9 new paintings at RedDot Culture! Tomorrow!
9 new paintings are launching on RedDot Culture tomorrow! (Friday, November 13th).
The Moirai series (10 x 10 acrylic on canvas framed in Maple), Emergence 1 and 2 (acrylic on paper 18 x 24) and Layer Studies 1,2,3 and 4 (9 x 12 acrylic on paper).
Here are a few sneak peeks - to be notified when the gallery launches the collection head over here and sign up!
This collection was a exploration of new marks, of fully dried layers. Instead of using the contour drawings as the basis of a painting and made in graphite, these works explore the contour drawing as paint, fully dried and layered on top of the piece. The paper pieces will ship rolled, perfect for framing. The Moirai series is framed in beautiful white floating frames and will ship in padded boxes.
Head over to Red Dot Culture to purchase tomorrow!
New work available at Jenner McGinn Studios!
The Marks series is now available at Jenner McGinn Studios.
Inspired by the changing of seasons both out-of-doors and within ourselves. The colors were informed by shifting gradients in leaves and skies, the marks from contour drawings made as summer turned to fall.
To purchase head over to the Jenner McGinn Studio Gallery site. The Marks series is wired and ready to hang in their maple frames and can be purchased individually or as a collection.
How I choose items for Still Life set-ups (COVID edition)
On Sunday (May 31st) I’ll be on instagram live for another round of Studio Still Life Sessions. Just like last month’s session I’ll set up the still life on Saturday and take a few photos from a few different view points and upload them here. Feel free to work off these, or set up your own still life and work alongside everyone! All levels and disciplines of artists welcome!
If you’re interested in setting up your own still life (either Sunday or any other day!) - I thought I might share a little bit on how I go about finding the objects I use, during a time when I can’t exactly run out to our nearest thrift store or my favorite place, The Scrapbox.
Shopping my Basement
Even though we moved into this house almost 3 years ago, there are still a few plastic bins that are untouched in the basement. They still have the little sticker on them and everything. I like using these as places to start, because I’ve quite literally forgotten whats inside. It could be Christmas stuff (I KNOW there is a bin of plastic garland somewhere down there…) old sketchbooks, gardening tools… it’s an absolute toss up. I’ll pick a bin, commit to finding 2 -3 items and make those work.
Having someone else pick
This can be as simple as entrusting your still life to a family member or roommate, or as complicated as assigning numbers to a whole bunch of objects and letting someone (or random number generator online) pick what gets used. It all depends on how you want the final set up to look - people will tend to naturally choose items that look ‘nice’ together - so if you’re avoiding that, try the random aspect!
Think of a theme!
Themes can be handy when trying to create a still life. The more freedom you give yourself when picking objects, the less planned the table will look in the end. Choose a color and find things in your space that are that color, or shape, or texture; this can be a really neat way of examining certain truths behind surfaces and designs.
Curbside Treasures:
If you’ve got gloves and some time, consider checking your local ‘free’ item site, and see what’s being left out on the curb. I’ve found a few fun lamp bases and baskets that I’ve used in my setups a few times. I realize that this is slightly different in the time of a pandemic, so if you do go this route remember to wear gloves, sanitize the item and wear a mask if you think you’ll come into contact with people!
This is what I’m starting with - can anyone guess the theme?
Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday!
Studio Update (in Photos!)
I hope everyone is doing alright in this lockdown.
I’ve been working away in the studio, though with the move looming above us I’m a bit more focused on finishing up old pieces and less enticed to start anything new. We haven’t heard any word about a moving date yet, but as I’m not super anxious to get into a situation where we’d need to move immediately and none of my work is packed up - I’ve been taking inventory and doing a lot of ‘pre-packing’ if you will.
So for now, here’s a quick update of some cool things happening in my space!
My friends wrote a book!!!!!!!
The Motherhood of Art by Marissa Huber and Heather Kirtland came out on April 28th. If you follow their Carve out Time for Art community on instagram you’re familiar with their message, about staying creative and carving out time for art. I can’t wait to read about the artists featured in the book and see what these two lovely humans have put together. Purchase it here!
I am still in love with working on these roll canvases. That’s all <3
A ‘junior’ curator over at Jenner McGinn Studios picked my Wood Study to be a part of this collection! Pop over to the site to purchase.
Again, hope you all are doing alright in this strange time. Much love!
These are scary times friends.
It feels like a weird dream.
I’m writing this currently without knowing anyone personally who has been sick (which I am incredibly grateful for, for however long it is the case) but I realize that may not be the case for everyone reading.
Please know my heart is with you.
This is a scary, strange new world.
Just some quick notes regarding changes here:
Workshops, shows and events through the summer have been (thankfully) cancelled. If you registered for the summer sketch series, you should have en email with your refund.
To limit exposure I’m no longer making multiple trips to the post office each week. All orders will ship on Fridays, if you need an order out sooner please contact me and I’ll see what we can do.
Instead of the workshops planned for the summer, I’ll be holding instagram live events. I’ll try to announce them 2 -3 days beforehand. We’ll paint together, draw together, or just talk about art and life and try to grab whatever moments of peace we can.
Commissions for the time being are closed. While I’m trying to paint and stay creative as much as I can - my heart isn’t in the right place to be making commissioned work. I’ll think about reopening next month, but for now I need a little time to sift through these emotions.
The monthly email list giveaways will continue as planned. Sign up for the newsletter to get on the list.
Again, my heart goes out to everyone impacted by the virus and all it’s spiderweb of effects. This morning I saw a spray painted message on a nearby sidewalk while walking the pup. In bright blue paint it read, “Not alone. Just apart.” I liked that and think about it often. Maybe it will comfort someone else too.