Bringing It Back From The Dead

It's not all "winner winner chicken dinner" in the art studio. Sometimes you lose sight of your vision, other times you never had one in the first place, and sometimes... well, you just plain old f*#@ it up. You can re-prime a piece and call it a day; or if you're lucky, you can re-work a piece and bring it back from the dead.

I spent days labouring over the tedious detail of the layered background on this painting; only to discover that I hated it! It was just too contrived and static and lacked any heart. I was in no way motivated to even continue working on it.

 

 

 

The first thing I did was too cover the entire background in white, using a palette knife. Scary!

 

 

I have continued working this painting with paint, pencil, grease pencil and carbon paper. So far, I'm much happier with the energy of this version. I'm not quite finished yet, but I'm excited to continue scribbling, splattering, scratching, sanding and rubbing my way to the finish line. For me, that makes this painting a winner.

 

 

 

 

 

Renovation Sale

With a summer full of gallery shows going on and coming up, I can tell you that my studio walls are almost bare. This is always a good time to patch and paint the walls, move around the furniture and even buy some new furniture. So everything left has to go! I'm having a renovation sale via this blog, right now! Prices have been slashed by 50% or more. You can contact me directly at bdstudio@telus.net if you are interested in any of the listed artworks.

Okay, here we go:

I'll update the status of paintings as they are sold.

Paintings

"Mooch"

12" x 12"

acrylic and mixed medium on wood

$50

SOLD

"Red Poppies"

12" x 12"

acrylic on wood

$30

SOLD

"Wonder Woman"

4" x 4" framed

acrylic on canvas

$10

SOLD

"Super Women"

6" x 10" framed

acrylic on paper, artist trading cards

$30

SOLD

"Groovy Tree"

8" x 8"

mixed medium on wood

$20

SOLD

"Jane"

6" x 6" framed

mixed medium

quote from Jane Eyre:

"Hitherto I have recorded in detail the events of my insignificant existence"

$20

SOLD

"Cat"

6" x 8" framed

mixed medium on wood

$20

SOLD

"Nina" 1

30" x 30"

acrylic and Japanese wood block prints on canvas

$400

"Nina" 2

30" x 30"

acrylic and Japanese wood block prints on canvas

$400

Brownies

Art brownies are miniature blocks of art of any medium sized at 2" x 2" x 1.5".

"Subtraction" 1

carved acrylic on wood

$10

"Subtraction" 2

carved acrylic on wood

$10

"Robin's Nests" x3

felted wool and feathers

$10 each

SOLD

"Flower"

mixed medium on wood

$10

Books/Journals

Button Book: The Snowman

quote by Dylan Thomas: "It snowed last year too. I made a snowman and my brother knocked it down and I knocked my brother down and then we had tea."

$5

SOLD

Button Book: Snowball

quote by Markus Zusak (The Book Thief):

A snowball in the face is surely the perfect beginning to a lasting friendship"

$5

SOLD

" I Have a Secret"

paper and wood blank journal

$5

SOLD

Fibre

"Hippy Chic"

hand knit, felted bag embellished with needle felted flower

$35

"Being Koi"

hand knit, felted bag embellished with needle felted koi fish

lined with 100% cotton batik

wide moebius strap for added comfort

$100

SOLD

"Date Night Clutch"

hand knit, felted clutch style purse

lined with 100% cotton batik

$20

SOLD

Lavender Owl (last one!)

organic lavender

$10

Java Monster (last one!)

hand knit coffee cup cozy

$10

SOLD







Let's Be Frank: A Retrospective

With a month long gallery show opening this afternoon, I have been thinking a lot about past shows, future shows, and shows that never were. At one point in time, I had wanted to have an exhibition of paintings of my dog, Frankie. Unfortunately, I kept selling her paintings before I had a chance to pull a show together. So, why not a virtual exhibition via this blog? Here is:

Let's Be Frank

 

 

Yoga Dog

6"x6"

SOLD

 

 

 

Frankie Dreaming

6" x 12"

SOLD

 

 

 

Frankie

18" x 36"

$560

 

 

 

Circus Dog

8' x 8"

SOLD

 

 

 

She's Trying very Hard

10' x 10"

SOLD

 

 

 

Bad Dog

4" x 4"

SOLD

 

 

 

 

Frankie Girl

12" x 12"

SOLD

 

 

 

Dog Day Afternoon

30" x 30"

Not For Sale

 

 

 

Frankie Maintaining

16" x 16"

$220

 

 

 

Perfect Love

10" x 10"

SOLD

 

 

 

Circus Dog #2

Artist Trading Card

$20 or trade

 

 

 

Wabi Sabi

6" x 36

SOLD

 

 

 

Funny Girl

30" x 40"

$1050

 

 

Come Together

 

Today I watched as the MAG crew made magic happen over at the Metchosin Art Gallery. In one hour the old art was packed up, walls were patched and re-painted and the new art was unpacked. Here is a sneak peek of an upcoming show I am participating in.

 

The Art of Angela Menzies

 

 

Mag curator Hailey doing the math as she plans out where the art will hang.

 

 

 

The Art of Bonnie Coulter

 

 

Still waiting to be hung.

 

 

The Art of Margaret Heywood

 

 

Those lily pads are my favorite!

 

Come on by this upcoming Saturday for some refreshments and treats, but especially to meet the artists! We'd love to see you there! Our opening reception is June 8, 2-5 pm. The show runs from June 6th to July 7th.  Gallery hours are Thur to Sun 12-5.