The Art Blog

  Spotlight - featured emerging artist - Barbara Dunshee Prince Heap 2006 - porcelain, oxides, milk paint The Studio - January 1, 2010 -  filled with works-in-progress. A friend and I were talking about the New Year and the tradition of making resolutions. Instead of making resolutions for change my friend is going to state her intentions for the new year ahead. I like that idea so much that I am making my own list of intentions for 2010. In 2010 I intend to be very productive. I have one of my busiest art schedules ever this year and I welcome all the wonderful opportunities that have opened up for me. I have a solo show in July at the Gilman Contemporary and I will be participating in several group shows and working on commissions over the next twelve months. The Alexis Hotel in Seattle will feature my work from 4/1 to 8/3 2010 I will have work on display in the Alexis Hotel in Seattle from April 1st to August 3rd in a show curated by Barb...

Painting detail from the Gem Series As part of my upcoming solo show I created this grouping I call the Gem Series . They are small, only 8” x 8”, but there will be about 20 of them and each one will be finished in a deep profile black frame. I am hoping they will have a big visual impact as a group. These photos show them in various stages of completion and I plan to add some wispy botanical elements to each one. I am wrapping up some large 72” x 24” landscapes today and navigating around the studio has been a challenge for me with all these large paintings in the works. I love working large so I may have to get a larger studio space. The final art for my November show will be selected next week and then I will frame and photograph everything and post more sneak peeks in the coming weeks. Studio shot of encaustic " Gems" in progress. Studio shot of two large encaustic triptych landscapes in progress.