Line & Form

It is the most simplistic elements that often moves me the most. Line, form... simplicity. These two drawings are part of a 7 piece series I just completed.

The Artist in the Nude

Will this blog ever be the same...

Over the years quite a number of offers to be on the other side of the lens came my way. I am the artist. I love being the artist. There is nothing I love more than being the artist. And various times I had to explain why I had no modeling ambitions.

However when my dear friend Susanna Tanner offered to document my pregnancy, how could I refuse? These photographs were taken when I was about 5 months. It is unfortunate that we moved before Susanna could document the later months.



© ST Photography
SusannaTanner.com

What artwork moves you?

Since this blog was intended to be about my artwork, I do end up talking quite a bit about me. Well, today that is about to change.

Besides an artist, I am of course also an art lover and thus collector. There are very few things that move me as much as experiencing an exceptional piece of art on a daily basis. When arriving here in Savannah, my favorite artists' artwork were hung long before half the boxes were unpacked. TJ and I often laugh at our dilapidated furniture, however the few art pieces I have managed to acquire leaves me feeling rich beyond measure.

This is some of the artwork in my home that inspires me;

The first is a piece by Tina Mammoser, an artist originally from Chicago currently living in London. I have been fortunate enough to pick this piece up at Tina's London studio and meet her in person after she has been an inspiration to me for many years. I believe Tina is an abstract artist in the true sense of the word. She cycles all over the U.K. -especially the coastal areas and then takes her experiences & visions back to her studio where she captures them in the most beautiful and honest way. For more about Tina, please visit her website, Tina-m.com

This second piece is a glass sculpture by Steve Sizelove. I think most people would agree with me when I say that there is something about glass that is not like any other medium out there. Besides it's beauty and texture, there is something secretive, something so delicately intriguing.  To think that before man learned the secret of glassmaking, nature was the world's glassmaker. Lightning striking sand melted it into tubes of glass, volcanoes erupting melted rocks…

Being fascinated with glass, Steve kindly invited me to his studio and made this figure while I watched (and posed :) For more about Steve's work see SteveSizelove.com 

This third piece is titled 'Red Gold' and part of an elements series by Anita Lewis who said; "The elements are the hidden treasures of

 the earth, and 

whether decorative or practical, poisonous or healthy, destructive or useful, they are the road into science, or avenues to the metaphysical."

I've had the pleasure to exhibit with Anita at a series of Art Expos both in New York and Las Vegas. Every time while walking the isles, Anita's work just stopped me dead in my tracks. I do not have the words to explain why, but there is something so touching about her delicate yet powerful creations. Anita's site: AnitaLewis.com

Now I am almost feeling guilty about not mentioning the other artists who’s work I collect… but I’ll leave that for a next post.

Enouth from me. I would love to hear what artwork moves you? 

Getting back to work

After arriving in Savannah it has been hard getting back to work. Of course working out of a hotel room had its obvious challenges. This reminds me of the days, many years ago, when I worked out of a hospital bed. I also recall nurses that were not all too impressed with the smells of varnish surrounding my quarters (nor the stains on my bed linen… :)

Although filled with ideas and inspiration, creating a new place from where to create has been an interesting challenge. I never thought about it much; why does it feel great being in one surrounding and just not right in another? Now I am not even going to talk about the challenges being 33 weeks pregnant adds to the whole process of setting up studio...

While working on my new temporary studio, I’ve been spending a lot of time behind the drawing board. One of the most wonderful things about drawings; you can do them anywhere! In the meantime am I also planning a new mixed media (oil, pencil & charcoal) series, which will be the first paintings to be born here in Savannah.