This post covers the past couple of months, after moving back from Berlin and settling in Ridgewood, a neighborhood in Queens NY that shares a border with Bushwick.
You may have heard the good news that I have been awarded a grant through the Queens Arts Fund, and will have more information about the work I will be making in the coming year soon. Another exciting recent project was having a painting featured on the cover of the L.A. Review of Books magazine. I hope you enjoy seeing some of the activities, art, and environments that I've seen and been a part of this winter.
One of my paintings, Depth of Field II, on the cover of the L.A. Review of Books magazine, The Fiction Issue that came out in winter of 2013
The following are images from my show at chashama 461 gallery in Harlem in Oct/Nov of 2013:
Installation
City Light (Reflections), 2013
Watercolor and gouache on mounted paper, oil on panel, wall painting
48” x 64” polyptych
Watercolor and gouache on mounted paper, oil on panel, wall painting
48” x 64” polyptych
Installation views
Tree Scrim with Branch Bend, 2013
Oil on linen
28” x 112” polyptych
Oil on linen
28” x 112” polyptych
Tree-lined Vanishing Point, 2013
Watercolor and gouache on mounted paper
32” x 20” polyptych
Watercolor and gouache on mounted paper
32” x 20” polyptych
Sun Rise/Set, 2013
Oil on linen over panel
20" x 64" polyptych
Oil on linen over panel
20" x 64" polyptych
The following are images from galleries and project spaces in the neighborhood that I visited recently:
At the gallery Life on Mars (Jim Herbert & Karen Schwartz)
One of Katherine Bradford's night divers paintings
On the left: Todd Bienvenu, on the right: Arnold Mesches
At Slag Contemporary, Hannah Cole
The following are images taken around the neighbor hood on excursions:
On my way to the Ridgewood reservoir, a 2 mile walk from our apartment
It was 23 F out, and windy, but that didn't stop some BBQers
New path around the reservoir
Winter trees
Huge field of pampas grass
A church nearby, and our living room set up for Thanksgiving
Tyson cooking the Turkey and getting ready to eat it with Alex and Abra
A recent show at Edward Thorp gallery, paintings by Allison Evans
Tyson and I both agreed that instead of Gulp, this painting should be called Shark
And this one Jaws, instead of Thaw
On the left: Jenifer Kobylarz, on the right: Mike Olin
Our first real snow of the season. Since this photo, this has happened a few times, and a bit deeper than shown here:
Outside out apartment
Linden Street!
A recent painting that I made, in stages. I used up some paint left over from other paintings, and was thinking about ritual quilt-making marking important transitions. It's titled Tunnel Vision (Color)
We were excited to head to CA to celebrate the holidays with family and friends, at least for a few days! Six hours took us from snow, to 65 degree weather:
In the Watsonville/Santa Cruz mountains
White deer!
Among the Redwoods
Champagne cocktails and a 16 lb. pork shoulder
Birds coming out of pies... good times--we miss you, family!!!!!
My brother at a family gift exchange on Christmas (the shirt is ironic, and that's Emily's BB gun)
Flying back to NYC...
Back to snow cats in trees (in our back yard)
And snow outside (this is currently what it looks like today, 2/13/14!!!)
And snow on the threshold...
Tyson's best birthday present from last year! One of my favorite smoothies to make is: spinach, basil, cilantro, almonds, pumpkin seeds, banana, frozen pineapple, almond milk = delicious. We've also started going to the "Y" 3 days a week--maybe by summer we'll be lean machines!
The following are more images from shows, this time in Chelsea:
Josephine Halvorson at Sikkema Jenkins, Yellow Clapboard, 2013
Josephine Halvorson, Form (Facing Out), 2013
Josephine Halvorson, Heat 2, 2013
Anoka Faruqee at Koenig & Clinton, 2013P-81, Circle, 2013
Anoka Faruqee, 2013P-84, Wave, 2013
Ena Swansea at Friedman Benda gallery, Snow at Night 2
Ena Swansea
Ena Swansea reversible Night and Day couch
Detail (maybe it should have been called Land & Sea couch)
View in Chelsea
Jonathan Lasker
Another view in Chelsea
Washington Square View with Bobst Library at NYU II, 2010-2011
Detail
York Island, Off Isle Au Haut, 2013; Barred Harbor, Isle Au Hut, ME, 2012
NY Uptown High Rises Seen From Another High Rise, 2013
On the right: Mountain Foreground, Looking Toward Lyons, CO II, 2010
Such great work!!!
And then the latest show at Life on Mars:
Chris Martin detail
Drawings by Fred Valentine
And then Jessica Bottalico in a recent group show at 722 Projekt
The following are a few more images from around the neighborhood:
Enjoying a gift certificate for dinner at Pauli Gee's pizza in Greenpoint
"Mike's Hot Honey" drizzled over ricotta, fennel sausage and arugula--yum!!!
Tyson transformed
As always, more images can be found on my Flickr account at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/caetlynn/sets/72157640743199005/
XO Caetlynn
What a wonderful and chilly winter you both have had! I especially loved the images of your neighborhood, including the cat in the tree! Can't wait to visit.
ReplyDeleteLovely to see you guys! And much fun to take a New York gallery tour from home- thanks!
ReplyDeleteI like Tyson without the beard!
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