Palmarin Merges: In the Studio

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

I need to spend more time drawing.  Enough said.  Maybe the challenge should be daily drawing weekly painting? 

plastic sheep, burning bush

Herne is pretty in pink

Well, it is time.  Julie and I have been collaborating on this project for awhile and we finally have a few pieces done!  Julie doesn’t call it anything but I call this one the Hunted as the Hunter.  I find that giving titles helps with remembering the image.  Sounds so much better than untitled don’t you think.

I bought this brush in an antique store. I liked the feel of it in my hand and its weight.  I imagine that it had a full life with a former wallpaperer.  Or maybe not and now its lot in life is to become this week’s challenge. Paint on!

a nice sturdy little brush

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

For this week’s painting challenge I felt like doing something ‘abstract’ today.  These were inspired by the dying flowers on my desk.  I couldn’t mix colors today.  Everything came out too pastel for me.  Maybe it is low blood sugar.  I’ll try again later on today after some lunch and gardening.

acrylic on cardboard

1. Good paper (Rives BFK)
2. Pencil and notebook for drawing out sketches ideas.
3. Inexpensive brushes from Michael’s or Joanne’s.  Get a variety pack with some wide brushes and a few thin brushes for more detailed work.
4. Collagraph materials – aluminum wine bottle tops, string, buttons, dried leaves and any other interesting bits you might find that are thin enough to go through an etching press.

1. Good screen-printing paper (Arches 88 or Rives BFK) and if you want to print on some T-shirts bring them too – see #6. (Art Media, Utrecht, Columbia Art & Drafting Supply, Daniel Smith Artist Supply)
2. Small pointy brush for applying the Speedball Drawing Fluid – go to Michael’s and get a cheap set of the smallest brushes thinnest brushes they have available.
3. Sketchbook and drawing material to work out ideas at home – 8.5 x 11 copy paper put into a manila folder is fine.  There is no need to buy a sketchbook if you are not inclined to.
4. Pre-Stretched MONOFILAMENT Screens available at Art Media, Columbia Art & Drafting Supply or Utrecht.
5. OPTIONAL: Any color other than black – Golden Acrylic and Golden Acrylic Screen-printing Medium are recommended
6. OPTIONAL: For Printing onto T-shirts please bring - cardboard rectangles, mat board, chipboard or any other stiff board that is approximately the same size as your T-Shirts (it provides the flat surface needed to pull a good print).  

Greetings Multnomah Arts Center (MAC) Screenprinting and Print Survey Students!

Here are the OPEN STUDIO Dates for the FALL 2008 Session of Classes.

1. Saturday Oct. 4, 2008 9:30am - 12:30pm

2. Saturday Oct. 11, 2008 9:30am - 12:30pm

3. Saturday Oct. 13, 2008 9:30am - 12:30pm

4. Saturday Oct. 25, 2008 9:30am - 12:30pm

5. Saturday Nov. 1, 2008 9:30am - 12:30pm

6. Monday Nov. 3, 2008 6pm - 9pm

7. Monday Nov. 10, 2008 6pm - 9pm

8. Saturday Nov. 22, 2008 9:30am - 12:30pm 

Open Studio is available to students enrolled in Printmaking classes that are 6 sessions or more in length.  

Open Studio at the Multnomah Arts Center