Thinking About My Art

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Well, I survived Vermont.  As you know, I spent the month of January taking part in an artist residency at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT.  I lucked out since it was a very mild January.  One day even hit 50 degrees!  I’ll be writing several different posts describing my experience at VSC, but for now I’d like to share some images from the studio.  The studio portrait was taken with four days remaining.  The rest of the images were taken on the last day right before everything was packed away.

The studio portrait was taken by Howard Romero.  Howard is working on an ongoging project where he photographs VSC residents in their studio.

The view from my studio window.  There is a small river that was often frozen.  The red building is the Barbara White Studio which houses painters, printmakers and photographers.  I was in the Schultz Sculpture Studio.

The same window as above.  These wood panel pieces are approximately 12″ x 12″.

Barbara White Studio can be seen in the window.  Wood panel pieces with clear coating highlighted by window reflection.

More wood panel works.

Second window of studio.  12″ x 12″ installation of new paintings exploring variety of ideas and compositional approaches.  Piece on the right is 16″ x 16″.

12″ x 12″ paintings on left.  16″ x 16″ paintings on the right.  Mixture of maple and walnut supports.

Better view of 12″ x 12″ paintings.  Individual formal studio shots will reveal color, texture and subtle details.  Hopefully these images will be posted in the next week along with more discussion of the process resulting in this work.

Click for larger view.  These paintings are 16″ x 16″.  I completed two additional paintings measuring 24″ x 24″ that aren’t shown in the above images.

I hope this provides a glimpse into my productivity at VSC.  I counted 42 completed pieces in 24 working days.  I’ll eventually share them all with you.  Please keep checking back for updates.