Artworks Downtown's Small Works Show

Hi Folks,

My interest in creating miniature artwork will be appreciated by folks at the
Small Works Show during the Opening at Artworks Downtown on December 10.
My piece, "Georg", made with hand-painted eggshells will be on display through
the holidays.

I hope you can come.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts Show: Innovations in Fiberart V

Hi Folks,
 
My artwork will be exhibited in Sebastopol Center for the Arts show called Innovations in Fiberart V.  The exhibition opens with a reception on Thursday, October 28, and runs through December 4, 2010.
Juror, Melissa Leventon, founding partner of Curatrix Group museum consultants, is a specialist in European and American textiles. She was formerly Curator-in-Charge of Textiles at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and has authored many exhibition catalogues, books, and journals. She teaches fashion history and theory at California College of the Arts. Melissa has been a consultant to numerous institutions, and currently is working with The Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles in Bangkok. She received her BA from Brandeis Univ. and her MA in Art History/History of Dress from the Courtauld Inst. of Art, Univ. of London. 
 
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Fiberart, 6780 Depot Street, Sebastopol, CA 95472
 
I hope you can come.
 
Elise

Pictures of Breaking Through at Marin MOCA

The Opening at Marin MOCA's show, "Speaking of Solitude", was well populated with on-lookers and artists alike. I was happy to see "Breaking Through" positioned in front of the slatted window and casting her shadow on the floor at 4:00 PM.

2nd Friday Artwalk at Art Works Downtown

Speaking of Solitude 6th National Juried Exhibition

Juror: Maria Medua, DirectorSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art
(SFMOMA) Rental Gallery, Fort Mason, San Francisco, California
has accepted my eggshell dress on vinyl, held together with
velcro for exhibition from September 4 - October 3.
I hope to see all of you at the Reception: September 11, 5 to 7pm

Elise

Camargue Fantasy

It's been 6 months since I painted for the first time on my iPhone. I stopped after 3 weeks because I noticed the potentially deleterious effects to my eyes from looking at the screen and my hands and arms hurting from working on the itty bitty keyboard. I had a shock when I printed out my creations on my printer and they were grainy looking. A trip to a professional resulted in no better quality than my home printer. I found out from the clerk at Marin Photo that this is the problem with computer art! The quality is dependent on the initial resolution of the picture. iPhone apps are lacking in resolution. So, that being said, I left my goal of making a "painting-a-day" and took an oil painting class with Chester Arnold at IVC. But, as quandaries go, I love the paintings I make on my iPhone, so I decided to revisit the technology to see how I can take advantage of the App painting program called Brushes. With another Apps program called Mega Draw, I can create my own E greeting cards from my own oil paintings!

As things go, a little time for ideas in the incubator is sometimes all you need to inspire you to the next level of your art. Take the time to listen to your little/big Voice within and honor what it's telling you. All is not lost when things don't work out as you initially hoped they might. Come back and revisit what you've learned in a knew configuration and see what "shakes" out. Check out Mega Draw, and see how easily your "mistakes" are a thing of the past with a simple shake of your device.

Happy drawing and painting!

Elise

Make your own E greeting cards!