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2008
July: The Bald Musician was awarded with an Honorable Mention at the Arts Council@GRACE 2008 annual juried exhibition. Both The Bald Musician and it's companion piece Party Animals were selected for the juried exhibition.

June: Ducks in Boats was selected to be in the VMRC's 5th Annual Juried Multimedia Art Exhibition at the Park Gables Gallery in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

March: More Ducks in Boats! Three paintings, each showing an individual Duck in Boat in profile view.

February: The Bald Musician was selected for the Touchstone Gallery's 10th Annual All-Media Show and was on display from February 6 to March 8.

January: I have completed Party Animals, which is based on the painting Los Borrachos by Velazquez. The Velazquez painting clearly exhibited a strong influence on Manet's painting of The Old Musician which, in turn, became the inspiration for my painting of The Bald Musician, the companion piece to this one.

2007
November: Haven't been doing much painting lately... but I did get married this month!

September: I've settled into my new studio and have finished the two Cowboy Bears.

September: I've moved to a new studio/home in Silver Spring, Maryland. This has slowed me down a bit, but I should be up and painting again in no time!

July: Four Rooster Musicians have been completed. There are a total of six pencil sharpeners in the set, but I only plan on doing these four. A group portrait containing three of them is still in the works.

July: I have completed The Bald Musician, my most ambitious pencil sharpener painting so far. The painting was based on the Manet masterpiece The Old Musician.

April: The series of paintings of Rich Frog brand pencil sharpeners is now complete.

March: Chu Pa Kai and Puppydog were on display at the Art Alliance Center at Clear Lake in Houston, Texas, after being accepted in the National Society of Artists 23rd National Juried Show.

March: The Vegetable Patch Bunny series of paintings is now complete. Also the Big Fish Pencil Sharpener.

February: Ducks in Boats was recognized with an Honorable Mention at the Gallery West 10th National Juried Show in Alexandria, VA.

2006
December: Sun Wu Kung was accepted in the 2006 National Small Works Show at the Main Street Gallery in Groton, NY. A review in the Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) by Katherine Rushworth mentions the "Miro-like" painting as one of the notable entries among those which didn't win an award.

September: Sha Wu Tsing was awarded an Honorable Mention from the 15th Annual National Juried Open Media Competition at the Art Institute & Gallery in Salisbury, MD.

September: My web site has moved to www.bobcantor.com!

September: Giclee reproductions of selected images may now be ordered on-line at the American Frame Company.

July: From July 14 to August 9, Coach and the Cowry Fisherman was on display in the the Fraser Gallery's 10th International Fine Arts Competition in Bethesda, MD.

June: From June 4 to July 4, Purple Gorilla, with Banana and Lady Bug Pencil Sharpener were both on display at the VMRC 3rd Annual Juried Multimedia Art Exhibition at the Park Gables Gallery in Harrisonburg, VA.

April: I have begun work on the first painting of what I plan to be a new series based on old family snapshots. The first to be completed for this series is Speed 10mph. At 32" by 32", this is much larger than my current series and although still realistic, makes use of a much looser and less detailed style of direct painting. For the time being, however, the pencil sharpener series of paintings will continue to be my main focus.

February: Pencil Sharpener: Banana was accepted and displayed in the 8th Annual All-Media Exhibition at the Touchstone Gallery in Washington, DC.

2005
December: Pencil Sharpener: Eggplant Bunny was included in the Winter Group Exhibit at the Fraser Gallery in Bethesda, MD.

August: Pencil Sharpener: Sun Wu Kung wins First Place at the Fraser Gallery's 9th Annual Georgetown International Art Competition in Washington, DC. The juror was Jack Rasmussen, director and curator of the Katzen Arts Center at American University.

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