Carl & Jody Wright

What does Sculpting look like?

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:05:14 PDT

For some time, people have asked me if I really carve stone. Or do I just make molds and pour some sculpture medium (Industrial Casting Plaster, FGR-85, or eeek!!! concrete) into the molds.

Recently, Jody filmed me cutting into my latest block of stone. She managed to capture most everything except the zen moment of the dust blanketing your vision and the sting of the stone chips as they fly off the stone as it is being abused.

Am not sure if this video will convince everyone that I am sculpting, but it will prove eye-opening for people who live and work in clean environments. The link to my Facebook page is : http://www.facebook.com/friends/?id=776353289&flid=0&view=everyone&q=&nt=0&nk=0&s=0&st=0#/video/video.php?v=73337563289

Newest Video of Singer/Songwriter Steve Warner

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:09:41 PDT

Jody has just finished filming a new video for singer/songwriter Steve Warner. It is a song performed by Steve about having a bad day. Steve's inspiration for the song/title is a riff on an old Jimmy Rogers tune - "In the Jailhouse Now". Here is the link on YouTube to listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-A92DC4qac

Enjoy!

New Gallery Representation

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:02:52 PDT

Late breaking news.

As of Friday the 27th, Carl is now represented by Progressive Galleries of Lancaster, PA. The owners, Walter Diehl and Jonas Hair, are cutting an art swath in downtown Lancaster. Their gallery is located in an old candy factory in the downtown area. It is a gorgeous gallery with exposed beams and 16' (or more - they are tall) ceilings.

The Lancaster location of the Progressive is considered the "flag ship" of their operation. This is their central location. They also have two other satelite locations - one in Harrisburg, and the other in York, PA.

Jonas and Walter handle and sell great contemporary paintings, ceramic sculpture, and now of course stone sculpture. You can see some examples at: http://www.progressivegalleries.com/wpg2

Am looking forward to a very rewarding business relationship with them.

Painting Auction ends March 31st.

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:39:18 PDT

It just seems like yesterday when I put up the last post about getting ready for the Painting Auction - and now it is almost over. With 35 paintings up for auction this is a great time to get the painting that you always wanted of Jodys.

The paintings include not only paintings from Jodys colorful dog series but also includes paintings from her Famous People Series (Einstein at left is a part of the Famous People Series) and also my personal favorite series the Strong/Assertive Women Series.

The painting auction paintings are on view at: http://www.wsggallery.com/auction.htm. terms and conditions are also there.

If you have any questions either call me or email me and we can answer any and all of your questions.

An Auction

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:31:40 PST

Today Jody and I are working on an auction of some of her paintings. These are paintings not giclees nor prints. The auction will run for the month of March. The auction will be run off of our website. We will take bids by email. Bids will then be posted to the auction page several times a day. Payment and shipping details on the web address below.

Dog Pictured above is Back Seat Driver by Jody Wright

There are a total of 24 colorful dog and cat paintings, one 3-d spuds mckenzie fiberglass dog, 3 each Classic Women paintings, an Obama Portrait, Mark Twain Portrait, Einstein Portrait, and several abstracts up for auction.

Check out the link at http://www.wsggallery.com/auction.htm.

Email me at carl@wsggallery.com if you have any questions.

Art Collecting Article Part 2

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:46:24 PST

Where to look for art?

The ideal non-confrontational place to start is in art history survey books. After spotting some “schools” or trends that you like, branch out from there. Also go to museums both for the older more classic works (Renaissance for example) and also to museums that carry the more contemporary and cutting edge artists. From sheer dint of observing, you can quickly start to see what you do and don’t like. The important thing is not to see 5 museums in one day. You will experience "art fatigue" – the sickness of, at 4 in the afternoon, not remembering what you saw at 10 am.

With a willing partner or spouse, this can make for a wonderful date. Not all dates have to end up at the movies or the amusement park. With this partner or spouse you have the opportunity to discuss art – why you like or dislike it. This can stimulate your thinking and move you past the typical subjects of discussing illnesses, what is happening at the office, and what Madonna is doing this week etc.

After getting your feet wet with art in museums and books – time to delve into the internet. You can find lots of galleries that handle artwork in similar veins to what you looked at on your previous outings. There is also a plethora of local artists that have open studios that you can visit, community art shows, public art, etc.

Now you are ready to fly on your own. By now you now have some likes and dislikes in art. The important thing with art is to look at art outside of your immediate likes and dislikes occasionally. You will occasionally find some wonderful art that you never knew of – it’s worth it. Also, as you see more art, your taste in art will also change. So when you buy – buy art that really grips you by the throat and won’t let you go. Those art pieces you will never outgrow.

To sum up in a pithy way the foregoing article from ehow.com said: ”Following someone else's collecting advice is generally more expensive than doing your own research and making your own decisions”. I would add that it is also not as much fun.

Go out have some fun, enjoy time looking with your loved one and get to learn about something that you do not normally encounter.

Painting: Women in Red Dress by Ralph Basford

Art Collecting Article part 1 of 2

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:04:26 PST

Who collects art?

Collecting art can be a rancorous beast. According to ehow.com “Collectors use art to decorate their home, earn money as an investor or simply satisfy the desire to build a fine collection. From ehow.com” But the categories are never that neat and clean. Some collectors do want to decorate their home and earn money on their “investment”. Some want to build a collection because of the intellectual thrill, emotional stimuli of acquiring and also the ability to show off their “prizes”.

On Collecting Art

How to go about collecting art? Do you listen to art gallery directors? Look at museums? Visit art shows and openings? Or just give up and collect stamps? I believe it is a combination of all but the last one.

Ultimately the benefits and burden on collecting art fall on the individual. Every person taste is different. Fortunately so are all the categories of art. So since everything is thrust on you, the individual, you should enjoy yourself to the max.

As to who to listen to? Listen to everyone but act on no one’s advice. Collecting art is a voyage of discovery. Just like being a sea captain, your voyage is about what appeals to you and makes you feel good.

Each person that advises you, the gallery director, artists, etc. all have a potent point of view. Gallery directors and artist want to sell you the latest and greatest artwork – they are in business after all. Your friends might be well-meaning but not know you very well – artistically. They all may be right about how their art is the greatest – but it very possibly will not suit you.

Good Artwork does not need adjectives or superlatives – it just is

There is also a fallacy here: there is a best or greatest artwork. The best and greatest artwork is always subjective to a particular individual. For instance, in college Picasso was always one of the gods to fawn over. Yes he was okay, had a long art life, and was productive. But he did not make me sit up and squirm in my seat. George Braque and Salvador Dali did that. So each person is different – no better and no worse. Anyone pushing artwork on you that is the greatest or best should be politely ignored so that you can get back to your browsing.

Kyouko Installation, private residence, NC

Upcoming Art Topics

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:10:50 PST

Recently I had pulled together all the "how to" art articles for the blog. I was surprised to learn that there were 14 articles. Did not know I had written so many. The articles are now grouped under the Selected Art Posts section on the right hand side of the blog.

Building on these articles, there are several more article ideas that have percolated to the top. They are:

Art Basics: Commissioning a painting
Art Basics Collecting Art
Corporate Art: what purpose does it serve?
Home: Thinking about exterior sculpture
Home: Installing a painting

If you can think of other ideas I will be glad to look at them. Just drop me an email or reply on the comments button below.

Also have joined the 21st century - the blog is now on http://www.technorati.com/. Selected articles can also be found on http://www.ezinearticles.com/ .

painting above by Jody Wright - Begining

About Show RSVP's

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:04:40 PST

In a recent show, an RSVP was requested for guests who planned to attend. Not many guests bothered to RSVP but lots of clients showed up. This caused some problems beforehand and during the show.

Beforehand, since so few people had RSVPed, there were some potentially sour moments between the galleryowner and the artist involved.

Both the gallery owner and the artist harbored thoughts that the other had not done as good a job of mailing invitations or pumping the publicity for the show. This is a problem since the gallery/artist relationship is based on trust to a large degree.

RSVP’s can also be used as an arms race. From the gallery owner’s viewpoint – the last artist show had lots of RSVP’s and the current show has very few. Means the current artist either: has no clients coming, is relying solely on the gallery’s drawing power, or the artist ranks so low in the clients mind that if there is nothing better to do they will go to his/her show. All not real comforting from the gallery owner’s view.

The artist has similar concerns. The gallery has no clients coming, they are relying solely on the artist’s mailing list, or the gallery is a very low priority for the client. Problem is that neither the gallery owner nor the artist can or should address this issue because of it’s volatility. Not a great way to engender warm fuzzy relations between a gallery owner and an artist.

During the show was the other problem. The RSVP’s give the gallery owner a feel for the logistics involved. Such as should the band be outside because a crush of people is expected? How much wine and cheese to order? Should there be police involved to direct traffic? Does the gallery owner need extra sales or cash/wrap help?

So what to do? Be kind, RSVP. Yes it does commit you to being someplace but what better way to spend a night – seeing great art by an artist that you enjoy, breaking out of the mold of staying home or going to the movies (doing different things than normal), meeting new people and renewing old friendships, and perchance buying some art. Not a bad way to spend an evening.

Your RSVP is a small item with larger ramifications. Just think, because of your thoughtfulness, you have indirectly helped make a relationship stronger (gallery owner/artist). This leads to less tension between the gallery owner and artist ergo a better evening for the client. Such a small gift with large benefits.

Another Reason for Excitement

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:18:28 PST

Am very excited about the New Year in another way. The new Obama Administration is no longer coming in - they are running things. This is important since DC is a town that is by, for and about the US Government. If you don't believe me, check out the next time Congress takes a recess. Traffic is down on those days in DC. No more lame duck waiting for the old administration to make decisions.

There is also another reason to celebrate - at least for DC area artists - new people are coming to town. That will mean all new homes that have to be fitted out with drapes, carpeting, and something that I am mildly interested in Art. Should be an interesting time for real estate as well.

Besides - change is always good. The Republicans had been in for 8 years - time for new people and ideas. Just like in 4 - 8 more years - new people and ideas.

New Things for the New Year

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:36:41 PST

Expanding on the 12/25 theme, Jody and I did more office revamping.
She and I both bought new computers. Hers is a "Beast" at least according to the salesclerk at Circuit City. My new computer is not quite the Beast hers is but is quite a bit faster and also has lots more ram than my old computer.

While we were buying computers, Jody thought I needed a new office chair - so we got one. that started me on a new journey. Got rid of the old office chair and now the new chair is too low for the computer, resulting in aching wrists and shoulders. Can't cut down the legs on the old computer table since it is an Arts & Crafts table.

Now because of the new computer and new chair - a new desk, at the proper height, is in order. I am proud to report that the new computer desk is just about complete. Hopefully by Saturday, the wrists and shoulders will get back to normal with the new desk. Does this sound like a normal chain of events in your life?

On to better news, have bid on 4 new public art projects and am just starting on a fifth one. All of these projects are less than 250 miles from home - a plus. Am very excited about the prospects of new and much larger projects being shipped out of the studio. Also excited about the January weather receding a bit from lows of 15 degrees at night.

Speaking of shipping out - just got word that I have been picked up by an art consultancy with offices in Atlanta, LA, and West Palm Beach. This is very exciting. Been working towards this for awhile. Am looking forward to a long and fruitful relationship.

Finally, have gotten around to making it easier to subscribe to the blog. Sometimes all it takes is 6 months to get to things.

ps - the sculptures name is Shizukesa. It is carved in white marble

Bringing in the New Year

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 16:23:53 PST

The end of the year is upon us. That means two things: a major clean up to get a fresh start on the New Year and also time to reflect on how we did on our goals for the year.

Yucch! I am not the world’s biggest proponent of cleaning up but this year was different. Jody suggested that we clean up the office area since it gets the most use. We both started on our file cabinets (yes we still have file cabinets). Our two file cabinets are 4 drawers each and they were stuffed to the top. We took about 4 hours over 2 days and threw out an amazing amount of stuff. Three exterior trashcans full of junk. Now Jody and I use 2 file drawers in each cabinet – each drawer is ½ full. Anything that was 6 years or older got the boot automatically. That was cathartic! It is amazing how something that you have not used in 6 months is so completely useless – at the time it was filed it was priceless.

On to the even more dreaded reflection on how our goals went. Don’t know about most people but I am not the most introspective person on the planet. A little too squishy and touchy-feely for me. I found that the goals I set in June were fairly well accomplished – they were in pictures in a central place. The goals I made back on January 1, 2008 were sadly not fulfilled for the most part – they were written down not in pictures.

So the first thing to do is to round up pictures, display them in a prominent place, and work harder at getting the goals worked on. Might also think about formally reviewing the progress made on the goals every 3 months. Nahhhh, that is getting a tad squishy again.

Don't you think a nice chunk of sculpture would go well in front of that blue glass building? I think it works - don't you?

Is art for your company necessary?

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:54:46 PST

Art is necessary for your company but only if it is a good fit. Art for your company should reinforce your image and brand. It should add to your clients comfort level about doing business with you. If you are a financial company it should be: abstract but not bizarre, stately but not pretentious, and understated colors.

Art is a wonderful way to introduce your client subliminally to the company values. Also helps reinforce your sales message. Like in the financial company example above: warm and delightful design would be far better than cold, hard, metal like surfaces.

According to two recent studies[1], art in the workplace is a way to enliven your work environment, produce better results for in-house projects and convey professionalism and sophistication to clients.
[1] The two studies are:

Work Environment: An Organization’s Intangible Asset
By: Jackie L. Hartman and Ningkun Wang of Colorado State University

Contemporary Patronage: Corporate Art Investment
By: Caroline Made of University of St. Andrews

Maybe now would be the right time to reinforce your corporate image and align it with your brand. Might make it easier to close the sale. Also changes the industrial look of a building or suite of buildings.

Surviving Financial Imbroglios

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:32:34 PST

Everyone by now feels the sting of the financial panic brought down around your ears by our great financial solons at the various banks, Lehman Brothers, JP Morgan, et al. The great blame game of who did what to whom is in full swing. Also the geat scions of our economy that brought about this mess now are crying for their handouts. All of this is of relatively little importance unless you have been thrown out of work or in some other way are affected.

If you have been affected, what do you do to counteract it? If you are self-employed, you have had some experience with thinking creatively on how to make money. If you have worked for other people all your working life, it could be a hard cruel time.

If you are self employed, you probably wont starve but life will be interesting. For instance, here at WSG Gallery, we are working hard to expand our business into closely allied fields. Jody is making videos of artists, musicians, and lawyers. You can see her work at: http://www.wsggallery.com/videos.htm. The videos are a way for videoee (coined a new word) to reach out to a new market via YouTube, and other video websites. These are also good for the Facebooks, etc of the world.

On the other hand, I am working up a seminar on teaching budding artists how to turn their art education into a paying gig. With 20 years of being an artist, I have some very good things to show artists. Particularly along the line of "how not to do this....". Have to wait and see how this develops. Nice thing about the seminar is that I really enjoy speaking to groups. With the students, it will be small groups under 50 I would suspect.

If you have some ways of making a living in tough time, that are a little different, feel free to email me and I will post the best ones. There are a lot of people that would like see how creative you can be in a recession/financial panic/depression/whatever.

Having a positive attitude helps. If you can't manage that, at least a non-wrist slitting attitude is helpful.

One way to buck up your attitude is remember that on January 20th, the lame duck leaves and a new president comes in. New can be better we hope.

Christmas and other Occasion Gifts

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:45:25 PST

It is that time of year again. Time to think about Christmas and those unique gifts that you love giving to very special people.

At WSG Gallery, we have opened up the on-line store. It contains wonderful, majestic gifts for special people. Thee gifts include:

●Prints of Jody's Paintings - in three different sizes
●Books:
Fifty Secrets That Humans Should Know
Stained Glass Pattern Books:
Contemporary Stained Glass Sidelights
Cats Stained Glass Patterns
Birds, Flowers & Friends Stained Glass Patterns
●Special Occasion Notecards
●Tote Bags with Great Dogs on them
●Blank Journals - to write your innermost thoughts on.

All of these items can be seen and ordered at our site http://www.wsggallery.com/Shop.htm

All orders are made custom and will take approximately two weeks to ship after receipt of order. Shipping and sales tax are extra.

Come by today and take a look at our artfully done gifts. You will be glad you did - so will your friends who receive them as gifts.

New Shop Dog

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:58:19 PST

We have the pleasure of announcing our new shop dog Oberon in the upper left hand corner. He is a delightfully playful 9 month old mixed breed rescued from the local animal shelter. Obe has been "sprung" from the lockup now for two days. He seems to be very happy to have found new bi-peds to care for him. So far in two days he has learned his name and also sit. He seems to be quite oblivious to "No" though.

Obe is now trying the patience of our other dog Ryan with wanting to play 25 hours/day. Ryan is looking very tired these days from all this puppy attention. I believe Ryan wants an older dog to boss around not be bossed around by a younger dog. Ryan is in the lower right hand corner.

On a nonrelated Go Vote for the Rascal(s) of your Choice Tomorrow!!

Election Eve

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:04:50 PST

Today is a serious day for all. It is Election Eve 2008. If you haven't thought about who to vote for in the upcoming presidential election - GET TO IT. Tommorow is going to be a historic day no matter who wins. The important thing about the election is that you participate by voting. If you do not vote, which is your ill-informed choice, I do not want to hear you bellyache for the next 4 years - my incredibly well informed choice.

The choices do not end at the presidential level, there are US Representatives, US Senators, State assemblyman, state and local issues. Whatever you do - get out and vote. You are allowed time by federal law to go out and vote. It is a precious commodity. Do not waste this precious opportunity to make your viewpoint known. You don't not want your boorish, lout-like neighbor making choices for you do you?? So do the right thing Vote!! You will be glad you did.

Thank you for your attention. I will now get off my soapbox and will return you to your normal programming.

Lobby-Size Sculpture Underway

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:02:03 PDT

Have a new sculpture underway. The finished size will be 8 1/2' to 9' tall. It consists of a 6' tall sculpture itself mounted on a 3' tall base. Made from Indiana Limestone. This is the largest sculpture to date that I have worked on. Finished weight should be around 4,000 lbs.

The sculpture was originally slated for a corporate lobby in NYC. Unfortunately, the renovation for the building ran over budget. Happens to the best of us in business, personally and on a governmental level. The link to see the new sculpture in progress is at: http://wsggallery.com/Sculpture-Pages/Sculpture_In_Progress.htm .Pictured to the left is me working on the sculpture.

The working title for the sculpture is Big Whumping Sculpture.

The sculpture should be finished by the end of the year - sooner, if there is interest shown.

Algonquin, IL Public Art Extended

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:34:38 PDT

Got great news the other day. I was invited to keep my two sculptures inthe Algonquin, IL to at least May 2009. I am glad that the Public Art in Algonquin is so well received. To see the exhibit as it was originally installed: http://wsggallery.com/Carl-Public-Art.htm

Canine Christmas Cards

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:27:48 PDT

I know, I know way too much alliteration for the morning. But Jody and I are happy to introduce her new Canine (& Cat Too) Christmas Cards. These are custom printed Christmas and other occasion cards that feature the artwork of Jody Wright. These cards are truly unique, especially if you had a canine or cat portrait painted by Jody and would like Christmas Cards. You can see the Canine Christmas Page at: http://www.wsggallery.com/greetingcardannouncement.html

These Christmas Cards are good even it if you did not have a canine portrait painted by Jody. She has three stock versions of cards shown on the page listed above. If you would like a different canine portrait just look over some of the previously completed portraits at: http://www.wsggallery.com/Dog.htm then email Jody at: jody@wsggallery.com and inquire about availability.

These Christmas Cards will be available for order up til November 1, 2008. We want to make sure that there is plenty of time after the cards are made to be able to get them to you and for you to address them and mail to your friends and colleagues.

The Passing of Zebbie

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:24:43 PDT

This Monday, Zebbie the uber sculpture dog and companion of 10 years, died in his sleep. He was a wonderful companion who never complained and always wanted to be by your side. He was a thief, criminal, and a conniver - all of which were understandable from where he came from.

Zebbie came to us, a stray that followed us home. He followed us home from our retail store on Christmas Eve in 1997. It was 10 degrees out, we already had two dogs, and definitely did not need any more. The unkept dog was wearing a ratty collar, with a rope hanging off the collar that he had obviously chewed through. After numerous attempts to make him go away he went across the the street to the Navitity Scene at the church. Watching him, he went right up to the plastic, internally lit Jesus in a basket and licked his face. We let Zebbie stay at our house for the night, but only for that night. Now 10 years on.

After witnessing the first conniving event, at the church, there were other similar events over the years. Never conniving to be a problem but out of innocent self-interest.

Zebbie always wanted to be around his humans so there was rarely a need for a leash, other than to make strangers happy that a dog was on a leash. He was always ready to share a pet with anyone he met - particularly children and infants. His favorite thing was to go pet human infants. In the studio, he would watch for a mother pushing a stroller. He would immeadiately run out and get in front of the stroller and stick his nose into the stroller to see the infant. Zebbie would be delighted while the infant squealed with delight and patted Zebbie on the nose and head. The mother pushing the stroller would be going bonkers because of Zebbie's curiousity. After the inital encounter, the stroller mom's would actually enjoy seeing Zebbie. For that matter, as the kids got older and could walk on their own, they still enjoyed seeing and petting Zebbie.

A friend wrote down a brief thought that I really like. I trust he wont mind my sharing it.

There are some people, some dogs, which simply die and disappear, and then there are some people, and some dogs, who by the way they lived have carved themselves on the souls, and hearts of those who loved them. For that latter group of people, and dogs, there should be no mourning, for they live on in our hearts. Whether they went out with a loud youp of joy, or the stiff refusal to lower their head for fear of missing a thing, if we listen closely, or watch the shadows in just the right way, we will take them on with us in our hearts, for the rest of our days, and one day, we will all be joined together, howling, watching, laughing. I am deeply sorry for your loss, but I do believe!

Wherever Zebbie went, he always had a friend. Even in a room full of strangers, when he left they were all his friends. I still look for him around corners and all the places he liked to sleep. I miss him greatly and will miss him for a long time. He is in a better place. There is no pain, no arthritis, only going places with the people you love, having a job to do and getting petted by people and petting them back.

Chasen Gallery Show

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:04:01 PDT

The show at the Chasen Gallery is now over. It was a good show. We sold some work and met some great people. The gallery is now following up on all the leads generated by the show.

Now Jody and I can concentrate on some other items. Finishing some sculpture for the DC gallery, shipping work to the new galleries, and maybe thinking about new work to make.

With a wee bit less to worry about, am looking forward to catching up on filing, checkbook balancing, and scoping out some new public art projects.

Life is good and keeps getting better.

Photo of Kyouko Installation in Chapel Hill, NC

Good News and New Galleries

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:02:25 PDT

There is some seriously good news that has occurred and more to come.

Jody has been picked up by a new gallery in Seattle, WA called The Gallery at Southcenter. It is located at 221 Southcenter Mall in Seattle, WA. The Southcenter Gallery is getting 9 exquisite Canine Companion Portraits.

Jody and Carl have been picked up by the Howard Gallery in New Hope, PA. The owner, Howard, is a dynamic salesman and gallery owner. Jody brought the gallery 5 outstanding Canine Companion Portraits. Carl brought up 5 quietly striking abstract sculptures.

There are three lovely abstract sculptures going to Somerhill Gallery. These sculptures are to replenish their sculpture supply and to help inaugurate their new location. Somerhill Gallery has moved from Chapel Hill to an outstanding location in Durham, NC. Their new address can be found on their website at: http://www.somerhill.com

The other good news is that there are two more art galleries currently soliciting Jody's artwork. We feel fortunate that there is such a strong calling for original art by art galleries and their clients.

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:00:33 PDT

Here is a new video of some of Carl's Sculpture from YouTube.com. Hope you enjoy.

Upcoming Art Shows Featuring Carl & Jody

carl@wsggallery.com (Carl Wright) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:29:17 PDT

There are some great art gallery shows featuring Carl & Jody coming up.

First is the Spring show at the David Dickirson Gallery at Tamarack in Beckley, WV. The show is from March 16th through April 26th. This is a show featuring Jody & Carl and 15 other highly talented artists from West Virginia. Carl will have 2 sculptures in the show and Jody will have 3 paintings. For more information call Karen Lilly (the Gallery Director) at 304-256-6843 ext. 157.

Next is the Flora, Fauna, Fabulous, & Fun show at the Chasen Galleries, Richmond, VA. The two-person gallery show runs from 4/15/08 - 5/25/08. The opening reception is on 4/15/08 from 6pm to 9 pm. Jody will be bringing 20+ paintings and Carl will have 8+ sculptures on hand. For more information see http://www.chasengalleries.com.

Jody is having a show at the Queen Street Gallery in Martinsburg, WV in Fall 2008. More details will be posted as they are available.

Carl has two exterior sculptures, Eihei & Motion, in Algonquin, IL til Novemer 2008. They are on the Main Street of Algonquin at the Algonquin Community Center.

Carl is now also represented by Park Place Sculptures in Kansas City, Kansas. See thier website at http://www.parkplacesculptures.com .