Lots of new works framed up - getting ready for the "London Studio Tour" This Spring…. I will now have to put tags on everything. I feel good about how the studio looks now…. I hope it lasts…..
Brightly Coloured Cloth Paint in Tubes used when I was a child.
I mentioned in my Artist Statement on this website [ kdwfineart.com ] that one of my mementos as a child was the brightly painted table clothes that my sister and I painted as children with our close friends who we called our big sisters. I visited one of these sisters last week and I mentioned my artist statement. As we talked she pulled out the "embroidered" table cloth and told me that her mother had crocheted an edge around the table cloth. How wonderful - I said that I remembered painting this particular one and she gave it to me. Included in this image is a picture of my sister and I. I feel grateful for the time that I spent with my big sisters and this wonderful memento. Thank you Judi and Jaine.
Finished A String Artwork with Stitched Brushmarks
This Abstract Stitched Artwork was labour intensive but well worth the time. It joins two areas in my collection of artworks on my website. String artworks & Stitched Paint Brush Strokes…. I will likely put this artwork into the category Stitched Brushmarks. It was fun creating this artwork and I am working on another similar work that is a bit bigger than this one. The size is approximately 12 inches wide by 18 inches high. It will have a white floater frame on it when I put it up for sale on the website.
Finishing What You Start
I painted the two string paintings, in the first image, along with other paintings that I just posted in the gallery Recent Artwork. These two artworks are labour intensive because the brush marks are to be hand stitched on the inner parts of the string work like image #2 {still not finished} But before I could continue stitching, I needed to take some time to clear my mind. I had an accident in my car recently and felt a pull to self care the results are beautiful in Image #3. Because I have a post graduate certificate in expressive arts, I use this knowledge to take care of myself. I do have a book of sorts that I draw in, just in case I feel that need of self care, but this time I took advantage of materials outside of this book. In image #3 I used sandpaper stitched to canvas to support and imbed oil pastels. The top image is the first drawing it seems a bit dark, but as I went through the 6 images the colours changed and the images became more geometric and minimal. I do have to admit that most of my drawings in my regular oil pastel book mentioned above is more geometric as well…. a major difference from my regular organic string artworks. I will get back to the stitching and will finish these other paintings but for now I feel much better and expressing myself in these small pieces was a nice break from stitching the other artworks that need to be finished this month.
Kim
Back in the Studio
I came in a few days before my regular hours started January 5th to mat up these finished works. They will be on my "Recent work" Page!
Artworks finished this week!
Image 1. Here are Two "Wall Pillows" as I call them framed in a black floater frame. Image 2. Four framed artworks for my upcoming exhibition at Starbucks on Central and Richmond Street here in London Ontario. (March & April) Image 3. The first canvas I finished this week it seems like a topographical mapping with string and embroidery. I made this from my mother's and grandmother's embroidered table liners and tablecloths. They are back side up and I have embroidered on top of the work and also painted and glued down roping that has spun emboridery and quilting thread around it… very unique. The painting framed behind it is an older artwork called "Where I'd rather be" An imaginary landscape started with string…. I like these works and may do some more…. KDWFineArt.com
At the end of the day, I had 6 artworks drying on the work bench.
Bright and glittery. Now I wait 3 weeks for the artworks to dry now…..
Art, Art, Art….. Original Art…. one at a time…. no more than one at a time….
I have a lot going on in the studio at once but I never get bored - I will leave an artwork until I feel it needs more work…. sometimes I go back to it a week later or even a few months later and then the answer to what needs to be done comes to me.
Lovely.
Artwork in Progress at KDW Fine Art has a familiar look to it ….
Above is a detail of a work in progress in my studio today! Please look at the image below for an artwork I finished 2 years ago…. notice the stitchwork and the little ceramic conduettes… they look the same as the collection of threads or string on the cording above. Very interesting, but mostly fun.
Started a Polyptych Yesterday: A Four Panel Painting- The Following Photos show the Artwork in Progress
I am still stitching 3 other artworks at this time but needed to change to a new art work that I could readily change. I like to work on several pieces at a time to keep me excited about my artwork and like riding in a car I like the change in scenery.
Image 1 (top left) - depicts the black paint over an already painted relief material surface. At this point I had started painting the and neon orange on the top of the black paint.
Image 2 - I have acutually started to stitch and scrape the black paint between the raised areas of painting burlap with a small exacto knife revealing the paint colour below it.
Image 3 - Here I have added metallic paint to the raised painted burlap.
Image 4 - I have completed the first panel with stitching neon string on the scraped painted areas between the raised painted burlap. Please note these photos do not show how bright these works really are…. even the bottom is a blue area with metallic dust. These need to be seen in person to be appreciated.