My Jazz paintings cozying up to two from my Deconstructing Frank Lloyd Wright series As promised, here’s a photo of this month’s exhibit of my work at HYPE Gallery. The initial response has been good to this mixing of earlier and newer work. Hanging a gallery show can be a challenge in the desire to keep the work consistent and not present a mish-mash of … Continue reading Frank Lloyd Wright in My World of Jazz
Today was a gallery day as I rearranged the work from last month, switched things around and added two new pieces. The new additions are from an earlier series. and I wasn’t sure they’d work with the more abstract pieces already in place. I loaded the trunk with an assortment, so I’d have plenty of options. I had fun and smiled to myself when I … Continue reading Mixing It Up for the November Show
Deconstructing Frank Lloyd Wright 18 x 24 acrylic, © 2016 A month ago, I was on my way to a September art show in San Diego. I was on an art high – making plans, painting, designing a post card and all those ancillary tasks that come, happily, with showing one’s work. Then life walked in the door and said, “Hold on there, honey.” … Continue reading Art Is Not Happening While Life Makes Other Plans
I’ve just been reading an article about the ways different artists “make their marks.” “Markmaking” is a topic that often engages artists as they talk about their work. Or it engages critics and gallery-goers as they view the work. When I was in art school in Maine, our drawing instructor, a well-established painter, gave us one key rule about our drawings – no erasers allowed. … Continue reading Making Our Marks in the World
I’ve continued down the road with Frank Lloyd Wright these past few weeks as he “meets” one artist or another, and I’m about to begin the last painting on this journey. I thought I was finished after he met Georgia O’Keeffe (see below), but it turned out there was one more meeting I wanted to orchestrate before I moved on to something else. I’ve spent … Continue reading The Artist As She Goes
I no longer think these new paintings are being delivered by pixies, elves, friendly spirits or anything/one else. They’re mine. And here’s the progress…all are 18″ x 24″, acrylic on canvas. “Deconstructing Frank Lloyd Wright” (all images copyright 2016, Molly Larson Cook.) For my next number…I’m working on a piece with a similar design, but instead of using color, I’m working with neutrals. So far, … Continue reading Those Who Follow Tao Make Use of the Straight and Round*
Another gift from the Art Pixies who come in the night and leave things for me. Things I never dreamed of painting myself. Things that seem at once familiar and strange to me. You have to understand that I’m not a follower of “automatic writing” or “automatic painting” or the idea of art rising out of my depths. I’m a follower of doing the work. … Continue reading Frank and Vincent Have a Conversation
I was surprised to see that it’s been three months since I posted here. Three fascinating months, I should add, with more art than writing. My apologies for leaving on such short notice, but I’m back… and I have a few pieces of work to show for my absence. I’ve been experimenting with a lot of things and it’s a great ride, so … Continue reading Surprises When All Hell Breaks Loose
Art and Tulips 