Thank you Jeff Kursel and all those who helped make the 2013 Open canvas at the Pritzlaff Building in Milwaukee, WI so FUN and SUCCESSFUL! While I have NO IDEA as to the final donations from the silent auction, the people that were there were truly wonderful to talk to. Your generosity to support the Visual Arts… AWESOME. I had some incredibly wonderful conversations on Saturday night, November 23. I wish I could remember ALL your names… but THANK YOU for making my night so much fun. Especially to Kathleen Tatterson at River Edge gallery in Thiensville, WI and to Maya Scherer from Burton and Mayer, Inc. for their, as well as many others, inquiries about my work. thank you to Sophie Okin and fellow artist Scott Okin for their wonderful conversation. My friend Frank Juarez, new colleagues and future friends… this was wonderful to see you all and make new connections. The painting and making were only part of the fun. I enjoyed the conversations more than anything. But… because the finished product is fun to see… here you go. Thank you Tina Gallup for bidding on “Walking the Path of the Awakened” AND “In Our Confusion, It Can Always Be.” You and your husband are now the second biggest collector of my works. THANK YOU! Here is a view of the evening! Enjoy! Please visit the rest of my pages… Frank

Welcome to the event.

Beginning of the Open Canvas Night – 15 minutes in!

My Empty Wall

2 works beginning. Mixed Media of Coffee Filters, Coffee Grounds, Bible Pages.

Propped up and ready to begin painting.

First coats with a light blue in the sky. The ethereal side of things.

A little bit more paint.

And now the yellow, the spiritual side of life.

A detail of “In Our Confusion, It Can Always Be.”

A detail of “In Our Confusion, It Can Always Be.”

A detail of “In Our Confusion, It Can Always Be.”

A detail of “In Our Confusion, It Can Always Be.”

My second work – I forgot to document this one as it progressed. “”Walking The Path of the Awakened.”

A detail of “Walking the Path of the Awakened.”

A detail of “Walking the Path of the Awakened.”

A detail of “Walking the Path of the Awakened.”

The 2 works sold together for $275. All proceeds went to MIAD and the Peck School of the Arts, UWM.

The buyer and her friend, Thank you Tina Gallup. Ms. Gallup purchased my work LAST year too. Thanks! Good to see you again!