Studio Blog — Artist in Residency

Some Considerations on Perspective

Artist in Residency Playful Project

Some Considerations on Perspective

Making these changes over the last 6 weeks has been nothing short of life-changing for me. Unplugging in this intentional way created space for me to form new habits that have forged new ideas in my painting practice and daily life: in short access to a new perspective...

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Continuing Daily Self Portraits

Artist in Residency Playful Project Self Portrait

Continuing Daily Self Portraits

This week, I continued my daily self portraits and tried an exercise that popped into my mind: drawing blindly. So instead of working while looking at the mirror, I closed my eyes and did big gesture drawings...

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Painting Large

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Painting Large

Painting large for me simply means freedom, freedom to drag that brush full of paint over my canvas dripping deliciously on the floor as I go. Why? because I can...

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Symbolism: A Journey into Self Portraits

Artist in Residency Playful Project Self Portrait

Symbolism: A Journey into Self Portraits

this week was full of wild, unbridled creativity! I continued both my daily self portraits this week as well as continued a collaborative approach to working with my children in my studio- and I noticed that this method of “work-ing” spring-boarded some incredible energy into my larger works..

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Self Portraits: Emerging Stories and Patterns

Artist in Residency Playful Project Self Portrait

Self Portraits: Emerging Stories and Patterns

Week 4 into my “Playful Project” and this week was heavy and deep. I continued my daily self portraits this week and I noticed that the “work” from the prior week where I was diving into portraits of my relatives was deeply impacting my work...

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