Art Exhibit: The Delaplaine - Right of Way

The Right of Way Series

So, the Right of Way was accepted for The Delaplaine's 2011 Annual Juried Exhibit from June 4 – July 24 in the Kline and F&M Galleries. I submitted the full series of three but the last two were chosen - no probs as long as I'm in! Not that I expected it - since the series tells a story - BUT even professors/peers had said those two were the strongest, so maybe they were right. From exhibit to exhibit for the Right of Way series - minus one panel. The series was at MU's Ballston Center for the longest (one year ago this Summer). If you get the chance to check them out do so, if not online viewing will be accepted. 


I don't think I had ever posted these but this series is based on a car accident in three sequences: the night, the crash, and the aftermath. 

Right of Way 1/3 - Acrylic on Canvas 48x48

The Night - depicts an evening scene with many diffused lights, maps, etc

Right of Way 2/3 - Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas 48x48

The Crash - depicts the light after the dark using broken mirrors, a rear view mirror, and street signs

Right of Way 2/3 - Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas 48x48

The Aftermath - shows the series of events to follow the crash a police report, gel electrode pads, more diffused lights and a license plate 

These were painted last year during the summer semester of painting. These are the first mixed media abstract pieces that I actually pushed to be more abstract. If it was strictly representational it just wouldn't make sense.

Also, here's a link to the exhibit for more information:
http://www.delaplaine.org/exhibits/rje-cdfe2011/

40 S Carroll St |  Frederick, MD 21701

Langston's Note

Suicide's Note
By Langston Hughes

 The calm,

 Cool face of the river

 Asked me for a kiss.

Langston's Note - Acrylic on Canvas 20x16

 This painting was inspired by Langston Hughes' poem "Suicide's Note." The concept was to make him the speaker of the poem as he sees the "face" of the river. Within the reflection is him and his mother.

Old Lady with Plum

To a Poor Old Woman
By William Carlos Williams

munching a plum on   

the street a paper bag

of them in her hand

They taste good to her

They taste good   

to her. They taste

good to her

You can see it by

the way she gives herself

to the one half

sucked out in her hand

Comforted

a solace of ripe plums

seeming to fill the air

They taste good to her

Old Lady with Plum - Acrylic on Canvas 20x16

This is the last of the inspired poem paintings I did, and probably my favorite one. It was fun interpreting the poems through painting rather than a written analysis.

The Figure

The Great Figure
by William Carlos Williams
Among the rain and lights I saw the figure 5 in gold on a red firetruck moving tense unheeded to gong clangs siren howls and wheels rumbling through the dark city. - courtesy of poets.org The Figure - Acrylic on canvas (3 -18x16 panels)  This is a painting inspired by a William Carlos Williams poem, "The Great Figure." This is one of 3 inspired paintings I did last month.....the other two will be posted soon.