Cherie Dacko's "Pop Up" Gallery

Further evidence the arts are alive and well in Sanford, Florida.

Cherie Dacko, a fixture in the Sanford Art scene opened her "Pop Up" Gallery for two days in time for the beginning of the holiday shopping season.

I photographed her walking out of the gallery on Friday evening during the Sanford Art Walk.

The space looks exceptional. It's too bad that it's not open all the time. Congratulations Cherie! I hope it was a fruitful couple of days.

Tribeca

This an older piece that I have recently dusted off. It is a 16" X 20" Acrylic on canvas collage.

Another Garden Sculpture

The latest in my current series of welded steel garden sculpture.

A New Garden Sculpture

I am having a lot of fun with my new plasma cutter and welder. Although I have done a lot of sculpture in the past, the steel work was fabricated from my designs. Most of my work was in concrete, wood, found objects or fiberglass.

My welding skills have a long way to go, but I'm already beginning to get comfortable with it.

I am doing a series of garden sculptures as well as table top and free standing pieces for indoors.

The garden pieces are modern, free form and organic.

What a blast!

Sanford Waterfront

I was up early this morning and after a couple of cups of coffee I thought I would venture down to the marina to see the sun rise and take some photographs. As luck would have it, it was the first real foggy morning since we arrived. Not much of a sunrise so I decided to work with what I had. Here are a couple of shots from this morning in Sanford, Fla. These shots were not going to work on their own so I manipulated them and this what I came up with. Enjoy!

Steel and Mahogany Table Top Sculpture SOLD

I haven't titled this piece yet. In fact I'm uncertain if it is finished. I am going to live with it as is for a while. Response has been favorable by those who have seen it, so we'll see. Knowing when to stop is often the hardest part.

Gallery on First - Sanford, Florida

After a crazy whirl wind summer, packing, moving and unpacking (still not done unpacking), we have settled into our new working studio and gallery space at Gallery On First in Sanford.

We are enjoying the incredible Florida weather and our new city. Sanford is a diverse, culturally rich, historic small city on the shores of Lake Monroe in Central Florida.

We are enjoying meeting the folks here and everyone has welcomed us with their warm southern hospitality. Many of the talented local artists have stopped by to say hello and wish us well.

We are very happy to be here and look forward to making art in our new studio space!

Stay tuned more to follow. Lots more!

Cheers!