Predicate

Here's "Predicate" - she measures 24" x 16" and was painted in watercolor. Here are some progress photos and then the completed painting at the end. You can see her in person this Saturday at Kibbee Gallery in Atlanta!

Desinence

My second completed piece of 2012! This is "Desinence" and she measures 14" x 18" and was painted in watercolor. You can see her in person at Young Blood Gallery for the "What's Not To Love?" show, opening February 4th.

This piece is a little different from some of my previous work. I think that after finishing "Clandestine" I wanted something more crisp, shocking, and emotive. The word desinence came up on Dictionary Word of the Day a little while back, and I put it in my archive of potential titles. It means "A termination or ending, as the final line of a verse." It seems permanent and committed, and I felt that it fits the piece.

Here are some process images, and then the final piece is at the end.

Clandestine

Woo! My first completed painting of 2012! And I've actually got several more to do in the next couple of weeks...

This is "Clandestine" and she was painted with watercolor on 14" x 20" Fabriano 300gsm hot press watercolor paper. This is for an upcoming show at Beep Beep Gallery called "Another Green World" opening in February. Each artist in the show is creating a piece based on one of the 14 songs in the album of the same name by Brian Eno. My assignment was "Little Fishes." What I mainly pulled from the song were the colors. Murky greens, yellow-gold shimmers, and pops of red and pink (I'm a sound-color synesthete, by the way).

Without further ado, here are some process images with the final piece at the end.

Coming up in February, I am participating in three shows, including the aforementioned. I will also be at Young Blood Gallery for "What's Not To Love" and a nude-themed show at Kibbee Gallery. Yay Ponce Crush!

Catching Up & Looking Back

Whew! Sorry for the long break - a lot has been going on!

Let's get this out of the way: I am currently in 5 shows and 1 event...

• "Little Things Mean a Lot" at the Swan Coach House Art Gallery until January 7th.

• My wares are with the ICE Pop-Up Shop from Indie Craft Experience taking place at Criminal Records in L5P Atlanta through December 24th.

• "Alchemy" a group show at Beep Beep Gallery through December 17th.

• "Neighbors" a group show at Young Blood Gallery & Boutique through December 30th.

• "In The Nick Of Time" a group show at Kibbee Gallery.

• "6th Annual Postcard Pin-Up Show" at MINT Gallery. One night only - December 10th.

Now that that's out of the way, here's what I've been up to...

1. I got my wisdom teeth out a few weeks ago. It was awful. I couldn't paint. I couldn't do anything, really. I basically lolled my head around on the couch drooling and watched Doctor Who and enjoyed my pain meds while they lasted. I'm still recovering - hurts to open my mouth and stuff. Also, my face was huge. Enjoy.

2. I've been busy preparing for the aforementioned shows. Here are some new works:

4" x 6" pieces for the Postcard Show at MINT 

"Domicile" for YBG's "Neighbors" show. 

In-Progress piece for Beep's "Alchemy" show. Never got a finished image - sorry!

3. Added a few more things to my shop:

"Atonement" and "Ingenue" ltd. edition print set!

"Amaranthine" open edition print, y'all.

"Domicile" open edition print. It's purdy.

Aaaand, I have 4 extra calendars for purchase. Git 'em!

By the way, did I ever post this video preview of the calendar? 

4. I am ending 2011 with 17 shows and 25 completed paintings. Not bad! Here are my personal favorites from this year:

5. I'm looking forward to what 2012 brings! With that, I'm off to bed, since I'm pretty sure I've caught a cold.

Facebook Giveaway & Ingenue

First off, if you're on Facebook and you haven't entered my giveaway, git yer butt over there and participate! There are many ways to enter, and you can enter more than once to increase your chances! Click on the image to be taken to the instructions...

Next up, I recently finished another painting for the upcoming "Little Things Mean A Lot" show at the Swan Coach House Gallery, opening November 17th. She's titled "Ingenue" and measures 6" x 8" with 1.5" depth and was completed in watercolor.

One of the progress images.

Meanwhile, I'm preparing work for several other shows at the moment. More information coming soon!

Atonement

Here's another piece where I selected the title before making the painting... This is new for me, but I really like this process.

"Atonement" measures 6" x 8" with 1.5" depth and was painted in watercolor. She'll be making her debut at the Swan Coach House Gallery in Atlanta on November 17th for the "Little Things Mean A Lot" show. I will be contributing one other piece to the show too, and that's next on my list.

So! Without further ado, here are a few process images followed by the final piece.

What do you think?

Nascent

With the Word-Smithery Contest came a plethora of fabulous words that are already inspiring paintings! The first place winner, Chris Patrick, provided me with the word "nascent" which means 'coming into existence; not fully developed.'


Here are a few progress images and then the final piece, which is available for purchase in my shop.

Also, did you see that adorbs kitten? That's my new little girl, Marzipan. She's a tortie-point siamese and she's only 3 months old!

In other news, are you on Google+? I have been doing a few live drawing "hangouts" with other artists! Keep a lookout for posts, as it's pretty random when I decide to do one/join one. You can add me to your circles at this link.

That's it for now!

Amaranthine

It's been about 2 months since I last completed a painting. "Willful Wiles" totally wore me out, and I had also begun a new job as a nanny (which is awesome, by the way). I had bought a new scarf a few weeks ago with a beautiful lace pattern, and I wanted to get a new piece going. I also have a small collection of antique frames, and I've been itching to use a particular one, so this piece is inspired by the frame and the lace and the word "amaranthine."

So! I took plenty of process photos. Enjoy!

There she is! "Amaranthine" measures 10" x 12" and was completed with watercolor and color pencil. Coming up soon is a print and the original for purchase! But first... I need to do some work on her antique frame, which you can see a hint of in the last process photo. :D

Post-Willful Wiles

Whew! It's all done, and it's taken me a full week to recover.

I'm so very, very happy with how the show turned out. The installation came together with very few bumps, the artwork was finished in time, and best of all - everything looked cohesive and the statement sat strong with the show.

If you missed the opening, haven't caught the show yet, and don't live in Atlanta, see for yourself!

Here are the finished pieces:

 For the moment, there are only two prints from this series: Relinquish and Satiate, but don't worry, more will be coming soon!

In other news, I'm on Google+ and you can add me at this link.

That's it for now! Thanks to everyone who came out to the opening!