“Pressed”, 48″ x 48″ acrylic on canvas, A commissioned painting.
Long time, no type! Hello again, darling art-lovers. I have returned from the hibernation / wormhole I fell into nearly four months ago, and I’m back to tell exciting tales of art! Despite the evidence to the contrary, I’ve actually been busy in the studio, albeit mum on the blog. I spent a few months hard at work on the above commission piece, a 4 foot by 4 foot canvas titled PRESSED, for an amazing couple in Seattle. Featuring a nail salon setting with manicurist closing shop, this mammoth work is the largest representational painting I’ve completed since a 50′ mural for the city of San Bruno. But that’s not all….
As yet untitled 16″ x 20″ acrylic on canvas
This was the first piece I completed after finishing the commission (title TBD- don’t worry, I don’t do “untitled” ;), and then there was this…
As yet untitled 10″ x 10″ acrylic on canvas
…and then, like a beautiful little gift from the heavens, the opportunity for a solo show at Blue Line Gallery in Roseville, CA fell into my lap. That’s right, ladies and gents- mark it on your calendar. The opening for “VESTIGES” is Saturday, April 19th from 7-9 pm at 405 Vernon St. in Roseville, CA (near Sacramento). The show opens on Thursday, April 17th and will run through the end of May.
As yet untitled acrylic painting, 18″ x 24″
“Vestige” means a “trace or mark of things vanishing or lost”, and will feature works like the above as well as several as-yet-unfinished nightscapes showcasing scenes that feel out of place in time or represent modalities on their way out of fashion, like bookstores and record shops.
“3rd sign’s a charm”, acrylic on canvas, 18″ x 24″
While this is SUPER FRIKIN EXCITING, it also means I have agreed to execute several large-scale pieces in a very short amount of time while holding down a full-time job. Thankfully, my husband and family are super-supportive, and I am capable of some remarkably fast painting. My basic grasp of mathematics is helping keep me on schedule (X number of paintings need to be created every Y number of days, with Z number of hours per piece on average), but I’m in complete Liam-Neeson-mode [“Quickly! There’s no time!].
As yet untitled acrylic painting on canvas, 18″ x 24″
This means that socializing, general chores and life itself is primarily on hold until mid-April. I also doubt I’m going to have the time to post every work in between now and then, since I will have roughly THIRTY works on display in the Westpark Workshop Gallery (back room) at Blue Line. Showing concurrently will be America’s Clayfest, so there will be sculptural work as well as my 2D paintings on display for almost 2 months. If you need help planning a day trip to the Sacramento area to see this stuff, let me know. If you are local, you better darn well get your butt over there, people. 😉 I’m so excited I can hardly contain it. And now, back to the studio.
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