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Feb 9, 2012, 12:01 am
Unless you’ve been having a pedicure under a rock the last few days, you’ll know the football NY Giants beat the NE Patriots to win the superbowl for the 2nd time in 4 years. Without going into an analysis of the season and the game itself and bore most of you, I’ll just say, as a New Yorker,... Comment - Like
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Feb 8, 2012, 3:49 pm
I recently sent out some pieces to my Twitter friend Tim Severson, who has photography, video, and design company he shares with his wife Melissa in Texas. I really enjoy their work and they were kind enough to send me 2 prints (it was supposed to be one, but I couldn’t decide and they surprised ... Comment - Like
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Feb 7, 2012, 1:28 am
Still very much work, still very much in progress.
These will not be paired with “Ends.”
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Feb 4, 2012, 1:46 pm
about 20 x 30 inches
oil and pastel on gessoed paper
More old work from long, long ago or about the same time as these.
about 30 x 20 inches
oil, nails and eggshells on gessoed paper
I’m still never quite sure where to put anything. And so, it just keeps piling up.
From a long way under,
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Feb 3, 2012, 8:36 pm
What’s up, Darteboard? Here are a couple of examples from a photographic experiment that I have been working on. Comment - Like
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Feb 2, 2012, 12:01 am
More paintings made from monotypes. These two pieces I finished a couple of days ago and I’m of two minds about them. The first, In the Corner, may be a tad too defined in the figure. I’m not sure I’m pushing the abstraction enough. The second painting I’m on the fence about as well. How’s... Comment - Like
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Feb 1, 2012, 11:45 am
I’ve had a Tumblr account for awhile now but never really used it until a few weeks ago, because quite frankly I couldn’t figure out what the fuck it was for.
Is is a blog? I have blog. Actually I have two, so what do I need another blog for? But then in one of my late night fits of insomniat... Comment - Like
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Jan 31, 2012, 3:45 pm
Last night instead of preparing art for today I ironed shirts. I have no regrets, but I also have nothing to post. I don’t know if I’ve ever posted this before.
“Woven Watercolor Cross” 2005 It’s like 30″ wide or something. Watercolor soaked through canvas, woven.
This is a woven pi... Comment - Like
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Jan 30, 2012, 8:30 pm
spending a couple days in the studio this week has refreshed my soul. even though i didn’t really make any art on one of those days, i was able to putz around and feel that creative movement is steadily chugging along. it’s really about the little movements towards making work that eventuall... Comment - Like
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Jan 28, 2012, 1:40 pm
Fuck you,
-Steph
p.s. These are made with various combinations of water color crayon, graphite, pen, colored pencil and stickers. They are all on beautiful museum board. Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2012, 12:01 am
Two more explorations in the current series. The one called Lauren’s Underbelly got its title from the happy little fact that the underpainting/monotype was a portrait of a pregnant woman. She apparently gave birth to this painting. It’s a girl!
Hidden Defect, oil into monotype on paper, 22′ ... Comment - Like
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Jan 25, 2012, 11:58 am
This week my mind has been racing with all kinds of thoughts, usually unfriendly ones, but hey it happens from time to time and when it does one of the most soothing things to do (besides cleaning everything) is to find something repetitive that distracts through a form of monotony. I had a little s... Comment - Like
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Jan 24, 2012, 12:47 pm
Finally getting these to where I can spell words. However, these are actually the only letters I have enough of to do so. This will be the background for a stencil to be added hopefully this weekend.
Clearly legibility isn’t this style’s strong suit, but I can live with it for a repeated phra... Comment - Like
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Jan 23, 2012, 9:48 pm
jeesus … it’s the end of the day and I’m finally posting. I don’t have access to the Internet in the green mountain state of vermont, but I’m back in the fair city of boston so here we go. as you know, I’ve embarked on a project of drawing something everyday. often it’s on the phon... Comment - Like
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Jan 21, 2012, 12:49 pm
I have post-nasal drip and it’s postcards again this week! These I made using watercolor crayons, colored pencil, and ink on all rag museum board. Perhaps I will continue until I have amassed a large collection of these and then send them all out at once. Or maybe I will leave them in random place... Comment - Like
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Jan 19, 2012, 12:21 pm
This piece has a photographic feel and Kodak is on its death bed. That’s a sad thought.
Ektachromoplasm, oil over monotype on paper, 20″ x 16″ Comment - Like
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Jan 18, 2012, 3:25 pm
It’s been a long time since I have taken any photographs of people, and when I do they are usually people I know very well, but a recent interaction made me wonder what the fair use of pictures of strangers would be. I don’t take pictures for advertisements, or to sell, so it’s not something I... Comment - Like
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Jan 17, 2012, 2:54 pm
First things: I’ve started a Tumblr to post some of the pieces I make that will go into future quilts, and other progress shots.
This is one of today’s posts:
This is a test of work I’ve been doing with stencils. I can use individual letter stencils to then create words and more.
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Jan 16, 2012, 12:48 pm
so I’ve recently begun using my iphone and ipad to draw. it’s quite different than paper (obviously) and lends itself to casual, free mark making. unlike a pencil to paper, a digital mark is more easily deleted which makes the whole thing less precious. I like it quite but. I also love to ma... Comment - Like
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Jan 14, 2012, 8:30 am
6 x 4 inches
colored pencil on museum board
Despite a lack of snow, this bleak cold, dark winter has been kicking my ass. Even art making doesn’t seem to be enough to make me want to get out of bed in the morning. And the prospect of spending hours closed up alone in my cold studio, without even... Comment - Like
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Jan 12, 2012, 12:01 am
I’ve been in Baltimore caring for my parents for a week and have been painting in the basement of the house I’m staying in. Here are some of the results.
I had the opportunity to take advantage of my father Harry’s experienced eye for design. He’s 92 years old. I asked him what he thought o... Comment - Like
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Jan 11, 2012, 1:15 pm
Why is it that all electronics decide to crap out at the same time? My Olympus, like my previous laptop, has been dying a slow death for the last year or so. It had gotten to the point of being so unreliable that it was essentially unusable, and now with all the problems the company is having along ... Comment - Like
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Jan 10, 2012, 2:09 am
My cousin and his bride, Kate, were married in December 2011. I promised them a good piece that night and used the full year allowed by good manners to finish it. The result was their Wedding/Christmas present this year.
Each piece is 24″ x 18″, and is a quit of paintings, collages and tradit... Comment - Like
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Jan 9, 2012, 7:47 am
as I started the new year, i felt it important that i have a disciplined small project to keep me on track. I bought a new sketchbook and commanded myself to draw something everyday. as the new year approached, i was excited and kinda nervous. drawing was out of my comfort zone. i’m a... Comment - Like
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Nov 3, 2011, 1:05 am
I’m writing this on the 2 V’s, vicodin and vodka, as I try to recover from a kick-arse flu.
This is an oil painting on paper.
Anachronism, oil paint over printmaking ink on paper, 20″ x 16″ Comment - Like
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Nov 1, 2011, 1:44 pm
This weekend I finished working with the quilts I posted last week.
Before starting these I had been having trouble getting started with these types of quilts. For a few weeks I’d had several false starts, or completely partial pieces that I wasn’t comfortable using on their own. Finally one ... Comment - Like
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Oct 31, 2011, 7:36 am
just an iphone pic. i’ve been working for pay this past week and the time spent at the studio was mostly … well just time spent sitting doodling and listening to music. while i’d imagined unparalleled creative output once i had a studio outside my house, the reality is that everything ... Comment - Like
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Oct 29, 2011, 6:42 pm
8 x 10 inches
acrylic and bits of collage on all rag board
Accepting that it’s impossible to always feel grounded might be a good idea.
With lightness,
-Steph
p.s. detail shot: Comment - Like
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Oct 25, 2011, 1:17 pm
Lately I’ve been trying to do more of the types of quilts I started the year working on, but I’ve been having issues with color schemes. I have Piles of canvases lining my dropcloth divided into rough colors (Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Neutral) that are supposed to help me with this, but this ... Comment - Like
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Oct 24, 2011, 6:00 am
so this is what im working with … i know crazy huh? just sitting in the studio making dots on a long roll of rice paper. it’s likley going to become some sort of scroll, or something. i dunno. i just kept making these marks on the paper and thinking about .. well nothing. it’s quit... Comment - Like
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Oct 22, 2011, 9:00 am
collage
10 x 8 inches or so
Sometimes I make stuff like this.
-Steph the Primate Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2011, 12:34 pm
This is pending sale, pending on spending.
Submissive, Oil over monotype on printmaking paper, 20″ x 16″ Comment - Like
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Oct 18, 2011, 1:45 pm
Whoever is in charge of setting up my scanner should really get on that. And buy me a new printer. This is getting annoying.
I’m not sure I’ve posted this before. This was originally created as a wedding gift for a close friend. Because of it’s dimensions, I’ll post a smaller version with... Comment - Like
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Oct 17, 2011, 11:07 am
i’ve been able to spend a fair amount of time in the studio this past week and what has been organically emerging is a distinct move towards other ways of expressing myself besides photography. while making images using light (the camera) will always form the foundation of HOW i see, how i E... Comment - Like
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Oct 15, 2011, 12:13 pm
Here’s a closeup of another sculpture. Again, I’m being stingy with my art. I would apologize, but it won’t change anything. I still feel a need to keep this mostly to myself. But the detail pic is kinda pretty at least, isn’t it? It’s pretty or gross I suppose, depending on your perspecti... Comment - Like
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Oct 14, 2011, 8:49 pm
Recently, I photographed the installation of Ann-Maree Walker’s new site-specific work, Almost Like Being There, which will remain on display through October 21st at the Luminary Center for the Arts in St. Louis. Incidentally, I also photographed the image for her promo card (see above).
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Oct 13, 2011, 1:05 am
I’ve been away without art materials so I have nothing but this image of a painting by the 19th century painter Thomas Cole to post. It’s part of a series called The Course of an Empire, this being “Destruction”. As far as I’m concerned, its as good a symbol of the fate of contemporary wes... Comment - Like
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Oct 11, 2011, 12:05 am
I did not create this. Nor do I produce it. I assure you I have never been anywhere near this. I simply present it to you for your consideration. I won’t tell you what it is, but you can probably figure it out.
I’m posting this instead of art because I haven’t had time, my scanner still doesn... Comment - Like
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Oct 10, 2011, 8:42 am
so this is the day that good ole chris columbus invaded the native peoples lands, brought all manner of disease and claimed ownership of said property. sounds like our financial industry! so in honor of that, i’m going to close my bank of america account and find a credit union, get outside ... Comment - Like
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Oct 8, 2011, 10:00 am
14 x 11 inches
acrylic on 4 ply all rag mat board
Seeing as this is Columbus Day weekend, I am probably off being very busy picking apples, finding my way through corn mazes and searching out Columbus. In the spirit of the holiday, take a look at this sketch and let me know what you discover. Appa... Comment - Like
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Oct 8, 2011, 8:00 am
Anyone unlucky enough to have been cursed with a bunion will relate to this. No. No one will relate to this.
Happy weekend!
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Oct 7, 2011, 1:49 pm
Last week, I posted a pic from a new series of photographs that I am working on. This week, I am showing off more shots of some of the men from the series, and next week, I hope to have some of the women ready to put on display. It is interesting to me to observe how differently the women versus t... Comment - Like
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Oct 6, 2011, 1:05 am
Silvermine Art Center in New Canaan, CT is organizing a fundraising event it has hosted for 10 years now, Signed, Sealed and Delivered. It’s an art sale and auction designed for collectors and art lovers featuring over 500 small, 4″ x 6″ original works in all media for sale at $50 each, to ben... Comment - Like
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Oct 5, 2011, 11:41 am
Those that have been with us for awhile might remember that I am in charge of the art department for Minks to Sinks. It is essentially a giant tag sale and I spend days in my little tent pricing a few thousand frames and framed posters, and when I’m lucky a few original pieces. It’s a tight spac... Comment - Like
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Oct 4, 2011, 12:31 pm
Yesterday was the first real rainy day of the season out here in California. We only have 2 real seasons here, so this more or less marks the beginning of Winter. With it I found myself looking under my bed for something. While there I found this scrap of an old drop cloth, squirreled away like an a... Comment - Like
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