Siler Galleries Blog
One evening a few weeks ago, she came into the gallery. Long flaming red hair, chartreuse scarf, bright red lipstick on full lips that were constantly smiling, and hazel brown eyes. Her name, “Larkin”, was so appropriate, individual, dramatic. This is what evokes the passion in me as an artist…the challenge of capturing her personality, [...]
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One day, when walking in the park across from my gallery, I spotted a gorgeous dark-haired girl with a red flower in her hair, kinda Hawaiian style. The flower added a special touch of natural beauty and I remembered thinking…”How inspiring, something as simple as a flower in her hair sets her apart from every [...]
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This First Thursday of September, I will unveil “Medusa”, my first in a series of paintings with Medusa as my primary focus. Medusa, as you probably already know, is said to be the most beautiful of all Goddesses…so beautiful that men turn to stone when they gaze too long on her face and body. However, [...]
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Lucky, lucky me. Lujon Winery has asked me to design a series of wine labels for them. The first one will come out this year…using my favorite painting of my daughter, called “Morgan’s Balloon Ride”. I hope the label helps to sell more of Lujon’s great wines. And thank you, thank you, THANK YOU, Lujon, [...]
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Yolo Lounge is about to have their “official” grand opening. They have taken a beatup old space on SW 4th Street (between Washington and Stark) and turned it into a very swank nightclub/dinner house. I can’t wait to taste the asian fusion fare. I first met the owners when they came into my gallery asking [...]
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Lucky for us, a client offered to rent us their beautiful home on the big island of Hawaii for the month of May. Sandi and I have now been here for three weeks. sunning ourselves at the beach every day while, most of the time, it rained back in Portland. Thank you Linda and Bill. [...]
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Painting is rewarding, but can also be frustrating. As a particular painting begins to take shape, I see opportunities to create a certain “look” or a certain “emotion”…and then I lose it just as quickly. Sometimes the brush just isn’t up to the task of channeling what’s in my brain onto the canvas. It loses [...]
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April 2, 2011 The artist, Buzz Siler, turned 65. Thank you to all the friends and family and Pearl District neighbors all who made it out. Here is a peak of the great time we shared celebrating Buzz… [Thank you Josh Leake for this awesome video. Who knew a mortgage broker could be so creative? [...]
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Every major city in the USA and abroad has one day per month that is “special” for the art industry. For Portland it is the “First Thursday” of every month. Art enthusiasts are encouraged to go out that evening to visit the local art galleries. Its usually crowded here and, occasionally, someone even looks at [...]
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Some dear friends, Daniel and Adria, came over Wednesday night for dinner…and to let me re-stretch and touch-up “Femme Rouge”, a painting my wife, Sandi, and I had given them as a wedding present a couple years ago. (By the way, Daniel and Adria both agreed that I could share this story with you). Daniel [...]
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