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.
Sketching from the road (in a rainstorm)
I took a day to drive down to Indiana with Chewbacca for a masked + social distanced afternoon with my sister. Halfway through the trip it POURED. Like, can’t see brake lights 30 feet ahead of you pouring. Not ideal for highway travel.
I was getting a little hungry anyways (and assumed the pup would be too) so I pulled into a gas station to let the worst of the storm pass, munch on/share some popcorn, and make a few sketches.
And as quick as it started, the storm passed and we were back on the road.
Materials*:
Fabriano watercolor sketchbook
Derwent water-soluble graphite
popcorn.
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The rain was intense and angry, spattering the roof of the car with what sounded like hail from time to time, but was just heavy heavy drops.
The best kind of storm.
I made a few contours of the rain as it fell, the streaks it left on the windows, the ripples in the puddles on the asphalt.
Coming Soon; Studio Clear Out Sale!
I started planning this sale back in April when it was beginning to be apparent that a move to California was on the horizon. I envisioned it as a last hurrah in my studio, pulling out old, new and never released work to be sold before packing our lives into moving boxes and starting our cross-country drive.
As much fun as all that chaos sounds, I am grateful for a few more months to slowly organize and pack, and the chance to still hold the sale - but on a much less rigid schedule.
I’ve been slowly categorizing, photographing and organizing work for the past few weeks, and should be able to announce the start of the sale sometime in July.
As with all sales, the email subscribers get the first look and chance to purchase - so make sure you’re signed up for the emails and keep your eyes peeled for more info coming soon!
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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!