Upcoming Shows & Appearances:

It has been a whirlwind year and it's hard to believe how fast time is moving! For the first time in a very long time I managed to pull off two major solo shows this past year which were both successful sellouts. I spent some time this past year designing and building a new outdoor painting easel which seems to be getting alot closer to what I have been searching for. I spend a fair amount of time in the Everglades standing in water while painting and found there is no commercial easel being produced that I feel is really well suited to all weather (yes, including rain) outdoor painting, which has led me into the pursuit of building my own. I will continue to perfect the design over the next few months and try to correct the weaknesses as I field test it. I have only painted about 40 to 50 paintings on it to this point, so it still has a ways to go!

In the meantime, I will spend as much time as possible painting outdoors as I am convinced there is no better way to sharpen your skills as a designer and draftsman than to work from life. I actually hear other Artists talk of their work as if it were tedious, or boring and in almost every case, that is an Artist who works indoors. The answers to nearly everything in painting landscape is outdoors. There is no substitute to painting from life, and there is certainly no better Art Director than Mother Nature. The Artist's studio is a good place to ponder what you did outdoors. I have been and will continue to paint the bulk of my paintings from life. Not to mention that being outside is a heck of a lot more fun.

This February will mark my 11th one man show in Naples Florida. Stay tuned , as this one will have a few new twists and willprove to be the most exciting yet as I will stray out of the Everglades just a bit and to other parts of Florida and the South.

Upcoming One Man Show:

February 22, 2008

GARDNER COLBY GALLERY

Naples, Florida

239-403-7787