Tag: Ox-Bow
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Cotton candy sunsets
After a rainy day, the sunset on the lagoon here at Ox-Bow was beautiful. Cotton candy colours. And here are some photos of my current piece, in progress. It’s coming along, slowly but surely. One of two paintings I’m working on concurrently.
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I’m all about wolves these days
While rummaging through the costume closet at Ox-Bow, I came across the most beautiful fabric. Actually, I think it was supposed to be a garment of some sort, but there are only two holes in it so I’m not sure how it’s supposed to be worn. Seeing as how I’m currently working on another painting…
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Getting lost in the woods
Yesterday, I went out with a couple of friends from my residency to go on a trail in the woods to The Crow’s Nest, which was a clearing that overlooked Lake Michigan. Somehow, what was supposed to be an easy 20 minute walk ended up taking us 2 hours as we kept going along the…
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When I get that feeling, I want textual healing
Here’s the diagram that I mentioned yesterday. It’s a little different than some of the stuff I usually do but still related to my work…. It stemmed from these sketches I was doing for something I’d like to eventually make into a screen print. I noticed how the figures looked so much like apostrophes and…
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Hello from Ox-Bow
Today was my first day at Ox-Bow as part of a five week artist residency. I’m here in Saugatuck, Michigan and settling into my new surroundings after a two-day journey via Chicago. After unpacking all my stuff, I started to work a bit in my new studio space and acquaint myself with my current environment.…