It's all about the journey...

It's a new year and time is flying.  I usually start the new year off ahead of the game.  This year I am behind due to some health issues (now resolved), but am working on catching up without feeling like I have to do it all.

My last post was prior to going to The Biltmore with my niece and sister to see the Chihuly exhibit and visit some art galleries.  We had a wonderful time and it was a perfect get-a-way.  

In October, the Sanford Brush and Palette Club had its 54th Annual Art Show.  I think it was the best show so far.  This was my third year to participate.  I had been to the show about five times prior to becoming a member.

This year, my painting Rise Up and Shine received first place in the abstract category.  We are encouraged to write a statement about paintings that we submit.  You can read my statement about this one below the painting.

Rise Up and Shine

42"x29"x1"

Rise Up and Shine was inspired by the song Rise Up by Andra Day.

  

When painting abstracts, I often do not have a message or theme in mind.  I am more likely to listen to music while painting, and sub-consciously this affects the outcome of a painting.  Such is the case with this one.

Rise Up and Shine has seven layers of resin with a painting on each layer and a final topcoat of resin. I gave this one a final layer of gold and resin to bring out the shimmer.  

We rise by lifting others. Robert Ingersoll

I submitted a coffee table titled Contemplate It! for the sculpture category. It received first place in that category as well. And most importantly, it found a home!  This table had about 12 layers of resin with a painting between each layer.

Contemplate It!

40"x30"x21.5"

I also submitted the first painting from a new geometric series that I am working on.  I am enjoying this process of working on it as it is different that my usual method o painting. This painting received an Honorable Mention.  My statement about the painting is below.

Threading Geometry

24"x18"x1.75"

My favorite abstract artist is Kandinsky.  His work has influenced my paintings even though I had never worked in geometrics in the manner he did.  

I was fascinated by how he was so prolific and how much music influenced his art, and that he never repeated a painting. Only when I decided to put a different spin on my geometric paintings by doing the elements in layers so they appear dimensional did I realize that I could make thousands of different paintings, but with my spin.  

Threading Geometry is the first in a series along these lines. I chose the needle and thread as a symbol of the line that makes up all of the elements and pulls the individual elements together in this painting. 

Each of my paintings will have a theme unlike many of his and will be dimensional.  When wearing 3D glasses, the elements dance across the board just as the elements reverberate in my other ink paintings.  Without the 3D glasses, it is still easy to appreciate the layering of the elements.

I hope you enjoy a different take on my paintings!

Mighty is geometry; joined with art by a thread, resistless.

Euripedes   

I am now on my fourth painting of this series.  I will be revealing the remainder when I complete the series.

I entered two other juried exhibitions in the past couple of months.  The Fabric of Our Lives was selected for the Finalist Award for Circle Artist of the Year for 2019.

The Fabric of Our Lives

20"x20"x2"

I received a Special Recognition for the 2019 All Women Art Exhibition for The Mystery of Locus. 

The Mystery of Locus

40"x30"x2"

These competitions have hundreds or thousands of entries so any placement is a wonderful accomplishment.

If you are interested in any of my paintings, please feel free to contact me by email.



Wishing you an art-filled year!