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Upcoming
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Rockwood Nature Center
Chesterfield, Virginia
10/2012 - 9/2013
Francesca Anderson Fine Art Gallery
Lexington, Massachusetts
11/15/2012 - 1/12/2013
2013 Masterworks
in Miniature
Gallery One
Mentor, Ohio
March 8-23, 2012
Ward Museum
of Wildfowl Art
Salisbury, Maryland
June 7-9, 2013
Irving Arts Center
Irving, Texas
September 13-15, 2013
Gallery Exhibition Lovetts Gallery
Tulsa, Oklahoma
March 2014
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Recent blog
postings...
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11/27/2012
"Day1 As soon as I stepped of the plane and onto the tarmac I could smell the difference... Arrived in Kilimanjaro airport in the middle of a thunderstorm, I have to tell you that I wasn't expecting that at all. A very small airport it didn't take very long to pick up my luggage and make my way out to the lobby..." (Read More)
11/29/2012
I haven't even been here a day"Day3 "6:02 am -- I am trying to find the words to describe what I have awoken too... I should have known that it was morning even before I opened my eyes because of all the birds singing. There was a slight haze that is burning off very fast and from the porch of my tent..." (Read More)
12/4/2012
"5:16am -- Heard a Lion roar last night around 2:30am --- NOT too far from my tent?" (Read More)
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Dear Friends,
Yes my fall newsletter is a bit late but I wanted to wait until after I returned from my African adventure to put it all together. I thought the "after the trip" news would be much more interesting than the "before the trip" news. In addition to my Africa trip I also recently returned from an exhibition in Dallas, Texas as well as painting four small pieces for the Almost Miniatures show in Lexington, Massachusetts. While all this was going on I was invited to exhibit my work for a year at a local Rockwood Nature Center in Chesterfield, Virginia.
Well I am super charged after being in Africa and I am bursting with compositional ideas and ready to start painting for the spring exhibitions! I hope everyone has had a great fall and that the holiday season brings you much joy and happiness.
Cheers! -Robert |
New Work...
"Serendipity (African Elephant)" Graphite pencil on watercolor paper
7 x 10 
"Bobwhite (Northern Bobwhite)"
Oil on 1/2"maple panel
20 x 16
SOLD!
"Striped Horse (Zebra)"
Graphite Pencil on Arches #300 watercolor paper
6 x 10
"Longhorn"
Graphite pencil on watercolor paper
7 x 11
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Fall 2012 re-cap...
This fall has been packed with events and travel! From Richmond, Virginia to Dallas, Texas over the Atlantic to my adventure in Tanzania, Africa. I have recapped the events and travel below.
Reference & Research trip
Tarangire National Park
Tanzania, Africa
Well... what an adventure, A truly life and career changing event! Africa has super charged me and I have ideas for compositions bursting out of my head. I have already composed a large 30x40 painting of three bull elephants and can't wait to start this new piece. The trip so great that I am already making plans to go back in October 2013.
I have not been able to find the words that describe how fantastic my trip was and don't know if I ever will, it was that powerful. Personally I found Africa and it's people just amazing, the wildlife was incredible! Within five minutes of first day in the park I noticed the difference in wildlife in the wild and those in captivity. It is truly like comparing a couch potato with a world class athlete, the animals muscle mass and demeanor are a night and day difference.
Already a huge fan of Elephants they are now my favorite mammal, in fact after seeing them in the wild I have a definite love for them. They have so much personality, grace and beauty that just awed me. At one point I was looking out across the landscape and was looking at roughly 300 Elephants!
Field sketch of a Bull Elephant.
Drawn in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, Africa.
So much happened that I would love to share with you and I am working on that through postings on my blog capturing moments from each day as well as excerpts and field sketches from my sketchbook/journal. You can read the posts, see my field sketches and view the map of my daily travels by clicking on the links below. Please check back over the next few weeks as I finish up my Africa 2012 sketchbook postings.
Return for Africa 2012 blog postings
I have also uploaded many photos onto a Picasa web album that I have shared, please follow the link below to view the photo album and I hope you enjoy them.
My work hanging in the Irving Arts Center
The exhibit in Dallas was a huge success! The Irving Arts Center had a great exhibition space for The Gallery of Artists and welcomed us most graciously. The show was such a success that they have not only asked us back in 2013 but 2014 as well! Keep an eye out for a save the date email this summer.
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Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit 2012
Ohio Valley Art League
Henderson Fine Arts Center
Henderson, Kentucky
"Ginter Mausoleum (Morning Dove),"
Oil on 1/2" prepared maple panel
16 x 8
My painting was one of 81 works on exhibit during the 2012 Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit held at the Henderson Fine Arts Center in Henderson, Kentucky. (OVAL) was founded in September 1991 to promote the visual arts in Henderson, Kentucky and the Tri-State. OVAL organized the first Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit in 1994 with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources as the co-sponsor. This biennial exhibit attracts top wildlife artists from across the nation and is now considered one of the top wildlife exhibitions in the nation. (Read more)
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Current & upcoming ongoings...
Currently on exhibit 28th Almost Miniatures Show Francesca Anderson Fine Art Gallery Lexington, Massachusetts November 15, 2012 - January 12, 2013  "Wren," Oil on 1/2 prepared maple panel, 5 x 7 I have four small paintings in the 28th Almost Miniatures Show at Francesca Anderson Fine Art Gallery in Lexington, Massachusetts. The show will open November 15, 2012 and run through January 12, 2013 and all the paintings in the show will be smaller than 7 x 9 inches. (Read more)
"Tufted Titmouse," Oil on ½ prepared maple panel, 5 x 7 This painting received the Gallery's Director's Choice, Best Animal Painting, 1st Place.
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Yearlong Exhibition Rockwood Nature Center Rockwood Park Chesterfield, Virginia October 2012 - September 2013
I have the honor of having my work on exhibit at the Rockwood Nature Center in Chesterfield, Virginia, for the next year. Several of my wildlife paintings and drawings can be seen throughout the nature center along with exhibits of live animals from the surrounding area. I am very excited about this opportunity to exhibit my work so close to home and I look forward to sharing my passion of wildlife through my paintings and drawings with the visitors of the Rockwood Nature Center. (Read more)
***************************************** 2013 Masterworks in Miniature Gallery One Mentor, Ohio March 8-23, 2013 Now in its 22nd year, Masterworks historically features paintings by Robert Bateman, Edna Hibel, Carl Brenders, James Christensen, Guy Coheleach, Linda Daniels, Bev Doolittle, Dean Morrissey, Liz Lemon Swindle and John Weiss. Most works are priced from $350 to $5,000.
"Each miniature is so special," said Alan Brown, Gallery One president. "Some have been reproduced in books or calendars. Others were created especially for this event. The demand is so intense that prospective buyers from throughout the world submit 'intent-to-purchase' forms in hopes of 'being drawn' to buy their favorites." (Read more)
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A review from Lovetts Gallery...
"Weighted (Carolina Wren)," Oil on 1/2 prepared maple panel, 18 x 24
One of Caldwell's best works!
A Little Rusty
Robert Louis Caldwell doesn't paint anything he hasn't seen in person. "Every time he's been to the gallery, he goes out taking reference photos," says Jack.
In fact, he's been saving for a trip to Africa.
"Robert has been raising funds to take his trip to Tanzania in four or five weeks. He was hoping he would be able to raise enough funds to go for 14 days," says Jack.
"He had to shorten his trip. He's never been to Africa. That's a monumental trip for any wildlife artist. He was so committed to going that he shortened his trip so he could go no matter what.
"When he returns, he'll be working primarily on African safari paintings, because, again, he'll only paint what he's seen in person."
Until then, however, he's working on more local subjects. On a trip to Lovetts Gallery in 2010, he photographed a counter weight to an oil pumpjack. He was drawn to it, no doubt, because it was covered in rust, which happens to be one of his favorite subjects. (Read more)
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Already making plans to go back....
Tanzania, Africa 2013!
October 2013
Africa was so impactful on my life that I NEED to go back and I am bringing you with me! I am in the process of planning a photographic safari back to Tanzania, Africa. It is in the initial planning stage but if you are interested in a chance to go on a life changing adventure then please email me, robert@rlcaldwell.com, with your interest and I will include your name on the announcement list once all of the planning is finished. |
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In the Galleries...
Berkley Gallery
Warrenton, Virginia
Oil 1/2 prepared maple panel, 12 x 22
Graphite pencil on watercolor paper
7 x 11
Graphite pencil on watercolor paper
7 x 10
Graphite Pencil on Arches #300 watercolor paper
6 x 10
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Lovetts Gallery
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oil, 24 x 36
 Oil on 1/2" Maple Panel
18 x 24
SOLD!
Oil, 11 x 14
Oil on 1/2"maple panel
20 x 16
SOLD!
Oil, 30 x 40
 Oil on 1/2 prepared maple panel
9 x 12
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Thank you for taking the time to read my studio newsletter.
Sincerely,
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 Robert Louis Caldwell
RL Caldwell Studio 804.302-4921(Studio) |
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