popping in ....
is this thing on?
been crazy busy lately ... got a solo exhibition on October 25th at Gallery ChimMaya in Los Angeles that i'm really excited about. been recently named Resident Artist there, which is a HUGE honor for me as i'm in the ranks with one of my art idols who exhibits there ... George Yepes.
julian and i have our tickets purchased and arrangements made. more excitingly, is getting to see kimberpixie and family :)
took an art class earlier this year which did wonders for me. it was very elementary, and everything covered was stuff i learned in high school or had learned on my own. but what it did for ME, well, that's beyond explanation. it validated one of the things i've struggled with as far as how i learn ... it said "okay, that's right, you got it" to the way i have done things. and that, well, that finally put to rest me insecurity and shame. :)
after taking the class, i tried my hand at doing a reproduction of john singer sergeant's "Lady Agnew":
just off the cuff to get out of my comfort zone, i really enjoyed it and have been looking for images that i could work on. around the same time, i created "Dirty And Sweet", yet another step out of my comfort zone, but not a reproduction, just using what i'd learned in class and the new found confidence.
the old bold black borders are making less and less of an appearance in my work these days. i miss them sometimes and will bring them in for old time's sake, especially on a very pop looking piece like this one from last week, Black Magic Woman:
but mostly they're nonexistent, like in this piece i finished yesterday, Matilda:
so things are going very well, and i'm very very happy and very very busy. how are you, lj?
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Now playing: Four Tet - As Serious as Your Life
http://foxytunes.com/artist/four+tet/track/as+serious+as+your+life
been crazy busy lately ... got a solo exhibition on October 25th at Gallery ChimMaya in Los Angeles that i'm really excited about. been recently named Resident Artist there, which is a HUGE honor for me as i'm in the ranks with one of my art idols who exhibits there ... George Yepes.
julian and i have our tickets purchased and arrangements made. more excitingly, is getting to see kimberpixie and family :)
took an art class earlier this year which did wonders for me. it was very elementary, and everything covered was stuff i learned in high school or had learned on my own. but what it did for ME, well, that's beyond explanation. it validated one of the things i've struggled with as far as how i learn ... it said "okay, that's right, you got it" to the way i have done things. and that, well, that finally put to rest me insecurity and shame. :)
after taking the class, i tried my hand at doing a reproduction of john singer sergeant's "Lady Agnew":
just off the cuff to get out of my comfort zone, i really enjoyed it and have been looking for images that i could work on. around the same time, i created "Dirty And Sweet", yet another step out of my comfort zone, but not a reproduction, just using what i'd learned in class and the new found confidence.
the old bold black borders are making less and less of an appearance in my work these days. i miss them sometimes and will bring them in for old time's sake, especially on a very pop looking piece like this one from last week, Black Magic Woman:
but mostly they're nonexistent, like in this piece i finished yesterday, Matilda:
so things are going very well, and i'm very very happy and very very busy. how are you, lj?
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Now playing: Four Tet - As Serious as Your Life
http://foxytunes.com/artist/four+tet/track/as+serious+as+your+life