painting
Enough with the dirty laundry. Made of repurposed fabrics, these abstracted botanicals remind us of the first swells and sounds of spring. While the size matches a typical dish towel, these are not your momma's kitchen linens.
(freSH) laundry no. 2, 18" x 24", repurposed fabrics, 2014-2015
More "freSH" showing May 1-9 at 1704Lincoln, Savannah, GA, 31401.
I've recently created a number of 3D works using concrete, dry media and - the STD of crafts - glitter. I built molds using a variety of used food containers. Many have found treasures from travels, but also from daily life, pressed into the surface. Water resistant, they are functionable, but not food safe.
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to appear as part of an installation on May 1st at 1704Lincoln in Savannah (w vernonburg painted bee and Georgia asters)
Blanche Nettles Powers curates, hosts and shows in a group exhibition featuring new works by Rosewood and 1704Lincoln alumni titled "freSH". On May Day or Beltane, join up at Lincoln and 33rd from 6-8 p.m. to see what the SH in the fresh is all about.
Testing a new paint by Montana for an upcoming public event. It sprays on very evenly and the texture is great. More later on how temporary - super important - it is. In the meantime, I appreciate Montana's site tips for usage. Not everyone knows how to wield the spray can!
This is Hagen's Cove in Big Bend, Florida. Trying to find it? Even the sites that talk about the cove call it the "road to nowhere."
Fodder for future works!
This work is now available on my new site. It's a free-standing piece that has been painted on PVC panel. This type of panel allows the artist to exploit the transparent and translucent qualities of water-based media. The entire box is built with the material.
Pushing the season in the studio:
Unique and carefully thought out art moments unfold in a newly constructed home in downtown Savannah.
This work on wood panel and risers depicts oyster beds at the golden hour on Pine Island. The surface texture reveals a star and floral pattern from a previous work.
(color fields) pine island high tide, 4' x 5', water-based media on panel, 2013-2015
Working for Flannery. After all, it's camellia season. And Flannery Season.
Rolling out a red carpet, Hagedorn Foundation Gallery hosted a lovely evening filled with sparkling drinks and conversations that spanned generations, genres, of course, Georgia's gloried capital cities and what all goes down here and there and who-do-you-know.
dr. kate, unlicensed professional, diagnosing landon nordeman with acute inflammation of mandible due to overuse (photo by susan laney)
When the peonies were delivered, I painted them.
This work now exhibiting at Hagedorn Foundation Gallery through April 10, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia.
rose peony, 48 1/4" square, water-based media on panel, 2014-2015
Adding paintings and hardy plants to the studio today.
(color fields) cat island fog, 7" x 8", water-based media on panel, 2014 - 2015
water's edge: work in progress
During a studio visit, Labeeb Abdullah took one of those "this is everything" photographs. It's got the studio, the work, the friends, the history, the marriage, the kids, the projects and collaborators. At least that's what I see.
New work from the night studio:
rose peony, 4' x 4', water-based media on panel, wip
These are paintings on Tyvek folded into the shape of pipes. I'm not sure how many layers of art history joking this is; a lot.
I'm looking forward to seeing the installation photos of this large scale painting. It was made to provide a "window" in a dining and also to remind the owners of this time and place in their lives. We also considered that the work might one day be split in two to accommodate a smaller space. I actually like the idea that a painting could be split, like shares, and still hold up visually, continue to be a part as solid as the whole and provide the service of celebrating, documenting and/or interpreting time and place.
vernon river marsh, water-based media on panel, 4' x 8', 2014
A failed painting used to protect the floor:
