Not Even #3 and Not Even #4 on the Auction Block

T. Renner, "Not Even #4," 2008, acrylic on cardboard, 12" x 12".

I've donated two paintings, "Not Even #3" and "Not Even #4," to an auction to be held on Saturday, October 10, to benefit NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri.

Fabulous at 40!: NARAL's 40th Birthday!

What: Come help NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri celebrate our 40th birthday! Come and enjoy dinner, entertainment, a silent auction, and a live auction with Ray Hartmann. Please RSVP at the contact phone number or email to purchase your ticket prior to the event at $100 per ticket, or at the door for $120. A portion of your ticket is tax-deductible Come out to help us celebrate!

Date: Saturday, October 10th

Time: Doors open at 6:00 p.m., ends around 10:00 p.m.

Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel 7750 Carondelet Clayton, MO 63105

Cost: Tickets are $100 prior to the event and $120 at the door.

Contact: (314) 531-8616 or jeff.farris @ monaral.org

T. Renner, "Not Even #3," 2008, acrylic on cardboard, 12" x 12".

Crosses at Crave

T. Renner, "Cross #7," 2009, oil on paper, 8" x 10".

Just a reminder that I have a show of seven paintings, including the above and the below, currently on display at Crave Coffee House until October 31. Crave is located near the Saint Louis University Nursing School at the corner of Caroline and Theresa.

Note: "Cross #7," was previously named "Cross #14."


T. Renner, "Cross #1," 2007, acrylic on canvas, 8" x 10".

Composition for Gene Autry

T. Renner, "Composition for Gene Autry," 2009, acrylic on paper, 17" x 17".

Portrait of Erik Satie

SOLD! T. Renner, "Portrait of Erik Satie," 2009, acrylic on paper, 17" x 17" SOLD!

Improvisation for John Coltrane #1

T. Renner, "Improvisation for John Coltrane #1," 2009, acrylic on paper, 7" x 5".

Chance Redux

T. Renner, "Self-Portrait: Ink Blot #'s 1-7", 2008, acrylic on paper, 5" x 7".

The above paintings were on display at Subterranean Books during February and March of this year as part of an show called "Works on Paper (Chance)." I'm re-posting them because I couldn't help but think how well they would have fit in with the current "Chance Aesthetics" exhibition at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University.


Installation view photograph by John Montre.

Requiem for Jim Carroll #2

T. Renner, "Requiem for Jim Carroll #2," acrylic on paper, 7" x 5", 2009.

Requiem for Jim Carroll #1

T. Renner, "Requiem for Jim Carroll #1," acrylic on paper, 7" x 5", 2009.

Study After Francis Bacon #3

T. Renner, "Study After Francis Bacon #3," acrylic on paper, "7 x 5", 2009.

Study After Francis Bacon #2

T. Renner, "Study After Francis Bacon #2," acrylic on paper, 2009.

Study After Francis Bacon #1

T. Renner, "Study After Francis Bacon #1," acrylic on paper, 2009.

Sculpture (Kansas City #3)

T. Renner, "Sculpture (Kansas City #3)," 2008, digital photograph.

Looking through my photo folders this morning, I came across this shot at a sculpture I made while visiting the Kansas City Art Institute last March.

Below is another sculpture I made on the same trip:


T. Renner, "Sculpture (Kansas City #1)," 2008, digital photograph.

This is a photograph of a small sculpture I made on a trip to Kansas City, Missouri, last March. I visited the campus of the Art Institute of Kansas City, which was oddly deserted because, I guess, it was spring break. Anyway, I left a couple of sculptures on site. I wonder what was made of them?

And another:


T. Renner, "Sculpture (Kansas City #2)," 2008, digital photograph.

Here's another photo of a sculpture I made while visiting the Kansas City Art Institute last March. I love the shadows, and I wish I'd kept the sculpture instead of leaving it on the KCAI grounds.

Wouldn't it be fun to make this thing in feet rather than inches!

Catharine Magel, an internationally known artist working in ceramics, mosaic, and painting, commented (via Facebook) on "Sculpture (Kansas City #1)":

"Great sculpture from your visit to KCAI. I loved it there!!!! The sculpture fits the aesthetics or one of the aesthetics valued there."

Crosses at Crave

T. Renner, "Cross #1," 2007, acrylic on canvas, 8" x 10".

I have an exhibition of several paintings now hanging at Crave Coffeehouse, located on Saint Louis University's Medical Campus all through September and October.

"Laumeier #1" on the Auction Block

T. Renner, "Laumeier #1," 2009, oil pastel on gesso on coated card stock, 5" x 7".

"Laumieir #1" has been donated to an up-coming auction on Saturday, September 12, at COCA, 525 Trinity Avenue, in University City, Missouri, to benefit Women In Charge, an organization that offers adult education and literacy instruction, GED preperation, individual and group counseling, career counseling, parent mentoring, and yoga and computer classes to women in need. Their mission statement reads: "Women In Charge heals the spirit, builds confidence, and educates women in need so that they may provide a better life for themselves and their children."

Laumeier #3

T. Renner, "Laumeier #3," 2009, graphite on gesso on coated card stock, 5" x 7".

Laumeier #2

T. Renner, "Laumeier #2," 2009, oil pastel on gesso on coated card stock, 5" x 7".

Laumeier #1

T. Renner, "Laumeier #1," 2009, oil pastel on gesso on coated card stock, 5" x 7".

Zak Marmelefsky Playing Banjo in Tower Grove Park

T. Renner, "Zak Marmelefsky Playing Banjo in Tower Grove Park," 2009, oil stick on paper, 21" x 19".

Today I took part in a Poetry Scores event in Tower Grove Park. Here's the official press release:

As part of The Contemporary Art Museum Saint Louis’s “Open Studios” weekend, on Saturday, July 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cindy Tower and Poetry Scores will present “Crescendo” in the southeast corner of Tower Grove Park, at the intersection of Grand and Arsenal Streets.

The live performance event will feature musicians improvising together while artists draw or paint them. There will be two separate sets, starting at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. respectively, with different sets of musicians and artists for each.

The intention is to record the music, and play it at a later date when the resulting artworks are exhibited and sold on silent auction.

This project aims to foster community and bring public attention to the wide range and diversity of talent in St. Louis.

Participants are as follows:

10 AM - 12:30 PM:

Musicians: Jason Braun, Mike Burgett, Heidi Dean, Ellen Gomez, John Marshall, Carl Pandolfi, Geoff Seitz, and Zak Marmelefsky.

Artists: Cindy Chafin, Kathy Cory, Mary Downey, Tim McAvin, Carmelita Nunez, Lucky Rashkis, Tony Renner, John Sarra, Daniel Shown, and Barbara St. John.

Photo of 3730 Page at Redd Foxx on the Auction Block

T. Renner, "3730 Page at Redd Foxx," 2009, photograph, 14" x 11".

You can bid on a framed print of the above photograph on Friday, August 14, at "New Year's Eve in August" to benefit Prison Performing Arts.

Here's the skinny from Prison Performing Arts' web site:

We’re celebrating New Year’s Eve in August -- St. Louis Style! to benefit Prison Performing Arts. Join us for appearances by Baby New Year and Father Time, fire eaters and fire eating belly dancers, a balloon drop raffle, a New Year’s toast and more, at the MadArt Gallery, 2727 S. 12th Street, in Soulard.

New Year’s Eve in August festivities include St. Louis’ well-loved food traditions, including toasted ravioli and gooey butter bites, and an auction of art work based on St. Louis icons by St. Louis artists.

Tickets are $25 per person, $30 at the door.

Buy Tickets online for New Year's Eve in August St. Louis Style

or you can buy tickets by phone by calling 1-800-838-3006 and ask for tickets to "New Year's Eve in August"

For more information about the event contact Prison Performing Arts at 314-289-4190.

Improvisation for Roscoe Mitchell

T. Renner, "Improvisation for Roscoe Mitchell," 2009, oil on paper, 7" x 5".