Hanging Shows and Free Art Friday

Trying to hang work by so many different artists and media is such a challenge. I was helping jafapal Nancy install the Yellow Springs Arts Council Permanent Collect on Friday at the John Bryan Gallery and it took us 5 hours, and we are still not finished. Have to go back today and hang 8 more pieces. I hate hanging from ceiling hooks, arg!

The black gothic shaped painting with the face is the one I donated a few years ago, called "saints of misinformation".

Label for Free Art Friday

I finally got around to designing another label for the Jafagirls Free Art Friday.

and left this little acrylic painted leaf in town, as well as a less formal piece.

 varnished acrylic and collage on board

WYSO Interview

Since Nancy and I are doing the Kiss for the LOVE IN weekend  organized by the Yellow Springs Arts Council we were invited to talk a little about it along with Arts Council Arts & Cultural Part Time Manager Jo Caputo at WYSO Weekend with Jerry Kenney. It will be aired Feb 5th, at 10:30am.

Jerry felt the L♥VE

I don't think Jerry Kenney was quite expecting this when Jo suggested we take a pic lol! but he was a good sport, and really who can resist a bit attention eh!

Wordless Wednesday: Peek-a-Boo

oil on wood painting manipulated on adobe

As you sew so shall you reap or is it

so shall you rip.

 Anybody that sews can relate to that horrid moment when you have to rip every blasted stitch out, grrrrrr.  Thankfully since this is my doodlecloth for 2012, I don't have to worry about it, I can mess it up and experiment and just play.

Saw a beautiful feather in a National Geographic Magazine, and wanted to experiment and see if I could do an hand stitched version.  I also used a wee bit acrylic colour wash on it to blur the lines between colours.

Going Dotty!

Damien Hirst, loved and despised.

His spot paintings are featured in Gagosian Galleries and the globe trotting spot challenge was conquered.
 spiffy riffs is what Jerry Saltz calls them.

Meanwhile I got a bit dotty playing in my sketchbook.

"Dribble Dot"
Paint, painted feather, wire


 Hockney's Landscape paintings are a huge hit for Yorkshire folk. Perhaps it was the northern girl in me that felt a joy in his paintings. Whatever it is I have had luscious colour filled dreams inspired by them (not a dot to be seen).
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Hockney on why art has become less

Why Art has become 'less'

It seems his paintings wear art critic Adrian Searle out, hum!   I like the reduction of the images to marks and colours and find them inspiring. I don't really do landscapes, but I thought it would be fun to play in my sketchbook.  ONLY I painted with my non dominant hand and scratched into it with my right.

Women's Park, Yellow Springs, Ohio


LINKS
8 Drawing Exercises Every Artist Should Practice from today in art


 I love the title of this article and advice
Creative Thinkering

Wordless Wednesday: Shark Attack

Whitley Bay, England