tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019846083696454092024-02-07T03:19:11.683-08:00DIANE McGREGOR : : STUDIO NEWSNews, inspiration, and work in progress from Diane McGregor StudioDiane McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909595687636606365noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501984608369645409.post-8985361093299564582016-05-04T09:52:00.000-07:002016-05-05T15:50:46.966-07:00Transitions<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The new body of work I have been creating since early 2016
has been a rewarding shift in my painting practice. In addition to
transitioning to new media (oil and cold wax on deep-cradled Gessobord
panels), this work explores a completely different style and subject matter.
These new paintings are
gestural abstractions inspired by the planet Mars. My husband is an
astronomer,
and one of his responsibilities has been to serve on the International
Astronomical Union's committee that names geological features on Mars.
Mars nomenclature is a fascinating process and has a very
interesting history, beginning with the Milanese astronomer
Schiaparelli’s work
in the late 1800s based on his visual observations of the planet. At
that time
Schiaparelli was only able to observe albedo features (dark and light
patterns
on the planet’s surface) as seen from the telescopes of that era.
Schiaparelli’s thematic nomenclature referred back to geographical and
mythical names of
the ancient world, and, he chose names “whose sound awakes such pleasant
memories.” This procedure for naming features on Mars has continued into the
present
day. HiRISE, THEMIS, and other orbiting instruments and spacecraft have
been
able to gather magnificent visual detail of martian geography. I became
interested in the martian place names for their poetic and ambiguous
associations, and
I thought they would make great titles for abstract paintings. The link
between
titles and imagery has always been an important focus in my work. So I
began to
study the photographic data that has been gathered from the various
spacecraft
and I have found a rich resource for “landscape” abstractions that
energizes me
and seems limitless in its potential.<br />
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<br />Diane McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909595687636606365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501984608369645409.post-62482938385911287732016-03-09T09:20:00.000-08:002016-05-02T16:29:39.176-07:00Exhibtion at SMINK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Diane McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909595687636606365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501984608369645409.post-64659023605044688182016-02-22T15:31:00.000-08:002016-02-29T06:40:09.637-08:00ExplorationAbout a month ago I visited a colleague in her studio, while she was on a nearby retreat in northern New Mexico. <a href="http://www.rebeccacrowell.com/" target="_blank">Rebecca Crowell</a> is one of the foremost contemporary painters using oil paint mixed with cold wax medium. She teaches all over the world. I was fortunate to spend a few hours watching her work. I was so inspired that I decided to experiment with cold wax when I got back to my studio. Using Gamblin cold wax medium with oil paint allows for a myriad of textures and effects that I was unable to achieve with oil paint alone. The wax also helps the paint set up faster, so layering is facilitated. I stopped using stretched canvases – you need a rigid support to paint on, so now I am working on beautiful panels with 2 inch birch cradles (sides). The panels are lovely physical objects in themselves, and, for now, I’m working with small sizes. I’m no longer using brushes – instead I’m reaching for palette knives, squeegees, scrapers, brayers, and pigment sticks. I am still in a relatively experimental stage, but I love the results so far, and have decided to move forward with this major transformation in my style and materials. I am taking up a new challenge and I’m very excited about this evolution in my work.<br />
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I have been painting grids for five years, and I have been using only oil paints on canvas for more than 30 years. The change in my materials and technique has been a revelation. Sometimes it can be a little frightening to step out of your “comfort zone” and reinvent yourself. But I feel that the New Year and my recent birthday have been nudges to inspire a radical shift. I’m excited, and look forward to creating this new body of work. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Boreas 1</i>, oil and cold wax on panel, 12 x 6 x 2 inches</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Boreas 2, </i>oil and cold wax on panel, 12 x 6 x 2 inches</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Hesperia</i>, diptych, oil and cold wax on panel, 6 x 8 x 2 inches each panel</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<br />Diane McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909595687636606365noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501984608369645409.post-12202960628912353822015-10-13T07:28:00.000-07:002015-10-19T10:58:14.934-07:00Refuge in the Night<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Intimacy is a principal benefit of reclaiming the twilight hours of each day: intimacy with nature, intimacy with others, intimacy with ourselves. Darkness is good therapy. It unwinds the springs that daylight tightens and opens doorways onto eternity that are made invisible by light.</i> —Clark Strand</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"BLACK" opens next week at <a href="http://spacegallery.org/exhibition/black/" target="_blank">Space Gallery</a> in Denver. The curator, Jo Marks Aardsma, writes, "The work for BLACK was selected because each artist uses black, not as negative space, but as an opening from which to reveal what lies at the edge of vision." </span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Black is darkness, the shadow self, the
unknown, the unknowable. For me, the darkness is mystery, and since one can’t
see in the darkness, one must listen. Stillness and silence are necessary for
this kind of listening – an awareness of feelings and thoughts and mythic
truths brings the unconscious self into the light. Paradoxically, working on
these paintings for “BLACK” has sparked my interest in color again – in this
case, a glorious manganese blue. The blue and the black shimmer together,
giving the black a mysterious power, and turning the blue into the light that
seeps through the cracks in consciousness.
“Everyone carries a shadow,” Jung wrote, “and the less it is embodied in
the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is.” Jung believed
that “in spite of its function as a reservoir for human darkness – or perhaps
because of this – the shadow is the seat of creativity.”</span></span><br />
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invitation to pay attention to the sounds of the night: crickets, frogs, the
wind, the rustle of leaves. These sounds
are a comfort in the blackness, while opening the senses to what mysteries the
darkness reveals. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"> "BLACK" opens with a reception for the artists on Thursday, October 22nd, from 5:00 to 9:00 pm. The exhibition continues through November 28th at <a href="http://spacegallery.org/exhibition/black/" target="_blank">Space Gallery</a>, 400 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO.</span></span></span></div>
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</span></span>Diane McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909595687636606365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501984608369645409.post-74379740185660819382015-06-24T15:20:00.000-07:002015-06-24T15:20:03.147-07:00Finding Balance<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Everyone knows what a hassle it is to move. I moved to the other side of Santa Fe last month, and my life has been understandably chaotic for several weeks. But my painting practice has helped me through it. Every day, the deliberate act of focusing on painting one tiny rectangle at a time helps me find my center. Calming energies emerge from the process of creating a grid painting, healing me from anxiety and stress. The repetitive and meditative engagement with the canvas is so beneficial to me -- I wonder if the same peaceful effect is transferred to the viewer?<br />
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Diane McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909595687636606365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501984608369645409.post-83351317136048277552015-03-15T08:41:00.000-07:002015-03-15T08:41:26.287-07:00Finding Your Absolute<blockquote class="tr_bq">
"Certainly for artists of all stripes, the unknown, the idea or the form or the tale that has not yet arrived, is what must be found. It is the job of artists to open doors and invite in prophesies, the unknown, the unfamiliar; it's where their work comes from, although its arrival signals the beginning of the long disciplined process of making it their own." ~ Rebecca Solnit, <i>A Field Guide to Getting Lost</i></blockquote>
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Diane McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909595687636606365noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501984608369645409.post-32215392396326615822015-02-19T09:15:00.000-08:002015-02-19T15:00:46.561-08:00New Work Showing at Peters Projects in Santa Fe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Santa Fe's wonderful <a href="http://www.axleart.com/" target="_blank">Axle Contemporary</a> is moving indoors for a while, hosted by <a href="http://petersprojects.com/" target="_blank">Peters Projects</a>. In celebration of Axle's fifth year of bringing New Mexico artists to the local scene via it's mobile gallery, "Axle Indoors" gathers together over 150 artists that have participated in Axle's exhibitions over the years.<br />
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Two of my most recent paintings are included in the show. I am very excited about this new direction in my work -- a more expansive exploration of the grid. I have enlarged each unit of the grid composition, and emphasized a horizontal format which references the desert landscape. I have also pared down my palette to essentially black and white (with some neutral shades of brown, green, and gold). Although inherently minimal in composition and color, there is an opportunity to work with light, texture, and spatial effects that I am really enjoying.<br />
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If you are in the Santa Fe area, I hope you'll stop by Peters Projects and take a look at the exhibition and my new paintings. There will also be a poetry reading and performance on Saturday, March 14th, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.<br />
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<br />Diane McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909595687636606365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501984608369645409.post-18723716083074378552015-01-06T11:41:00.001-08:002015-01-06T11:42:26.879-08:003 Women: 3 Dimensions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Curated by photographer Fernando Delgado, <i>3 DIMENSIONS </i>promises to be a lively exhibition featuring the work of three New Mexico women artists: Heidi Pollard, Gail Gering, and myself. There will be a reception for the artists on January 13th, from 3:30 to 5:30pm. If you are unable to join us for the opening, please note that the exhibition continues through May 2nd. Hours are 9am-4:30pm, Monday through Thursday, and 9am-4pm on Fridays. The OASIS Institute is closed on the weekends. Diane McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909595687636606365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501984608369645409.post-85654461650569413682014-12-26T14:20:00.000-08:002014-12-26T14:28:20.434-08:00Poetry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love the way these two images interact. I have been looking at them both together on the studio wall for a month now, and I enjoy them so much I thought I'd share them as a pair. On the left is my oil painting, <i>Shimmering Air</i>. On the right, is a photo collage from a 2014 calendar, called <i>Tao </i>(published by Amber Lotus Publishing). Although my grid painting has the rigid elements of geometry, it still floats and shimmers, much like the reflection of the winter branches in the water in the photograph. I also enjoy how the calligraphic elements in the photo collage mirror the grid composition of the painting.<br />
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At this time of reflection, at the end of the year, I would like to wish all of you a very blessed 2015.<br />
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<br />Diane McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909595687636606365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501984608369645409.post-47098366146481599902014-12-01T10:12:00.000-08:002014-12-01T10:12:30.345-08:00Holiday Exhibition<a href="http://spacegallery.org/" target="_blank">Space Gallery</a> presents 'The 12 Inches of Christmas Holiday Extravaganza!' The exhibition will feature more than 30 established artists, each producing a mini-series in a 12"x12" format. Part giant art show, part epic holiday party. Please join us as we kick-off the holiday season with good cheer and fun! <br /><br />Artists Include: Marks Aardsma, Patricia Aaron, Kate Beck, Tonia Bonnell, Michael Burnett, Judy Campbell, Diane Cionni, Jeff Curry, Ryan David, Haze Diedrich, Jana Diedrich, Sophia Dixon Dillo, Graeme Duncan, Miguel Edwards, Marcus Fitzgibbons, Sarah Fox, Carlene Frances, Jason Lee Gimbel, Jane Guthridge, Howard Hersh, Scott Holdeman, Jeff Juhlin, Nancy Koenigsberg, Diane McGregor, Ian McLaughlin, Conor O'Donnell, Corey Postiglione, Lisa Purdy, Mike Rand, David Sawyer, Karen Scharer, Marleen Seckendorf, Steve Shachtman, Betsy Stewart, Sharon Swidler, Laura Wait, John Wood, and Anya Zuckerberg.<br />
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The exhibition will run from December 2, 2014 to January 24, 2015. There will be an opening reception on Tuesday evening, December 9th, 6:00-10:00pm. <br />
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Four of my paintings from the <i>Winter Poem</i> series will be on view. Hope to see you at the reception!<br />
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The recent <i>Surface </i>exhibition at <a href="http://spacegallery.org/" target="_blank">Space Gallery</a> in Denver was beautifully installed. The curator of the gallery happened to hang my paintings, <i>Drift 1 - 4, </i>in a vertical stack, instead of the long horizontal line I had originally envisioned. The dimensions of this stack are 36 inches wide by approximately 58 inches high. I think this presentation gives the series a new interpretation from what I had intended and, in fact, I love this stacked grouping. I feel as though the curator, Michael Burnett, has collaborated with me on an entirely singular piece!<br />
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The exhibition closes on November 1st, so if you happen to be in Denver please visit the gallery and enjoy the show. <br />
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<br />Diane McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909595687636606365noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501984608369645409.post-39518946908742080932014-09-15T09:51:00.001-07:002014-09-15T09:55:19.381-07:00SURFACE at Space Gallery in Denver<a href="http://spacegallery.org/exhibition/surface/" target="_blank">Space Gallery</a> will be presenting a group exhibition entitled, <i>SURFACE</i>, opening Friday, September 26th. There will be a reception for the artists on September 26th from 6:00-9:00pm. In addition to my work, this show will feature work from nine other artists: Jo Marks Aardsma, Tonia Bonnell, Michael Burnett, Nancy Charak, Sophia Dixon Dillo, Carlene Frances, Susan Gibbons, Nancy Koenigsberg, and Sharon Swidler. <i>SURFACE</i> is the fifth installment of the "Art of the Real" series of exhibitions, curated by Jo Marks Aardsma. <br />
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From Space's website: "This exhibit interests itself in the 'non-objective': art that is not
representational, that contains no recognizable figures or objects, art
that has no intentional derivation from any concrete matter. The work for this show was selected because each artist uses the
surface as a crucial element beyond a vehicle on which to apply a
medium….either revealing what is behind/under the surface or
concealing/altering/manipulating the surface itself and in a palette of
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The four paintings from my <i>Drift</i> series were specifically created for this installation. The show will be up through November 1st, 2014. I hope you'll have a chance to visit the exhibition.<br />
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Diane McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909595687636606365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501984608369645409.post-36738358449040683592014-07-15T14:55:00.000-07:002014-07-15T14:59:34.190-07:00ART[s]UP=SALON in Galisteo, New Mexico<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
You are cordially invited to the first event of Shaun Gilmore's art and
culture salon, featuring "A Conversation," an exhibit of work by the
Lady Minimalists, plus a champagne brunch and talk with the artists.
This event will be held on Sunday, July 20th at Shaun's wonderful,
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"A Conversation" will include artwork by each of the Lady Minimalists,
plus a nine-part collaborative painting that was created especially for
ART[s]UP=SALON. With each collaboration we become more excited about
working together and more amazed at how our individual contributions
complement each other. Please come and see! The exhibit will be up
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Diane McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909595687636606365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501984608369645409.post-24037868547184492162014-06-14T15:46:00.000-07:002014-06-14T17:31:49.796-07:00The Drift SeriesI am currently working on paintings for a show in September at the new <a href="http://spacegallery.org/" target="_blank">Space Gallery</a> in Denver. The installation will be four paintings, all 12x36 inches, hung in a line stretching to about 20 feet. The first two paintings are finished; two more are currently in progress.<br />
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The new building for Space Gallery is in downtown Denver, in the Santa Fe Arts District, near the major contemporary museums and galleries. The story of the gallery and its unique architecture can be read <a href="http://www.westword.com/2014-06-05/culture/space-gallery-grand-opening/" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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<br />Diane McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909595687636606365noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501984608369645409.post-60189609350695614342014-05-13T14:35:00.001-07:002014-05-13T14:35:57.105-07:00City Grid/Urban PatternsSMINK Fine Art in Dallas will be presenting a new exhibition about the grid, entitled "City Grid/Urban Patterns." It opens Saturday, May 17th, with a reception from 5-8pm. <br />
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<br />Diane McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909595687636606365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501984608369645409.post-45249286392131977732014-04-30T14:31:00.001-07:002015-05-21T06:00:30.871-07:00New Website<br />
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I am very pleased to announce that I have designed and created a new website for my grid paintings. I feel this new site enhances the minimalist aesthetic of my work. Please take a look at <span style="color: #990000;"><a href="http://dianemcgregor.com/">dianemcgregor.com</a>.</span> There is a scroll bar at the bottom with featured paintings, and you can click on the thumbnail above the scroll bar to get large versions of each painting. Arrows to the right and left of the enlarged image will point you to the next painting in the portfolio. There is a place on the <a href="http://dianemcgregor.com/contact" target="_blank">contact page</a> to share your email address with me if you are interested in being on my mailing list. Thank you!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diane McGregor, <i>Vibration II</i>, graphite on paper, 2x6 inches</td></tr>
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I am working on several new series of panoramic abstractions. Although the image says to the viewer's brain, "This is landscape," in reality these images are coming from deep within me and don't reference any landscape objective. These two drawings are part of a series of 10. I'm also working on several oil paintings within this panoramic format. One series currently in progress consists of 5 oil on canvas paintings measuring 12x36 inches each. I'm very excited about the spiritual and psychological potential of this work. I am allowing the images to emerge from a still point of concentration. Continuing with my exploration of the grid, the images are
built up from horizontal and vertical strokes of graphite. A friend called this work "silent grids," and I rather like that definition. The underlying structure of the imagery is a grid, yet the end result is very fluid and organic. I am using the same technique with the oil paintings as well -- each layer of paint is added by applying vertical and horizontal brushstrokes, evoking light and shadow, form and substance, without leaving any boundary traces or definitive edges. Diane McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909595687636606365noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501984608369645409.post-35483410574894865422014-01-03T10:55:00.001-08:002014-01-03T10:57:08.404-08:00Poetry, Time, and a New Year<i> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i>What we look for beyond seeing</i><br />
<i>And call the unseen,</i><br />
<i>Listen for beyond hearing</i><br />
<i>And call the unheard,</i><br />
<i>Grasp for beyond reaching</i><br />
<i>And call the withheld,</i><br />
<i>Merge beyond understanding</i><br />
<i>In a oneness</i><br />
<i>Which does not merely rise and give light,</i><br />
<i>Does not merely set and leave darkness,</i><br />
<i>But forever sends forth a succession of living things as mysterious</i><br />
<i>As the unbegotten existence to which they return.</i><br />
<i>That is why men have called them empty phenomena,</i><br />
<i>Meaningless images,</i><br />
<i>In a mirage</i><br />
<i>With no face to meet,</i><br />
<i>No back to follow.</i><br />
<i>Yet one who is anciently aware of existence</i><br />
<i>Is a master of every moment,</i><br />
<i>Feels no break since time beyond time</i><br />
<i>In the way life flows.</i><br />
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<i> ~ </i>Lao Tzu, Number 14, <i>Tao Te Ching </i>(translated by Witter Bynner)<br />
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I enjoy collecting different translations of the <i>Tao Te Ching.</i> I am always interested in how various scholars reveal the hidden gems in this widely published classic. I recently came across this translation by Witter Bynner, and I loved it. I was surprised to learn that he was a Santa Fe poet. He was famous for hosting large parties attended by artistic and literary celebrities such as D.H. Lawrence, Willa Cather, Ansel Adams, Georgia O'Keeffe, Robert Frost, Aldous Huxley, and W.H. Auden, among many others. His historic home is now open to the public as a bed and breakfast inn located in downtown Santa Fe. <br />
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<i> </i>Diane McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909595687636606365noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501984608369645409.post-7264238762639724842013-12-14T15:37:00.000-08:002013-12-14T15:39:36.566-08:00Simplicity<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>"An artist makes a spiritual evaluation of the essence within a thing and then he[she] gets it out; that is the outer appearance of the inner essence and, it is the point. Sophisticated materials and complex systems are not necessarily good media for art because art is a simple thing and, the more simple the medium, the less you have to get over to get to the fact of the piece."</i> -- John Chamberlain</div>
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I have always loved the simplicity of my materials. I have not wavered from my use of traditional oil paints on canvas for over 20 years. I always use Schmincke Mussini oil paints on primed canvas -- no fillers, waxes, driers, complex mediums or varnishes, just oil paint and mineral spirits. Graphite on paper is also another favorite choice of media -- and you can't get much simpler than a pencil and a piece of paper. </div>
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I think Chamberlain is correct in stating that there is sometimes a disconnect between the method and materials and the essence of a piece of art, especially in today's art world, where beauty and refinement are often marginalized, and gimmicks and poor craftsmanship seem to get all the attention. I am honestly perplexed by and frustrated with much of the art that is being produced and treated seriously in today's art market. Alas, I continue to plod along on the path toward beauty and essence, and I refuse to give up on the spiritual nature of my task.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">New ideas are germinating in the studio. I have been doing
lots of small graphite drawings in preparation for new paintings that I
have planned. These drawings show my interest in the dissolution of
boundaries: I want all the forms to be in a process of becoming, or
transitioning, or fading away. No lines, no edges, everything melting
onto/into the surface, dissolving all points of view onto the surface,
and bringing landscape influences toward a non-objective context. I am
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Magnetic Drift</i>, oil on 48 4x4 inch panels, installation at Axle Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM.</td></tr>
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These are 4 panels from a 48-piece installation, entitled "Magnetic Drift." Each oil on panel artwork measures 4x4 inches. The 48 pieces will be arranged in a grid. I will be showing them with the <a href="http://www.ladyminimalists.com/" target="_blank">Lady Minimalists Tea Society</a> at <a href="http://axleart.com/index/Home.html" target="_blank">Axle Contemporary</a> in Santa Fe. Axle is a roving art gallery in a renovated step van. This unique venue travels around Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and surrounding communities. In this installation, we have attached steel panels to the inside of the van, and all of our small artworks will have magnets attached to the back. Each artist will install her panels as she desires, and then the public is invited to rearrange the panels in new combinations. The viewers/participants are encouraged to freely express their creative ideas in mixing up the panels, incorporating new and original compositions into this site-specific installation. This should be a very fun show, and I hope you'll be able to attend the opening reception on Friday, September 6th, from 5 - 7pm at the Railyard. Diane McGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909595687636606365noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501984608369645409.post-34195222862397038112013-08-09T17:35:00.000-07:002013-08-09T17:35:31.693-07:00Denver Exhibition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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