Quick pics from a day in NYC

Rachel Whiteread
Grey, pink, yellow, grey, 2010
Resin
6 1/4 x 42 1/8 x 4 1/2 inches
(16 x 107 x 11.5 cm

I went to NYC yesterday to several of the art fairs and down to Chelsea. It was very quiet at the ADAA so it was easy to see the work: Joseph Cornell, Hannalore Baron, Philip Guston and more. Pulse was in a surprising small venue but had a bit more of a "pulse" going on.

I took a few photos of some of what resonated for me .


Rachel Whiteread

Yellow, Pink and Blue, 2008
Dental plaster, resin, wood and metal (three units, one shelf)
9 1/2 x 15 3/4 x 7 7/8 inches
(24 x 40 x 20 cm)

SANDWICH, 2008
Plaster, pigment, resin, bronze, wood and metal (five units, one shelf)
8 7/8 x 15 3/4 x 7 7/8 inches
(22.5 x 40 x 20 cm)

Joseph Cornell

Hannalore Baron





Tara Donovan at Pace Gallery


Drawings: (Pins)


Close up




gatorboard, paint, and nickel-plated steel pins
96" x 96" x 2-1/2" (243.8 cm x 243.8 cm x 6.4 cm)


Pat Steir at Cheim Reid

Stay tuned for some Joan Mitchell and others.

Lucy Mink's Art Influences

I first saw Lucy Mink's charming paintings on FB. The color, the patterns, the quiet narratives caught my eye.

Her Statement:

I am consumed by combinations of color and form as a visual, abstract diary of my life, where time does not belong to me, but to others.

I am frequently organizing their things while they dance. I am in a situation.

Under Here 19 x 20 1/2 oil on linen on panel


Home 8 x 8 in oil on linen on panel

TheSoundOnTheGround 24 by 22 1/2 in oil on linen in panel




I Need A Place To Put Some Things that We Weren't Allowed To Talk About
19 x 20 1/2 oil on linen on panel


Lucy's art influences:

Elisabth Cummings

Marden Hartley

Alice Neel

Balthus

Soutine

Philip Guston

Lucian Freud

Matisse

Giorgio Morandi

Cindy Sherman

my kids

What I hear and think about and look at:

David Bowie..... often

The Rolling Stones- 'Get off of my Cloud'

Looking at books with unusual trees with my 4 year old

How a 6 year old sees the world.

What to make for dinner that my kids will eat.

Everything while out walking.

AGoodTypicalSolution 8 x 8 oil on linen on canvas

Since January

The Weight 54 x 48 oil on canvas 2011

This is a painting that stayed in the studio while my show was up last month. I just finished it.....I think.

Time is flying. When I look out my office window thankfully I don't see any snow. I am ready for the twinkle of my spring bulbs and spending time on my front porch.

Since January, I have taken a bit of time out of the studio. I began taking a 10 week beginning drawing class. I wanted to be a student again and revisit basic drawing. It has been both humbling and reassuring. Still lifes with apples, books, reflective surfaces, perspective, the figure etc. I am focusing on seeing. As you can see I am a bit out of practice.

Last weekend, I did an encaustic painting demo for R&F Handmade Paints at the CAA conference. It was two days of great fun, painting and talking to other artists. I found myself several times totally engrossed with the painting, forgetting that I was supposed to be doing the chat thing. This was my first time at the CAA but definitely not my last. I am waiting to receive my borrowed CDs to listen to several of the symposiums, a few desk copies of art books and also to try some of my sample art supplies. The book area itself was enough to make me hyperventilate but I was controlled and didn't spend any money.

Thanks to Berni from Pan Pastels for the photo.


Talking about hyperventilating: a funny moment in a NYC hotel. After a long day I walked into a very nice small room at a boutique hotel. Very hip, very clean, big TV.............but NO WINDOW! I sat on the bed for a few moments my heart pounding, the truth creeping in. I just couldn't do it- claustrophobia at its worst. Thankfully they had a room with a window. I guess I am an inexperienced traveler not knowing that you have to ask for a non smoking, non pet, quiet room, and one with a window.

My calender is starting to be sprinkled with classes and workshops. In March I begin a new adventure with Arts Unbound which is a non-profit organization dedicated to the artistic achievement of youth, adults and senior citizens with disabilities. I will be an instructor for a master class for emerging artists with mobility challenges who are ready to take their work to a professional level. It is a ten week program with classes, internships and an exhibition. I am looking forward to working for this organization and the artists.

The end of April brings me to R&F as a visiting artist. In this three day workshop we will be exploring pigment sticks along with mixed media. It is always great to be up in Kingston at their studio and factory. Whether you use their products or not, the tour is informative and the gallery exhibitions are always interesting.

On a personal note, my husband has been building guitars, my older son's band, Caution Children's record came out and my younger son has to decide which college he will attend for art.


Yesterday was Brancusi's 135th birthday!




Here is an older blog post with some photos from his studio that I took in Paris.

Good Advice @

16 x 16 encaustic L Pressman

This week there have been two blog posts with good advice.

Joanne Mattera's Art Blog:

Marketing Mondays: Advice to Your Young Self

and an interview with John Seed at Artist Career Training:

John Seed, Art-Explainer and Story Teller


I find myself always learning new lessons and having to learn the old lessons again.
I am going to make a list from both of these posts and my own "lessons", print them up and hang them in the studio.

Show Part 2

Off Balance 24 x 24 encaustic and oil LPressman 2010

I think I have had the post show blues for the past week. I feel a little lost, been sleeping late, hanging out in my PJs, walking in and out of the studio and just plain blue.

So, I am going to post this lovely video by filmmaker, John R. Thornton and arranged by gallery dealer, Richard Rosenfeld, done at the opening on Jan 9th. A big thanks to both!
Here are two links to the new work:
Here, paintings
Here, works on paper

Now I am going into the studio and "muck" around.


I hope you enjoy the paintings.

The Show, Part 1

Installation View, ink, wax on paper 12 x 12 each


Last Sunday my solo show opened at the Rosenfeld Gallery in Philadelphia. I have known about the show for two years, so to have all the work out of studio and up together is quite amazing. My sense is that my paintings are living and breathing, a little fresh air opens them up.




Installation view entering the gallery right wall




Installation view




Installation view entering on the left wall




Installation View




Installation View, Second Room




Installation View, Second Room

Wishing you

From this

 

To this

 

Journey, as of now 36 x 72 oil

Change and Transformation!
Happy New Year
Lisa