paintings 2011

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For Open Studios I did a mixed media project with photos overlaid with acrylic paints and embraced my display space with the assemblage:

I was pleasantly surprised it didn't peel off the freshlypainted walls during its 3 day installation. It turned outto be my most popular piece, with its whimsy, chance andspontaneity.I envisioned it as a temporary piece that would likely be destroyed at closing time, but a kind spirit offered to help take itdown carefully and it will soon adorn her home inAustralia!Fifty Paintings in 50 days!

I am delighted to have been accepted to show in the Sanchez Art Center's 50-50 III show, 8/26-10/2 where each

artist was to produce 50 paintings (6x6") in 50 days. The 50 days of painting ending August 1 were a terrific experience.

During the project, I enjoyed several photo safaris and the studio time.

For almost three weeks after I obsessively fiddled with the arrangement of the panels and finally settled on the exact layout only

on 8/20. Why is the last minute so alluring?

Here's a little sampler of one organization of my

50-50 grid. It shows the color palette, some content.

Painting on exhibit at ArtSpan Open Studios Preview at SOMArts 934 Brannan.

I took a lot of photos to prepare thoughts about content of this project, flirted with nostalgia, cutesy, confrontational. Unexpected paintings resulted..