Just Announced! Head Study of Nelson DeMille to Appear in Splash 17

Last year, I began doing head studies of prominent authors and musicians. This one was submitted to Splash 17: the Best of Watercolor, along with a couple of other entries. The publisher just announced that they selected my DeMille head study for their next release.

So now I’m doing hand stands to celebrate! Okay, maybe hand stands are a bit beyond me, so I’m doing jumping jacks.

It shouldn’t mean so much to have your work validated for the world to see, but it does. Like being in the current Texas Gallery Show presented by Brazos Valley Art League–my first time! It just feels good to walk in and see my paintings in the company of works done by such brilliant artists.

When the previous volume, Splash 16, is finally published this summer, it, too, will include one of my watercolor paintings. I used to pore over those books practically salivating as I admired the watercolor art. Now I get to see how mine measures up against beautiful works by those same artists. 

In this case, the original art is owned by the subject of the painting, Nelson DeMille, one of my all-time favorite authors. Thank you, Mr. DeMille, for being such an interesting subject for painting while also entertaining us superbly with your books.