Where Has Dick Been?
Marshall University in Huntington West Virginia has made an annual trek to the Termesphere Gallery each spring for the last four year. They bring students from all disciplines to study spherical geometries and six point perspective with Dick. This year was no exception. April 22 and 23 10 students from Marshall arrived ready to learn. The spent two mornings with …
Flash to the Past
I just received new photos of one of my favorite spheres. It is called Migration Patterns. It was a piece studying the migration patterns of many birds from around the world. Dan O’Brien helped with the subject matter of this piece. The images of the birds show where they start from and when they end up in Spring and Winter. …
Dripping Dreams
Dripping Dreams is a 24” diameter sphere. It explored the subconscious side of my mind. As I work a lot with the left side of my brain now and then I like to make the other side do the work. I started this piece by loosely painting an abstract expressionistic painting on the sphere. Drips of paint were allowed to …
Working with SDPB
We have had wonderful news from South Dakota Public Broadcasting. The drawing DVD on how anyone can learn to draw, ”Basic Elements of Drawing” is to be developed into a series. Dick will host this series from the Gallery and Studio. This series will be developed to have an educational component complete with a Teacher’s guide, and activities aligned to …
Adventures in Brookings
Recently, Dick did a 12-piece show for a month in the Brookings Public Library which was very fun. He also gave a lecture one of the evenings and enjoyed the great questions and conversation with the attendees. Some great questions came out of that lecture. South Dakota State University had him do my video/lecture to their design students. After the …
18 Piece Collection in Ames, Iowa
On January 8th, the Octagon Gallery in Ames Iowa hung an 18-piece collection of Termespheres. This is the second showing of Dick’s artwork at the Octagon Gallery. The first show was ten years ago. On February 11th Dick came to Iowa State University’s Center of Excellence in the Arts and Humanities, to present as part of the 2016 Donald R. …
The Brass Bed
The Brass Bed is a 24” sphere painted in 1981. The theme was really fun. The scene on the spherical painting is a bedroom with an old brass bed in the room. The room also has two full length mirrors on the walls opposite each other. When you looked at the painting on the sphere you notice there are only …
Annual 2015 Holiday Open House and MOVA Globe Giveaway
Saddle up the reindeer, put on your jolliest grins and get ready for the Annual Termesphere Gallery Open House. This years event is going to be extra special with some new and exciting things. Find tasty treats and unique gifts for everyone on your list (there might even be something there for you.) Everything in the Gallery will be 10% …