Palmarin Merges: In the Studio

Happy New Year All!

Julie and I have finally gotten a handle on our exquisite corpse collaborative project and here is a finished piece.

Even Falcons come home

Whether it will make it into the March 2010 Blackfish Gallery Backroom Show is still to be determined!  What has been most interesting about this project are the itierations that the project itself has gone through.  We started out with an excessively broad base and have winnowed it down to a few requirements. Which on hindsight seems backwards but it’s hard to tell where you’re going unless you Start.  Enjoy!

Bob Hicks, a freelance writer wrote a nice article on my recent show with Lynda Ater - check it out at: http://www.oregonlive.com/art/index.ssf/2009/08/light_not_lightweight_at_black.html - enjoy! And Thanks Bob!

 This is the piece beginning of

This is the piece in its final state.

“From My Heart to Yours”.  At the event I added some leaves that I inked up and printed onto a yellow background.

As you can see to the right, I cleaned up the gold leaf and added some acrylic paint.  I wanted to keep the colors bright and cheery.  It is a sobering thing to see pictures of babies weighing 4lbs who’ve had major surgery and only live for a few months afterwards. I am grateful to have participated in such a worthwhile event.

This is a picture of a few of the Printmaking Artists invited by Jane Pagliarulo.  Jane & Company did a lot of work getting everything together for the Printmaking Area. Thanks Jane! It was an exciting event and three of the 5 pieces I did that evening were auctioned off.  Unfortunately, I don’t have pictures of them, having been too busy finishing them to take pictures! 

Pictured left to right: Me, Ted Sawyer, Eleanor Erskine, Sharri LaPierre and Jeff Schnabel.

Here is my submission for the annual Artists Space Benefit entitled, “Summer in Sherwood”. December 13 - 14th at Artists Space, 38 Greene Street, 3rd Floor, NY, New York 10013.  Go if you can, it’ll be a great show and good times for all.

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I’m going to be participating in PULSE, a fundraiser on NOV. 8, 2008 for the Children’s Heart Foundation and have hearts on my brain.  This piece won’t be part of the fundraiser because the works are to be created during the one-day event and I’m doing this now as my weekly challenge.  This particular piece will be in the Multnomah Arts Center Instructors Show & Concert Oct. 28 – Dec 2, 2008.  The opening will be on November 7, 2008 from 5-7pm with the Music Faculty Concert at 7:15pm.  Good Times for All!  I hope to see you there!

our hearts and roosters work at cross purposes sometimes

On November 8th, 2008 at 1 p.m., I will be participating in - PULSE.

Thirty-five artists will come together and work side-by-side at Staver Locomotive in industrial NW to create their magnum opus dedicated to the hearts of children, in this 3rd annual event. As the beat picks up at 5pm, art enthusiasts are invited to witness the artists in process while their work of art develops. At 9 p.m., the crowd will enjoy drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and live music while these fresh new pieces of work are sold in a silent auction.

Portland’s best chefs, vintners, brewers, and musicians have joined us to make PULSE the don’t-miss-event-of-the-year. This year, we are excited to welcome Trio Subtronic from 5-7, Novatron from 7-9 and Jujuba from 9-11.

To purchase tickets: click here or give us a call at (503) 232-3697