Current work

This week I've been working on a diptych for my Aunt. I'm enjoying watching the progression. 

This sketch is from about a year ago and I was relying heavily on the reference images my aunt gave me. I'm much happier with the image I put on the canvas.

It isn't finished yet, but I am pleased with my progress.

The Sketchbook Project

The following link is to my third sketchbook in The Sketchbook Project's digital Library. 

https://www.sketchbookproject.com/library/16112

Too long since I posted!

The I've been doing a lot of things aside from blogging and looking after two little wildmen keeps me busy! The Sketchbook Project has been good for me because it has taught me the value of working in small books. I may not always have time for larger works but I can find little bits of time here and there to draw if I don't feel bound by the demands of a larger work. 

I've been inspired by the concept of meditative drawing (Zentangles). While I'm not great with rules, especially in art, I am enjoying the concept and having fun filling the beautiful hand bound leather book my Grandmother gave me. I've been posting my work on Pinterest so it is just easiest to share a link here.

My Zentangle inspired drawings and images from my third Sketchbook project are here.

http://pinterest.com/chirtie/my-art/

Finished!

Sketchbook Project

Another book in the works...

Recent Silk Paintings

Articulate Group Show

Stanley Milnar Library July 15- August 31

Drawing in bed

Silk Screening Art Party

Nice work!

The Sketchbook Project 2013

My sketchbook is now fully digitized! Have a look at The Hand Book! It is on tour and several more stops in upstate New York were just added! I'm so excited!

Art Party!

Last nights Art Party at Expressionz Cafe was wonderful! Thank you to our participants, I hope you enjoyed learning to paint on silk. I certainly enjoyed sharing a media I love with all of you.

More and more

I can't seem to paint enough magpies...

A few more magpies..,

Painted these today... A couple more started...

Latest works

I have been doing a lot of work in sketchbooks lately. Last year and again this year I have been participating in a traveling sketchbook project within my school district... I really enjoy seeing how other people have worked. I had my son in September and i am quite pleased with the belly cast I made at 7/8 months. I am learning to juggle art time and being a mommy time, but so far so good! I've managed to present at a conference for art educators and at a district PD day and have probably been doing more art now than i have in a while. I also participated in the 2013 Sketchbook Project (via the Brooklyn Art Library). My book has been digitized and is also going on tour so the links will be coming soon. :) I think I may have mostly worked through my obsession with hands... But maybe not, we shall see. I am now working on a series of silk paintings of magpies... Intelligent birds with a lot of superstition/myth surrounding them... And of course, they are attracted to bright shiny things...

I realized today that I haven't posted in ages and I have done so much! I will try to get the work I have done in the last two years (!) posted and get a few more art lessons up as well. The following are images from 7 altered books I made as the final project for my graduate degree. As of June 2012, I have a Masters Degree in Visual Art Education. I will also post my capping paper/artist statement.