i've pushed a recent paining through an awful lot of work this winter. hours and hours of late weeknight sessions, trying to get stuff looking good. and then, this weekend, i took yet another step back to reflect on how things looked, and suddenly realized all the hours i put into certain elements within the painting needed to be erased, forgotten, thrown out. funny how that works. so, unlike i've ever done before, i'm painting over entire areas of what i had going. sometime soon i'll post an image that shows where this is at now. the beginnings of the quiltwork that are pictured somewhat lower-left grew into a monstrous behemoth, and i decided it looked awful and had to go (or at least get pushed back to almost entirely covered up by whisps of atmospheric whites and creams). you'll see what i mean soon.
in a few weeks, i'll be hosting two artists over for dinner and for a critique of this new work. i've been preparing for my solo show in a complete vacuum, and i need some peer feedback on how things will look together in one room. maybe i'll take some pics of things placed near each other, for a contextual "preview" of what i have planned for this july.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
"Nowhere Close to Normal" exhibit now in Denver
the traveling exhibit "Nowhere Close to Normal" is currently up at the Red Delicious Press Gallery in Denver, Colorado. for some old-posts information on this show, go here.
here are images from denver:
In a short amount of time, this exhibit will also travel to Hays, Kansas. I'm being told we're actually going to show in a raw space that is part of a business located in a warehouse-ey district. The business constructed a large white wall for us, and i'm hoping we're surrounded by exposed brick (i always enjoy that feel in an exhibition space). also, , we will be a stop on a city-wide art walk, so that's cool. whenever that leg of the tour gets installed, i'll share more photos.
here are images from denver:
In a short amount of time, this exhibit will also travel to Hays, Kansas. I'm being told we're actually going to show in a raw space that is part of a business located in a warehouse-ey district. The business constructed a large white wall for us, and i'm hoping we're surrounded by exposed brick (i always enjoy that feel in an exhibition space). also, , we will be a stop on a city-wide art walk, so that's cool. whenever that leg of the tour gets installed, i'll share more photos.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
karin
it was already shaping up to be a pretty rough 2009.
then we go and get the awful news about a friend.
we'll all miss your snarky sense of humor, karin. chad, we're here for you - anytime, anywhere, with an open ear and our love.
***update 2/16/09: chad has a beautiful post on their site:
http://youcarewhatwethink.blogspot.com/2009/02/some-of-you-may-have-heard-and-some-of.html
Monday, January 19, 2009
from out the window of a car
a dear old friend and i have been chatting on email lately. i've always considered her someone i'm tremendously close to, and we've been writing about how life goes — how a few years pass, and suddenly we find that we're both parents, homeowners, and tied to jobs, and we haven't hung out and goofed off like the kids we were in days past.
we've made some plans to take some road trips together in the future, joking that our quality time is "on sabbatical" due to geographical distance and our families. this friend is a traveler, and seeing other parts of the country is something my wife and i haven't done much in the last couple years. we miss our road trips terribly, and we're itching for some rugged outdoors stuff. if anyone knows good spots to hike and take in our country's most amazing natural expanses, it's geologist, dinosaur-digging, been on national television, superwoman Merry.
cheers, Mer. looking forward to camping, hiking, and your explanations of the geology all around us.
some images from out of the window of a car...
leaving iowa
rocky mountain national park
the outermost parts of arches national park
arches national park (okay, not shot from the car, but from my own feet... sorry to break theme...)
monument valley
returning to our beloved iowa
we've made some plans to take some road trips together in the future, joking that our quality time is "on sabbatical" due to geographical distance and our families. this friend is a traveler, and seeing other parts of the country is something my wife and i haven't done much in the last couple years. we miss our road trips terribly, and we're itching for some rugged outdoors stuff. if anyone knows good spots to hike and take in our country's most amazing natural expanses, it's geologist, dinosaur-digging, been on national television, superwoman Merry.
cheers, Mer. looking forward to camping, hiking, and your explanations of the geology all around us.
some images from out of the window of a car...
leaving iowa
rocky mountain national park
the outermost parts of arches national park
arches national park (okay, not shot from the car, but from my own feet... sorry to break theme...)
monument valley
returning to our beloved iowa
Thursday, January 8, 2009
solo show - happy surprise; Gary Justis
some art news to report:
my 2009 solo show that will take place in bloomington has been pushed back from a june—august slot to a august—october slot, and i couldn't be happier.
first off, the curator's reasoning is because she wants me to be seen by a larger audience, so that's awfully kind of her. the art buzz around a town that holds two major universities is somewhat quiet in the summer, so she's pushed back the date to coincide with the first show of the fall semester. she's a sweetheart for doing this. an extra bonus is that i'll be showing during a time that coincides with a Gary Justis show in the main gallery. gary is a well-known chicago sculptor, and an all-around good guy that teaches at Illinois State University. so, i'm quite excited for this opportunity.
the second reason an extension of time rules is because... well... i need extra time. having the adorable little one in our lives means previously open evenings are now filled by time with her — either by choice ("hey, i wanna play with my daughter") or by necessity ("man... she really isn't napping today"). because of this, time in the studio has been very rare. we've actually dealt with this decently enough, though. we've settled into a routine where twice a week (usually a friday night and then a weeknight that feels right) i head downstairs at about 10:30 or 11:00 at night, after my daughter and my wife are fast asleep, where i then paint until 1:00 or so in the morning. sometime soon, i'll have another new painting to post.
i'll leave you with a couple shots borrowed from gary's web site. enjoy.
my 2009 solo show that will take place in bloomington has been pushed back from a june—august slot to a august—october slot, and i couldn't be happier.
first off, the curator's reasoning is because she wants me to be seen by a larger audience, so that's awfully kind of her. the art buzz around a town that holds two major universities is somewhat quiet in the summer, so she's pushed back the date to coincide with the first show of the fall semester. she's a sweetheart for doing this. an extra bonus is that i'll be showing during a time that coincides with a Gary Justis show in the main gallery. gary is a well-known chicago sculptor, and an all-around good guy that teaches at Illinois State University. so, i'm quite excited for this opportunity.
the second reason an extension of time rules is because... well... i need extra time. having the adorable little one in our lives means previously open evenings are now filled by time with her — either by choice ("hey, i wanna play with my daughter") or by necessity ("man... she really isn't napping today"). because of this, time in the studio has been very rare. we've actually dealt with this decently enough, though. we've settled into a routine where twice a week (usually a friday night and then a weeknight that feels right) i head downstairs at about 10:30 or 11:00 at night, after my daughter and my wife are fast asleep, where i then paint until 1:00 or so in the morning. sometime soon, i'll have another new painting to post.
i'll leave you with a couple shots borrowed from gary's web site. enjoy.
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