Saturday, October 31, 2009

Flipbook animation

I recently submitted my flipbook for the Art House Coop Original Motion Picture project. But, I wasn't satisfied with just having the still images available. I made this little animation from the jpgs. You can see Little Betty Jane put herself together, magically get a grass skirt, and do the hula.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Soho20 Chelsea - Moving to a new space

Soho20 gallery is moving to a new space on 27th Street. We are having an affordable art sale and benefit party on October 24th from 6-10 pm. We will have donated artwork for sale, drinks and hors d'oeuvres along with entertainment. There will also be a preview day on Friday the 23rd from 12 - 6 pm. (Work will be available for sale on Friday as well as Saturday. If you want the best selection, you should go on Friday and then attend the party on Saturday as well.)


Sunday, September 27, 2009

Drawing Away

Working on the sketchbook today. I took a drawing that I made at the Met - of an architectural bas relief of two animals fighting - and stuck it into my sketchbook (for the sketchbook project). Then I just continued the animals - the bas relief was just a fragment of something much bigger. Then, Little Betty Jane(s) wanted to get into the act. One is sitting on the dragon with a spear in her hand. The other is in the lion's claw. Lastly, I pasted some drawings of leaves from a medieval tapestry fragment around the figural grouping. The drawing was done with a graphite pencil that becomes a wash when wet. It has a really deep buttery black that I really like. There is a detail shot under the full image. The theme of my sketchbook is "Danger, Danger."







Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Uccelo Dragon

As you know, I am working on a sketchbook for the Art House Coop. The link to them is in the previous entry. I was working on that this morning. I made this dragon out of the cut away paper from the printed Little Betty Jane paper dolls. I love the feel of the printed paper. And, black ink is so yummy. There are so many different shades of black. These prints were done in two sessions - one black was much more blue than the other.

I was working from a Uccelo painting - "St. George and the Dragon." As you know St. George was forever slaying dragons. At least in paintings that is. Well, I just LOVE this dragon. I am not sure the collage is finished....





Monday, September 21, 2009

sketch-age

I have been working on my sketchbook for the Sketchbook Library project for the Art House coop. I know - if you go to that link - you will see some sketchbooks that make mine look lame. But, I really like mine. So much so, I don't know if I want to send it in - when the time comes. I had such a good time working on it. I have been collecting things for a while - things that I find interesting visually and conceptually. I have been somewhat inhibited about putting them to use. But, today - it just flowed. Here are three of the spreads I like. There are detail shots. I could post them if anyone is interested.








Monday, September 14, 2009

Chain of Paper Dolls


Today, I decided to attach the dolls by their hands. Duh! That's pretty obvious. Not that I did it, but that I should have thought of it sooner. Now, I have a million ideas about how to dress them. But, I think....she wants to be a geisha. I feel like she is leading me - I think that is how novelists feel - like the characters are really telling them what will happen next.


Monday, September 7, 2009

Today's work




These LBJ collages are not what I set out to do at the studio today. I had other work I planned to work on. But, for some reason, I find it irresistible to stick Little Betty Jane onto whatever - mostly religious imagery. You can see here that she is moving on to being an equal opportunity blasphemer.




I like the cup. It is a postcard from my trip to London. Zurburan's "Cup of Water and a Rose." LBJ is coming through a slit in the card. Then I collaged on some black hair, eybrows, eyes, nose, mouth.
This is probably not completed. I don't know what else will happen - but something.