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.