Title: “Today’s Exhibit”
Dimensions: 12″x12″x1.5″
Medium: Oil on Panel
I call this painting “Today’s Exhibit” but I could also sub-title it “Tribute to Cy Twombly”. The inspiration for this painting was a visit to MOMA in NYC. In the background you see a reference to a huge(?? 20′ x 15′) Cy Twombly painting. It actually looked like a gray painted canvas with a chalk scribble done all over the canvas in a rhythmic pattern.
I’ve got to admit after seeing a lot of Cy’s work in person at various museums, I’m not sure I get it. This is an artist I need to read about to get a better understanding of. Some of his other work makes me scratch my head and wonder….what the heck?? But maybe that’s the reaction he was after; after all? In addition, it’s far better to scratch your head and wonder than it is to yawn and walk away.
At 80 years old he is still creating - go Cy!
MOMA has these big deep red cubes you can sit on, or lie on as some patrons did when they were tired and needed a cushy spot to rest. This person found their own private space and was studying the floor plan for the days attack.
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It has been a long time since I last posted, part of the reason is because we were really tied up getting things finished on our house. Then our move took way more time than either of us anticipated. Now we’re in our new/old home again and it feels soooooo great to be back.
For those who are new readers of my blog, we had a fire in our house in October of 2007. No one was hurt, and the house didn’t burn to the ground, but there was a huge amount of smoke damage. After 9.5 months of reconstruction, we are back in! Is it back to the way it was? Not quite in some areas but overall we’re really happy to be cooking on our stove, eating in our kitchen and sleeping in our own bed.
I’m not fully unpacked yet, but I’ve cleared enough space in my studio to get working again, and in short order; organization will be present, and I’ll be painting up a storm just as fast as I can conceive the ideas. Oh I have a few new ideas for some videos too.
Title: “Dandelion #1″
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 5″x5″
Yes; even a weed can be interesting. Where I grew up there were dandelions, but not like the ones where I live now. They used to be shorter and plumper. When you picked them a milky white substance would appear around the stem. You could eat the young leaves, and they would mature to a soft puffy symmetrical head with a white center. The ones now on the side of the road are long and lean, with scrappy small leaves. The pom pom (for lack of a better word) is much more interesting. The gray fluff is wilder, some pieces are matted together as if a wet animal tromped through the field disturbing there peacefulness. They also have hairs of red/gold that poke out and bend in multiple directions.
Title: “Disappearing Dusk”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimenstions: 12″x12″x1.5″
Disappearing dusk,
Stars brighten in the darkness,
Evening is magic
People are interesting - even if they are just standing there. I saw this man leaning over the rail his shaved head with a glow from the light above. It was getting dark outside just before the last traces of light were available. The color of the sky turned a deep magnificent blue and shone through giant windows that were behind him.
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Title: “Contemplation”
Dimensions: 12″x12″x1.5″ with painted sides
Medium: Oil on Panel
Ever come face to face with art that so enormous it fills your entire field of vision? This painting has a rich texture and is painted around the sides as it is in front.
Newsflash - I was accepted by juror Carl Belz: Diector Emeritus, The Rose Art Museum of Brandeis University into a national publication called Studio Visit Magazine published by Open Studio Press. It will be out fall 2008. I’ll send out an announcement as it approaches.
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Title: “Where is that….”
Dimensions: 12″x12″x1.5″ with painted sides
Medium: Oil on Panel
This painting along with “Say Fromage” was accepted by Juror Elma Johnson to be included in Rocky Mount Arts Center’s 51st Annual Juried Art Exhibition to be held at the center 270 Gay Street Rocky Mount, North Carolina from May 24 - September 14, 2008. There will be an awards reception on Friday, June 6th, 2008 from 7:00 - 9:00pm.
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We went to the Tate Modern three times when in London. It wasn’t to far from the hotel and our third visit was to get some things from the gift shop before we went home.
The Tate Modern has some spectacular art. We saw the Carsten Holler exhibit, called “Test Site”, where people get into covered slides made of steel and they twist and turn their way down to the ground floor. More on that later!
The museum was converted from an old power plant. It was landscaped with manicured grass and masses of birch trees growing in large rectangles. The shapes seemed to guide patrons to the door and provided a sculptural feel before you even stepped foot inside.
I like this simple image of the building structure when approaching it. The sky was extremely clear. You could see the deep blue atmosphere fade to light as it approached the horizon. The smoke stack and side walls leaned in from the edges magnified the height and perspective of this massive building. This painting reminds us of those wonderful birch trees in the foreground. I also enjoyed what looked like an addition of contemporary glass offices on the top level, and I chuckle at the mass commercialism of the web site address clearly marked on the outside - WWW.TATE.ORG.UK.
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