By bach on 3/24/2008 9:32:53 AM
and hearts are almost free...
Recovering from opening the show at the Pavilion Centre has been slow- feeling like my feet are in concrete with empty studio syndrome. The things needing tackling are being wrestled into place- spring housecleaning, garden prep, studio cleaning, but some of the bigger things as well- re-evaluation of my palette, materials, methods, also the backlog of ideas and inspirations that demand attention just as new ones are sprouting. Studio soundtracks, too. So little time, so much to paint! This piece was conceived on (you guessed it) February 14th, whilst putting together Valentine's for my kids. I mean, when else does one get the opportunity to paint hearts in such improbable colors?
Carpe Diem.
The combination of FREESPIRIT/TRUE LUV/MARRY ME was just too delicious to pass by, and I thought the gold rimmed plate with its formality was the perfect juxtaposition to the silliness of the subject matter.
Soundtrack of the coming weeks, providing guidance for the changes in the studio is Over the Rhine's "Trumpet Child"- with "Trouble" as the theme song for the entire season.
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By bach on 3/11/2008 12:41:17 PM
Plums # 1 & Plums #2- aka plum suite
It looks a little like a scene from the "Grinch Who Stole Christmas" around here- bare nails and empty walls. So far, I've had a two part response to removing 40-odd (and not so odd) paintings from the studio and house for hanging at the Pavilion Center:
A. Boy! Is this space bare! Spackling and painting are definitely in order. I don't know what's more depressing- all the emptyness, or all the holes.
and
B. It's a lot like having an empty pitcher-Just what you need when you want to fill up. It's already amazing to see what comes in to the space between the ears when the visual noise is removed. I'm seeing pieces, having the in-sights,.
Not that I don't like the pieces that went to the the Beach, far from it- but there is always a certain amount of clamor emanating from them that flavors my day. Maybe some day I'll get to a point where I don't notice work on walls, that it literally becomes part of the woodwork, but I'm not there yet and I'm not sure if I want to be.
In any case, I'm taking a week off before going back to the easel to put the garden to rights for the coming season, clean out the studio, and yes, spackle and touch up the paint on the walls...
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