Sunday, February 7, 2010

4-18-09-1


I missed last weekend in the studio, due to a trip with my sister to California to celebrate our mother's 95th birthday. Among its perks was a visit to the Pasadena Museum of Art where we saw two exhibits: Wayne Thiebault, who has always been one of my favorite artists, and Frances Gearhardt, an early 20th century printmaker. I came home with catalogues from both shows (thank you, Teresa,) and dove into them this weekend before going into my studio.

As disperate as Thiebault and Gearhardt are from one another, both are colorists, and both infuse their work with the temperature of the day. I felt the impact of their respective visions this weekend, as I attempted to pick up the momentum of finishing these monoprints. It was slow going at first, but eventually I got up to speed.

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