Leap of Faith

I have been posting paintings not really knowing the story . I have been up since four this morning. I think I've got it. Just like everyone else I am busy . My studio practice, marketing and followup, teaching, waitressing, family life and on and
on...........The Balancing Act.

The Balancing Act 24 x24 encaustic



At the end of the summer I began playing around with oil paint again and it felt so liberating.This was the first oil painting I had done in a few years. It was an experiment with new tools, new paint, new attitude. It was scary and taking a leap of faith.
The experiment 32 x 34 oil on board


Not two weeks later, after a bit of a back story, I literally walked out of my job that I have had for 14 years. Although it was probably time for me to retire my waitress shoes, walking out before Saturday night service was not the way I had pictured my send off. It was completely out of character, slightly dramatic and kind of like a bad breakup. It was scary and taking a leap of faith.



Walking the Line 36 x 36 oil on board


Does art follow life or does life follow art?


It has been an interesting few months. Possible opportunities to teach 2d design and drawing has me looking at books, lessons plans, exercises, and artists. I bought a new sketchbook and worked in it yesterday while I was in the studio. I have to practice what I preach right? I will be brushing up on perspective soon. It is scary and I am taking a leap of faith.

That's my story for now.

Walking the Line, New Painting

Walking the Line
36 x 36 oil on board
@LPressman2010

Work

One of my favorite times is when I have an appointment with my professional photographer, husband, Jay Rosenblatt. ( I am joking about the appointment......sort of.) You can see his work here.

There is nothing like having the work documented in the best way possible. It has been almost a year since much of the work has been shot. Below is one painting and a series of works on paper that began a year ago. More to come soon.



Balancing Act 24 x 24 oil and encaustic Lpressman


Works on Paper
This one below I did last week and then they go back in time.


1. 12 x 12 ink, wax on paper L Presssman



2.12 x 12 ink, wax on paper L Presssman



3.12 x 12 ink, wax on paper L Presssman


4.12 x 12 ink, wax on paper L Presssman



5.12 x 12 ink, wax on paper L Presssman



6.12 x 12 ink, wax on paper L Presssman



7.8 x 8 ink and wax on paper L Pressman



8.12 x 12 ink, wax on paper L Presssman




9.8 x 8 ink and wax on paper L Pressman



10.12 x 12 ink, wax on paper L Presssman



11.8 x 8 ink and wax on paper L Pressman

A good day for art

Last Friday I went in NYC for a job interview ( more on that some other time). Before the interview I spent some time at the Drawing Center, looking at Gerhard Richter's show and found a treasure of a book about one of my favorite artists, Ree Morton. Later, on my way home , I stopped by Chelsea to see Brice Marden and Thomas Nozkowski. Job or no job -It was an inspiring day for art. Brice Marden at Matthew Marks  Third Letter 2006-2009 Oil on linen 96 x 144 inches; 244 x 366 cm Letter About Rocks #3, Blue Ground 2007-2010 Oil on linen 72 x 96 inches; 183 x 244 cm Thomas Nozkowski at Pace Gallery Thomas Nozkowski Untitled (8-128), 2010 oil on linen on panel 22 1/8" x 28 1/8" (56.2 cm x 71.4 cm) Pace Gallery Thomas Nozkowski Untitled (8-121), 2009 oil on linen on panel 22 1/8" x 28 1/8" (56.2 cm x 71.4 cm) Pace Gallery  At the Drawing Center

Gerhard Richter Lines which do not exist"

September 11 – November 18, 2010

 GR14: Gerhard Richter, 7.1991, 1991. Ink on paper 6 1/2 x 9 7/16 Gerhard Richter, G.EL.2, 18.1.1984, 1984. Watercolor on paper Ree Morton Ree Morton, Wood Drawings, 1971, felt-tip pen, pencil, acrylic, clay, sponge, hardware on wood. Installation view, Drawing Center, New York, 2009  Ree Morton, Pink Numbers, 8 1/2 x 11 inches, mixed media on paper, 1971. Ree Morton: At the Still Point of the Turning World