Dear Diary

This past week brought many emotions. Rather than write them down, I painted them. Here are a few highlights:

Swimming with Jellyfish

Ways to Freshen Your Life: How about eating fried locusts in Myanmar, or making love at the ice hotel in Jukkasjarvi? Over here, there’s much to do on the new studio, but I’m back painting and already I feel a difference in the work.

Trust, 12” x 12” acrylic on canvas.

This piece is a departure. The brushwork is fluid and textural. The brush and finger work feels visceral. The shapes are vulnerable and true. I love it, and I’m eager for more new experiences in the studio.

How about you? How might you freshen your life? If you’re not up for heli-skiing, maybe you could go nude at home for a day, or invent a secret handshake. Whatever new you do, have fun!

Studio + Gallery = Joy

I’m meeting with an interior designer this week to bring my art studio into the gallery. The current studio is too small, and this has better light. Can’t wait!

This is how the gallery looks now. Shall I remove some of the paintings? It may feature the work better. With the art stands Frank made, I can easily show different pieces. What do you think?

Lovely light for looking at art, chatting with friends, and painting, painting, painting! Also, I’m mighty curious about how the new studio will effect the new art I’m making for you. Stay tuned for updates.

Work in Situ

This week, I’m exploring different ways to present artwork. Here are a couple of my recent paintings hung in a room designed by Jonathan Adler. What do you think?

As I continue to hone brand-appropriate ways to present my art, I’ll check in and ask for your feedback. I’d love to know what you think!

Landscape Process

Here’s a view into my current process of painting. There are three stages. Sketch, digital palette development, and painting.

The sketch and palette development.

The painting. Aortaville, acrylic on canvas, 24” x 24.”

aM Iconostasis In Place

The aM ritual and photoshoot is over. Here’s a look at the iconostasis in place…

The aM iconostasis, in a field near Charlottesville, Virginia.

The aM iconostasis, in a field near Charlottesville, Virginia.

Photographer, Rebecca George, with the aM iconostasis.

Photographer, Rebecca George, with the aM iconostasis.