Yesterday I helped hang the work for the 10th Annual Gaelen Juried Art Show and there is some terrific, diverse work from many local artists. The photography category is particularly good this year, with some interesting contemporary images. And the drawing category (of particular interest to me!) has a lot of great work too.
I hope you can stop by for the opening reception this Sunday lunchtime.
Opening Reception : Sunday May 17 12:30 - 2pm
May 17 - June 18 2009 The Gaelen Gallery West Lautenburg Family JCC 901 Route 10 East Whippany, NJ
I have had this picture in mind for a while and started playing around with a few studies and practice pieces last summer. Now the upcoming show "Artscapes : a Celebration of Summer" has spurred me into finally making the jump to a larger format.
What can I say? I've seen these tubes 10,000 times before.
I hate Thursdays
Thursday is laundry day.
Thursday is cleaning the toilet day.
Thursday is sorting the recycling day.
Thursday is running errands day.
I'm one of those really annoying people that will not leave their cup alone when the coffee is done. It gets crushed, folded, ripped and re-sculpted and turned into"art". This is quite a tame re-creation, but I liked the spirally crunch effect so much and knew that I wanted to draw it. It took SUPREME effort not to touch it again.
Hooray! I'm very happy with this one. I really like how the two extremes of light and dark weave their way through the picture. I'm also pleased to have added some new colors to my regular selection - rose carmine, pompeian red and cadmium orange. And some luschious magenta vibrates with the ever-present mauve, deep in the shadows. All these rosy colors make the whole drawing glow with warmth.
Boy was this fun to draw! The elegantly simple twisting lines; the contrasting textures of the slick skin and the rough inside and that weird fuzzy stalk. And all against the clock - banana skins don't last too long, especially under a hot studio lamp. Such a good afternoon, and such a delicious smell of warm banana.
Raisins in the making - these wizened old guys caught my eye just before they hit the trash. All those fiddly details did cause me a bit of cramp though, so maybe they're not the only ones showing signs of age.