The Paper Crane

Emilie Clark; new paintings on view at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Dee Clements — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:22:33 +0000

My Garden Pets, an exhibition of paintings by New York based artist Emilie Clark at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. This luscious body of work; watercolor, graphite and ink on paper, is inspired by the research Ms. Clarke did on the work of 19th century natural scientist Mary Treat, an expert on carnivorous plants. Clarkes work will be on view from Saturday March, 6th-May 31,2010

Below are some images of older work from Clarke’s show Maxwell’s Lair in 2009 at Morgan Lehman Gallery in NYC.

Clarke’s work supports her continuing interest and extensive study of women naturalists from the 19th century. Maxwell’s Lair, is a body of mixed media paintings culled from the life of 19th century naturalist Martha Maxwell. “Maxwell killed and prepared most of the animals in her collection and displayed them in naturalistic dioramas that she created. Her dedication and devotion to her work parallels that of an artist. Clark’s paintings are derived from stuffed-animal hybrid sculptures she constructs, in addition to close observation of actual specimens-living, taxidermied and pickled.”(1)

Emilie Clark, received her Master of Fine Arts at Bard College in 2001 and has a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cornell University, Ithaca in 1991. Maxwell’s Lair is her second solo exhibition at Morgan Lehman Gallery.

(1) quote taken from an excerpt on Hustler of Culture, www.hustlerofculture.com

Daniel Bodner @ Roy Boyd

Dee Clements — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:31:06 +0000

Daniel Bodner is exhibiting new paintings at Roy Boyd Gallery, entitled The Bowery Series, and on view until April 13, 2010

Go see this show!

Did someone say Geoffrey Todd Smith?

Dee Clements — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:17:45 +0000

Why yes, yes I did…

Smith’s dazzling abstract paintings and drawings are meticulous patterns inside other patterns, circles embedded in a grid like format. Nothing in these paintings seem random, but intricately calculated.

For me, Smith’s aesthetic is sheer sensory; pure, vibrant, visual ecstasy. Totally geometric-lite-brite-3d-puzzle-neon-freak– out–pixel-squiggly-zig-zag-stuck-in-a-worm hole-rainbow-cave– iron-on-pearl-beads-candy-necklace-vortex-of-wiggly-cellular-molecules-electrically-wiggling-in-rows-beneath-a-gaseous-swampy-surface.

Read an interview from 2009 with Geoffrey Todd Smith by The Chicagoist.

Maureen Gallace & Melanie Parke

Dee Clements — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:25:45 +0000

As of late I have been really interested in the paintings of Eduard Vuillard, particularly his landscape paintings. As a landscape painter myself, I am always interested in what other landscaper painters are creating. Melanie Parke is a painter from Michigan whom is moving into the studio next to mine who’s work, oil on canvas landscapes have caught my interest. Maureen Gallace is an accomplished painter whose work was brought to my attention by my friend Sarah. I love the clean lines in Gallace’s work and the simplicity of her compositions. Below are some images of the work of Gallace and Parke.

Grassy Beach House Falmouth MA, oil on linen, Maureen Gallace

Island View, Oil on Canvas, Melanie Parke

Icy Barns, Oil on Panel, Maureen Gallace

Summer Rainbow, Cape Cod, Oil on Panel, Maureen Gallace

After the rain path, Oil on Canvas, Melanie Parke

Old Christiansen pass, Oil on Canvas, Melanie Parke

Studio Opening

Dee Clements — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:48:16 +0000

Hello, Dee Clements here. I am pleased to announce that I will be showing my *new* paintings in my *new* studio as part of an open studio day! 6 studio members will have their spaces open to the public for viewing. We will also be showcasing 3 guest artists including the work of painters David Keel and Max Springer.

Details:
Where: Wallace Studios, 2846 W. North Ave. (Please enter through side door on Fransisco)
When: Sunday April 11, 2010 from 2pm to 5pm
What: Lots of art, food, drinks, and fun!

Hope to see you at the event!

works in progress

Dee Clements — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:46:56 +0000

Houses

Dee Clements — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:33:35 +0000

I think about houses a lot. I day dream about them a lot too. I grew up in a really poor family and we always lived in apartments or duplexes or rented places. We never had a house that was ours that we could etch our heights in the wood or carve our names in the closet, paint the walls. We always had to be careful not to scuff up the floor or ruin the carpet. I have always thought that some day I would have a house in my life where those things would become part of the history of life and of the house. I live in a city in an apartment now. And I guess, there are so many ways to have a house. My friend Sara wants to live in a tree house. I don’t blame her, it would really fun to live in one.

My Dream Fort,

I’d love to live here, in this house below that is surrounded by trees and greenery. This is actually a photo of Henry Varnum Poor’s house. It is called Crow House and is located just outside of New York City.

This is the studio of Henry Varnum Poor. He founded Skowhegan and was a crafstman, painter, architect, and designer among many other things.

When I was a little girl there were these houses not far form where we lived that were built on stilts and shaped like mushrooms. My brother and I called them the mushroom houses and I wanted to live in one of them. This is a picture of one of them!

Some paintings by Jenn Mann

Dee Clements — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:47:45 +0000

I just discovered this artist today, Jen Mann. Rad oil paintings of girls and animals.

Experiments

Dee Clements — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:18:51 +0000

Reading a little about encaustic painting today, which is heating and mixing bee’s wax and pigment and painting with it. Encaustic painting is a particular style I am really interested in and would like to experiment with. Today I went to the art supply store to buy materials. Quite pricey for material. For now I am using a different encaustic method; I melted crayons with an iron directly on my canvas and used a metal tool to work with it. It dries super fast. Later I go pack in with paint to fill in details around and over the colored, waxy areas.

Vorab Fabrik, Nadine Nakanishi & Nick Butcher @ Post Family this Friday

Dee Clements — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:23:08 +0000

The Family Room presents: Vorab Fabrik, the first solo gallery exhibition of the collaborative work of Nadine Nakanishi and Nick Butcher of Sonnenzimmer.

The Post Family is Located at 1821 W Hubbard St #202 Chicago, IL. Opening reception, February 26, 2010 from 7-11pm Entry is free.