AUGUST 16, 2012 UPDATE-- THERE IS CURRENTLY A SHOWING OF MY PAINTINGS AT ROADRUNNERS COFFEE HOUSE (DALTON, GEORGIA) THAT WILL CONTINUE ON THROUGH THE REST OF AUGUST 2012

...a reception for the artists (myself included) who have contributed artwork to the August 2012 showing at Roadrunners Coffee House, will be held Friday, August 24, 2012 from 5 PM to 7 PM (at Roadrunners).  Tony Burress will be improvising on harmonica and/or keyboards throughout.  I'd love to see you there!  And while you're checking out the artwork, please support Roadrunners Coffee House as well.  Roadrunners is a local family-run small business and a labor of love for Don and Amanda (the owners).  Please purchase and enjoy some of the many delicious treats they offer!!!  Make it a place you stop in at, regularly.

 

To check out a video of Mr. Burress improvising on harmonica (he also improvises on keyboards), click below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgDxPt0mVUg&noredirect=1

Here's a digital copy of the Roadrunners Coffee House flyer:

AUGUST 25TH UPDATE: I was unable to make the Artist's Reception at Roadrunners last night, but I want to sincerely thank all those who were there. Sorry I missed you. Much thanks to those who (in these rough economic times) demonstrated their support of Dalton, Georgia's local artists by purchasing some of their work.  Among the pieces that sold were 2 or 3 of my acrylics, and I want to thank those very generous people who supported me thus. I've heard that there were some nice things said about my work Friday night, and want to thank those who said those nice things. Word of mouth is important. And I want to thank the owners of Roadrunners Coffee House, Don and Amanda, for holding the Artist's Reception (as well as a month-long showing of our artwork) at their establishment. Please support the Roadrunners Coffee House by frequently stopping by to enjoy their tasty (and healthful) treats.  If you're curious about which 3 of my paintings (at Roadrunners) have sold to this point, 2 of those 3 sold pieces are up on my artist's website (the site you're at right now).  One of those two is "Untitled #30" and the other (I'm told) is either "Flower Vase #26" or "Flower Vase #123".

Thanks again,

Jerry Morrison

PLUS

My work will also be showing at (and selling at) The Creative Arts Guild’s 48th Annual Festival of Arts and Crafts Saturday, September 15th 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. through Sunday, September 16th 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Dalton, Georgia

More information can be found here:
http://www.myartsandcrafts.com/craft_show1312.htm

The Creative Arts Guild website (with directions, etc.) can be found here:
http://www.creativeartsguild.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=260&Itemid=119

Keep checking back here for more updates and more information.

Thank you for your support.

Any questions? You can place them in the comments section, or you can call Ms. Ashley Kinnamon (an artist herself, and one of my mentors) at 706-278-8143.

Yours truly,

Jerry Morrison

While you're here (at my website), you might
as well scroll on down the page and begin
checking out my paintings, going from
painting to painting (or "post" to "post")
until you get to the bottom of the page. 
There, near the bottom of the page, click 
"Older Posts" and you'll go instantly to the
next page where, again, you can scroll on down 
going from painting (post) to painting (post). 
Keep moving along this way-- scrolling down
from painting to painting and from page to
page -- til you've seen all my paintings!  By
the way, I've now got 109 paintings up at this
site (as of August 3, 2012).  Check 'em out. 
And thanks for dropping by!

How to check out my paintings on this blog (or as I prefer to call it, my "artist's website")...

JUST A REMINDER...

As I write this, I have almost 80 of my paintings "posted" into my artist's website (which utilizes a template designed for a web log, or blog).  As a rule of thumb, each "post" on this site (and there are of course exceptions to this rule, such as the post you're now looking at) shows one or more of my paintings; to check out all of my paintings, simply scroll down from one post (or painting) to the next, and each time  you get down to the bottom of a page click "Older Posts" to go on to the next batch of paintings.  Keep going until you've seen every one of them.

"Click" a painting to isolate it or make it a little larger, if you'd like.

Thanks so much for visiting,

Yours truly,

Jerry

(P.S.  I'd be pleased and honored if you left a comment!!!)

UPDATE IN DATE AND TIME

FOR SHOWING/RECEPTION

AT CREATIVE ARTS GUILD
(the date has changed)

ANNOUNCEMENT:

THERE IS A SHOWING AND RECEPTION SCHEDULED AT THE CREATIVE ARTS GUILD IN DALTON, GEORGIA FOR SEVERAL ARTISTS INCLUDING JERRY MORRISON, THURSDAY 5:00 PM TO 6:30 PM, MAY 10, 2012. NO ADMISSION CHARGE; REFRESHMENTS ARE FREE. JERRY WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE!

THE WEBSITE FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS GUILD IS HERE (CLICK):

http://www.creativeartsguild.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=36&Itemid=7

DIRECTIONS TO THE CREATIVE ARTS GUILD ARE HERE (CLICK):

http://www.creativeartsguild.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=260&Itemid=119

PLEASE KEEP CHECKING THIS POST, IN CASE THERE ARE ANY CHANGES IN DATE AND/OR TIME FOR THIS EVENT.

WILL BE GREAT SEEING YOU!!!

Thanks for coming here (and please leave a comment!)

Thanks for coming to my artist's website. I know your time is quite precious, but if you have, say, some 10 or 12 minutes to spare, please take a look at all of my paintings-- both digital and traditional media-- and after you've checked them out, let me know what your thoughts are (i.e., leave a comment!).

As I write this, I have about 60 paintings up on this site; as a rule of thumb, each "post" (and there are of course exceptions to this rule, such as the post you're now looking at) shows one or more of my paintings; to check out all of my paintings, simply scroll down from one post (or painting) to the next, and when you get down to the bottom of the page click "Older Posts" to go on to the next batch of paintings.

"Click" a painting to isolate it or make it a little larger, if you'd like.

After checking them all out, what are your thoughts in respect to my digital medium paintings?

My traditional media paintings?

How would you compare them?

Any favorites? If so, might you explain why you're partial to them?

Anyway, again, thanks for your time, and please come back often. Invite your friends here, too.

Jerry

P.S. Another suggestion:

Find the word "SIDEBARS" near the upper right hand corner of this page and, just beneath, click "links you might want to check out". There, at the "links you might want to check out" sidebar,  you can access (among other sites) the artist's website for my colleague Andy Morgan, as well as the artist's/musician's site for my colleague Tony Burress.  On one of Tony Burress' music videos,  you'll find him improvising on his harmonica while the wonderful Dr. Roland Carter accompanies him on piano.

Or, click "Inspiration for my paintings: photographs of home", where you'll find photographs of what my mother's yard looks like from late Spring through late Summer.

And if you wish, you can check out the sidebar about Cross Plains Community Partner, where you'll find out about the services they provide for the Dalton, Georgia area, and for people with developmental disabilities.

Those are but a few of the interesting-- and relevant-- items you'll find up there in the "SIDEBARS" section.

But most of all, I'd like you to check out all of my artwork here-- both the digital and the traditional media-- and offer your thoughts.

A hopefully helpful word or two

October 6, 2011

Besides his traditional media paintings, you'll find a lot of Mr. Morrison's "digital medium" paintings here as well. How does he "do" these? Using the computer "paint" program, Mr. Morrison completes his digital medium paintings by manipulating his computer mouse manually on his mouse pad, much as though the mouse pad itself were his canvass and his mouse his paint brush. However, the images he paints so carefully on his mouse pad with the mouse, actually take concrete color and shape not on the mouse pad but on his computer monitor screen (many people find this way of painting digitally quite difficult). The computer paint program provides a palette for him as well, from which Mr. Morrison manually accesses his colors. Mr. Morrison, unlike, say, his fellow artist Mr. Andy Morgan, does not use a touchscreen when manually painting via the computer paint program (digitally). Mr. Morrison prefers the aforementioned mouse-as-paintbrush method, while Mr. Morgan likes to apply the plastic tip of a pen cap or pen barrel directly to a computer touchscreen, with the touchscreen acting as his canvass and the pen cap tip (or barrel tip) his brush.

It should be noted that Mr. Morrison rarely paints in the digital (computer paint) medium any longer. A few years ago he began concentrating on the more traditional media-- acrylics, watercolors, chalks, and the like. Further on down (after you scroll past a few more of Mr. Morrison's digital paintings), you'll find another whole batch (forty or so) of Mr. Morrison's traditional media paintings.

It might interest you that Mr. Morrison has provided a link to Mr. Morgan's artist's website. Near the upper right hand corner of this page, you'll find the word "SIDEBARS"; beneath "SIDEBARS", click "Links You Should Check Out"; then click the link to Andy Morgan's artist's website. Like Mr. Morrison, Mr. Morgan has also taken up the more traditional media of late. The two artists often work together.

Mr. Morrison has also put up photographs of the famous flower beds that, in the Spring and Summer seasons, have for decades wreathed a festival of colors around the house he grew up in. (Yes, he still lives in that house). Again, find the word "SIDEBARS" near the upper right hand corner of this page, and look just beneath it; this time, however, go to-- and click-- the words "Inspiration for my paintings: photographs of home". 

You'll find other interesting tidbits as well, under "SIDEBARS".

But most of all: PLEASE check out all of Mr. Morrison's paintings and comment about his work!!!  He'd like to hear from you.  What thoughts have you?

Thanks for visiting, and come back. (And please encourage others to come here!).

Oh, almost forgot-- expect more paintings to be posted.

Later,

Jerry Morrison

Wednesday March 31

Jerry working on a colored pencil drawing of fruit.

Having a good time painting

Here is Jerry working on one of his train paintings... he will have a number of these in his group show in May at the Creative Arts Guild.

WATCH MY MOVIE!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs-Fc3PILZM

Please click on the link to watch a movie of me and my friend Andy working in the art studio.

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Hi everybody, my name is Jerry Morrison and I am an artist living in Dalton, Georgia. I am happy to share my work with you on this blog. Please visit regularly.