Studio Blog — Artist in Residency
Some Considerations on Perspective
Artist in Residency Playful Project
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...
Continuing Daily Self Portraits
Artist in Residency Playful Project Self Portrait
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...
Painting Large
Artist in Residency Playful Project Studio
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...
Symbolism: A Journey into Self Portraits
Artist in Residency Playful Project Self Portrait
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..
Self Portraits: Emerging Stories and Patterns
Artist in Residency Playful Project Self Portrait
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...