not always pretty, but always beautiful.

January 23, 2011 by keirartworks 1 Comment

Looking north, windy wet winter morning @ dawn

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Author: keirartworks

Artist, Musician, Writer, Teacher. Mum to an incredible person, friend to many, Incredibles. Gardener. Thinker. Collaborator. K

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Bruce Peninsula tree in early spring

this one is singing now….

drawing on background for ‘Axe’

detail from “Manitoulin”, which I painted in 2004. This one’s big – approx 7’w x 5’h

taken September 27th, 5pm.

from #Selfie (2014). inverse image of me on white indian cotton.

6×6″, mixed media on paper, 1999 (sold)

front

plant fire

underdrawing for “response to Selfies 1”

Here’s the photoshop sketch for Red. Looking also for another image to layer on top of this for symbolic reasons… it will come.

Algomarine at dock in Owen Sound harbour. I took this photo in 2009, and used in 2014 it as reference for the background of “Axe”

By tomorrow morning these two will be in the hall, and the next two up & talking. Stay with me, folks….

Silence (detail), from Sea Hear, 2001

new series: foot prints1 (underpainting)

Hologram, from a series of paintings about music from 2001. I’ve always wanted to create a third image that exists in front of the painting, depending on the light & time of day. It worked in this one. Impossible to photograph, tho.

detail d. intervention 2

diptych Shovel/Axe. 29″w x 78″h (x 2). $1799. each; $3,600. as dyptich.

‘shovel’ very close to finished

“Resonance”, from Sea Hear (2001). 60″x48″; sold

“Snakeroot”, 6×6″, graphite and acrylic on paper, 1999. Sold

Beaver River valley, from What Makes Us, 2004. 18″ w x 48″, sold.

Hip Cello, from 2008, recently come back to me, since the owner has drastically reduced his wall space.. I’ve missed this one.

inheritance from two families on my mother’s side: A proud sign from Kennedy Foundry of Owen Sound, hanging on the wall of Circle Bar Ladies’ Hosiery factory, also in Owen Sound, owned and operated by my mom & aunt’s grandparents, Walter and Catherine Keebler.

‘Black’. 2014, 36×36, acrylic on dyed cotton.

Cello Spine, from What Makes Us, 2004. Acrylic and vine charcoal on Linen, 6’x 28″, sold.

3pm today. It has since transformed again. Sold.

three of five images, underdrawing…

Dad’s chopsaw – I cut an 1100 sq foot ash floor on this. Now it’s in a painting

polywog (detail), from What Makes Us, 2004

Chalk Horse, 2014; 48″sq, acrylic and mixed media on canvas. I wrote two blogs about the process of this painting called “Letting Go”. Not sold; $1,850.00

This is a huge canvas that has served as the ‘catcher of drips’ on my studio wall for the past six years. it will become four huge paintings – each with five years of painting drips embedded

functional art – cobalt blue runner; sienna napkins – 5′ .5″ long by 24″ wide, back flannel back. $289.00 plus shipping

The one just finished. 60″x72″; $3,350. It’s difficult to understand scale here (thumbnails are same size as my face). This one had me on lock-down for the last two days of its’ fulfillment.

The only painting I cannot sell the original of – inspired by Ted Huges’ book “Crow”, and painted after a near-death experience on the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto. Two full-sized high-quality prints are left of an edition of 4 – $600. unframed each.

“wishbones”, 1999, 6×8″, acrylic and graphite on paper. Sold

“Throwback”, 2014, 60″x60″, Acrylic on a piece of artist’s canvas (I’d used as a housepainting drop sheet for 15 years). $2,950.00

drawing on background

detail from a painting I’m working on now. I think it’s about my parents…

blue ground from “Axe” before cheesecloth and netting layer applied

footprints 2 (underpainting)

From #Selfie (2014). ‘Masks’ – 84″ x 36″; mixed media on canvas; $3,250.00

detail of Snaffle Bit (in progress). 4′ square

#Selfie (Summer 2014 solo show): Round II: Surrender. 24″ Work in progress

moose – acrylic on paper, 2001 26″x40″ unframed. Not sold.

“Round I: Pilgrimage”, 36″, mixed media on canvas

taken when I was backing up Larry Jensen at The Court House, somewhere around 2004

I wanted to put the ‘positive’ image on the black ground, and the inverse one on white… Here’s the drawing

“Bee”, acrylic and graphite on paper, 1999. 6×8″. Original is sold, but I am in the process of making prints. Will post on art page when they’re available

detail of the same painting

me hiding behind my other self

Thanks for the rehearsal, L. More therapy.

apologies – this is a studio shot and I was in a rush – show opening 2 hours hence. It’s a bit blurry. Will post proper shot when I can…

detail of 4’x4′ painting in progress: D-ring snaffle bit

And shiny, reflective things…

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