Happy Accidents and Abstracts - Detroit Erotica

 I am supper excited to announce that I will be having a solo art show at the Annex Gallery at 333 Midland Street in Highland Park.

Opening is on Saturday May 21st and all days will run from 4pm to 11pm.  On opening day and artist reception I will be serving smoked beef brisket sliders, shrimp shooters and blueberry mini muffins.  And yes all food is going to be prepared by me.

In addition to the above show I will also have a secondary show called Detroit Erotica.

A new commission piece...

 

It's been a while part two...

Things are finally settling down after the move.  My daughter and I closed on the house on June 28th and it has been non stop since!  Below are images of the home and while most of the 1st floor is done we still have painting to do in the foyer and stairwell.  I've also started work on the basement as you can see below.  A quick wall deciding my work room from the game room.   At the same time I required a small studio at 333 Midland which is about 8 minutes away.  Will be doing my painting work there.  It's good to be back in Detroit and its even better to be actively producing art again.

Living room

Puppies corner.

Dinging room turned library

Kitchen nook

Kitchen

Workroom in progress

And the studio:

Opening day for The Sacred Feminine

Opening day is rapidly approaching for The Sacred Feminine show.  This is the first show my daughter curated and I could not be more proud of her.  The selection of art is fantastic.  I hope to see many of you there. 

And for those interested, I will be there all 4 days of the show and will be opening my studio to the public... stop on by.

Here is an image just after moving in and you will see art there for the above show, it's now much more organized and workable.

Easel Helpers - New Product Announcement

Hi folks, I've created a new product for oil painters called "Easel Helper". It lifts the canvas up enough so you can work on the very bottom with ease. I have two configurations and two different materials. Pictured here is the tapered configuration in plastic and solid pewter. The straight configuration is identical except there is no tapper on the base.

Price is as follows: plastic helpers are $7per pair and the pewter helpers are $20 per pair. The prices are the same regardless of configuration and does NOT include shipping which I expect to be between $2 ~ $5.

If interested send an email to: karl@karldenton.com

New works in progress...

The piece below is called "Something Wicked This Way Comes" the hands will be coming out of the two smaller canvases.

 The piece below is called "All Hail Donald Trump"  When finished the hand will be orange and both the hand and constitution will be in a barbed wire cage.

Another piece in process...

I have been enjoying making these 3D pieces.  This was started about a years ago when I noticed the pattern you see painted here on my front door in the winter when it would frost over.  I thought it looked like something out of a horror movie so I thought, lets see where it goes...

New project - Restoration of an antique water heater

A friend of mine asked if I wanted to take her old tank less hot water heater.  After seeing it I was thrilled to say yes.

The first image is the condition it was in, the next is the inventor along side a heater.  And the third images is a unit that has been refurbished which still has the burner system installed.  I've removed the copper tubing and taken the unit completely apart.  The inner walls have been remove which helps with the weight issue. Sunday will be cleaning day when I take all of the components to the quarter car wash to degrease and clean all of the pieces.  Once that's done and through drying and then off to the sandblaster to remove any leftover paint or rust. Once I've repainted the heater inside and out I will install a rotating shelving unit and turn this into one of the coolest liqueur cabinets around.  More photos as I take them to come.

Progress on these two pieces - UPDATE

My Perfect Woman now complete:

This one is next on the list to complete:

Art is the soul of humanity~

Art is soul of humanity,
passed down from the darkest of ages,
it lifts us up as we turn life's pages,
we relate to one another through its messages.

Art is the history of mankind,
before language,
before text,
paintings on cave walls,
told us how we survived.

Art is the making of a statue,
of guardians and angels,
paintings of devils and sin,
that make us look deep within.

Art is the soul of humanity,
without it we are nothing but animals,
life without beauty and desire,
art is life's burning fire.

While I sit in my studio alone in my thoughts,
I wonder if my art will inspire some,
art gives us life in this wonder of a universe,
when all else is stripped away,
there is nothing but the self!

Creativity runs deep inside me.

My words are thoughts that stem from my wealth of past experiences,
they are my words,
they will always be my words and they will never run silent.

My photography is my view of the world through the lens of a camera,
I've been to many places, seen many, many things,
my images tell stories and those stories will never be squelched.

My art is obvious, the study of life as I see it,
it may be an abstract, or a portrait,
my art is the creative essence with in me rising to the surface,
making a statement about our times, people, life.

These things I create are about everyone and they are about no one but me,
if you see your self in these things look again,
because there are many others who have inspired the things I create.

I have a voice, a creative mind and a creative spirit,
it will not be silenced or altered to meet the demands of anyone,
it is my creativity and these are my creations,
this is my mark on the world for all to enjoy!

I am looking forward to posting updates on the latest set of paintings, and I just started a new abstract series using the organics of life that I am very excited about.