New Arrivals!!!

My online shop www.helenefarrarart.flyingcart.com is now up and running!!!!
Let me know what you think...

IN-between

Whenever I am about to begin an artistic route in content (what something means) and know will be a serious undertaking, I seem to meander in subject and materials for a while. Wanting to "finish" pieces, or by framing works finished, and working with less permanent media, I find the in-between time. In the studio this week and last, I am "finishing" my four Italy inspired watermedia pieces, framing works, preparing for my encaustics class this coming weekend, and working on also finishing up some encaustic paintings that have been hanging around.
Then I will begin preparations for my important shows this year, specifically at Cerulean.
Here's a picture from a late night in the studio this week, working at my table... enjoy!

Cozy Artmaking

When the weather dipped in early January and my fight began for feeling warm physically and emotionally, I felt the need to work on "closer" work.  Sitting at a table, with shoes off and reading glasses on, I could be a different sort comfortable making art. This has taken form in two different bodies of work both on paper. One series focuses on my continued fascination with using old photographs as a source, and then creating a series (20) of drawings on vellum paper using china marker,graphite, and turpentine. These drawings will then become a source for encaustic paintings, lively artist books using my creative writings, and some book assemblages that I have only so far developed in my head - using old found books.  The other works on paper are some playful paintings working with water media based on my photo journal of our trip to Italy, and paintings I had done in oil in the fall. Here is a drawing I was working on yesterday.

Enjoy!