I posted a while back about some prints that I was in the process of making and I have finally managed to finish them. So, like I said before, it is an edition of 20 prints. Each one is a hand pulled screen print that I then go back into and add finishing touches with brushes and ink. They are all slightly different, some are very basic and some have more embellishments on top of the original print. First 4 will be $10, second 4 will be $20 third 4 will be $40 and the price will continue to double like that until there are no prints left.

Being away from my computer all week gave me plenty of time to finish up a few paintings and now that my trusty Macbook is home safe, I can finally post the paintings up for everyone to see.

I will have my work hanging in a show at the Distillery Gallery for the month of October. There will be an opening reception on October 1st from 6-9pm so, if you have wanted to see some of these paintings in the real world, here is your chance. Read the official press release below and be sure to join the Facebook event page to help spread the word.

The Distillery Gallery Presents:

“People, Places & Horses”
featuring works by Aimee Belanger, Monica Nydam, Nick Ward, and David Wooddell
October 1 – October 22, 2009
Opening Reception: October 1, 6-9pm
free and open to the public
516 E 2nd St., first floor
contact: Scott Chasse, gallery director
(978) 270-1904 / scottchasse@gmail.com
www.distilleryboston.com
Hours of operation: Mon-Sat, 9-5

The Distillery Gallery presents “People, Places & Horses,” a straight-forward exhibit of four Boston-based painters individually consistent in their chosen subject matter.

People:
Nick Ward’s close-up portraits reveal exaggerated elements of facial characteristics mixed with sparse use of text or vivid color as a backdrop. Each work is an uncontrived study of texture and form punctuated by the suggestion of everyday routine.

David Wooddell exhibits a clear appreciation of his predecessors and a mature, diligent work ethic by painting live models in a modernist manner. The focus of his rich, heavy-bodied figure studies balances between the subject and the individual brush stroke, resulting in luminous portrayals of the human form.

Places:
Aimee Belanger blurs the lines between imagination and reality with landscapes based on photographs, memories, and dreams. Her juxtaposition of stark architectural elements with colorful organic settings results in imagery of places that may or may not exist.

and Horses:
Monica Nydam‘s “Horse Series” entertains the viewer with painterly renditions of snapshots involving the subject. While some pieces use thick linear brush strokes to create “pixelated” visions of the mare or stallion, others involve hints of distortion or motion. Each work shares a candid, stolen-moment quality with the next.

Please join us on October 1 from 6-9 pm for the opening reception.

The Distillery Gallery is located on the first floor of The Distillery artist’s building in South Boston. This unique public display space is committed to featuring Distillery based artists, Boston artists, and invited guests. For more information about the gallery and The Distillery, please visit The Distillery website.

Since this week I managed to kill both my digital camera and my laptop this post is photographed and written on my mobile phone.  Technology failed me this week so I had to  go low tech for this painting.  I was working on this image for a screen print but, since I planned on scanning the sketches and importing them into photoshop to manipulate for the screen, I had to abandon  that plan.  Instead, here I am, using a grainy black and white print out of a reference photo that is trapped on my dead computer, inventing colors and turning this idea into another oil painting.

Check back in a few days and see the final touches on this painting, hopefully, photographed with an actual camera.

I have a new painting on my easel this week. Getting pretty close with this one, just need to get the bottom half finished and make some final touches on the portrait. Everything was going so smoothly and then I blanked out and forgot the text I was going to use on the lower half… Lesson learned, write stuff down. Now, for the first time in my life, I went out and bought a note pad and actually put it to use. Wrote down all my ideas and concepts and even got a little pocket sized pad to keep with me in case inspiration strikes. Clearly I am maturing.