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News about Herb Roe and his current projects, travels, paintings, murals, exhibitions, and gallery shows at the Warehouse Studio on Garfield St. This page is updated frequently, so check back often for more news.
August 2010
Last project for August 2010, the repaint of the "Christening of the Eleanor" mural -before and after shot. Coming next, repaint of the "James Marine welding scene". Repaint of Christening of the Eleanor-before and after
"Boy Scout Centennial" mural, Paducah, Ky, summer 2010 . Acrylic enamel paints on wall. Detail  of "Boy Scout Centennial" mural, Paducah, Ky, summer 2010 . Acrylic enamel paints on wall. "The Centennial of Troop 1" - Boy Scout mural, Paducah, Kentucky, has finally been finished! Click on the thumbnails to view a full photo or a detail of the finished piece. Now its time to do a few repaints of 3 older murals here in Paducah and then its home to Louisiana for a few weeks.
July 2010
It's great to be back in Paducah for the next couple of months, working on a few projects. The first will be the "Boy Scout Mural", pictured in a preliminary stage in the sketch above, and below as I begin to add the new reference I've obtained since being in Paducah. As the project progresses I'll be posting update pics here at the News page, so keep checking back. Click on the thumbnail progress images to see a larger version.
June 2010
"Cour de Mardi Gras - Chanson de Mardi Gras", 16" x 20", oil on canvas, 2010. "The Inferno-Spendthrifts and Misers", 16" x 20", oil on canvas, 2010 "The Card Cheat", 16" x 20", oil on canvas, 2010 "Sunlight-Cajun Holy Trinity", oil on panel, 11" x 14", 2010.
"The Old French Guitar Player", oil on canvas, 16" x 18", 2010 .Several new paintings finished in this month. I've also gotten around to revamping large sections of the website, and adding a bunch of pics of the murals I completed last summer at the Clark Athletic Complex in Portsmouth. Follow this link and check them out. Also, I will be leaving for Paducah, Kentucky in the next week, so look for me on the road soon for some new mural projects and some repair work of old murals. "The Battle of Fort Beausejeur", oil on canvas, 18" x 24", 2010.
April 2010
"Courir de Mardi Gras - Number 13", oil on canvas, 16" x 20", 2010 "Courir de Mardi Gras - Number 14", oil on canvas, 16" x 20", 2010 "Courir de Mardi Gras - Number 15", oil on canvas, 18" x 24", 2010 A few more new paintings as the month wraps up, all new Courir de Mardi Gras series from the last month or so. Some new pieces, as I delve back into the world of Dantes "Inferno".
"Girl playing a cello". 18" x 24", oils on canvas, 2010 "Still life with a bottle of wine". 28" x 36", oils on canvas, 2010 "Allegory XVI-Circe Cthonia". 16" x 20", oils on canvas, 2010. A few new finished paintings will be on display at our "April Art Walk at the Warehouse" here at the Gallery. These will include new Allegory series paintings XV and XVI, as well as photos by Leah Graeff.
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March 2010
Courir de Mardi Gras - Number 12 Courir de Mardi Gras - Number 11 Allegory XV-Aïdōneus awaits his beloved Mardi Gras has come and went this year, and it was better than ever! I went to do the Courir de Mardi Gras this year, and got great reference for future work. I've also finished new Allegory series paintings, with several more to be finished soon.
January 2010
"Fur and Gold-Portrait of Holly Harrison", oil on canvas, 16" x 20", 2010. Happy New Year to everyone! Here is the first finished painting of the new year, "Fur and Gold". I'm currently working on a few new Courir de Mardi Gras paintings, some multi-figure, actiony stuff. And we are preparing for our next show here at the Warehouse on Garfield, to be the saturday before Mardi Gras for Art Walk.
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