November 17th, 2010
My painting Not An Exit is part of the Gage Academy of Art Alumni Exhibition, opening this Friday November 19th.
There are actually three shows opening at the same time: The alumni exhibition; Anna McKee and Cynthia Camlin’s show of icescapes Below Freezing in the Steele Gallery; and drawings and sketches by Barbara Fugate’s students. It promises to be an interesting evening!
Opening reception Friday, Nov. 19
6pm to 9pm
Lecture with Anna McKee at 7pm
Gage Academy of Art
1501 10th Ave. East, #101
Seattle, WA 98102
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November 17th, 2010
What with one thing and another – travel, moving into the new studio, more travel, illness, deadlines – I have neglected this blog since hanging my show at the the OK Hotel in August.
I’d like to start catching up by saying thank you to everyone who supported my recent shows. For coming to see the work, joining us at the receptions, buying paintings (!), giving great feedback, or passing on the word: Thank you!
New local art spotters Culture Herd picked the OK Hotel show as a fave. They have been covering Pioneer Square Artwalk irregularly (who am I to criticize?) and I hope they’ll post more.
And my favorite raging liberal blog called me “scary talented.” That’s the nicest thing anyone has said about me in a while – if I ever write a memoir, at least I have the title (or the back-cover blurb, anyway.) Thanks, Michael!
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October 14th, 2010
My studio mates and I are holding an open studio at our new digs in SODO this Saturday. Please join us to see new art and visit our new workspace on the 3rd floor.
Saturday, October 16, 3pm to 7pm
Studio 3H
1941 1st Avenue S
Seattle, WA
(look for the red door)
If you were unable to see my recent show at the OK Hotel Gallery because of the venue hours, I hope you can swing by on Saturday.
Parking is free; additional parking is available in back of the building. Buzz up from the front door.
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July 30th, 2010
Impasse. Oil on canvas, 36" x 48", 2010.
I am pleased to announce an exhibit of my new paintings, along with the work of Doug Parry and Tracy Boyd. Please join us to celebrate the opening at
THE OK HOTEL GALLERY
212 ALASKAN WAY S. SEATTLE, WA 98104
(Between S Washington & S Main – entrance under the Viaduct)
Reception First Thursday, August 5th, 6-9 pm.
Live music by Andie Francouer and Adam Hunter
Gallery hours are 9-5 weekdays and by appointment on weekends.
MORE INFORMATION.
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July 26th, 2010
I’ve been working like crazy this spring and summer to finish some new paintings for my show in August. Today I had the incomparable pleasure of finishing up my last major piece before the show, and being satisfied with it.
Standpipe (detail)
I wouldn’t even have been sure I could tackle it effectively six months ago. Studying with Charles Emerson at Gage Academy last term helped immensely. He is one of those treasures who not only has deep knowledge and understanding, but is able to explain clearly and with apparently equal enthusiasm to beginning and advanced students alike.
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July 14th, 2010
It’s very fashionable for cyclists to come out of retirement these days; everyone is doing it. However, I don’t think you can call my hiatus from the sport retirement, since that takes a real career to have retired from. Lance can retire. Jennie Reed can retire. Me, I just stopped racing my bike two years ago.
And if it wasn’t a retirement, then it’s not a comeback. I just started racing again. I have a little more time now that I’m out of school, and the new women racers I’ve been working with on my team are infectiously enthusiastic, so why not get back on the velodrome and find out if it’s still as fun as I remember?
Whatever you call my non-comeback, you have to call it FUN! It’s great to be back.
It turns out that some of the speed is still there, and canny riding makes up for some of the rest. I was still able to play my preferred role of heat-turner-upper and doer-of-the-unexpected.
Last Friday was a terrific night of racing: strong field, some great moves, and even good weather for a change. Hear that? The gal is BACK!
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June 30th, 2010
Yesterday was a good day; I put the finishing touches on two paintings.
This is a detail from “Sanctuary:”
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May 27th, 2010
2010 RAMROD souvenir jersey. I reprised the heartbeat theme from the popular jersey of 1997 at the request of Redmond Cycling Club and the RAMROD committee. Some of you might even remember the old one. By the way, the darker gold curve at the bottom is the ride’s elevation profile.
1997 happens to be the first year I ever rode the Ride Around Mt. Rainier in One Day myself. I still have that year’s jersey, which featured a day-glo yellow box on a blue ground. The yellow is still day-glo on the front, but has faded to a soft whitish lemon on the back, which bore the brunt of the sun on many rides.
If you were fortunate enough to get entry into this year’s RAMROD, I hope you also get the jersey to remember it by. May your jersey fade to tatters long before your memories of the ride, and may you wear it in good health. Rubber side down.
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May 4th, 2010
Three of my small oil studies will be in the show “Art in Agriculture,” at the Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River Oregon, May 7-30. The amazing variety and color in the farmers’ markets last fall inspired a variety of quick studies of fruit. I tried to finish each painting in one or two sittings, so the models were still fresh enough to eat afterward.
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April 29th, 2010
I watched the movie “Aliens” last night, but really this has nothing to do with that.
I recently shipped a small, delicate sculpture called Predatory Lending to a purchaser in the next state. Packing it was an adventure.
One small predator, one sturdy box.
Packing materials. A cradle is already built in the bottom of the box.
Predator snuggled all tight in its bed.
I really shouldn’t have watched Aliens last night, because “bed” rhymes with “dead.” Anyway, the packing material will hold it down.
Some final bracing to guard against crushing. The final box weighs less than 3 lbs. Ship it!
Predatory Lending, balsa, graphite, coins. 8.25 x 5.5 x 11 inches, 2008. Private collection.
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