sometimes you get lucky...

I really don’t like wasting paint (or anything.)

Years ago, I started wiping off the excess paint from my brushes onto the closet doors in my studio. I just couldn’t see wiping them off on rags and then disposing harmful chemicals into the landfill. I even “recylcled” the gray sludge at the bottom of the turp onto the doors.

Turns out, this is the largest painting I ever made—I don’t think I could recreate it if I tried.

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good stuff happens, part 3 -- abstract7

In August, 2018, I was invited to join a group of South Bay artists called abstract7. That’s “abstract” with a lower case “a”. There is another group with the same name, but with a capital “A” and they are based in Britain, I think. Quite an unfortunate coincidence and source of confusion, I must say.

Anyway, this lowercase abstract7 group only had six members because one member had dropped out.

They happened to see a photo of my work in the Silicon Valley Open Studios catalog and thought I would be a good fit. So I became the 7th member, joining Donna Orme, James Ong, Gloria Huet, Marjorie Law, Yao-pi Hsu and Sydell Lewis.

We are now in a group show at the Danville Village Theater and Art Gallery. Through March 2. 2019.

Come by and check it out!

come join me!

• 3 Days only!

• Jen Tough Gallery presents

• WILD THINGS

• a pop-up art exhibition in

• San Francisco’s Dogpatch Neighborhood

• Friday, February 8 from 12 to 7 pm

• Saturday, February 9 from 12 to 7 pm

• Sunday, February 10 from 12 -5 pm

• ARTIST RECEPTION on Saturday, Feb. 9 from 5-7 pm.

1599 Tennessee Street pop-up location. Image from previous pop-up show.

I am pleased that my painting “I am Certain of Nothing” has been selected along with works by John Yoyogi Fortes, Tamera Avery, Gina Tuzzi, Jenny Phillips, Bibby Gignilliat, Amanda Saint Claire, Kate Zimmer, Beth Billups, Francis Snyder, Julie Cavaz, Barbara Pollak, Rebecca Katz, Diane WIlliams, Chuck Potter, Christopher Chaffin, Swann Freslon, Sasinun Kladpetch, Nancy Brown, Rachel Davis and more.

Terry Tsu I AM CERTAIN OF NOTHING 76 x 70 mixed media on canvas