deconstructing formative life-experiences

Where will my studio work take me this semester? The work is about the process of deconstructing formative life experiences. My studio process always involves life experiences. The difference is that I am learning the language to explain it.We all have a story. Some stories involve zero adversities, while others are fraught with them. Collectively,

First Mailing complete

Every semester of grad school, we have to write 3 mailings. We choose our own research material with help from our faculty advisor and artist mentors. This third semester, I read Carl Jung’s Memories, Dreams, and Reflections.  I also looked at the artwork of Remedios Varo, a surrealist painter, Marnie Weber, and Francesca Woodsman. I also watched Persona,

fall/winter studio plan

The project is to paint as meditation. The goal of the project is to explore where the meditation leads. Do I need to spend hours and hours on the work? Yes, because painting is how I cope and meditate. What is happening in the sketch paintings in less time? I use sketch paintings to experiment

Paintings everywhere

Our semester studio study plan is due next week. I am looking forward to doing new and exciting work while stepping away from largish paintings into smaller sketch paintings. The idea is to animate the sketches. I admit my editing chops are rusty; I haven’t edited anything in a few years. It should be fun.

Notes from Residency: for process paper

Here are some more notes from my summer residency at Vermont College of Fine Arts. It is such a pleasure to learn from other artists and share what I researched and did in the studio. I can’t wait to go back.Thanks for following my art journey. Check out my Instagram to see more work.My best,Emily

Notes from third residency

Thanks for following my art journey! follow me on instagram here. My best, Emily

Last Days of the Exhibition

The residency is over. It was another great one, although different because it was completely online, like the exhibition. It always takes a few days to process all the information the online residency was no exception. As a way to process that information, I made several photoshopped documents to record the moments. These are the

Overcast reading

School is winding down. The grades recorded. My graduate evaluations complete. When the weather is rainy and overcast, there is little to do besides, eat, sleep, talk to the cat, care for my plants, or read. I’ve been doing some light, fun reading. I played the piano for an hour (sorry neighbors). I even wrote

Painting light and class

My work is inspired by an intimate contemplation of multigenerational poverty. Rooted in the Western still life genre, the imagery is based on personal family artifacts and domestic scenes, while often including the representation of inexpensive, nonnutritive food – illustrating the allure of false bounty. The varying lighting scenarios offer moments of beauty and illumination, but