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| The Long Return |
The above is the painting for which I did the study that just won second place in the Moreno Valley Arts Council Winter Invitational Exhibit. I had not finished it when the submission deadline rolled around. It isn't easy keeping up with show submissions especially this time of the year. I did include this piece with the five I submitted to the Old Pass Gallery in Raton for their New Mexico Women Artists show in March. I was accepted and now it is narrow the five done to three. Favorites have nothing to do with this process.
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| Flight |
It is in part about the gallery or show dynamics. The three pieces will be hung together and so they must be on some level cohesive. I will need to frame the above one as the other two will be framed. I will work on that today.
Another aspect of my choice is what one judge called geo-spacial cultural dynamic. Raton has a different one than I do where I live or where I am inspired. So I am going with the cliff dwellings and three different treatments.
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| Hidden in the Cliff |
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| Hiding from the Sun |
This new focus on what I would call my more traditional canyon pieces has re-energized my interest in doing a canyon triptych. I worked on my sketch for this work last night. It will be three panels 24 x 8 each. So what treatment do I give it? Something to ponder while I am making a frame.
Hi Lady J....I really have enjoyed this blog. Believe me, i'm no art critic and I shudder to think of your reaction if you thought I was being the least patronising... but...
ReplyDeleteWhile I have been following your work I now sense you branching out in several new directions while keeping your signature style.
Keep up the good work....
Thank you, Sir Mutt. I was going to add a paragraph about body of work, and having worked so hard to develop a signature style but decided it was another blog.
ReplyDeleteBut yes, I think I am now feeling comfortable enough in my style that I can play around with it. And galleries do not see me as being insubstantial.
Your style is terrific - Hiding in the Cliff is definitely different and shows a wonderful imagination, Clever you
ReplyDeleteHiding in the cliff is just where I would like to be. Pulled me in. Great work.
ReplyDeleteI'm no art critic either but Hiding from the Sun is definitely my pick. I love everything about it..
ReplyDeleteYou know you could always take that Chinese writing that was her, paste it to Google and translate!!
ReplyDeleteWas going to do that and it vanished. I didn't vanish it. I can only assume the writer did
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