I'm back with another episode of "On the Road"
 This time we travelled to Albany NY to attend the Upstate Artists Guild Member Art Show! | |||
As many
communities do, Albany holds a First Friday event. They have a nice lineup of events including
visits to galleries and shops, great restaurants plus a wine bar. There are even after-events, like swing dancing! If you like you can ride the free shuttle bus!
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We took the one
and a half hour trip down to attend the opening reception of the Upstate
Artists Guild’s member art show at Stage 1 Gallery .
Stage 1 Gallery, located on North Swan Street, is owned by the Albany Barn; they sponsor First Friday events and generously hosted the UAG art show in their gallery. |
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I am a new member of UAG and this was my first show in the
Albany area. I brought down two of my recent abstracts to include in the
member show.
You’ve seen “The Eyes Have It”. I entered it into Munson-Williams-Proctor’s annual Sidewalk Art Show last month. Since it won an award I figured I should show it in the Albany area as well. |
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My second piece, “State of the ARTist”.
Both works are available. I am also
working on offering prints. Contact me directly if you are interested in either piece.
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Beyond my e-mails with UAG Vice President, Rebecca Schoonmaker, I had never
met any of the UAG members. I wish we could have stayed longer because I
know I would have enjoyed hanging out afterwards with them.
They are a VERY talented bunch. Here is just a selection of their work -     
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The show is on exhibit until September 21st so if you get a chance to go by the gallery, GO! I promise it will be well worth the trip!
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Wednesday, August 9, 2017
On the Road :: Stage 1 Gallery, Albany NY
Sunday, August 6, 2017
On the Road :: Skaneateles, NY
This past week I met up with my good friend, Betsy. She was visiting New York State and had a free morning!
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Wednesday, August 2, 2017
A Study in Black and White Mark Making CONTINUES
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Last week I shared with my readers
the story behind my study in black and white mark making.
Like my favorite artist, Franz
Kline, I love large gestural marks, especially simple
black on white. Unfortunately for me, they aren’t as easy to execute as they
might look. It seems I am too much in my own head and I need to loosen up.
I did a bit of
research and I found a possible solution. It seems if I practice making larger, looser strokes I will build muscle memory. According to Wikipedia, “…when a movement is repeated over time, a long-term muscle memory is
created for that task, eventually allowing it to be performed without
conscious effort.”
So I began a study in black and white mark making.
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After working at it about two weeks I have seen an improvement. In addition, I now have a
good supply of interesting marks on watercolor paper. I've decided to add layers
of color to a few of them. I am loving the results.
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The one I am sharing with you
today started as just four marks of black india ink. At first I just added a
bit of watery acrylic paint.
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After looking at it for a couple
more days I decided to try making marks using some highlighters I had laying around.
It went through a few different stages before I was completely happy with it. A bit of distressing happened here...
More black ink, graphite and marker.
Finally I decided to add a few more colors, and a bit more white.
I finished it by adding some random marks using my
favorite art supply, Neocolor
II water-soluble wax oil pastels by Caran d’Ache. I love the look of their strokes over paint.
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Here is the finished piece.
As
always I love to share a few detail photos as well.
(I love how they look together!)
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Prints of "Ombi-onyce" detail photos
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You can see my daily updates on Instagram
Prints and some
originals in this series are available for purchase.
Contact me if you
are interested - sales@sgturnerart.com
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