Back from Iowa with visions of Art Camp dancing forever in my head. The kids were great, the art fabulous. New ideas for my own paintings knocking at the door. A friend offered that as adult artists, we're always trying to get back to the way these kids naturally make art: embodied marks, flowing paint, and spontaneous effort. Ah.
back to Iowa for June to teach the painting portion of the Grinnell Summer Arts program. this year's theme: ARTaPALOOZA. stay tuned for tales from camp. wish me luck.
I'll also be doing a site visit for a Cedar Rapids, IA commission, a six-piece series of related paintings on canvas, each from 48"x60" to 120"x60". It's a private, site-specific interior installation along a 56' wall. Installation scheduled for sometime in early 2008. more stories and images as we go. it's a fabulous house and a fabulous project.
images of new 2007 painting are available and up on the site. thanks to those of you who have already sent feedback. keep it coming.
i've again been beautifully and internationally blogged. Brigid Walsh (aka Miss Eagle) of Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia, contacted me about using the image of grace calls god loudest for her lovely resource for desert spirituality called Desert. She also runs The Eagle's Nest, where she writes about religion, society and politics.
