There are six of my artworks that are currently in various stages of exhibition and in various places.
They are:
’The Conflict I See Daily’, acrylic on canvas, online exhibit titled ‘Pairs’ that just ended recently.
My acrylic and collage on particle board multi media titled, ‘Jack’s Road’, is in a juried exhibit that just opened called, ‘Textured”. The exhibit will be up until till May 27, 2023 at the Garfield Park Arts center, 2432 Conservatory Dr, Indianapolis, IN. My acrylic on canvas painting titled, ‘Memories/Connections’, is also in that juried exhibit, ‘Textured”.
My watercolor and ink on watercolor paper work titled, ‘Beach Bird’, has been delivered and will be exhibited May 12 – June 30 at the SullivanMunce Cultural Center, 225 W Hawthorne St, Zionsville, IN, in a juried show called, ‘Flora And Fauna’. Also my watercolor and ink on watercolor paper work titled, ‘Rope Bird’, has also been delivered and will be in ‘Flora And Fauna’.
– Scheduled for delivery in a few days is my acrylic on canvas painting titled, ‘Monumental Geometric’. It is one of twelve paintings selected to to be in the 2023 Treasurer’s Statehouse Exhibition in the Indiana Statehouse, 200 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN. This art exhibit will up until September, 22, 2023.
As one might guess, I’ve been depending on my calendar quite heavily lately to help me keep track of what works I have out and where they are. Honestly… it’s a good position to be in and I’m more than happy to be busy like this.
~ John Essex II is a retired art teacher who now lives what he calls the “beatnik artist’s life”. He is a two-time Lilly Teacher Creativity Fellow and an Indy Arts Council (Arts Council of Indianapolis) Creative Renewal Arts Fellow. Essex is also artist/owner of EssexArt ABC, LLC through which he keeps busy creating his own fine art, creates commissioned art, does caricaturing by commission and at special events, conducts private painting parties and is contacted regularly to play the bagpipes (yes… play the bagpipes). Essex also maintains two online print-on-demand stores where patrons can acquire gallery quality prints of his art as well as other products that feature his work. To view what Essex does, and/or to shop his online stores, go to:
https://society6.com/essexart,
http://bit.ly/TPublic_EssexArt
To keep up with Essex and what he does at EssexArt ABC, LLC, follow him on:
Facebook at, https://www.facebook.com/EssexArt,
Instagram at, https://www.instagram.com/essexart_abc (@EssexArt_ABC)
Essex is also listed in the Arts Council of Indianapolis artist directory at:
http://www.indyartsguide.org/artist/john-essex-ii/