diversions

As an artist you learn to go with the flow - some days I can whip out the beginnings of 5 paintings, while rocking out to White Stripes; other days I'm practically in an anti-creative coma, and other days I'm helping my daughter stay calm while figuring out her college applications in the car and taking my dog to the vet AGAIN because of a coyote bite...I always figured my day to day fumblings always lead to the vibe of my artwork. It's all good.

It's funny my middle daugher is now looking at art colleges.  The apple doesn't fall far...Today we spent the day at RISD.  We went to the gallery there and saw the Vogel Collection...WHY am I so drawn to Richard Tuttle?? He could throw a piece of string on a board, frame it and make me weep. I can't figure this out.  I love his stuff.
http://www.speronewestwater.com/cgi-bin/iowa/artists/record.html?record=3

Last weekend I spent 3 days in Acadia National Park with my kayak group - we're on our 10th anniversary.  We are a mix of doctors, artists, mothers, business women, PhD's, public service professionals; and all of us are passionate about nature and being outdoors, friendship, staying curious, finding our joy, and laughing until we are doubled over.  I wasn't painting but the time in Acadia, as in many other adventures, will contribute to my painting.  There were 7 out of 10 for this trip. Here are some prime moments and will most definitely contribute to my latest rock drawings:

VIDEO

Don't forget to watch my video here - I was pretty inspired in Utah.

summer process

It's hot, my yard is a bunch of rubble, and my studio is white hot...so I'm on a new series which is all about "this"...here are some doodles and drawings I've been playing with.  

In order to get in the mood, I first do a simple stream of consciousness about walls and building walls and taking down walls as fast as I can -- writing down as many words as I can that pop in my head...all very therapeutic. I try and paint what's "in between" and what weight and heaviness feel like.  Some rocks at my house are in a crazy heap and others are in a very formal-style formation.  Fun start.  I'm painting on drafting film as well as some cool papers I found in Cambridge at the Art Store.

FOOD BLOG FOR TEENS

here's a link to my new blog - basically begun to help out my daughter and her friends this summer but turned into something that is quite fun to write:   www.ihungrynow.blogspot.com/

Still moving into studio - SLOOOOOOW process.

pOp Up ShOw

For all you Bostonians or travel freaks, come to the latest show in Brookline!
The opening is at Biyoshi Salon, 1382 Beacon Street, 6-8 on MARCH 29th 2012...Festive and swingin, salon style!!

Click here for details and for info about Drive-By Gallery!
Hope to see you there.

Venice Biennale 2011

Just back from Venice - incredible trip since I love slogging thru the puddles of Venice. The art was not as earth shattering as recent years; however, in my opinion. The absolute best thing was the Glasstres exhibit and the Fortuny Museum. The Glass works by current glass artists in an old, crumbling, historic glass factory were so fabulous. I love how the pieces were hung and displayed in the factory...so lovely.
Here are some fav pix: check out the incredible piece hanging. Beeswax covered the lower half of the piece. Beautiful.

outing

Spent the weekend in Boston on the waterfront with my bike - fabulous art/outdoor time. ICA's show, DANCE DRAW, was fabulous. Honestly, it's the first time I left the ICA satisfied! They really stepped it up. Biking in and out of the city, along the waterfront was incredible - I had a completely different experience than when I just drive in.

work

...working to set up studio for fall painting WOO HOO! Summer, as most artist moms I know can attest to, is a flap-about with kids and the creative juices are often left cold, not even simmering...I learned long ago not to fight it, go with the flow.

In my experience, summer's adventures, heat, breezy boredom, fresh food, poison ivy, buggy bike rides, books, sea and mountain air, stubbed toes, muddy dogs, playing in the grass, routines and unstructured rigamarole somehow influence the art I produce in the fall...it all comes out in the end!

So, with the last shreds of summer, and especially after divorce, the material I've compiled is beginning to simmer...Can't wait.

SHOW

I think the paintings are still clinging to the walls at Mercury Gallery...please be sure to drop by and have tea with Amnon and ask to see my stuff - he's got a good stash.
Studio is way too clean - I'm taking a breather then starting up again - summer motif: drawings and writing mostly.
ta ta

new show

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Anne-Gilson-Haney-at-Mercury-Gallery.html?soid=1101471902205&aid=onFxgqvkzic

kid stuff

ok, I have to throw in some kids pix since, well, I am a mom too. All three are very talented and creative in their individual ways....these are the most recent I've got.

winding down with the paintings for the show coming up...am happy with the new stuff..always a bit like giving birth to some of them - they are what they are at this point. Luckily I like mostly what I see!

Spending much time chasing after my bad dogs who enjoy bolting into the woods after chipmunks...what's up with this year? My jack russell and corgi basically LEAVE for sometimes over an hour then come back with dirt in their eyeballs and smeared who-knows-what all over...Calvin showed up bedraggled the other day with sprays of blood all over himself. I only hope he's not getting into baby.....well, he probably is. ugh. Here he is with the "good" dog who does NOTHING wrong except maybe love too much. Must clean studio - it's disaster central.

New Show

RECEPTION for my NEW SHOW at MERCURY GALLERY IS SUNDAY, June 19 - in the afternoon - details to follow! At least 15 new paintings....Rockport is a fabulous destination spot - so beautiful and Mercury Gallery is directly across the street from the new and fabulous Shalin Liu Performance Center. Sounds like a perfect weekend get-away...I hear seagulls already.

13 WORDS by Lemony Snicket

outing

Went to the ICA in Boston yesterday and enjoyed seeing Mark Bradford's work...layers of papers adhered together in a painterly way - beautiful. I especially liked his minimalist pieces that consisted mainly of salon permanent wave papers...they were translucent and rich. I loved how he rubbed and sanded and manipulated his paintings - you could see his hand in everything - it was wonderful.

studio and snow 2011

some new paintings coming along...lots of blues, greens, greys and yellows for some reason; imagery from my kayak trip; more natural-looking forms (boulders, leaves, growing things);

taking another printmaking class at DeCordova again; can't wait to get on etching.

still trying to incorporate some prints with my paintings...it's unnerving to fuss with them, knowing I could completely muck them up. A favorite art teacher from way back told me, if you are protecting a pretty mark or are protecting a part of a painting you are intrigued with, get rid of it - it's never good to keep part of a painting precious...you have to work on the painting as a unit. I always think of that if I'm protecting a nice-looking drip or something!

workin

Here're my dogs - Calvin HATES the cold so it's a trick getting him out - the others love it.

Guanacaste, Costa Rica...I know I'm a die-hard New Englander but wow, it's hard to come back from paradise to ice and Yaktrax and blistering winds and dry skin...hmmmm. I guess it's all about looking forward to the next season.

As my mom would say, "buck up!" So, I'll bring on the humidifier, neutrogena extra emollient lotion, drink a hot toddy and throw on the biggest wool sweater I've got...back to work!

(here's my son, Finn)

...am posting random pix: beautiful dead bird I found outside my studio (awww), new paintings in the works, last day of my printmaking class with Shoshana, my latest prints (I'm new at this whole thing, so they're very basic).

I'm enjoying the challenge of incorporating my little prints with the paintings...love the juxtaposition but don't want to compromise the simplicity of the prints. Stay tuned.

...all the while still playing the piano and futzing around with the uke, managing the family, flapping around with Christmas stuff, contemplating life...art would not be as rich without all the muck and marvels of every day life.

Printmaking class over!

...will post some pix today-I think monoprint and drypoint are going to be a regular part of my repertoire! Very excited.

New paintings in the works - stay tuned!

accordian book project

Fun book project - based on a White Stripes' song - Rag and Bone.

Watch the VIDEO

new video

check out my new video - art from UTAH trip.