REMIX: a show of collages

JOY

collage on board

12 x 12

Three of my collages will be in a show opening tonight at the Albany Barn.   (Private World, Joy, and Drummer.)

Blue Hills

Blue Hills

Oil on canvas

24x29

SOLD

Albany Center gallery 2014/15 member show.

Tang Museum

Sunday, September 21.  Saratoga Springs.  Gorgeous day.  Visit to the Tang Museum.  

My favorite piece will not look like much in the picture.  It includes motion and sounds so you really have to be there.  But here is the bench you can sit on:  

                     

Here is what you see:  a plastic pool.  On the water many bowls and glasses in tones of white and blue are floating and being propelled by a gentle currant (from a small engine.)  

      

As the bowls gently dance around the pool, they hit each other and create a musical landscape of clinging sounds.  At the same time, coming from the loud speaker is a composition by David Lang (fabulous contemporary composer.)  The whole experience is magical.  

My favorite wall piece:

   

And a detail:   

   

 I enjoyed this too.  Elegant:

  

And this.  Swirly:

  

Going upstairs, a fantastic collection of pieces that recalled the magic of geodes:

 

Anyone remembering some of my drawing-a-day efforts will understand my appreciation of these towers/columns:  

   

And speaking of tall things, this crazy cartoon-like sculpture bade us goodbye:

  

Plus a few Saratoga sightings:

  

whimsicality

Have been accepted to be part of the show Whimsicality at the Albany Center Gallery.  Submitted 4 images from my collages on panels series.  At this point, I don't know how many pieces will be shown or when. 

group show at Clement

It Takes a Village
collage on paper
6x7.5

getting ready for group show at Clement Gallery in troy. I will select among my latest small collages and all pieces will be under $ 300.

show: November 25 to January 26
reception: Friday November 25, 6-9 (Troy Night Out)

8 pieces at Martinez

small round orange rock
collage and acrylic on board
12x12

never got around to posting about this show which is coming down any day now. oh well. the 8 pieces from this series looked very good together and displayed with Laudelina's tasteful touch.

last step of a show

windy wednesday
collage & acrylic on paper
7.5x7.5

The show is over. I went to pick up the work today and what a nice surprise: this piece sold yesterday! Total of 8 pieces sold.
Jon is inviting me to show again during the winter "salon". I will look forward to that.

great opening

small vases
collage and acrylic on paper
7.5x4

thank you to all of you who came last night to the opening at the Clement Art Gallery.
i enjoyed seeing all of you.

5 pieces have found new homes and that is such a good feeling too.

the show goes on till May 26.

preparing for show 7

private world
collage + acrylic on board
12x12

18 pieces delivered at Clement. all that's left to do now is getting there on time on Friday.

preparing for show 6

Papagena
collage and acrylic on mat board
9x6.5

next step: announcements on e-mail list and facebook. done. also got the postcard from Jon. (my piece on the right).

preparing for show 5

mother and child
collage and acrylic on board
12x12

now all the pieces for the show are ready to go: signed, varnished, and all pieces on paper framed. the list went to Jon Gernon at the gallery and he is planning to post all images on the website at some point.
here is the site of the Clement Art Gallery: http://clementart.com/

preparing for show 4

mona
collage+acrylic on paper
7.5x7.5

a good step done: all pieces for the show are photographed or scanned and put on records. pretty low-tech records (on paper files!) but records nonetheless.

preparing for show 3

green vase
collage+acrylic on paper
7.5x3.75

step #3 in preparation of show: varnish pieces. not only do the colors really come alive but the UV protection will keep inks from fading in light. (after all, i am using torn paper from sometimes cheap sources.)

this step makes me a bit nervous. once done, i have to consider the pieces off-limit. no going back and correcting and re-working, which always seemed possible with oil.

preparing for show 2

Diva
collage + acrylic on paper
7.5x4

the second step in preparing for show is simple enough: making sure all pieces are signed. sometimes the whole name, sometimes only my monogram.

preparing for show

alive
collage and acrylic on canvas
18x12

first step is done: i have 18 pieces ready for the show. all figures. this is the largest one.

ta-ra-ta-ta

drummer
collage on paper
7.5x3.5

hear ye people! spring is coming! take heart.

mimosa sales

night garden
collage on paper
7.5x3.75

nice surprise this morning: went to Saratoga to pick up art from show at Mimosa and found out 3 pieces had sold. this one is one of them.

more flowers

bouquet #2
collage on paper on CD
ø 5

this collage is on show at the Mimosa gallery in Saratoga until February 19. it's part of the 10x10=100 show. (no picture larger than 10" per side. maximum price: $100.) 11 of my collages are there. some bouquets, some figures, some gardens.

delivery

Pregnant
collage on board
12x12

Delivered this piece today with 4 others to the Martinez Gallery in Troy today. They will be part of the new show: Original Sin. Show opens on Friday September 24 for Troy Night Out.
http://www.martinezgallery.net/exhibitions.html

The Black Forest at the Albany Institute

I am quite thrilled to have a painting exposed beautifully at the Albany Institute of History and Art. It is among 50 paintings by 50 artists and will be part of the fund-raising silent auction during the upcoming gala. The show is called: Tomorrow's Masters Today. Ten artists were selected as the "Master Class". Not me but not complaining.