Andreas Kocks

just discovered this German Contemporary artist, Andreas Kocks. his work is beautiful. i especially love his watercolor "stains". check out his work

Andres Kocks,  paperwork # 721W, 2007, 

watercolor and graphite on paper, carved, 30 x 22 inches, 76 x 56 cm

July Exhibition at Painted Desert Gallery

I am pretty excited to be a curator of an upcoming show at my gallery. Beyond the Second Dimension: A Sculpture and Installation Project has an opening reception next week. Friday July 2nd, 5 to 9pm. We are featuring artwork by Heather Heilman Loercher, Matt Shiley, Jennifer Blaisdell and Brent W. Collins.

taking on a new direction

i haven't had the time to work on any art until recently. i moved into a new apartment and i feel i now have a different mindset about my art. i've been looking a lot of max ernst and arshile gorky and realized that my work lacks depth. i've been working on a painting for about a week now and i think it is a vastly unique from any work i have ever done. not sure if this is because of a new location but it sure is making me feel like i've accomplisheds something.


pictures to come when i get internet access!

New Show

Painted Desert Gallery hung the May Exhibition over the weekend : Evan Stallone, Romancing the Past. Evan is a friend of mine and a great painter. We are showing a few different series of his which include Italian Renaissance figures and icons, self portraits and still lifes. The opening reception is on Friday May 7th from 5 to 9 and you don't want to miss this because Evan will be painting a mural on Painted Desert Gallery's ceiling LIVE. for more information visit www.painteddesertgallery.com

clever title

I have figured out the title of my new series of paintings that are based off of books..and you'll love this one:


Rose Principe, Book Marks
A series of paintings taken from scenes in literature. 

March First Friday at Painted Desert Gallery

here are some photos from last night's events at my gallery. enjoy!

fine art book report

amazing new idea i have, or have had for a long time now.. paintings based off books. and i am actually going for it. i think i would like to stick with this idea for a while. it's nice to do paintings that don't have any special meaning.. it was amazing. but now i feel like my paintings need to have some substance. so, why not paint what i am absolutely obsessed with : books.  i am hoping this inspires others to pick up these books to read. i am tired of people reading books as an escape. or people not even reading at all but instead watching television for countless hours a night. or reading books because they were featured on oprah/the today show/your local news..  the books i read might be seen as obscure or experimental. but why be afraid of such a genre? i try to be open to everything. i'd like to inspire others to do the same.