October Updates

Hello friends!

I just wanted to give a few updates, and say a word of thanks for those that voted for my piece I Once Was Lost for the People's Choice at the State of the Arts exhibition in Prairie Village.  I did not win the award, however I am very thankful to have received an Honorable Mention.  My painting is available at R.G. Endres Gallery in Prairie Village, KS until October 31st.  Please visit the show if you haven't yet already before it comes down!

I have completed a few new small works, available directly from me.  Please inquire at ryandelgadoart@gmail.com.

Eavesdropping
oil on linen
14x11"

He Is Not Here (Luke 24:1-8)
oil on linen
9x6"

2018 State of the Arts People's Choice Voting

Hi friends!

I need your help, if you please.  Voting for the People's Choice at the 2018 State of the Arts exhibition is online now.  I would really appreciate your vote for my piece I Once Was Lost.  Simply go to the link below.  Find my painting and select it, enter your email address, prove that you are not a robot, and then click VOTE.  If you have multiple email accounts, you may vote with each email address you have, as long as it is a valid one.  Thanks so much for your vote!

State of the Arts People's Choice Voting:  http://artspv.org/poll/sota2018/

News from the Studio 10/1/18

Hello everyone, here is the latest from the studio:

• The State of the Arts exhibition presented by the Prairie Village Arts Council is showing this month, from October 2-31 at R.G. Endres Gallery, located within the Prairie Village, KS municipal building at 7700 Mission Rd.  The opening reception is Friday, October 12th from 6-8pm, with an awards ceremony starting at 7:15.  My painting I Once Was Lost has been accepted into the show, and if you are in the Kansas City area, I hope you will go and visit the show and submit your People's Choice vote for my painting.  Voting takes place at the show from October 2 until 7pm on the night of the reception.

• I have a few new works to share since my last blog post.  All of which are currently available directly from me.  Please contact me at ryandelgadoart@gmail.com to inquire on any of these new pieces:

What is Unseen
oil on linen
20x16"

The Old Made New
oil on linen
20x16"

Head of a Pig
oil on linen
4x6"

Mist in the Air
oil on linen
6x8"

Slumber
oil on linen
11x20"

• I wanted to take an opportunity to give a shoutout to David Jones at Jones Gallery in the Crossroads KC for giving me nearly 3 1/2 years at his wonderful gallery.  I have recently taken down my last remaining pieces to give him room for upcoming shows.  It's been a huge pleasure showing there, and I hope to show more again in the future as I am able, and have new work available.  Until then, all the best with your upcoming shows, and I'll see you around soon!

• On that note, if you are interested in seeing more of my work, I have 5 pieces from my God Breathed series available at the beautiful 2010 Gallery in Prairie Village, KS, and I am currently looking into other gallery representation as well.  Hopefully I will have more to share on that in the near future.  Many of my works from Jones Gallery over the past year are still available.  If there is one that you saw before that you are still interested in, please inquire at ryandelgadoart@gmail.com.

• Beyond that, I am hard at work on new pieces as usual.  I am looking forward to applying for the NOAPS Best of America Small Works show in 2019.  That is my current focus.  I have completed some new small works lately, and will be working on others soon.  Hopefully my luck with NOAPS will look a lot better in 2019 than it did this year.  Sad to say, but 2018 was disappointing.  Quite simply put, my 2018 NOAPS membership amounted to nothing.  But artists, let me just say this:  Sometimes you just know that your paintings are worth more, and deserve a second shot.  So take advantage of that.  If a particular piece gets rejected, try it again for another show.  We are our own worst critic, but I also believe we can be our own greatest advocate (outside of God Almighty Himself).  And sometimes, we just know when our work is worth more.

• That's all for now.  Again, hope to see some of you at the State of the Arts show in Prairie Village, October 12th!  More to come soon!