2006, July 30 - Small Site Addition

Several artists were added to the links section; they are clearly marked as new.

2006, July 27 - Email Announcements List Back Online (Includes a New Feature)

The email announcements list is now moved over to its new service. Functionality was added so that users may submit postal mailing information and a comment when subscribing to the email announcements list. Providing any additional information is purely optional.

2006, July 12 - Site Update Officially Completed

After many weeks of gradual work and updates, a major visual redesign of this site has been completed; it features a new background and fonts, and basic overall presentation style. Most pages remain organized as before. This News section was also added, and additional notes have been added to the Site Index detailing the location of some items such as press quotations, and the artist's comments. The opening of the Writings section is likely to be the next update.

2006, July 9 - Artist to Speak at the KIA

Mr. Spyker will be giving a short presentation about his work at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts on Tuesday, July 18, 2006 for the KIA's Artbreak series.

2006, July 1 - Painting Wins Award in Kalamazoo Area Show

David Jay Spyker has been awarded The Martin Maddox Prize for Imaginative Realist Painting at the Kalamazoo Area Show for "Flow", a painting in acrylics on canvas. The prize is named after the artist Martin Maddox, who was a friend of Mr. Spyker, and it has been awarded at the show each year since Maddox's death in 1997. Maddox was known regionally for the emotive, evocative, and imaginative style of his figurative paintings in oils and pastels.

2006, June 30 - Kalamazoo Area Show

"Flow", a painting by David Jay Spyker will be on display as part of the Kalamazoo Area Show at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The annual regional art competition will run from July 1 - August 26, 2006; this year the show drew 718 entries (a record number), of which only 158 were accepted for exhibition by juror Tim Lowly. It is a very strong show this year, and is well worth the visit.

2006, June 2 - Art Competition at the Art Center of Battle Creek

The painting , "Someday", is currently on display as part of the 27th Annual Michigan Artists' Competition at the Art Center of Battle Creek in Battle Creek, Michigan. The show, which includes 55 works by 43 regional artists was judged by Jane Connell, Director of Collections and Exhibitions/Senoir Curator of the Muskegon Museum of Art in Michigan, and runs from June 2 through July 1, 2006.

2006, March 15 - Forum for and About Representational Painters Working in Acrylics Opens

David Jay Spyker is hosting a new forum devoted to representational painting in acrylics. Topics will include technique, the origin of ideas, the business of art, critiques, and other related issues. Anyone interested in representational painting in acrylics is welcome to join the various discussions - artists, patrons, and enthusiasts alike are invited. The forum my be found here.

2006, January 13 - The Regional Show at the Carnegie Center for the Arts

Three paintings by the artist ("Flow", "Verge", and "Falling") are on displayed as part of the 2006 Fine Arts and Photography Competition at the Carnegie Center for the Arts in Three Rivers, Michigan. The show, which includes 218 works by 152 regional artists was judged by Maria Tomasula, artist and educator, and runs from January 15 through February 26, 2006.