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thankful

amy — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:20:04 +0000

that my friend Andrew Thompson was available and able to document my drawings. All of the so-so quality photos of my drawings from Budapest and Iceland posted on the blog are now presented much more professionally on my website. Thanks AndyT!

bring in the light

amy — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:57:52 +0000

More time in the studio = another finished painting. Now I need to figure out how to wrangle these three (and the rest of my schtufz) into the van for the drive to Philly. I head out Sunday and hope to stop in Pittsburgh to see some museums en route.

painting

amy — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:50:40 +0000

I have been painting a lot lately and it feels great. I used to be a painter exclusively and have come around to working in a variety of approaches and media depending upon what I want the outcome to be. But painting my first love and when I engage in it, it just feels right and it pretty much consumes me. I like the work I am making and am rather curious about it, as each piece is feeling like a discovery.

I have found that reading about painting and art in general gets me psyched up to be in the studio. I recently read Lives of the Artists by Calvin Tomkins, Inside the Painter’s Studio by Joe Fig and am currently reading The Daily Practice of Painting by Gerhard Richter and Mirror-Travels: Robert Smithson and History by Jennifer L. Roberts.

encore

amy — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:29:04 +0000

I recently found out that I get to go back to Iceland again for another residency in November. I’m certainly going to make the most of the opportunity once again. This time we’ll get to see what night time is like there, the stars, and hopefully the northern lights. I already have project ideas up my sleeve. I am so excited to go back!

studio vignette

amy — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:39:02 +0000

I am reinstalled in my Ypsi studio for the time being until August when I head to Philly for another residency. After working small in Iceland, it feels great to be working large again! I love having the sea glass and ceramic in the studio and keep arranging it in different ways. Now to keep from melting…

show and shoot

amy — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:32:56 +0000

Here are some images from our group show, SKIPTI / SWAP at the end of the residency at SÍM. On Monday we installed the show, had the opening, followed by a picnic in the garden, and de-installed the show. Then I had to pack and say my goodbyes. What a day!

Also, in addition to the drawings I made at the residency, I worked on a couple of photo-based projects and along with many of the other artists, became quite the collector of maps, stamps, postcards (new and vintage) and objects from the land such as shells, stones, sea glass, lava rocks and the like.

On Sunday I did a photo shoot of one of the Amelia Earhart islands in the Icelandic landscape set against the sea. Here are a few images from that shoot. I wonder what they’ll become when they grow up?

I am, once again, so grateful for this phenomenal residency and the opportunity to see breathtaking sights in a remarkable country, make work unimpeded, and become friends with such a fantastic group of artists.

done

amy — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:21:30 +0000

with the goal I set for myself: twelve blue drawings while in Iceland. Now for some last minute projects… and packing all possible fun into my last weekend here.

the sea hath wrought

amy — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:26:07 +0000

Gleaned on my walk back from the lighthouse last evening.

the latest

amy — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:32:42 +0000

so far

amy — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:51:56 +0000

Here are the drawings I have made so far, all of them gouache and ink on paper (some with cut-outs):

These are just Photoshop-tweaked snapshots. I’ll post better images to my website eventually. I am having a lot of fun with mapping and engaging negative space. I’m excited to see where this all leads…