Paintings of Men and artist Darryl Pottorf

Dear Art Lover,    

     I am getting excited about my art event with long-time artist and collector Warren Cullar in his Austin, Texas, studio.  Event is Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30-9:30 p.m. each day on 8 & 9 September.  Address is Warren and Kitty’s home, the studios, and garden at 12102 Conrad Road
Austin, TX 78727.  Please mark your calendar and come on out for that (it is just after Labor Day weekend).  I would love to see you.     

     Well, I admit to being remiss on my sale postings for August.  I guess it must be less important to promote the works than make new art.  While I am busy in the studio in Cedar Creek, Texas, I hope you enjoy looking at my August offerings of earlier paintings and drawings.

     Today, let us celebrate men… because why not?  

     The August Art Sale continues… see postings here on my blog this month or the corresponding album on Facebook.  Offer ends 31 August 2015.

Payment plans accepted; no finance charge, as usual.

Until 31 August this artwork is available for the low price of $200.

MANta [model Eric Silva] AVAILABLE ORIGINAL ART 
12 x 16 oil on gallery-wrapped canvas
copyright 11 March 2006 Kelly Borsheim

 
http://www.borsheimarts.com/painting.htm

     This next image is NOT of an original painting.  “The Triumph of Icarus” original artwork sold shortly after I painted him.  This is a giclee [fine art reproduction, in this case on canvas].  The image was a favorite of artist Darryl Pottorf [long-time artistic partner of Robert Rauschenberg] and Darryl has even used it in collaborative works.  If you are interested in the mixed media works he has in his Captiva Island studio, contact him via http://darrylpottorf.com/

     Besides the collaborative work that Darryl, Simon Steele, and I did actually together in December 2011, there are at least two other works in which my Icarus was used.

Gallery 5 shows Daedelus’s Son:  http://darrylpottorf.com/gallery5.htm

Gallery 8 has one that I had not been aware of before:  http://darrylpottorf.com/gallery8.htm

And no worries… I was told that if any of the art that contains my hand is sold, then I will be paid for my art by them, my friends.

My August offer:

The Triumph of Icarus [AVAILABLE giclee ... framed]   $400
40 x 20 inches reproduction on canvas copyright Kelly Borsheim http://BorsheimArts.com/

     If you decide that you want cheaper shipping and do not want the frame or even stretcher bars, the giclee may be rolled up and shipped in a tube.  Just let me know your preferences.

Back to work now… happy shopping!

Peace,

Kelly

~ Kelly Borsheim, sculptor and painter

http://BorsheimArts.com

Klimt Copy Kiss

Cari Amici (Dear Friends),

Long-time readers of my blog might remember that last year I won a blogging award from Casey Klahn for the entry I made about my trip to Vienna to see live Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss”

In Italy this August, I wanted to recreate this artwork in the streets of Portofino, a charming coast town on a northern Italy peninsula. But the police and city hall were having none of it (streetpainting), despite our having found a few small surfaces on which we could have created some art in chalk and pastel without being in the way of pedestrians or cars. Boh!

Anyway, as it happens, there seem to be a lot of requests for copies of famous artworks, Klimt’s “Kiss” being one of the favorites. So, I broke down and painted one in mixed media. My copy of the famous painting is only 22” x 18” -- MUCH smaller than the original.
I hope you like her. She is available for sale . . . only $1600. Oh, and I did not recreate the coloring that I noticed in the original artwork. I decided to keep the whole image pretty much warm and keep the romance going . . .



PS. I have been re-posting lots of images that some of my friends in Florence, Italy, have been taking of the unusual snow layers blanketing the Renaissance City now. They are quite charming! If you would like to see some, please “befriend me” on Facebook. In the meantime, I hope that you have someone to snuggle with in the chilly temperatures of winter. Also, check out the total lunar eclipse on Monday night. Click here for specific details about when and what.