A Special Piece for a Special Friend This weekend has been full of joy and love in the Ostrander home.  I am so grateful to my close circle of friends for joining me to celebrate my four minutes of fame…

Mark Your Calendars for Saturday, 10/3 @ 6:00 pm The schedule for the KVIE on-air art auction has been published.  I’m thrilled to learn that my piece, “socially distant”, will be auctioned off to the highest bidder on Saturday evening…

MY FIRST EPOXY RESIN POUR This is something that I have long been wanting to try and look forward to many more to come!  I watched several videos on-line for working with resin and have been sitting on a gallon…

ART FOR THE NEW BATTLE STATION Just completed a transformation of my son’s battle-station/homework room.  We removed a large, enclosed desk that revealed a wall behind his cockpit for which he commissioned me to fill with a custom painting. Existing…

BYE BYE, FISH COLLISION! Another fabulous milestone achieved and another great learning experience gained… this evening I shipped off my first sold work via post to Washington State! “fish collision” was created in September, 2019 just one week prior to “fall…

THE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DIPTYCH I am near complete with a project that started as an experiment and just resulted in a fantastic addition to my portfolio.  I say ‘almost finished’ because I am seeking advice for how to present my latest…

SIGNING PARTY TIME! I will be showing two more of my works next month at the Blue Line Arts Gallery in Roseville, CA… with proper protocols for safe distancing, “eagles prey” and “sonic boom” will be featured in the upcoming…

POUR WITH MORE In a familiar setting we’re all experiencing today, “debating the line” is a time-capsule that challenges onlookers to question reality.This piece is part of a series I call Pour with More.  About a year ago I started…

I’M IN!  MY FIRST EXHIBITION, “bloom” Each year the Folsom Arts Association (FAA) produces a exhibition of works at the Harris Center for the Arts here in Folsom.  Unfortunately, circumstances this year prohibit gatherings and so the show had to…

PAINTING WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRUSH I created a style of using only the energy of gravity to lay down colors on canvas; this weekend I finished the third iteration, Gravitron 3.0.  My goal with this series is to achieve color…