Please vote for me to get a grant at the link bellow.

Please vote for me to get a grant..
Aaron Smith - Artists Wanted 2010

David Patel catches me again....

My very talented student has a bad habit of drawing caricatures of his teachers in class. http://davidpatel.blogspot.com/

Here is a link to my feature with The Advocate.

ADVOCATE.com

"Sprater", 2010, oil on panel, 28" x 18"

The double apron look. In the studio...

A bit posey. Taken by my great friend (and studio mate) Beverly on my phone.
The new studio is fantastic: pleasant company, great light, and high ceilings. It really has been a smart move. When outside commitments keep me away from the studio however, I feel crabby.

Some great press....

I am pleased to share that the 2010 Summer Issue of NY Arts Magazine features a spread on my work as well as the dang cover! Here is a link to read the text. http://www.nyartsmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=575734:victorian-excavation&catid=440:voices

Group Show "Kink" at Koplin Del Rio Gallery

There are two new paintings of mine in summer group show.

http://www.koplindelrio.com/

“Rip-Staver”, 2010, oil on panel, 60” x 48”

“Chivvy”, 2010, oil on panel, 42” x 36”

I Got a Virtual Bear Hug!

Finally some love from those kindly, cuddly creatures of the (mostly) gay community. ART BEAR has posted images of a few of my bearded men paintings...

ART BEAR - Paper & Ink & Beards & Kink.

Check it out. Once you're there, click on the blog's title to see the latest hirsute related artwork.

Of course to see much more visit AaronSmithArt.com.

Nolan Hendrickson paints with riotous humor.

There is a giddy irreverence at play in the large canvases of New York artist Nolan Hendrickson. Queer culture seems equally celebrated and lampooned as swishy/butch men pose lasciviously together and alone. Hendrickson's keen color sense and daring graphic approach captivate as he hilariously gooses good taste with raunchiness. While these paintings must inevitably be seen against a background of social and political change, their impish ambivalence keeps them from being either didactic or merely decorative. We are charmed and challenged. This is gutsy stuff.
Nolan Hendrickson's website can be found in my list of links. nolanhendrickson.com

Two new portraits in the works. oil on panel, each 30" x 20"

I'm not much of a joiner but.....

I can be a bit of an artistic loner, but the great painter Kent Williams asked me to participate in a group show he was curating at Merry Karnowsky Gallery in LA. The opening was crazy/crowded and looked great. Most of the artists work in a brooding figurative style, so I was a little bit of an oddball with my saturated color. It was a thrill to find that Peter Liashkov, an influential teacher of mine at Art Center was in the show. One of my favorite former students of from AC, Sara Escamilla showed some haunting and sensitive sculpture. It's fun playing in a different sandbox. Thanks Kent.

Pictured are;
"Bearded" 2009, oil on panel, 25"x23"
"2 Beards" 2009, oil on panel, 60'x48"

and the invitation featuring Kent Williams' work.

Merry Karnowsky Gallery
170 S. La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90036
www.mkgallery.com

"Chippy" 2008, oil on panel, 28'x28'