FUN EVENTS

Artists at Art84 2018-Thierry Bignolet, Amy Scofield, Emily Hoyt-Weber, Jose Lopez, Luna Davis, Cornelius Castor, Alicia Philley, Melanie Hickerson, Helen Mary Marek, Larry Vanston, Ben Ruggiero, Valerie Chaussonet, Linda Dumont

INSTALL

Installing the artwork for the East Austin Studio Tour yesterday went well.

 

My assistants, Armando and Luna, are strong and young!

WHIRLING and MERMAID IN THE BASEMENT were edited out.

Whirling

Mermaid in the Basement

 

BACK FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHER

Four paintings back from the photographer. One is a repaint and 3 new ones, music related.

 INVITATION TO THE DANCE is fooling around with some palette knife and layers of space, sorta.  This one I call THE FLOWERS ARE SINGING. It has some texture bits, too.

 This is my favorite one so far. Swimming, dancing and playing the piano an Oh! a little red wagon!

TIES OR QUANTUM MECHANICS

A new painting, almost done but no title yet. I've been doing happy feeling paintings. Something to do with the ribbons. To me its the quantum mechanics or nudges from other planes of "realities."

I named it LIKE MUSIC UPON THE WATER. Sort of Lord Byron (I changed the word 'on' to 'upon').

Here's the practice painting of the dancing animals.

RHAPSODY IN BLUE

It's finished. I named it RHAPSODY IN BLUE, thank you, George Gershwin.

54" x 36"

I had trouble with the dancers so I stopped and did a small painting of just the dancers.

12" x 9"

 

FUN! FUN! FUN!....AND SCARY

New painting in progress is so much fun! Drawings, first. At least as big as the canvas.
54" tall by 36" wide.

2018-7-21

Work a bit more and sit
and think. And doodle.

2018-7-22

I don't know what this is exactly. A pump jack and dancers? I can edit later.

2018-7-23

This time I drew on the canvas with vine charcoal.

I don't always draw with charcoal but sometimes I do.

2018-7-24

2018-7-25

2018-7-27

2018-7-29

I took it outside and photographed it by sunlight. It is about the same size but the detail and color is so much better.


I think I will name it ADAGIO.

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

Half of the Gallery Space

I need enough paintings for a one person exhibit at the Dougherty Art Center. My estimate is between 40 and 50 paintings and/or other artworks...like framed drawings. I have about 50 available BUT the works need to relate to each other or to the title somehow.

The Opening Reception for The Tie That Binds will be Thursday, January 16, 2020 from 7 to 9 PM.  Sunset will be at 4:54 PM that day so it will be after dark and who knows about the weather. Could be lovely or cold or stormy. No telling.

BACKWARDS AND IN HIGH HEELS NEW HOME

It was thrilling to visit my painting BACKWARDS AND IN HIGH HEELS (MOM) in its new home.Beautifully lit.

                

BARTON SPRINGS - NEW PAINTING

I am still fiddling with it but this is mostly finished. It is 14 inches tall and 50 inches wide.

This is a detail of the snorkeler in the sky. 

The working title has been THE TIE THAT BINDS but now I think ON LOAN. The planet is on loan to us from our descendants.

NEW PAINTING NEEDS A NAME

Almost finished. It's 22" x 20" wide. I am considering "Invitation to a dance" or "I used to think" or maybe just "Yellow Ribbon". The small figure is playing a violin. I have made that clearer.

ROMA

Getting on the plane

4/16/18-1^st day – arrive around noonish,

Flowers on the steps.

At the top of the steps, a beautiful day

 Got lost, walked to the Spanish steps, took taxi back to hotel, Lasagna at San Marco.

4/17/18-2^nd day – Coloseo, lines. First ice cream, other pizza, Susanna visited giro. 

4/18/18-3^rd day-Vatican, 

Four Rivers Fountain

 

3 ice creams, pizza at San Marco, Piazza Navona, Pantheon, vendors.

Resting by the Pantheon

Pantheon porch

Cats are hiding

4/19/18-4^th day-Villa Borghese, San Marco, cat sanctuary at Piazza Argentina.

4/20/18-5^th day-Shopped, coloseo crystal, souvenirs, shoes, walked around. Flew away.

SHOW DOWN

The show comes down today. Twelve paintings coming home. Tori is going to help me with the manual labor. I have to make the decisions. On the radio, "Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision" - Sir Winston Churchill. Postpartum depression when the show is over. That's courage, too. 
Good information from viewer responses. Below are the two favorites.

AUSTIN VIBE - ALMOST FINISHED!

I think I will name it AUSTIN VIBE or something like that. It is 36" tall and 30" wide.