign it before it went out the door, so tried the marker. And he didn't like it! Then he saw me standing there and ended his lecture with praises and apologies. Did I really make a horrible mistake here? If so I will certainly never do it again . :oops: It was really very funny.

There were no prizes associated with this show, I guess the biggest prize was simply getting in as, there were close to 400 entries.

Jean

Jean,
My only thought was that magic marker might be damaging to such a wonderful piece of art. It is indeed a retinal-burn piece of art. Congratualtions!

Thank you Richard! It's so kind of you to say that.

I could sand the sig off, the painting isn't varnished yet. I oiled it out for the show and can't varnish it till next summer. I guess I'll just have to practice a signature. I've already read the threads on developing your professional signature. As soon as I get ready to sign (shudder), my neck and shoulder freeze up, I stop breathing, and my hand starts to shake. Going to the dentist is easier.

Jean

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Even block letters in paint would be better than a permanent magic marker. I recommend you sand that signature off and give it a go, with paint.

Here's what I do: Let the background layers dry. Wipe linseed on the area where the signature will go. Wipe most of the oil off. Draw a horizontal line with a ruler about an inch below where the signature will be, as a guide. Sign the painting. Mess it up, wipe off the messed-up letters and repaint them. Mess it all up again, wipe the whole signature off and sign it yet again. Finally satisfied with signature. Wipe off the horizontal guide line. Let signature dry.

You can do it!

Thanks Mark, It's good to know that I'm not the only one with signophobia!

Michele, deep in my guts, I knew that signing with a magic marker was a cop-out. When I get it back, I'll do the right thing and sign like a pro. :sunnysmil Thanks for the feedback on this.

Jean