50|50 SHOW : My accomplishment!

My summer was happily consumed by creating

my 50 small works

for the Sanchez Art Center's 6th Annual 50|50 Show!!

URBAN BOTANICALS | No. 50

The entire process has been so amazing and rewarding

as an artist.

From meeting some of the other artists in the show,

to challenging myself to complete all of my small paintings

in the allotted time, and most importantly,

feeling satisfied and proud of my finished work.

The opening was last weekend in Pacifica.

My family came to support me on this amazing experience!

 We were amazed by what we saw in the galleries,

from traditional style of paintings to abstracts, print making, collages,

photography, ceramics, wood designs and more.

It was so inspiring to see how other artists create!

I wanted to share some photos of my collection, I call

 "Urban Botanicals" - abstracts from the garden:

 

final glazes before varnishing

 

Here I am labeling the back of each panel according to the grid layout

 

It's time to pack them up for install day!

Sanchez Art Center provided us a grid layout to nail from

Keeping them straight!

Almost done!

Close-up of the center

I created this to go along side my Bio and Artist Statement

Bronze texture close-ups!

Loving the teal glaze on this texture detail!

 Here are a few of my 50 paintings:

Copyright Yvette Head|Autumn Lane Studios 2014

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URBAN BOTANICALS | No. 10

URBAN BOTANICALS | No. 30

URBAN BOTANICALS | No. 35

The Sanchez Art Center's 50|50 Show

August 22 - September 28, 2014

Gallery hours: Fri, Sat, Sun 1-5 and by appt.

From my art to yours,

Yvette

My girls, the critics! :)

 

50|50 SHOW :

Happiness is .....

 being one of 69 artists accepted into 

the Sanchez Art Center's Sixth Annual 

50|50 Show!

The Project . . . .

to complete 50 small works of art on 6x6 mdf panels

over the course of 50 days.

 

Just picked up my 50 panels from the Sanchez Art Center - Woohoo!

My Theme . . . .

"Urban Botanicals" - 

abstract textures from the garden

Doesn't that sound like my aesthetic? 

This promises to be an intensive and creative endeavor for me.

Does that worry me?

 Absolutely not!!

Any artist who is given the challenge to push thier 

creative energies will only flourish.  

(I made that up, but I know you'll agree!)

I thrive on this kind of stuff!

First part of my process . . . .

I needed to prime the front of each panel with gesso,

and sprayed primer on the backs for a clean look.

The art center already drilled holes in the backs.

The next step was to add a nice layer of

molding paste to create my "organic" textured surface.

I varied the marks and crevices to make

each panel unique.

When all 50 panels dried, I was overjoyed with my results; 
the textural patterns were much better than I expected!

(I really get into textures!)

I tried different techniques with my tools and molding paste,

and discovered new ideas for future paintings.

By the way,

my one and only molding paste is from Golden.

The Layout . . . .

 I created a template, on 8-1/2 x 11 paper,
of the panels as they will be hung at installation.
This became paper to sketch my ideas of a
 somewhat cohesive layout.
(More on that on another post)

The panels won't "fit" like a puzzle or read as "one" painting,

but my intention is for all of them

to relate and transition by color and designs.

So if a someone wants to buy just one, their painting

will not be lonely. 

At this moment, I have painted the designs on most of the rows, 
and have added color to some.  

Creating all the colors of my glazes is so much fun!

Thank goodness for all those old plastic containers.

I plan to share my progress over the next two months

here on my blog.

But you can connect with my on an almost daily basis

on my instagram.com/autumnlanestudios page.

My art to yours,

Yvette