in the studio

February 01, 2015 in fiber, savannah artists + designers, the school house, the henhouse, painting

Working for Flannery. After all, it's camellia season. And Flannery Season.

talk of the town: hagedorn foundation gallery opening

January 30, 2015 in the henhouse, painting

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) — dr. kate, unlicensed professional, diagnosing landon nordeman with acute inflammation of mandible due to overuse (photo by susan laney)

abstract peony painting

January 26, 2015 in the henhouse, painting

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

green space

January 24, 2015 in little monsters, the henhouse, the school house, painting, drawn

Adding paintings and hardy plants to the studio today.

(color fields) cat island fog, 7" x 8", water-based media on panel, 2014 - 2015 — *(color fields) cat island fog*, 7" x 8", water-based media on panel, 2014 - 2015

studio assistant

January 23, 2015 in corrections, the henhouse, painting

Behind the curtain:

sea level

January 22, 2015 in the henhouse, painting

water's edge: work in progress

mlk jr day 2015

January 19, 2015 in fire, little monsters, product rants, savannah artists + designers, the henhouse, the school house, would you rather?, drawn

Every year, I draw a portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. I try to do this with one or both of my children and we talk about his dreams and then ours.

Today, I feel as I often do, that maybe I shouldn't dare or try to dream because I am not educated enough about politics, or how the world works. I am too idealistic. My ideals carry no weight. Maybe I am too liberal or too conservative so I don't deserve to work toward making my dreams come true. Maybe my dreams will be judged because I have or am too much or too little. But that's not quite right, and I wouldn't want any child in the world to feel this way.

Regardless, as with every single day since I-can't-remember-when, I have this thought whether recalling King's legacy or not:

My stone of hope for this nation and especially for red hills Georgians is that we might rise up (seriously! RISE UP!) and fix these durn schools.

I might go on about the things and events Americans will "rise up" for and I'd hazard that's not right either. If the schools don't work very, very well, I can not see a future of freedom for children or for us. And that is a heartache that haunts my dream.

kds + hambone, prismacolor and graphite, this morning

studio love

January 12, 2015 in "well, my husband---", savannah artists + designers, the henhouse, the school house, painting

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.

peony painting in progress

January 11, 2015 in the henhouse, painting

New work from the night studio:

rose peony, 4' x 4', water-based media on panel, wip

not pipes

January 09, 2015 in fiber, inventions, the henhouse, painting

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.

cold snap

January 08, 2015 in the henhouse, vernonburgers

river painting

January 06, 2015 in the henhouse, vernonburgers, painting

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

vernonburg studio

January 03, 2015 in corrections, the henhouse, painting

A failed painting used to protect the floor:

abstract landscapes

January 02, 2015 in corrections, the henhouse, painting

back in the studio!

new year's eve 2014

January 01, 2015 in "well, my husband---", the henhouse, vernonburgers

The arbor just before 2015 the night of our annual oyster roast.

goodbye, 2014

January 01, 2015 in fire, the henhouse, vernonburgers, wonder

what a wild ride this one! so much work, so much fun; full canter the entire time.

sandoz + nordeman at hagedorn

December 29, 2014 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.