Two opening receptions in one day!

Today I was in attendance (briefly) for two art shows that officially opened today -- The 21st Annual Exhibit of The National Arts Program® for Greater Hartford and Middlesex County, at Capital Community College in Hartford, CT; and the 33rd Annual Salon des Independents at Hygienic Art, New London, CT.



Two of my works, You Taste Like Memories (bottom left) and Chasm (upper right), in the Hartford show.


The opening reception for the Hartford show was in the early afternoon, but I didn't stay for long, since I had to run down to New London to get my painting set up for that show; space there is limited and is first-come, first-served.




I brought my painting, I Am the Blood, to Hygienic this year.  Wasn't able to stay for the opening reception, which didn't start til 8 PM, but I had a chance to see a lot of the art.



I took quite a few photos today, which can be viewed via the slideshows listed below.
(Or, click here and here if the embedded slideshows don't work for you)

Two group shows in January - Two opening receptions in one day!

- 23rd January - 5th February 2012

21st Annual Exhibit of The National Arts Program® for Greater Hartford and Middlesex County, CT

Capitol Community College 950 Main Street, Hartford, CT

Opening reception: 28th January, 2012, 1 pm

Info: http://www.nationalartsprogram.org/venues/hartford-ct

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/145733638874283/

These are the paintings I will have in this show:

- 28th January - 12th February 2012

Salon des Independents

Hygienic Art 79 Bank Street, New London, CT

Opening reception: 28th January, 2012 , 8 pm

Info: http://hygienic.ning.com/events/hygienic-art-33

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/109852342468306/

This is the painting that I will have in this show:

Older work: XI

One of my older works.  This one has a pretty long history.  It's also my first cut/stitched canvas.



Title: XI
Year: 2004
Dimensions: 31.5 in. X 30 in.
Media: Acrylic paint and thread on canvas.

Commentary: This piece has a lot of my history behind it. It started as a canvas I stretched for a painting class I took in college. The canvas was intended for a project that was barely started; only a preliminary sketch was ever done. I took it home with me at the end of the semester, intending to use it for another work at a later time. Another preliminary sketch was done on it and never completed. One night in a fit of rage I cut the canvas to ribbons with a box cutter. I didn't have the heart to throw it away, so I saved it. Some time later I moved into my grandmother's house and took the thing with me. I sewed it back together as neatly as I could and painted it with layers upon layers of gesso to cover the previously made pencil markings. I abandoned the canvas yet again until years later when I moved into a friend's. I finally completed it over the summer of 2004. I didn't add much to it; it needed to be cleaned to remove layers of dust and the stain of cigarette smoke. I added a simple coat of white and silver paint. I didn't want to detract from the simplicity of the stitching. In the end, I entitled it 'XI' because it took me eleven years to finally complete it.

New work in progress

Paintings for sale

I need to sell paintings to make more money so I can make more paintings, so that I can sell more paintings and make enough money to take on bigger and better art projects, gallery shows, etc., etc.  If you are interested in owning a piece of original art, here are a few of my current offerings.

(Click here to make a purchase.)



Title: All Loveliness Is Anguish
Year: 2008/2009
Dimensions: 11 in. X 14 in.
Media: Acrylic on canvas.
$250



Title: You Taste Like Memories
Year: 2011
Dimensions: 12 in. X 12 in.
Media: Acrylic and permanent marker on canvas.
$250



Title: I Am The Blood
Year: 2011
Dimensions: approx. 11 in. X 22.5 in.
Media: Acrylic paint and wire on canvas

$250

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New painting

Title: Thou Shalt See My Scars
Year: 2011
Dimensions: Approx. 16 in. X 25 in.
Media: Acrylic, permanent marker, and wire on canvas.

When I stand before thee at the day’s end, thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing.
~ Rabindranath Tagore



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New painting

The Devastation of Inner Longitude
Year: 2011
Dimensions: 8 in. X 15 in.
Media: Acrylic, permanent marker, thread, and wire on canvas.


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Open Studio Weekend - installation day

Preview of my paintings for Open Studio Weekend

These are the paintings I've selected for Open Studio Weekend.  Three of these are new.  One, not pictured here, is already hanging in the main gallery.

More details about the show here --

http://openstudiohartford.com/

...and also here:

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169962586425313

New painting - first look

New painting, Thou Shalt See My Scars - just completed tonight.  More pics and details to come.

New painting

You Taste Like Memories
Year: 2011
Dimensions: 12 in. X 12 in.
Media: Acrylic and permanent marker on canvas.

Preview of new painting I finished tonight.

Better pics and more info soon.

Financial struggles

I have several canvases for sale and REALLY need the money - I have overdue bills that have REALLY piled up...! Please have a look at my Etsy shop.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Nebulosus

I also accept donations via Paypal! Money received helps me to keep my art projects going, to pay my bills, etc. -- Thank you in advance!!

New art piece in new gallery show

At 6 pm yesterday evening, I started work on a new project.

As of 11 am today, it is hanging in the Salacious group show (at the Gallery at the Wauregan in Norwich, CT).

I pulled an all-nighter and somehow managed to get it done. Took less than 36 hours from concept to completion. No idea how the hell.

I'm not crazy about the piece, but I've lost most of my cognitive function at this point anyway so I have lost any capacity to have an objective viewpoint about it.

Title: Physical
Year: 2011
Dimensions: approx. 20 in. X 50 in.
Media: Mixed Media / Canvas

Anyway, it'll be here until August 27th. The opening reception is on Friday, August 5, 2011, 6-9 PM. I won't be able to attend since I will be on holiday.

More pics here:

http://www.flickr.com//photos/nebulosus_severine/sets/72157627199615187/show/

NEW painting and new show - Hammered & Nailed in Hartford, CT

Tuesday afternoon, a friend told me about an open-submission art show this coming weekend -- and that the setup dates were Wednesday and Thursday! So I had to rush to get my arse in gear and get something ready for it. I had a partially-started canvas, and I decided I'd finish it up. I added the final touches to it sometime around noon on Wednesday, May 25th.

Title: I Am The Blood

Year: 2011

Dimensions: approx. 11 in. X 22.5 in.

Media: Acrylic paint and wire on canvas

The event is called Hammered & Nailed:

NLUV (Now Let Us Vindicate) presents:
H A M M E R E D & N A I L E D:
Free Creative Open Call to Artists @
ArtSpace Hartford Gallery-
555 Asylum St. Hartford, CT

Event Description:
BRING A HAMMER AND NAILS! [maybe also a level and a measuring tape just to be on the safe side :)] and hang it up on the wall, install it in the space provided (bring your own specific tools), propose performance art pieces, play some music, dance, screen a film/multimedia work (check out the space before hand in your free time to get a feel for it) and BOOYAH! ...your art, music, poetry, dance, performance is ready to show the world.

Now aint that something?

*NO ENTRANCE FEES!
*NO QUANTITY LIMITATIONS!
*NO SIZE LIMITATIONS!
*NO THEMES!
*NO SPECIFIC MEDIUM REQUIREMENTS!
*ANY WORKS SOLD IS PURE PROFIT FOR ARTISTS! [BUT DONATIONS TO NLUV ARE ALWAYS WELCOMED ;) ]

FIRST-COME! FIRST-SERVED! There will be limited wall space and installation space.

*DROP OFF FOR ARTWORK/PERFORMANCE PROPOSAL: MAY 25TH & 26TH
(PLEASE HAVE PRE-REGISTRATION FORM FILLED OUT AND READY TO MAKE REGISTRATION AND HANGING PROCESS EASIER FOR EVERYONE, HAVE YOUR OWN WALL LABELS READY, AND ANY BUSINESS CARDS YOU WANT TO DISPLAY)

I decided to bring two paintings -- the one I completed on Wednesday, and one I had done a couple of years ago, All Loveliness is Anguish:

I'm glad I got there early. Space was filling up really fast!

Here is a slideshow of the rest of the pics I quickly snapped today.

I'll take a lot more pics at the opening reception on Saturday night.

(If you are unable to view the embedded slideshow, click here)

Paintings sold

My paintings Divulsus and FUCK have been sold in the past couple of months.

Divulsus was sold via Hygienic Art's Salon des Independants show. (Buyer yet unknown at the time of this post.)

FUCK was purchased by my friend & fellow (brilliant) artist Dekka Raymaker.

A HUGE thanks to the buyers. The money will go toward purchasing a car, plus it frees up room for me to make new art! Hahaha.

This weekend, weather permitting...

On Saturday, January 29, 2011, I will once again be returning to Hygienic Art in New London for their annual Salon des Independants show (which I've mentioned in the past).

From the event description:

The Hygienic Art XXXII Salon des Independents will open on January 29 at 8pm at the Hygienic Art Galleries at 79 Bank Street in Downtown New London. Sign-in and hanging begins that day at 8am and runs to 6pm. The show is open to all artists, everyone is welcome. The exhibition is well-known for its diverse original art ranging from the sublime to the outrageous. We hope you'll join us by submitting a piece! See you at Hygienic!

This year, I'll be submitting my painting Divulsus (which has been collecting dust on my desk for awhile now) -- unless it sells on Etsy before this weekend, haha.

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'Empty' - sold

My painting, Empty, has been sold to a private buyer and thus removed from my Etsy page.

Hopefully, I will have more work to show soon.

Etsy shop - Prices reduced

So, yeah. I'm broke and I need money and my paintings aren't selling so I am reducing the prices in hopes that someone might buy something.

Here are the paintings currently available for purchase:

Empty - $75

http://www.etsy.com/listing/43950763/empty-one-of-a-kind-acrylic-painting

Chasm - $100

http://www.etsy.com/listing/43911937/chasm-one-of-a-kind-acrylic-painting

FUCK - $50

http://www.etsy.com/listing/42266003/fuck-one-of-a-kind-acrylic-painting

Divulsis - $75

http://www.etsy.com/listing/41416928/divulsus-one-of-a-kind-acrylic-painting

My Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Nebulosus

So, yeah. My computer's dying, and I need a car by the end of the year. Please buy some of my art, for fuck's sake.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Nebulosus