texture

i started working on some different surfaces. for the piece below, i took some prepared pumice and mixed it with medium and paint and used it to rough up areas of the canvas. then at a figure session, i tried to find areas to fit the figure between the rough areas. i think the result is interesting and will continue to try this approach for a while.[acrylic and pumice on canvas, 24x36]

glimpses

i am working on a "collage" painting of some images that have either been in my mind or have struck me. i am fitting them together in what i hope can be something interesting to look at, as well as tell a story. here are a few glimpses of different components of the painting.[oil on canvas]

salon at 52 o street

our tuesday night group participated in studio gallery's first "salon". read more about it here:

http://dupontcirclearts.blogspot.com/2010/01/at-michelines-studio-talk-and.html

cardboard

i have been working on cardboard recently. i was inspired to use cardboard when i saw a couple of pieces by Toulouse-Lautrec at the national gallery. i used cardboard from a large box that was going to be recycled - but reuse come before recycle in the trilogy, so it sounded like a good thing to do. i am really enjoying working on cardboard and the texture of the underlying ribs provides some nice results. here are some snapshots from a work in progress:

the canvas project and the atlanta airport

I belong to an online art participation called the Art House Coop. One of their recent projects was called The Canvas Project. Every participant received a piece of paper with 5 random words on it, and 5 3"x3" canvas tiles. The goal was to create a visual encyclopedia of as many words as possible. The following is a photo of the tiles I submitted (my words, in order, are: desire, kindly, dawn, mind, want):



The Art House Coop people selected some of the tiles for mounting and display. They are currently on exhibit at the Atlanta airport:
www.flickr.com/photos/arthousecoop/sets/72157621898258767/

One of my tiles ("Kindly") was selected for the exhibit (in the J/K section, 3rd row, 4th one over - red heart on orange background):
www.flickr.com/photos/arthousecoop/3815895962/sizes/o/

If you are passing through the Atlanta airport in September, take a look!

poetic feedback at artomatic

Artomatic 2009 ended a few weeks ago. I did my teardown last weekend. I enjoyed Artomatic immensely. I loved seeing all of the great, varied art. I loved meeting new friends.

I found that people visiting Artomatic loved to interact. Several installations invited user feedback (e.g., draw your own robot, write a haiku, comment on your own rat/mouse incident). I would love to think of a way to add interaction to my setup next year. However, one person seemed to have their own way to interact. I found a poem, printed and signed and taped to my wall. It seems that this person, going by the name Brash, had responded to various pieces throughout Artomatic with poetry. I was delighted!

Here is my piece that Brash responded to, followed by the poem:



Being and artist's model
Was sort of neat,
But I wish he hadn't
Fixated on my dirty feet.
© 2009 Brash

celebration of the figure

I have a piece in MoCA's Celebration of the Figure VII show in Georgetown. Here is a write-up of opening night, which was July 10th, with a photograph of my piece called Walk:

artdc.org/forum/index.php?topic=12354.0

MoCA is a non-profit gallery that offers monthly themed shows involving up-and-coming artists. Information on the MoCA Gallery can be found here: mocadc.org