A week ago...

...can't believe it's already been a week! My first trip to New York was unforgettable, but way too short. I know I'll have to go back again soon. I don't normally do picture posts, but thought that this event merited one. Here are a few pics from opening night that I scavenged from around the net, as well as some random shots from the gazillion that my sister took, haha.



From left to right: me, Heidi, and Joao Ruas (photo courtesy of Heidi's husband). It was great meeting all of them, and everyone else I got to talk to while I was there :) And of course many thanks to Beau & Christine from LeBasse Projects for having me there, and to the nice people at GenArt-- great meeting you.






L to R: My family and me (center) in front of my washed-out painting, me prattling away about the story in my piece in 60 seconds or less...and a couple of crowd shots. These 4 are courtesy of GenArt.



The architecture in this city is unbelievable and so inspiring (I know I have to use it in future work).


The Yankees won the World Series while we were there, and had a huge ticker-tape parade. We didn't see it, but we did get to walk the streets after it was over. The aftermath of the parade had a 'snow' effect on some of the architecture.



The above pic kind of feels as cold as it was over there! Cab drivers kept telling us it was like a summer day for them, but I was frozen solid.



My sis and my folks got to go to Central Park on Saturday, and she got this wonderful shot. She also captured the texture of the statue in the next one. I love how weathered it is.






I didn't get to see the Statue of Liberty on this trip, but it appears that my sister did. Haha..

Miss you already, NY.

Print Info

Print info is here. Lots of posts lately! I'm sure that will change soon...haha.

Final piece

"Persephone"
18" x 18"
Acrylic on wood.

for Art Basel Miami 2009
Mark Murphy group show
murphy@murphydesign.com

More on the story behind it later :) But you can read a little on my flickr.

Done!

Just finished my painting for the Mark Murphy group show at Art Basel, coming up in December. So I thought I'd share the rough sketch I did before I started painting. I should have a jpeg of the final piece later this week, but I'm a little excited about how fast I did this one. 2 weeks for an 18" x 18" painting is not bad :)

I'll have the painting and a more polished, not-on-tracing-paper drawing for sale at that show. If you are interested, please contact murphy@murphydesign.com

My facebook friends already heard about this little moment so I'll share it here-- Mark Murphy came to speak at Otis when I was in my sophomore year, and I've wanted to work with him ever since, so I really can't believe my little dream has come true so fast! I feel truly honored, so thanks Mark for inviting me into this show :)

Now I'm off to bed, but next week..NY, NY! We will be releasing a very limited and huge print of my 3'x4' piece on Saturday November 7th-- more info soon on that, but for you NY locals I will be at a live print release/signing on that day from 12 to 3pm at the gallery. Check out the following flyer for the address and all the venue info:

It's here :)

"The Four Seasons"
48" x 36"
Acrylic on wood.



Yes, titled after the Vivaldi work. It's for the 3-day New York show. contact@lebasseprojects.com

This one really has to be seen in person, so I tried to make these images as large as possible and included the detail shots. Process shots will be for another post I guess. More soon!

Little things

"Spirit Gatherer"
7" x 7"
Acrylic on wood.
Inquiries here: contact@lebasseprojects.com

This is the second piece I will have at the New York show. As I said in the drawings post, this one was inspired by Mariee Sioux's Native American imagery, and I had a lot of fun weaving all the little details in the small space available on the panel. Working so big lately gives me a new respect for the challenge of little pieces! I'll miss doing them.

Time constraints = this one and the 3'x4' will be the only ones in this show for me. For those of you who are local, mark your calendars for the opening: Saturday November 7th, 7-11pm. We will be in the Lower East Side, exact location details will be available here as soon as I get them. Hope to meet some of you there! :)

Update on the 3'x4' piece image: Been under-the-weather this weekend, so I'm a bit behind. But I have a whole load of process pictures that I'm trying to get together to post with the final image all in one entry. If it takes too long to do that, maybe I'll post the final with some details shots and later compile the process pictures separately. I want to share it with you already! ^_^

Lovely rainy day today...hopefully it will rain a little more for me tonight before it leaves us dry again.

Finished the 3'x4'...

...and just dropped it off at the gallery for framing! Photo from LeBasse Projects' Twitter, full image and info coming soon...:)