…and, a satisfied customer t’boot!
“florence” mixed media 2′ x 3′
for a centretown office
made from a centretown newspaper, an old picture of centretown, roman-esque scuplture as a nod to my italian client (ha!), many bits of personal reference and the pole is real tree bark.
it is a happy painting for a happy person
made with heART
hBg
my MoMA Techniques of Post-War Abstract Painting course is near ended
abstraction and i remain wary friends
though, as with any art history i digest
it is the artist’s personal story that is most satisfying
getting inside their minds
to find similar comforting twisted thinking
or humour
or honesty
or clarity
Ad Reinhardt’s tree “How To Look At Modern Art in America”
i am particularly fond of Ad Reinhart’s take, in which i find all
i like a strong voice alongside a strong image
take for example Adam the Great!
(my affectionate name for artist, instructor, friend Adam F. Davidson)
Adam F. Davidson – Palette Knife #12 2010 above my staircase
before i was familiar with his work Adam introduced me to his discourse
thoughtful honest clarity
after, his work and i were introduced
it went very well
then to learn some of Adam as an artist, some of his technique
my acquisition has depth of meaning
what a treat!
thank you to my mentors, both online and in the real world
for their knowledge
i am grateful and better for it on many levels
heARTbeatgal
p.s. i see MoMA has added some new courses just in time
…Modern and Contemporary Art: 1945–1989?
the snaps don’t show
in the sunshine today
my path home sparkled
chose to see it that way
i like that
hBg
…and so you don’t think i am completely off my rocker: “cement is primarily made up of calcium carbonite, some of which is in crystalline form and can reflect light. Smaller chunks regularly end up in cement. After being ground and heated these crystals are evenly dispersed, making the cement sparkle”.
the world is a town where the empress people are excluded
very pleased to see
to Michael Harfords’s The World is a Town
arrived and included
community feels good
heARTbeatgal
simple
neutral
orange
golden
heARTbeatgal’s contribution for To The Power of N
thirteen squares of beautiful paper
from my local vietnamese haberdashery
the artist, Joel Lambeth, is seeking thirteen identical bits of “something”
for inclusion in the artists’ materials of his collaborative collage project
how could i not collaborate?
they are en route to australia now, along with my good vibes
hBg
it may only be recently that i call myself artist first, after mother
more than three years now that i have been compelled to create
but it was always quietly present
i remember well the feeling painting this watercolour portrait of my mother
memory fails me, but this was a decade or so ago
it was the same deeply satisfying creative bliss i tap into regularly now
glimpses of what i now know will forever be with me
i thank the spirits for painting
heARTbeatgal
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