U of MN -- BFA Graduate w/distinction. :) :) :)

BFA Senior Exhibition --- 'The College Show'

 

Mathy paintings.

Construction of a perfect ellipse, followed by a 50% black pattern painting.

Prime Number / Pegboard weaving.

FEBRUARY ART SHOW at The Three Crows.***************************

50th and France Art Crawl

This past weekend was the opening of the window displays on 50th & France.  About 20 art students from the area were matched with a local business.  I was placed at Brides of France -- and Jill & their staff were great.

The displays are up until March 7th.  Lost of pegboard & pattern.   :)  Come check it out!
50th & France --- Vote for your favorite here!

Art Lesson with OLIVia & EMma.

Just had an art lesson with Mary Reynold's granddaughters.  We went over the basics of drawing -- then various shades/values when painting a flower pot.

It was great.  & Look at their paintings!!  They are naturals!  :)

And the last -- of the Christmas Commissions.

A lived-in family room -- Alan Jackson -- &the family cats. Merriest of Christmas's Everyone!!  :)EMily

Two More...

First of four -- Christmas Commissioned Pieces.****

Check out the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Kunsteveriene website. :)

[ADKV translates to the Working Group of German Community-Run Art Galleries, basically.]   
Our WorkArt Internships are highlighted -- and my photo & blog are up.****

http://www.kunstvereine.de/web/index.php?id=5

PATTERNS.

My Horoscope for the day:

You are usually comforted by patterns, and you easily sync your personal rhythms to the routines of life. However, today you will benefit from a pattern interruption.

Deems fitting -- since today I am working on the four Christmas commissions I have to have done this week.***

But here are some of my newest paintings ---  the 'patterns' I am straying from.... temporarily.  :)

Hopkins Center for the Arts presents ---- 

Twin Cities Undergraduate Showcase. 

I will be representing the U of MN.  :)

Nine local schools are participating in the show: 
College of Visual Arts, 
Augsburg College, 
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, 
College of St. Catherine, 
Concordia University, 
Macalester College, 
University of Minnesota, 
Minneapolis Community Technical College 
& Art Institutes International, Minnesota. 


 Each school was asked to choose four undergraduate works in any media to feature in the exhibition and will provide a statement about their art program and the works selected.  “One of the purposes of the exhibition is to showcase the arts programs in the Twin Cities,” stated Fawzia Khan, Visual Arts Committee Chair at the Hopkins Center for the Arts. “This is a chance to articulate what is unique and commendable about each program.”


Opening reception: Thursday, November 3 from 6-8 pm. Free-of-charge to the public.  Guests will have the opportunity to meet some of the artists."
Info here:  http://mnartists.org/event.do?rid=299883
or here:  http://www.hopkinsartscenter.com/exhibitions.html

My very first ------- Open Studio.

October 29th, 2-6pm. 

***OUt in my rennovated pumphouse studio -- at my parents' place:  11883 Dalton Ave SE, Delano

U of MN -- BFA Show Opening Tonight.********

Hey all.  If you happen to be near the U of MN from 5-7pm tonight -- stop on in.  My classmates and I put together a show -- Death Before Small Talk, an ongoing discussion.  We are continually adding pieces / swapping artwork / moving stuff throughout the duration of the show.  Its kinda fun & makes for a pretty unique feel.


Quarter Gallery -- at the REgis Center for Arts, West Bank -- U of MN.  :)EMily

My newest obsession: Patterns on Pegboard.

Paintings of Bodenburg, Germany.

Updates from Deutschland*****
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/lync0161/myblog/

Nursery Mural -- finished w/4 hours to spare before I leave... :) Congrats Liz!!  You'll be a great mama!!***

 

It's funny how you almost forget how beautiful home is -- until you go away for awhile.  :)

Here's the almost-complete, new roof on my studio.

 Finally, I had my last official meeting for my CMAB Art Grant.  Doug Standke, the Program Director, came out to meet with Dodie & me at my studio.  Just recapping the last year with these dedicated, art-minded people --- I realized just how amazing this experience has been.  THanks DODIE!!  & Doug!  It will forever mark the start of something really great in my life.***

Back from TANZANIA -- Off to GERMANY.******

After a month in Africa -- helping in gardens, at an orphanage, peeling potatoes in the kitchen, admiring homemade fabrics/baskets, & just traveling the beautiful country of Tanzania --- I am now ready for part II of my summer.

I leave tomorrow for Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany. I will be interning at a German Kunstverein, member-owned Art Gallery that will host an oil painter this summer. I am so excited I can hardly handle myself -- for the people, food, language, hiking trails... & the ARTWORK. 

In conjunction w/the program -- I will be blogging about my daily work/life experiences.  Here is that link:  http://blog.lib.umn.edu/lync0161/myblog/

And the link to the Kunstverein as well:  http://www.kunstverein-bad-salzdetfurth.de/

I leave for Africa on Saturday.......

.......and cannot begin to tell you how excited I am.  For the people - the animals - fabrics - food - pace - exploration - customs - & (of course) the ART.   I will be traveling w/my cousin Cara.  We fly out to DC for a night, then to Addis Ababa (capital of Ethiopia) and on to Zanzibar (island off coast of Tanzania).  We then ferry across to Dar es Salaam (capital of Tanzania), and bus (many hours) to Njombe, where we will stay.  And help at an orphanage, in the fields, and w/preparation of food.

I found an R. Mullin quote -- while dreaming: "The only man I envy is the man who has not yet been to Africa - for he has so much to look forward to."   :) :) :) Cheers.

Pump House gets a new roof -- day 1.

Thanks Dad & Aaron.***

Mitch's duck.

Peterson's farmhouse -- on my running route.

I sit next to Alfonso in Adv. Drawing.

He is pure abstraction & completely experimental.  I, on the other hand, occasionally use a ruler when plotting dimensions.  He rips on me every time. :)

Last week we did a quick piece together - for kicks.  Its not uber eye-catching-- but it was a fun reminder to be free in my work.  Take risks.  Play. 
Alfonso, although crazy -- is good for me.***

New. Paintings.

Top painting is from outside the city wall of Jerusalem.  Bottom painting is a vacant building in Winsted -- the town where I taught.**

We hung the first of the MFA shows this past weekend -- for my Nash Gallery internship.  It was featured in City Pages this week, and opens tonight!***
Everybody is an Astronaut.

Sketchbook.

Our professor had us quickly sketch a rocking horse.

Afterwards, he gave a demonstration on how to exaggerate lines & define separation of planes. Obviously, one would round these in a final version -- but its amazing how much more depth & appeal are in the second one - even though its a simple line study.  :)

Finished the streetfront of Shepherd Hotel in Bethlehem, Israel.  Vegas-type feel, yet the origin of multiple religions.. So odd -- and great. 

So, it was Midterms last week.  My painting class hung our pieces in the Regis Art Center, before critiquing.  Here is a glimpse of the work:

My paitings are below.  There are models every class session - so I've been painting a lot off the figure.  Completely different than my subject matter, but I'm really enjoying the forms & freedom.

Lastly, I am officially a BFA student. Heck yeah. :) Applications & portfolios were due in early March, and I found out a few days ago.  That news -- just makes me happy.  I now get studio space at the U, an advisor, & get to be part of a great community of art.  Pure inspiration.