I picked up the 2nd group of completed Pismo Series scans during lunch this afternoon and they have been added to the Pismo Series tab on the White Rooster Studio homepage!
The current plan is to add these scans to the WRS Etsy Shop for prints within the next week and start working on orders for candles that I have pending that were waiting on these scans.
Please check out the new scans!!!:
E, G, I, J, K, L, N, P, Q & S:
S, 7/15/20, 12:33 PM, 8C, 7184×8383 (619+1161), 100%, New Art 3, 1/40 s, R116.8, G85.6, B93.4
Q, 7/15/20, 12:27 PM, 8C, 7184×8383 (619+1161), 100%, New Art 3, 1/40 s, R116.8, G85.6, B93.4
P, 7/15/20, 12:14 PM, 8C, 7184×8383 (619+1161), 100%, New Art 3, 1/40 s, R116.8, G85.6, B93.4
N, 7/15/20, 12:03 PM, 8C, 7184×8383 (619+1161), 100%, New Art 3, 1/40 s, R116.8, G85.6, B93.4
L, 7/15/20, 11:50 AM, 8C, 7184×8383 (619+1161), 100%, New Art 3, 1/40 s, R119.8, G88.6, B96.4
K, 7/15/20, 11:40 AM, 8C, 7184×8383 (619+1161), 100%, New Art 3, 1/40 s, R116.8, G85.6, B93.4
J, 7/15/20, 11:03 AM, 8C, 7184×8383 (619+1161), 100%, New Art 3, 1/40 s, R116.8, G85.6, B93.4
I, 7/15/20, 10:49 AM, 8C, 7184×8383 (619+1161), 100%, New Art 3, 1/40 s, R116.8, G85.6, B93.4
G, 7/15/20, 10:40 AM, 8C, 7184×8383 (619+1161), 100%, New Art 3, 1/40 s, R116.8, G85.6, B93.4
E, 7/15/20, 10:33 AM, 8C, 7184×8383 (619+1161), 100%, New Art 3, 1/40 s, R116.8, G85.6, B93.4
The plan is to still re-do Pismo 10 (J) as the letter is bigger than the rest of them (you can really see it in the last line above), BUT I really like the design, so I scanned it anyway and will find some use for it 🙂 So, technically, there are six more pictures to complete: Pismo J, U (in progress), W, X, Y & Z.
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The tenth artist that will be highlighted is: Helen Lundeberg:
According to her Wikipedia page: “Helen Lundeberg (1908–1999) was a Southern Californian painter. Along with her husband Lorser Feitelson, she is credited with establishing the Post-Surrealist movement. Her artistic style changed over the course of her career, and has been described variously as Post-Surrealism, Hard-edge painting, and Subjective Classicism.”
Helen and Lorser
Wikipedia continues: “During the 1950s, Lundeberg moved towards geometric abstraction and Hard Edge painting and away from the representational sensibility that had informed her early work. Though always based in reality, Lundeberg created mysterious images that exist somewhere between abstraction and figuration. Repeatedly described as formal and lyrical, Lundeberg’s paintings rely on precise compositions that utilize various restricted palettes. Paintings from this period employ the idea of “mood entity”, a concept in Post Surrealism that was concerned with evoking states of mind, moods and emotional content unique to each work. Lundeberg and Feitelson were part of a loose group of Post-Surrealists that also included the artists Grace Clements, Philip Guston, Reuben Kadish, Harold Lehman, Lucien Labaudt, Knud Merrild, and Etienne Ret. During this period, Lundeberg was one of the most prolific painters working in Southern California.”
Please make sure that you check out some of her later work from the 1970’s and 1980’s – they are stunningly beautiful and the color is simply amazing.
What I find encouraging and completely exciting is that, unlike most of the other artists that I have highlighted in this blog, Helen’s work is still being shown with two exhibits last year and even more in 2018…. Unfortunately, it appears that I missed a chance to see her work last year at the Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts… fingers crossed that there will be another opportunity soon!
Unfortunately, I was unable to locate a biography for Helen, there was a listing for a documentary: “Helen Lundeberg: Americal Painter” (1988)… but I am still on the lookout for it.
I found a quote of Helen’s that interested me, mostly because her ideas on art are essentially the opposite of mine:
“I don’t like disorder, or confusion or violence. I know they exist in the world but why should I have to paint them.” – Helen Lundeberg
I love not knowing the outcome of my pictures, they are not planned and rely on patterns once the design has been completed. And, yet, at the same time, I can understand Helen’s point of view.
Please check out the White Rooster Studio Facebook page during the month of March for more photos of Helen and images of her work.
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It’s been an absolutely incredible week and a half!
You know those weeks, when everything just seems to click and goes right? That’s been my week and a half and I am going to accept it for the gift that it is.
First off, I was presented with not one, but TWO, job offers – on the same day, no less – last Wednesday. My previous position was outsourced this month and it was my goal to get myself into a new position as quickly as possible.
I had known about this situation for almost a year, so I had a lot of time to think about my next steps and what I wanted my next position to be and I had plenty of time to prepare for the dreaded endless rounds of interviews.
After some deliberation, I made my decision and am gearing up to start my next challenge on February 18th.
I completely believe that with the stress of acquiring a new position taken care of, my stress level completely plummeted and this past week in the studio have been incredibly productive.
This week I have completed Pismo 6 (F) (this would be the 2nd version) AND Pismo 13 (M):
This make the Pismo Series ~38% completed… there are five that I have decided to re-do: Pismo E, I, J, L, &W, which leaves eleven that I have not experimented with yet.
I still have another week before I start my new position, so I certainly hoping that my good luck continues and I am able to post another completed picture (or two?) soon.
I have updated my Pismo Series portfolio page, so please check it out if you are interested in checking out all of the completed pictures.
I will be taking the completed pictures out for professional scanning within the next couple of weeks and once I have the scans back, I will be busy creating new items for my VIDA Collection and Etsy Shop.
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Wikipedia continues: “In 1954, Bourgeois joined the American Abstract Artists Group, with several contemporaries, among them Barnett Newman and Ad Reinhardt. At this time she also befriended the artists Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock. As part of the American Abstract Artists Group, Bourgeois made the transition from wood and upright structures to marble, plaster and bronze as she investigated concerns like fear, vulnerability and loss of control. This transition was a turning point. She referred to her art as a series or sequence closely related to days and circumstances, describing her early work as the fear of falling which later transformed into the art of falling and the final evolution as the art of hanging in there. Her conflicts in real life empowered her to authenticate her experiences and struggles through a unique art form.”
There is a interesting looking documentary on Louise called: “Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress, and the Tangerine” that I have managed to locate and will be viewing it during the month.
I am also in the process of hunting down a good biography of Louise and there are a couple of strong contenders: “Louise Bourgeois” by Frances Morris and “Louise Bourgeois: An Intimate Portrait” by Jean-Francois Jaussaud:
Please check out the White Rooster Studio Facebook page during the month of February for more photos of Louise and images of her work.
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There is ABSOLUTELY nothing like the feeling of conquering an especially difficult design challenge!!
As many of you know, I have been having a very difficult time with Pismo 2 (B) and had recently begun a 5th version of this picture. I am happy to announce that as of this afternoon Pismo 2 (B) is completed!!!:
I value and have saved all of the previous versions of Pismo 2 (B) because I learned so much from them: what worked, what didn’t, what could be used in other pieces…. Art is a continual learning curve, constantly evolving as you do – as you push designs and materials and test new ideas.
To show just how much this project has evolved since it’s conception, please check out all previous versions:
With the completion of Pismo 2 (B), this makes eight Pismo Series pictures completed – ~30% completed – and the 2nd picture completed in 2020!
On to the next one!!!
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