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2009-11-05T10:51:00.003-05:00

"Howl, Spirit Wolf, Howl."

2009, 5" x 5.75", Oil on illustration board.

2009-10-29T08:53:00.007-05:00

this infinity project is taking a long time.

here are a couple of the latest pieces in progress...

2009-08-06T08:26:00.002-05:00

Contemporary American and Italian Artists on Paper.

I'm going to have this piece in a group show that will travel to Milan and Rome in 2010.

The truth of the matter (I & II). 2009. 14" x 18". Watercolor, acrylic, luminous paint on Paper.

2009-08-06T07:37:00.005-05:00

infinite?

maybe. these are new works for a series I am tentatively labeling "infinity". it's broad in scope, as you might imagine, ranging from rainbows to stars, skulls to volcanoes, color wheel vanishing points to grids. in scale, the paintings will range from 42" x 66" to 2" x 4". I working towards finishing this new series by the end of fall. Should be about 25 paintings in all.

2009-05-05T15:47:00.006-05:00

The dust is settling.

How I Felt After You.

Almost finished with this new large scale painting...45" x 65", oil on linen.
Few more glazes to unify the surface and it should be complete.

2009-05-01T13:08:00.001-05:00

Art Chicago.

Art Chicago is this weekend, Friday - Sunday.

I have two new paintings in the Zolla/Lieberman
booth (12th floor).

www.artchicago.com

2009-05-01T13:06:00.005-05:00

Tanken.

Check out my collaborative project on this new
blog: www.wearetanken.blogspot.com

Its a growing project with my
new friend from Vienna, Austria,
Sonja Bendel.

2009-03-09T10:40:00.006-05:00

NEW NEWs

Links
I've updated the links section
to reflect my newly formed artist
affiliations- from my Feb. stay
at the Vermont Studio Center.

Facebook
I've also been doing my photo style
updates on Facebook.com so head over
there if you are looking for work in
progress and new painting images.

Website updates
Rob has added a new portfolio (my Wake series)
and a few other minor tweaks here and
there - all around the site.

Etsy
I'm starting an etsy site - for smaller
paintings and drawings, tshirts and more.
There is a link on the "sales" page...

-Happy almost spring to everyone !

2009-02-08T10:57:00.006-05:00

VERMONT STUDIO CENTER (FEB. 1 - FEB 27)

**

You know you are at an artist residency
when you hear this kind of dinner discussion.

" I cut words out of books ... "

"abstract paintings using landscape means"

" cutting circles out of fabric"

" ..I draw lines"

"a life size paper doll cutout"

" bird collages from national geographic cut outs"

and so on.

**photo credit: Kristen from NYC

2009-01-16T11:51:00.007-05:00

ready to explode.

here is some new, in progress work from the last 3 weeks...

2008-12-08T16:53:00.007-05:00

Newest Paintings, December 2008.

Trying some subtle new techniques and
some not so subtle additions to the
ice scape. Feedback is encouraged!

( click to enlarge )

Tumbling into the void. Oil on Linen, 18" x 24", 2008

Deluge. Oil on Linen, 18" x 24", 2008

2008-11-13T13:35:00.005-05:00

Upcoming Exhibition

I will have 5 paintings in the upcoming exhibition, titled,
"Under the Influence", at the Lubeznik Center for the
Arts.

Here is a link for more details.

The show runs November 14th (opening reception, 7-9pm -Central time!)
to January 3rd. So head on up to the Michigan City
lake front, see some art, do some outlet shopping,
climb the dunes and observe that ominous cooling tower!

2008-10-24T09:07:00.005-05:00

Chicago / Studio.

I'm back from the summer/ early autumn hiatus. I've moved
to Chicago and traveled Spain (go. to. the. Prado!). Now
I've got an in-house studio set up and it's time to get
back to work.

Here's a few pics...

2008-08-01T09:24:00.002-05:00

Summer Silence...

It's been a few months and I've been bad at blogging
as a west coast friend pointed out.

Well, I graduated from the University of Notre Dame
in May. Thought I was heading out of town but then
a couple of opportunities arose.

I was asked to take an Assistant Curator position
at the South Bend Museum of Art and then Notre Dame asked
me to teach a summer drawing class. So I've been teaching
in the mornings and then hoppin' on the bike down to the
Museum in the afternoons. After six weeks of this I'm
done with teaching and should be able to get back to painting
(and blogging!).

Some other quick notes: Solo show at Zolla/Lieberman in Chicago
went well. Had a week off in Texas for a family reunion and I'm
working on a commission for some Antarctica bound South Benders.

It's been a busy, fun summer so far, stay tuned.

2008-04-23T13:09:00.004-05:00

WAKE: installation images

(images from my recent exhibition at the
Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, Indiana)

2008-04-16T15:15:00.000-05:00

ART CHICAGO

Next week is Art Chicago, April 25-28 to be
exact. Art Chicago is one of the many, many,
many, many Art Fairs around the country and the
globe. It's a big collection of international
galleries that come together under one roof
for a long weekend and do what galleries do-
show art and sell art.

It's also a great way to see a ton of different
artwork in one place and this year I'll have
a few pieces up in the Zolla/Lieberman Gallery
booth. I will be attending the opening preview
night and will try to wrangle up some images to
be added to this post later...

Want more info? Check it out: ART CHICAGO link

2008-04-09T11:37:00.006-05:00

When it rains, it pours! Awards, Collections and other good news!

Don't want to get too self-promoting
here but I thought I would do a round-up
on a few exciting items:

1. 2008 Efroymson Fund Emerging Graduate Artist Award
Sunday I won the 'best in show' award for
the MFA thesis show here at Notre Dame's
Snite Museum of Art.
Efroymson Fund

2. Microsoft Art Collection
The Microsoft Art Collection has chosen two
pieces from my Anti-Discovery series, Silence
and Expanse to add to there ever-expanding art collection,
which is hung through out the corporation's offices and buildings.
Microsoft Art Collection

3. SBRMA Permanent Collection
The South Bend Regional Museum of Art has chosen
The, a 5 foot by 15 foot triptych, to add to their
permanent collection.The was included in my recent
exhibition, Surface, at the museum.
www.sbrma.org

4. Vermont Studio Center Residency Program
I received news yesterday that I will have
the opportunity to do an Artist Residency
at the Vermont Studio Center. The VSC is
a well-known residency program, one of the
largest in the country. I will be going in
Feb. 2009 (Northern Vermont in the winter?
Bring it on!). www.vermontstudiocenter.org

2008-04-01T10:11:00.002-05:00

Antarctica Video

Here is the video that University of Notre Dame put
together about my research trip to Antarctica last
December.

Enjoy.

2008-03-19T15:43:00.005-05:00

Done Deal

The paintings are done...

Monday, I hauled all 9 of my panels down 2 flights of stairs
to document them for my thesis show - which I turn in
tomorrow. Anyways, I'm pretty happy with the results,
overcast day and a decent digital camera = good images.

I'm hoping to have a new portfolio page up soon, in the
meantime, here's a sampling..

Wake (5 x 5 feet)

Shattered ( 5 x 15 feet)

2008-03-13T13:55:00.003-05:00

Final Panel of Thesis Show

The last few layers have been slowly building up and
I am starting to see my show materialize out of the mist,
literally- this final panel, I've been tweaking for the last
week, just trying to get the gradient at the top where the
iceberg fades into the mist- to work perfectly and today,
I think I got it...so one more gloss coat and the 9 panel
show will be ready for delivery (due, one week from today)!

It's hard to tell I've been doing anything but maybe you can
spot the subtle changes in these in progress photos...

Next? Get all the info for labels and artist statement
together plus the final edits of my written thesis.

I'm also going to try and get some high quality, no glare, digital
images and get the new portfolio page up soon as well. So stay
tuned...

2008-03-03T10:14:00.006-05:00

Thesis Project Nears Completion.

I'm so close to being done with my 9 panels. I'm just finishing
up the solo Iceberg piece and then I'm done. Still have to write
the thesis paper and put on a final gloss coat but other then that...
well- at any rate, 2 weeks from Thursday is delivery to the Museum
date! Here is a haphazard panorama I put together...it's not very pretty
but it'll give you some sense of what this thing looks like:

(click to enlarge)

For the record, the total installation, which is kinda' like one big piece, will be 5 feet high by 45 feet long.

2008-02-21T09:27:00.003-05:00

CAA

This week I'm in Dallas for the College Arts Association
conference. It's a mish-mash of forums, sessions, lectures,
events and the dreaded job fair. I don't have any interviews
scheduled so I'm just hanging out, seeing how it all works.

So far, it's been fun. Lots of artsy types gathering together,
discussing art, eating good food, catching up..and generally
looking pretty darn good doing it.

For more info check out www.collegeart.org

2008-02-19T12:55:00.004-05:00

CHICAGO ART DEBUT

I'm in my first Chicago show, at my new gallery Zolla/Lieberman.

Last Friday I attended the opening. Here are a couple of pictures
of my small contribution to the show (courtesy of B.Vertin):

The gallery is located in the River North gallery
district, just north of the Loop in Downtown Chicago.

Re:visions, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery through 32 years
is up until March 29th.

2008-02-05T15:22:00.000-05:00

FINAL FOUR (thesis panels)

A few weeks ago I started my final four panels for my
thesis exhibition (Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame,
April 6th to May 18th). Here is the state they were
in last week, the warm, contrasting underpaintings:

And, then a couple layers of building up the cool tones:

Then, nailing down the palette to the subdued tones I want...

I was planning on having 11 panels in the show.

But after mapping out the space I'll have - it looks like 9 panels
is going to fit better.

6 weeks to delivery of the work to the museum for the show!
It's gonna be a wild ride til' then.

2008-01-23T13:15:00.000-05:00

New Gallery Representation

I have some exciting news. I will now be showing in
Chicago with Zolla / Lieberman Gallery. Here is a little
more about the gallery:

In 1976 Zolla/Lieberman Gallery moved to a converted loft space in a then desolate industrial neighborhood and founded the area that is now known as the River North Gallery District. It was in that inaugural year that Zolla/Lieberman Gallery gave a solo show to an unknown artist named Deborah Butterfield.

Today, at their current location at 325 W. Huron St., William Lieberman continues to maintain the aesthetic quality of contemporary artwork that the history of the gallery had established since its opening. By embracing a wide range of genres and artists, Z/L is able to offer a variety of work. Zolla/Lieberman Gallery is dedicated to providing personal attention to both the beginning and established collector, as well as other art professionals. Z/L maintains professional associations with the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) and the Chicago Art Dealers Association (CADA), as well as being a participant of Art Chicago since its conception.

I had a studio visit last Sunday with William Lieberman and he
decided to start showing my work. I will be exhibiting in a group
show, Re:Vision, in February at Z/L, in Art Chicago(at the
Merchandise Mart in Chicago)in late April and I will have a
small solo show in June at Z/L.

You can find more info about the gallery here:
www.zollaliebermangallery.com

I would also like to thank Scott Hatt at the Spurious Fugitive Gallery in
South Bend, IN for his excellent support of my exhibition career over the
last 2 years.