tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65733699872596467142024-03-05T01:09:51.738-08:00susan melrathnews from the artist's studiosusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15677543011636822684noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573369987259646714.post-77959331192041116312012-12-30T09:26:00.002-08:002012-12-30T09:26:33.214-08:00Happy New Year!If you're still following me here on Blogger, please come see me at my new home at <a href="http://www.susanmelrath.com/">www.susanmelrath.com</a>!susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15677543011636822684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573369987259646714.post-42439463704797503092012-02-16T09:52:00.000-08:002012-12-30T09:08:43.228-08:00Moving Day!This is my OLD blog...and to get to my OLD website you had to go somewhere else. It was like having an art studio in one place and a gallery and showroom three blocks away....which is fine, but it makes more sense to me to have everything under one roof. So I've moved. My new place is beautiful! There are several galleries exhibiting my work, and my studio is right there too.<br />
This is where you'll find me from now on....<a href="http://www.susanmelrath.com/">welcome!</a><br />
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<i>Moondance acrylic on canvas 10"x10" each</i></div>
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A selection of my small abstractions are on display at the <a href="http://www.luciadouglas.com/exhibits/exhibit_current.php">Lucia Douglas Gallery</a> in Bellingham, WA now through January 4, 2012. Linda Gardner, runs this beautiful art space with the grace of a born host, making every guest feel welcome. Opening night, December 2nd, coincided with Bellingham's first Friday art walk, and the place was hopping. Other artists participating in this small works show include <a href="http://kimmurton.blogspot.com/">Kim Murton,</a> <a href="http://jeanbradbury.blogspot.com/">Jean Bradbury</a>, <a href="http://www.aliorange.com/">Alison O'Donoghue</a>, <a href="http://jenniferphillipsart.blogspot.com/">Jennifer Phillips</a> and Emily Peck. </div>
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My work on display.</div>
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Sold! "Seven Inches From the Midday Sun"</div>
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"Sofa" by <a href="http://www.hollyfarrell.com/">Holly Farrell</a></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Commissioning a piece of work can be a great solution and can be a thrilling (but intimidating) experience. I have been on both sides of this experience, so I fully understand the concerns of both parties. Here is a basic idea of what to expect from the commissioning process, and how to avoid problems. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">A contract might seem scary, or too formal, or even threatening, but actually it is a great tool for bringing clarity and for remembering specifics. It outlines the project details so that everyone is on the same page. A good contract might cover the following....</span></div>
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<li>Description of the project - This would be as specific as possible, including size, color palette, imagery, surface (paper, canvas, board), frame or no frame.</li>
<li>Deadline - Smaller pieces may take less time than larger - specific details and timing of the commission request will determine the time required for completion.</li>
<li>Pricing - My prices for commissioned work are comparable to my existing works, so by looking at other paintings in a size and medium similar to what you want, you will have an idea of what your commission will cost. </li>
<li>Payment Terms - I require a deposit of 25% on all commissions (up to 50% on highly directed works). You have a grace period up to but not including the date I have booked to begin your commission to cancel and receive a full refund of your down payment. After this period (once I have started your commission), the down-payment is non-refundable. If requested, sketches can be used to approve specific imagery or color schemes. Additional fees may be charged for revisions made <i>after</i> approval of sketches, and for revisions reflecting a new direction to the project. Final payment is due upon completion and acceptance of the work.</li>
<li>Right of Refusal - It is my intent to create artworks for my clients that they will <i>want</i> to purchase! However, if, after the work is completed, the collector does not wish to purchase the work, he/she may refuse. In that case, I will retain the refused artwork, the nonrefundable deposit, and revision fees, free of any claims or interests of the collector and the collector will owe no additional fees. </li>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">As a future member of my collector family, you are going to be as involved as you like in the commissioning process. When possible, I am happy to help choose a size and a color palette, and to send images of the work in progress. In this way, you can be confident that your painting will be a perfect fit.</span></div>susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15677543011636822684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573369987259646714.post-8114232446007909292011-10-11T10:54:00.000-07:002011-10-11T10:54:27.239-07:00Kill It or Save It?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Memory of Magnolia ~ acrylic on paper ~ 20"x26"</div>
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I love all the stages of creating a new painting. I often start by laying down random color and shapes and just getting lost in the process. In those early stages, anything goes - I more or less feel my way around. There comes a point, however, when choices must be made and I can feel my brain switching over to "edit" mode....and then back again. Then sometimes I'm just stumped. </div>
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This painting kicked around my studio for a year looking like a total failure. That's harsh - let's just say it was "unresolved." The funny thing was that I liked it at first, then - the more I looked at it the less I liked it. I stuffed it away in my flat file because it was annoying me. Mocking me, actually. </div>
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Then one day - it was back on my painting board and I was determined to kill it or save it. Where to start? Sometimes it's just a step at a time. First step - get rid of just one thing you don't like. Slowly, everything starts to change, you respond to the changes, and now you're back in the saddle. So, today I like the piece. Who knows how I'll feel tomorrow.</div>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've posted about these paintings before, but want to share a little more about their inspiration. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of my paintings get pretty busy with patterning and layers. I was craving the serene, simplicity of uncluttered space and shapes, so I zoomed in on "Wandering" and found many restful compositions hiding in the tangle of line and color. It's funny how different things look, </div><div style="text-align: center;">depending on how close we are. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Ahhh - art as a metaphor for life - I love that. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the finished set of panels....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BHoSUJIq_r9gxbxtadZ5vm34NruOuezXLclZtPSL2VDqNmO96tR8yA-EKsf8rWr5NuvDZX71YGlhVQIJMrK-6U6AbK5owp_pf2b5CGT8eehq6PBH8RCNquEEOqykdZ8BgQa6GiBzJJjc/s1600/storyofthemoonwarmer2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BHoSUJIq_r9gxbxtadZ5vm34NruOuezXLclZtPSL2VDqNmO96tR8yA-EKsf8rWr5NuvDZX71YGlhVQIJMrK-6U6AbK5owp_pf2b5CGT8eehq6PBH8RCNquEEOqykdZ8BgQa6GiBzJJjc/s640/storyofthemoonwarmer2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Story of the Moon" acrylic on cradled board 5x7 each</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15677543011636822684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573369987259646714.post-12380890705346142732011-07-03T15:24:00.000-07:002011-07-03T15:24:09.163-07:00flora and fauna<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDZnKLyMplWQorroXYrqKHL2vlzxuxDTxQeCKp1xwTs7FWaTY9qQlG5vBYfT4qp_y1p7HaeOCOv-nDd6875Bvn2_9aAEM72xAu9ZgL2yNcfArt56FtAJNhasvmBMo4xtgcr4wOpJWOpKZ/s1600/indigo+garden.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDZnKLyMplWQorroXYrqKHL2vlzxuxDTxQeCKp1xwTs7FWaTY9qQlG5vBYfT4qp_y1p7HaeOCOv-nDd6875Bvn2_9aAEM72xAu9ZgL2yNcfArt56FtAJNhasvmBMo4xtgcr4wOpJWOpKZ/s640/indigo+garden.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Indigo Garden" acrylic on canvas 36"x48" Susan Melrath © 2010</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Eastside Association of Fine Art's "Flora And Fauna" exhibition has opened at their <a href="http://www.eafa.org/eafa-gallery.php">Seattle Design Center Gallery.</a> The gallery is a beautiful space and I anticipate this to be an inspired show. The exhibition runs from June 28 - August 26. It is free and open to the public Monday through Friday, 9 to 5. "Indigo Garden'" above, was juried in and our artists' reception will be July 14th - from 4 to 7 pm. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The address is </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seattle Design Center</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5701 6th Ave. South Suite #A239</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seattle</div>susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15677543011636822684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573369987259646714.post-44098170268789310142011-06-27T10:15:00.000-07:002011-07-22T15:42:56.418-07:00Unplugged<div style="color: #383838; font: 12.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">One week: no news, no internet, no social network or texting. </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">“Unplug yourself!” was the request and challenge of ArtsWest Gallery Director Nichole DeMent and co-curator Michele Osgood of Bherd Studios. Participating artists had to unplug from TV, Internet, and text messaging for 1 full week. </span></span></div></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Unplugging for me meant....not visiting my mom on Skype, not seeing my far away friends on Facebook, not curling up on the sofa with my family to watch an evening show together. I didn’t make it through the week! I missed all of it. </span></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In the artwork I created, that absence was expressed through an absence of color and organic shape. “Flower, Unplugged” is a gray tone, pixelated version of a colorful floral painting called “Twelve Bar Blues.” Here's the original, and the unplugged version..</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></span></div></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYw3tUcfYs6jtSLjrQrNmTQ3iEfF9jPgBqOehAgRPL_ccwaLLcCfrE__BarMsYFCI674IfRPZZmMDZ7AtjelJRO5yws0XWIfjWWT793dTS2z2U5EDB15ovcBxlgqlACo55bQF6rPsxB-8/s1600/new3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYw3tUcfYs6jtSLjrQrNmTQ3iEfF9jPgBqOehAgRPL_ccwaLLcCfrE__BarMsYFCI674IfRPZZmMDZ7AtjelJRO5yws0XWIfjWWT793dTS2z2U5EDB15ovcBxlgqlACo55bQF6rPsxB-8/s400/new3.JPG" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The original </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"Twelve Bar Blues" acrylic on canvas; 24"x36" © 2011</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmM4MH4_Q_R8fr79Ow3_LQcsbrILQfl3QO5Z-y9nTAn5olvxXETEMwNOjg65YsArLIM-uXisB8kQX61KZQbVD5l7pW4QumI4lVAegKHvxofMqgn2TKFs8G-WWtriV6UwYJ18mCTeIB_Pdw/s1600/unpluggedflower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmM4MH4_Q_R8fr79Ow3_LQcsbrILQfl3QO5Z-y9nTAn5olvxXETEMwNOjg65YsArLIM-uXisB8kQX61KZQbVD5l7pW4QumI4lVAegKHvxofMqgn2TKFs8G-WWtriV6UwYJ18mCTeIB_Pdw/s640/unpluggedflower.jpg" width="419" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"Flower Unplugged" acrylic on panel; 20"x30" ©2011</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJN6WPD6B7mYmoTByTlaVHJmZBmJfVEcGP2x48iMLWGVGSvLS3Oci6T6Qlj19_XN-j3tAnjUxLKjsBmDu_Hl85K2NhJz1cKY04xaO9faQAuUJE_4ZQ4bXl4NMqhypZnQwwfFfcmbXWfPC/s1600/P1050243.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJN6WPD6B7mYmoTByTlaVHJmZBmJfVEcGP2x48iMLWGVGSvLS3Oci6T6Qlj19_XN-j3tAnjUxLKjsBmDu_Hl85K2NhJz1cKY04xaO9faQAuUJE_4ZQ4bXl4NMqhypZnQwwfFfcmbXWfPC/s320/P1050243.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I also felt compelled to express my reaction in materials other than paint. Pulling a plug out of it’s socket, I saw the sad little faces on the outlet plate. Okay, so I was projecting a little. In Photoshop, I played with the image until it was just right...</span></span></span></div></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br />
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</span> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Taking a look at the electrical plug, I wondered how</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> it</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> might be used to express my feelings towards the unplugged experience. My solution...</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;"><br />
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</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Reviewed by Michael Upchurch of the Seattle Times</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2015579214_ar12unplugged.html">HERE</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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eXHIBITION RUNs june 28</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 9.3px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px;"><sup>th</sup></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> – july 24</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 9.3px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px;"><sup>th</sup></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">aRTISTS’ RECEPTION on tHURSDAY, July 14</span></b></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 9.3px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px;"><sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">TH,</span></b></sup></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"> 6-7:30pm</span></b> </span></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"I Made This for You" ~ acrylic on canvas ~ 36"x48"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My garden is bursting with color and texture....what an inspiration. And here is what's blooming in the studio. I've captured this piece in photos as it developed (below), for your amusement! The flower shape comes from a sketch my son made for me when he was around five years old.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dream Garden is hanging at Sightline Institute through June 30th. Read about the show and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Art and Sustainability <a href="https://sustainart.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/bloom-by-susan-melrath/">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I knew this triptych was going to be about "red." That was the setup. So, while the flower shapes remained red throughout the painting process, everything around them needed to be adjusted over and over. Each layer of glaze made subtle (and not-so-subtle) changes to the overall feeling. I also played with patterns throughout. I focused on the checked patterns for a while, then on the circle-chains. There were times when I ended the day in the studio with a very ugly painting on the easel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I hate that feeling. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I'm really miserable until I'm on the right track (ask my family). I lay awake at night wondering what that "red" wants. Why doesn't it look voluptuous, like I had intended? "Maybe I just suck as a painter," whispers that nasty little voice in my head. "Shut up - nobody loves you," I reply.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It feels like such a relief to have solved the problem at hand. I can enjoy the other aspects of life, free in knowing that my last painting was a success. (Sometimes I'll even peek in the studio to be sure)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">So I think I'll take a moment to enjoy this feeling before diving into the abyss once more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there's something about painting on a hard, smooth surface that makes me happy. the first wood panel paintings date back to the 9th century a.d., so this is hardly a new concept. but i've worked on canvas for years and never really "loved" it. i prefer paper, but geez.....the framing costs are ridiculous. wood surfaces can be less expensive and they can take a beating. they do need to be prepared properly - sealed and primed, of course. "wandering" was painted on a hollow core door from home depot and it's a beautiful size for over your sofa or bed! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's fun to start a painting...just throw colors around and play...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">like running through a dream...anything can happen. explore...try new things. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">no thinking....just doing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">eventually some ideas start to form and i follow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">choices <i>do</i> have to be made. early on they aren't too important. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stay in the "unknowing" for as long as possible. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">edit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">what is right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">what needs adjustment? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">how far to go? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15677543011636822684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573369987259646714.post-35380061522191359202010-10-23T13:37:00.000-07:002011-01-09T19:12:43.435-08:00and more shows....<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000;"><br />
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</tbody></table></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">my work is all over the place lately. since i have a finite inventory, this means the walls at home are looking a little bare. great incentive to get some work done!</span></div></div></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">this piece is part of an exhibition titled, "what makes a city?" opening this wednesday night at the providence marianwood gallery in issaquah, wa. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5c650a; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14px;">this piece was in the last issue of “</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5c650a; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.thepalettemagazine.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">the palette</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5c650a; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14px;">” magazine where christopher schink wrote the following....</span></div><div style="color: #5c650a; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Helvetica Neue'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: center; text-indent: -36px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i></i></span></div><div style="color: #5c650a; font: 14.0px Georgia; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>"washington state artist, susan melrath creates a warm, quiet image by stylizing her subject into long, flowing shapes filled with subtle, subjective color. she makes no attempt to describe the surrounding space. the geometric background shapes serve only as a contrast to the flowing, curvilinear figures. by gesture, shape and color she conveys her intent. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>we don't know who these people are but we know how they feel. “</i></span></div></div><div style="color: #5c650a; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i></i></span></div><div style="color: #5c650a; font: 14.0px Georgia; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">when i'm painting, i don't think about the meaning of the color or the meaning of anything, really. i work on a gut level...not in an analytic frame of mind. but when completed, it's always fun to take it apart and find meaning. yellow shines with optimism and happiness, carrying the promise of a positive future. that feels right for this painting, inspired by a photo of my son and me when he was little. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">now you know who those people are!</span><br />
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</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">"birthday" is hanging at the <a href="http://www.pafac.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions.html">port angeles fine art center</a> as part of the show titled "safe harbor." jake seniuk has once again done an amazing job with this thematic exhibition </div><div style="text-align: center;">which runs through october 10th. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">the show uses port angeles's role as a harbor community to serve as the vehicle for exploring a broader interpretation of shelter and safety. here what was written about and my contribution...</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"S</span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 8px/normal Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">USAN</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> M</span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 8px/normal Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ELRATH</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">’s</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(</span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Redmond) </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">style of reductive figuration wrests emotion from her subjects with bold volumes of color and pattern rather than with descriptive detail. In the </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">safe harbor </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">of a birthday party, her faceless celebrants are expressions of archetypal roles in the nuclear family. That is not a specific child readying to blow out eight candles on the cake but the embodiment of unconditional acceptance."</span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">why can't i ever write anything that insightful about my work? my husband has been asking for years why there are no faces on my figures and i'm not really sure. now i know - they are expressions of archetypal roles in the nuclear family. so there.</span></span><br />
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</span></div>susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15677543011636822684noreply@blogger.com3