We are all a part of the craziness of this time of year whether we want to or not. From decorating my house and gallery, which at some times physically hurts for my great resistance to this commercialized holiday, to having a sale at the gallery where I hope that customers embrace the concept of purchasing handmade, locally created, original artworks for their loved ones, I am taking part in a month of complete craziness. But this craziness and my philosophies on gift giving forces me into a corner where I can jump out of my norm, and create artworks and artful gifts that require originality and at the same time, the pressure of time! Last week only two days before the sale, I made 8 original encaustic paintings in 1 day that pushed me in some new directions - drawings that surfaced encaustics and a small series of paintings titled "Flying Practice." Soon to be posted here.
I am preparing for a new year of shows and sales... the most upcoming exhibit will be the "Teenie Tiny Art Show" at Three Graces Gallery in Portsmouth, NH and followed by the
Cerulean Collective Group Show in March. Stay tuned.
Maybe the grinch in me is starting to dissolve - after my little daughter Olympia begged to sleep under the Christmas Tree, its hard to curl my frown!
IN THE STUDIO With Artist Hélène Farrar. "Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish." (Balthus) Come see here what I am playing with in my mind and the colors I push around on paper, panel, and otherwise. You'll see here how I work in many paint mediums, not limited to oil, encaustic, and acrylic... Ready, set, go! Let me know what you think at helene@helenefarrar.com
1 comment:
Curl my frown? 8 paintings a day! And they are very cool. I really like the bird ones. And your dog drawing on the encaustic book
Thanks for writing and for your cool stuff.
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