Inspirational Art: Storm King

At Storm King I saw two more works by an artist I LOVE named Ursula von Rydingsvard. I had first seen this piece of hers (below) at deCordova Art Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln, MA.
This one is titled, ence pence.

Then Today, I saw TWO MORE of her work. For Paul

And Luba.

GORGEOUS! THEN!!! I found out that deCordova is doing an EXHIBIT of her work open now until August 28th. So, if you like these, I would highly recommend packing yourself a picnic, and heading over to deCordova in Lincoln, MA for both her outdoor piece (at top) and her exhibit. For more information, go here.

ALSO at Storm King was this beauty...
Kiss by Darrell Petit
It seems to be to be a reference to Brancusi's Kiss, but I can easily say, I prefer this one.
I'm just been introduced to his work today, and am looking forward to more.

Very exciting.
Cheers!

Cobalt: Days 14 and 15

Saturday and Sundays we have off at Cobalt, which means, loveliness happens. We are in such a beautiful part of the country, but are so busy, we don't enjoy it much. Today and yesterday, I did.

Yesterday consisted of doing some laundry (line dried), making sorbet from lemon balm I picked from the forest, picking flowers...

And making journals..... lots and lots of journals. I got mostly done with a few made from beer boxes and the masking paper used on our projects in the studio, but the only one I finished was this one for Lisa's (a girl on the program's) husband Tony. I sold it for $15 because she reminds me of my cousin Jill.

Then today, we went to STORM KING ART PARK!!!!!! It was a gorgeous day filled with Richard Serra, Roy Lichtenstein, Calder, Andy Goldsworthy, and SO many more I could go ON forever.

Here's a photo of Goldsworthy's Storm King Wall. It's so magical in person, and beautiful to touch. If you're anywhere near the area, do stop by this MARVELOUS WONDERLAND! Better than Disneyland, and FAR cheaper.

Here's another sculpture from the park. George Cutts, Sea Change. A beautiful kinetic piece, that the video doesn't do justice to, as the way the light hits the metal makes it look like liquid.



I will say sorry that it is sideways, but apparently, you can't change that on either my phone or youtube. Note to self for next time. There are lots of videos of it on youtube from different angles is you'd like to see more.

After it all, we went to a little place called Painter's Tavern for some DELICIOUS and really reasonably priced food and drink. Perfect portions for both the large and small eaters.

Quite a wonderful day!
And Happy Father's day to my poor dad, stranded alone in a hospital in Phoenix.
Get well soon!

Inspirational Art: Ancient Chinese Nature Sculpture

Saw these at the MFA (Boston) today. The Ancient Chinese found rock and wood naturally in beautiful abstract shapes long before modernism. So gorgeous. Obsessed.









It may have turned out that I noticed a please do not photograph the exhibit sign after I took the pictures, but at the point, the damage was done, and this was I can at least share with you.

Regardless, these pieces are a part of a new Japanese furniture exhibit at the MFA. Everything in the exhibit is gorgeous, including furniture you can sit in. High five MFA.

Inspiriational Art: Roz McQuillan

I am researching for a project for my figure painting class and found this artist. I am loving her nudes. I really like her linear approach to painting and the way she uses large color shapes to accent the neutral skin tones of the figures. Beautiful.

Here is a link to her Red Bubble account where you can see lots more where this piece above came from.

Inspirational Art: Dexter

I am completely inspired by this television show. It is on Showtime and currently has Four Seasons. I'm currently only on Season 1, but it's quite the show.

For those of you who don't know the premise of this show, it is about a serial killer who was raised by a morally upstanding foster father who also happened to be a cop. He taught Dexter, the killer, how to channel his "urges" to kill by killing those who deserve to be killed. The concept is interesting, but by itself does not sell the show to me.

Why I love this show, is because it really explores the good and bad sides of humanity. The idea of never really knowing what people's deepest darkest secrets are and why they are the way that we are. It flips the script when it comes to who the good guys are and who the bad guys are and how the little choices in our everyday lives to love people can really make a difference all wrapped up in a hilarious, cop drama, mystery show. It's CSI meets Sweeney Todd meets Veronica Mars.

I would suggest this show to those who like dark comedy, character pieces, don't mind minimal nudity and colorful language, and mystery!

Season 5 premiers this next fall, so you have plenty of time to catch up before then, especially since seasons 1-4 are available for instant play on netflix!

Inspirational Art: Uglow

My professor for my figure painting class showed us this fabulous painter's work.
The simplicity of color and composition that still describes the figure is breathtaking.
Love it.

Inspirational Art: Mucha

This is a beautiful piece by one of my favorite artists, Mucha. This piece visually represents my time abroad in Italy. The colors, the mood, love it.