back in the studio!
painting
sandoz + nordeman at hagedorn
in the henhouse, painting
Brenda Massie of Hagedorn Foundation Gallery curates what will be one of the most colorful - literally, and we hope, figuratively - exhibitions this year. Landon Nordeman's photography populates the first floor and my paintings the second from January 29th until March 21st, 2015.
Please mark the January 29th reception date; come with and wearing your brightest.
Nordeman + sandoz images complied for HFG by Brenda Massie
on loving france
I can't guess how this place couldn't get under one's skin. This is a little illo I made on the subject for an illustrated memoir.
falling in love with france, water-based media on somerset, 2014
painting: peony
in the henhouse, painting
A new 4' x 4' in progress in the studio.. Also in the studio, the painting's inspiration and a favorite flower: peonies.
water-based media on panel
seven years
I've posted 2,055 times over these seven years starting on November 1st, 2006. That's crazy - like life. It's been a full gallop of ups and downs - haha (haha as George Saunders would write). Thank goodness for the full entertainment and engagement of looking at world, thinking about it and, of course, making stuff. I'm so content to work and live on this little farm for another seven. No seventh inning stretch. No itch.
The
writer(artist) should never be ashamed of staring. There is nothing that does not require his attention. - Flannery O'Connor
Much gratitude to those that inspire, teach, lead, challenge and spur me on a daily basis (with some of you working it on a minute to minute basis).
oh, happy day!
1. splurged on some flowers! if i lived in a cooler climate, i'd become a crazy peony lady
2. fixed my shoes; broken since 2009
3. husband, doin' favorite activity, caught a biggun
4. rocks delivered via D. LOVE
christmas goose
in fire, the henhouse, painting
is a duck!
marcus kenney "cold duck" 10" x 10" mixed media 2008
mayday-mayday-mayday
This day really "celebrated" labor in almost every way.
Send backup.
(untitled, 2007, mixed media.)
Went to see Clare Rojas exhibition and performance (same durn girl, different name) last night; part of SCADstyle week.
last day of summer
Last day of painting the "RR tybee series" and now I realize I dated the work "autumn 2009".
"south beach tybee no. 2"
"south beach dune"
marie-alice no. 3
My WHOLE life I thought a 9" x 12", in art schmart terms, represented a portrait oriented space. Not true. How could I have missed this? I have painted a lot of squares so I've gotten away with this ignorance in many cases, but for real? And why didn't anyone tell me along the way that I had listed the work incorrectly? Now I'm terribly confused every time I try to figure, "What size is my work?" I completely learned this the wrong way. Worse, I don't think many gallery folks have corrected my placards.
36" x 36" oil on canvas november 2008 - january 2009
secrets no. 5
I caint make heads er tails of Elizabeth II (1994, 1982) and Lincoln 2008??????
what would freud say?
Two themes of the last three days: snakes and erotic art. I didn't know what they had in common until today. Tomi Ungerer, the author and illustrator of my favorite snake story, is also known for his "adult" illustrations. Guess it's as simple as that.
unknown artist, title, year
dcb & kds "a crictor-like snake" washable market and pen november 3rd, 2008
rado ceramic carved (cast) bracelet
Finally. I needed every bit of my extension, two "tiffy" sessions and a change on the Rado inspired timepiece.
"very swiss: carved (cast) ceramic rado bracelet" 24" x 24" acrylic on canvas october 19, 2008
head above water
in the henhouse, theories, painting
I had been calling the painting "i underwater", but this is so much better.
(quite impossible to photograph well) 14" x 11" oil on canvas ongoing
"head above water" (detail) 14" x 11" oil on canvas end of summer 2008
unkah d.
in the henhouse, painting
What about this?
a. I love it and am sending you a check.
b. Send it to me and I'll see if it works.
c. Let's burn it during the annual oyster roast.
"ice fisherman"
oil on canvas
36" x 36"
august 2008
landscapers
Looking to moon over works by Richard Diebenkorn,
"beach with umbrellas" oil on composition board 1958-1959 estate of the artist photo: william b. dewey
I found this painter. I love his work for the same reason I do Diebenkorn's. They both make the making look effortless.
lewis noble "a slate beach in Wales" 100 cm x 120 cm oil on canvas 2007
savannah lad holds breath, swims underwater
This afternoon, after a full day of "playing with (his) buddies", David Charles Bucey, who turned two in June, repeatedly swam underwater at the Habersham YMCA pool using both hands and feet to propel him. His mother, wearing an appropriate one piece swimming costume, who had done nothing quite as breathtaking (or spectacular) throughout the day, was duly impressed.
tybee field no. 1 oil on canvas 24" x 24" 2006 - 2008
fish bowl
Aside from my abstracts being new(ish), I've also become a member at the YMCA. While I'd like to take advantage of more of the activities, I've only used the water facilities. One good thing about getting in a pool with a bunch of other moms (and kids)....you can see how wonderful (or awful) or average your child's behavior. (Same for the parents.)
But my favorite people watching: the grannies.
tybee abstract
10" x 8"
oil on canvas
deep summer 2008
cul-chah
An opening (tomorrow evening) for some new abstracts at the Grand Bohemian. Men shoot hen at the Hunter Army Airfield. You're invited (5:30 - 8:30 p.m.) to either event. (More cultural activities.)
piecework a
14" x 11"
oil on canvas
summer 2008
dunno exactly
holiday illo no. 1
Kim Rosen, friend (& a former student), very talented (& successful) artist, sent this today.
www.kimrosen.com
December 2007