Unbound Art

Under the Rug This is my new series of oil paintings on plaster. You may remember a series I did a few years ago with this technique.  I love the surface quality.  The series is a commentary on the experience of being human. I am trying to be more aware of what is usually not seen or talked about and create images that reflect my observations.  Awareness No Separation The  Human Animal The Accumulation of Memory The Emergence of Form  The Birth of the Universe The Sower Has Roots Riding the Wave  Freedom and Anxiety A Leap of Faith  In God's House Just One More The Story I Was Told Looking Under the Rug

Last summer there were beautiful sunflowers in my garden and I got the urge to paint them. Painting outside and from life was quite a challenge and I ended up painting two pictures in the more manageable environment of my studio. Fernando has just framed 3 out of the 4 paintings for me and now they look very finished and ready to present.

click on the image to get a larger view This is the view of the Community Arts Partnership, ArtSpace, in Center Ithaca, on the Ithaca Commons, where Kim's show Inside Itself , is now on display. The opening was well attended, especially since it was Gallery Night in Ithaca, and there were a lot of people downtown for all of the exhibits. We enjoyed seeing so many people and many of them really seemed to appreciate the show. If you haven't gone yet, the work will be up through December 22. We are waiting for the first Lulu books that we ordered to arrive and if you have interest in seeing the paintings and reading the text that goes with them, the book may be of interest to you. Let us know. You can now see the images and texts on the Embracing Life blog. Not a substitute for the real paintings! but good if you can't get to Ithaca.

Stone Poem to a Summer Day on Cayuga Lake What You Are Looking For Is Where You Are Looking From print from a sumi-ink painting on glass The studio has been overtaken in recent weeks with the production of stone poems and there are two new beautiful stone assemblages in this show. Fernando is also, for the first time, showing three prints from the sumi-ink glass plates, in a large scale format that really allows the viewer to enter into the details and space of the images. The gallery will also display a portfolio of 60 smaller prints, from the sumi-ink glass plates. Looking through the portfolio is great way to see the scope of this project that Fernando has been working on for over 7 years. The show will be up until August 31. Kim and Fernando