when life gives you lemons…
collaborate with another artist in a materials swap!
the ingredients
the materials i am sending to american artist Matthew Taggart
now i cannot wait for mine to arrive
my energy for the project has already started to swell
the spirit of artistic collaboration is so refreshing
…waiting on the postman.
heARTbeatgal
ok, maybe not first
safety finally, yes
safety NOW!
thank you to my hero!
i cannot afford another brain cell lost
hBg
a year ago hBg escaped to paris
her wings now clipped, she paints another night
in her sunny centretown bedroom
un autre paris
au autre paris – oil and papier collé 14″ x 11″
hear this universe
i need a shopping trip, yo!
heARTbeatgal
i have been working on this piece
pieces of me
for many months it has taken over my dining room
it is a beast
much work to be done yet, there is -Yoda
pieces are about to be rounded up on an adventure out west with the kids
some fraction of me is a Calgary mountain girl
and I am taking my children to share in these pieces of “western” me
got on my Montana cowgirl boots
Stampede here we come!
Yee haw!
heARTbeatgal
wandering through the woods
at night listening to the rain
my direction for my Nuit Blanche Ottawa 2012 walking sticks was revealed
two sturdy branches, used to get me out of the woods, complete the collection
as NBO12 announces its artists i am setting to work on the sticks
along with “walk with me” heARTbeatgal is collaborating with artist Rob Brazeau, and others, for his twenties prohibition era Nuit Blanche photo project at Social
my excitement for the night is starting to grow
…how many days left?
hBg
we did it
it rained, but we shone
the sun did poke out once or twice
PERFECTLY alone in the woods
at night we could hear the wolves howl
amazing
i also crossed paths with two lovely walking sticks to add to the collection
without whom i wouldn’t have made it out of the woods
we will go back just as soon as i can move my shoulders again
thank you to all our well wishers
heARTbeatgal
best cure for an unchallenged spirit
take two six-year-olds into the backcountry
alone
for a few nights
(this may still be my concussion talking…)
kickin’ into girl guide mode!
prepare for rain, hope for shine
i am sure to come out changed
wish me luck!
hBg (the happy wanderer)
p.s. i suspect my nuit blanche walking sticks to be on the brain. there will surely be found at least one stick and heaps of inspiration to add to the project. “I love to go a-wandering along the mountain track, and as I go, I love to sing, my knapsack on my back…”
…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?
TheheARTbeatgal 