Great Success for the First Timer At Art at the Source!
 Thanks to one and all of my spiritual family and friends who showed up to support our efforts to show and sell my art.  Thanks and Kudos also goes to Harvey Mendelson, Dynamite Photographer, and Sharon his lovely wife for hosting me in their studio at Duncan Mills, minutes from the beautiful Northern California coast.
  We spent 2 eventful weekends, May 31 & June1 and June 7 & 8 talking to those who came out to view and buy our art! Needless to say, to publicize and display my art publicly to a new group of patrons  was very exciting.
   The experience of Art at the Source literally catapulted me to a whole new level of professionalism and AM I GRATEFUL!! Thanks to the staff and mentors of Sebastopol Center for the Arts and Art at the Source for an exhilarating thrill ride into the World of Art!!
                           This is "Patriarch", one of the paintings sold during Art at the Source.

Portrait Show Reception Very Successful !!

Our premier event to launch the collaboration that produced The Portrait Show was a runaway success. Upwards of 200 guests, artists, portrait subjects and patrons of the arts jammed the Steele Lane Recreation Center for our Reception from % to 8PM March 7.  If you missed the reception, you can still see the show in it's entirety through April 24.  Be sure to witness this incredible array of artistic styles and approaches.  Sonoma County really has a Rainbow of artistic expression.  It's worth it just to see this all in one place! Just GO!!!

Original Cut Paper Inspiration
  Harvey Mendelson, a dynamite photographer and a good friend, along with Francesca Scalpi, another dynamite photographer, conceived and carried out the plan for the Portrait Project (see below). This project included photographing locals from the area and painters and sculptors reinterpreting the photo images into paintings of unusual and beautiful quality.

This is Jeff's  photo and Cut Paper Image of Jeff by Yours Truly

ATTENTION ONE AND ALL!! PORTRAIT PROJECT OPENING!!

The Portrait Project, a collaboration between photographers and 38 painters in Sonoma County is about to debut TONITE May 7. The show will run through April 24. You are all WELCOME to attend the OPENING RECEPTION, This Evening from 5 to 8PM at the Steele Lane Community Center, 415 Steele Lane, Santa Rosa, CA. Refreshments will be served.  See what the various artists have come up with as to their take on the photos of various interesting subjects from the Sonoma County area!

Here is Sam, my photo Sample, a nice Italian boy.

Here is Roman Hero, my interpretation of Sam in cut paper 16"x20"

About Papa Bear (A New Creation)!

Papa Bear, for now, is iconic to my future direction in art. He came about as I struggled to find a new direction. For the first few years getting into my art groove, my paintings were tight and, to me uninteresting.  My favorite painter was, and STILL IS, Vincent Van Gogh!  However, I was struggling to incorporate his color palette in my landscapes.  I have always had an interest in animals (dogs in particular!) but no deep inspiration had come as to how to express the energy and spirit of these wonderful creatures,
 One day, while surfing on You Tube, I found Jonas Gerard!  Although chiefly an abstract painter, his approach to the painting process was wild and free. Inspired by rhythmic music, working on large canvases, he was able to let it go and just PAINT! He uses great quantities of paint and-get this-a two inch brush! My largest brush was 3/4", and that was just for large backgrounds. Most brushes were 1/4" or smaller.
  After seeing Jonas Gerard's uninhibited approach, I went ReillyStreet, my go-to art store, bought a 24"x30" canvas, a two-inch brush, selected my subject, a reclining Grizzly, turned on Jonas Gerard and his rhythmic music and let it GO! The result you see before you:Papa Bear! Love that Bear!!!

Greetings from a PRO!!!

Just got my website up and running. I can now display my art for the world to see.  Go to <www.perrycordill.com> and check it out.!This last few years has been a real journey to find a relevant expression for my art. Two years ago, I encountered Jonas Gerard on You Tube.  He was so free in his way of painting-AND he paints to music with a strong beat!!! When I saw how he painted I said"That's for me!" So my website, Perry Cordill-Northern California Artist, now reflects the New Freedom i feel when i paint.

Welcome to Art as Lfe as Art!

Hi! Having spent a lifetime of various metamorphoses as student, middle management devotee, pastor, teacher and city bus driver, I now have time to pursue an interest deep in my soul: ART! Since childhood, the Creative Urge has haunted me, influencing my outlook, my notebooks and journals and the arrangement of my personal surroundings. ART has always been my secret passion and now I am able to put my whole being into it in the form of painting for now. Later, I hope to add sculpture to my list of accomplishments.

Above is my first portrait, done of my son, Jerick. Among my favorite subjects are figurative painting, as well as landscapes and flowers. Animals are also a really big thing, so they are the subject of recent efforts. Soon some examples will be posted, as well as those of a brand new genre for Yours Truly. As the experiment goes on the new ART will appear.
My hope is to connect to people in ART and share the joys, woes and inspirations of the creative process.
Blog you later, Kreative Kordill