Birdhouse with Sun-Kissed Roof
June & July 2009 – I will be showing my newest work at Carol Mier Fashion (754 Santa Fe, Denver, CO). I am excited to be showing at Carol’s space. Her fashion is amazing! Hope to see you come down to First Friday this Summer. It is wild!
And thank you to all who came to my art opening at Metropolis. It was one of the most successful openings I have ever had. And so many friends and wonderful people came by.
I refuse to add mind energy to the collective belief that in “these times” art is a luxury. Because the truth is, in “these times” art is our definite connection to ourselves, to eachother, and to the divine. And like my cousin Phil says, “Art is never a luxury just like air, water and food. Cars are a luxury. Lattes are a luxury. Art that inspires, intrigues and questions is a necessity.”
I believe that in connecting to artists from the past, through viewing their work or reading their writings, I am fueled in the present. In particular, the late artist Agnes Martin comes to mind. In her book, “Writings,” she touches on something very profound. She writes,
“Say to yourself: I am going to work in order to see myself, to free myself. While working and in the work I must be on alert to see myself. When I see myself in the work I will know that that is the work I am supposed to do.”
As an artist, I feel it is one of the hardest things to write an Artist Statement because the process of following inspiration and the journey of creating and where you end up is such a very abstract experience. I don’t set out to create an exact image from my mind. Instead I experience the “seeing myself” in the work and going from there. When a piece is complete, I step back and see something of myself that had not even existed in real time and space before. I can realize that certain pallettes and shapes and compositions resonate with me and then try to interpret them as a deductive process. The interpretation is a means of communicating something back to myself in words as well as to the viewer of the work.
"Floating" collage on board, approx 40" x 16"
My collages are taking a new direction–a little looser, a little more daring in the balancing. There are still the elements of “stacking” or “building,” but with more chance for mobility.
"Blossom" collage on board, approx 27" x 7"
commission piece for Sippel family
Here is a photo of the latest commission piece I completed. The piece was inspired by the falling leaves and interior colors of the family’s home. I created the linework while outside, and the whole time tiny yellow leaves were falling all around. The window is from the home of family who commissioned the painting.
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Here is a photo of the newest commission pieces I just finished.
This diptych was a commission for a woman’s bedroom.
Mixed media on salvaged windows approx. 36″ x 20″ each
The windows came from a friend’s home.
Here are photos of the Anderson commission I just finished. This double window diptych was for the wife’s birthday. The windows came from her childhood home.
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Here is a photo of the Wallace commission piece I completed in July. It is mixed media with acrylic and glass stain on a salvaged window approx. 23 by 36 inches. I am really inspired to be working on the glass again!
This window came from a friend’s home.
I have just finished a commission piece–a diptych on two old windows! I haven’t worked on the windows for over 2 years, but here I go again. I am totally inspired and getting ready to paint a whole series for a show in the Fall at a location TBA. I have painted and sold about 200 windows and my style and technique has evolved through this medium over several years. It feels like home. Funny. I had issues with the glass off and on–mainly that it is breakable–but people own glass things and buy stained glass and glass vases and glass birds and whatever–you just have to be careful and cautious when handling glass. The windows I work on are usually very old–50 to 100 years old and they survived weather and wear and living on a home for years and even extraction and transportation to my studio and beyond (Hawaii, DC, Cali…). So it takes a little caution and mindfulness. So what? Anyway, I will post photos of the newest work soon. Here is a flik of a work from a couple years back…
I will be showing my work at Cafe Calore May thru August. So if you haven’t had a chance to see my new works, get on down there. The little yummy Italian restaurant is in Writer’s Square at 15th and Larimer downtown. Their bread pudding is the best in the universe. Tons of creamy caramel sauce. Yum!
Next show should be in Aug or Sept at a venue TBA.
