When identity is tied to opinions, arguments ensue.
Read moreThe Key to Illuminated in the Current Self
Through accepting and forgiving who we were, we become able to illuminate the darkness and stand gratefully in the fullness of our current self.
Read moreFighting the Futility of Trends
Vanitas incorporates social media iconography: waving hands; a variety of smiley faces; and the pervasive OMG.
Vanitas represents a girl's effort to comply with an idealized beauty proliferated through social media.
Read moreA Walk in the Park, or NOT
…and among those variations of love, lies the most perplexing: romantic love. It’s like a pothole we fall into.
Read moreSeriously, Be Silly
Lily and Hyacinth first appeared around 1982, but weren’t painted until 2010. They’re making a limited appearance at Ghostwolf Gallery until January 31.
They embrace the ebb and flow of fortune and let it be the ever-changing soundtrack to which they do, or do not, dance.
Read moreThe Inspiration for 'Emotional Security'
Feelings are like fish swimming in our subconscious mind.
Read moreThe Key to The Fool's Journey
There was a palpable motivation in me that was similar, I suppose, to what Norwegian lemmings experience.
Read moreLife as a Metaphor
That Erin wrote plainly about the truth of her life opens my heart, but that she channeled metaphors for our crippled psyches breaks it.
Read moreThe Key to Aboulomania
The Key to Aboulomania explains the iconography of the painting. It’s more detailed than the story and can give the viewer a deeper understanding of how the story was interpreted.
Read moreWhen a Cuppa' Tea Just Don't Cut It
A Nice Cup of Tea is showing as part of ARTScrawl NOW at the Hotel Andaluz in downtown Albuquerque through the end of June.
When I'm overwhelmed by all my hafta's and to do's, a cuppa' usually helps me feel better. If that doesn't work, I call a friend and hang in a dark cozy joint over a relaxation inducing adult beverage. Since I got a painting hangin at the Hotel Andaluz, you can probably catch me there. I like to huddle in a cushy sofa in the Casbah lounge, snack on some tasty tapas, and dig on live music. Wanna chill? Meet me there.
ARTScrawl NOW
Hotel Andaluz 125 2nd St NW, Downtown Albuquerque
Cannabis and Comedy
KD Neeley Gallery welcomes a variety of artists, and New Mexico House of Representatives' member Bill McCamley, to talk about the current cannabis legislation in New Mexico. But that's not all ... The Chronicle NM will be on hand with the latest cannabis product info, and there'll be stand-up comedy and open mic performances. I'll be offering a dozen paintings at this event to help raise funds for this not-for-profit gallery. So, come join us for some art, open mic, and comedy, in support of cannabis education and legislation.
KD Neeley Gallery
104 4th St NW, Downtown Albuquerque
Event: Friday April 20 from 6 to 10 pm
Exhibition is ongoing through May 25
Tuesday through Friday 10 am - 2 pm and Saturday 11 am - 6 pm
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Shown here: A Fearless Examination of Self is one of a dozen of my works for sale at the KD Neeley Gallery from April 20 through May 25. It's the study for a larger piece entitled The Transmutation of Sacrifice.
How I Spent My Winter
My work has always contained elements of universal stories, presented as a conglomerate of borrowed religious, and personal, iconography. Its purpose is to stimulate correspondences of similar scenarios, and accompanying outcomes, in the mind of the viewer. They're meditative pieces that I present in a humorous, contemporary eye-catching way. In that sense, they're similar to works in a medieval Book of Hours.
These books were commissioned by royal families to contain prayers, illuminations of life in their kingdom, and images of their favorite spiritual role models. I've been working to present my work in historical context by juxtaposing my iconography within the compositional context of these books. As always, I hope that such a juxtaposition will be the crowbar that opens a viewer's mind to a different view of their life journey.
I've completed three works within this framework: The Artist; The Annunciation; and shown here Vanitas. You can visit with all three in person at Ghostwolf Gallery. I'm usually at the gallery on Thursdays, and I'd love your company.
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Shown here: Vanitas incorporates social media iconography: waving hands; a variety of smiley faces; and the pervasive OMG. The Latin inscription, under the image, translates to "Vanity, vanity, all is vanity."
To read more about this work, please visit her on my website HERE and in a later Journal entry HERE.