Color & Contour - Show Recap
Opening night! (pre-storm)
I loved this room.
We had wind, rain, lost balloons, champagne, puppies, cheese and - art.
Color & Contour - About the Work
Many of these paintings had lives as other paintings. During the first days/weeks of the pandemic we were told to wipe down our groceries (remember that?) my canvas supply began to dwindle and I wasn’t sure how to safely replace it.
But I still needed to paint.
Out came old, unfinished or unsuccessful work that had been stored away. It was re-gessoed, added to, painted over, given a new/different life.
Marks had begun to emerge as my process shifted from one informed by what was outside of my studio, to one that existed purely within it’s four walls. I spent a lot of time making contour drawings of my immediate surroundings. No plant was safe from still-life set-ups.
These sweeping arm/wrist movements became familiar over time and carried through the various lockdowns, and when I could leave the studio again - remained.
Similarly, the colors that previously were taken from new environments and new places became extraordinarily localized. I found myself returning to the same plants, same shadows and these tones dominated much of the work.
I’ve broken down the process among several paper collections to give the viewer a look into these marks as they existed in my sketchbooks and provide a little more insight to the movement and colors explored on the canvas.
If you couldn’t make it, here’s a little photo recap. New work from the show hasn’t been listed for sale yet, but will be soon.
(Make sure you are a part of the VIP list to get first dibs when it goes live!)
The set-up.
I adore this space. LOOK AT ALL THESE PLANTS.
The show was so much fun and I am so incredibly grateful to everyone who made it out / sent good vibes from afar. Thank you all so much for spending some time with me talking about art and sharing what you saw in the work - it was just so wonderful to get to see you all after this strange and scary year!
Perspectiv at Macaya Gallery
Saturday night at Perspectiv, held at the Macaya Gallery here in Miami was a blast.
I was showing 5 new pieces, 4 made specifically for the show and my theme : Rising Tides.
(Works from left to right; Tempest 20 x 24, Tidal I 30 x 40, Convergence 18 x 24, Mellipulli 20 x 24, Tidal II 30 x 40)
It was a great crowd of 250-300ish, and I was so happy to be able to speak with so many about my work. I loved hearing what they saw in the colors, where their eyes went through the pieces and how the work effected them. Sorta like laying on a hill and looking up at the clouds.
The music was fantastic, the food was excellent and the whole vibe of the show had such a creative, collaborative energy, it was impossible not to feel inspired.
Thanks to everyone who came out, it was a truly magnificent evening!
<3
Perspectiv Miami 2016
Super excited to announce that I'll be showing 5 new works at this year's Perspectiv Miami show on October 8th! I've been working on these pieces for awhile as sort of a love-letter to Miami - and am so psyched for the event. Music, food, drinks and art will rule the night!
I'll be there the entire evening, make sure to let me know if you stop by - I'd love to chat!