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Okay, so THIS is when a flower could be intimidating! After all the conversations about the iris, I could not resist doing a little fun thing I’ll call “floral porn.” This orchid could be intimidating, or not, depending on your point of view. In any event, we have had a big laugh with all this at the Row @ the Factory. Sometimes we have to remind ourselves that art is just fun. I mean to make art and to view art. So I’m letting everyone in on the joke, and hope you enjoy. By the way, Connie at the Artisan company said that this piece was “just wrong, and there’s no way you can make it right!” jcannon1@bellsouth.net
This is a floral I did late last year. At the Share the Spirit Show, I got into a discussion about this piece. Someone said she found it “intimidating” because it was really about female sexual organs. I was, to say the least, a little floored. So far, my informal survey reveals that 99% of the viewers think this is just an iris. Like Freud said, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. Sometimes an iris is just an iris. Anyway, that did prompt a response from my visual imagination, and I’ll post that tomorrow. Seriously, we are all having a real hoot with this stuff. More tomorrow. jcannon1@bellsouth.net
This is my space from the Share the Spirit show last Saturday at the Brentwood United Methodist Church show. This was a nice show set up to benefit the youth choirs at the church. Unfortunately, the weather turned really sour in the afternoon, slowing the crowds some. There was, however, an overall good turn out and many people got to see some very good art work. Not just mine; all the artists there had excellent pieces. When these shows come you, you really should go, just to see all the variety in the artwork. jcannon1@bellsouth.net
I know I need to find another flower for these, and am looking. At the same time, I really like the form of the orchid and the colors. So I did another one and used this frame. This one is an 8×10, unlike the other, which was matted out much larger. Still, putting the image in a larger mat with a big frame is very effective. I’ve got several more of these in my head. I just need to find the time to paint all of them. jcannon1@bellsouth.net
As I indicated on last Friday’s post, all the artists at The Row @ The Factory are particpating in the Landfill Art Project. Here is a photo of all the hubcaps. Everyone took there own “spin” with the discs. They are all quite unique and reflect the individual artists. These are going to be on display at the Factory between now and March 6. On March 6, we will have an event from 6-8 showcasing these pieces. There will be refreshments and entertainment. There is no charge. So come out and see what the creative talents of the Row artists can do with rusty old hubcaps. jcannon1@bellsouth.net
I had posted the first stage of this earlier. Here is the finished piece. Again, this is for the Landfill Art Project, where old hubcaps are reclaimed from the landfills and turned into art. The artists at The Row @ The Factory at Franklin have all particpated and we will have a show of the results coming up, with at event March 6 from 6-8 p.m. at the Factory. Come out and see the various treatments of the hubcaps. On mine, it was a Chevy hubcap, so the car was the obvious choice for me. We actually had a blue ‘57 Chevy, but it was a four door, not a convertible. So I upgraded us in this piece. Come out and see the works on March 6. jcannon1@bellsouth.net
Okay, I have posted this piece before. The difference here is that my client wanted a more forceful presenation, with a bigger frame and a liner. And guess what? It looks great that way! Really, the other frame was a little plain and smaller. I was a little concerned that too much would take away from the piece. I was wrong. This presentation really is powerful and looks tremendous. I remind my students to “be bold,” so I should do the same when it comes to presentation. More of these to come. jcannon1@bellsouth.net
I and the other artists at the Row @ the Factory have gotten involved in the Landfill Art Project, which is a nationwide project taking old hubcaps and turning them into art. Several of my colleagues have done interesting things with the three dimensional objects. I’m just a poor painter, so all I can do is paint something. I got an old Chevy hubcap, so I thought I would paint a ‘57 Chevy on it. We actually had a blue ‘57 Chevy when I was a kid. Of course, ours was a four door sedan and not the convertible I’m doing. But, hey, I’m an artist, so now the car of my youth is a sharp convertible. This is supposed to be finished by Friday, so hopefully I’ll have the finished piece to post then. More later. jcannon1@bellsouth.net
Here’s another reminder about this Saturday’s show, Share the Spirit Art Show and Sale at Brentwood United Methodist Church from 10-7. There will be a good selection of Nashville artists, so this should be fun. Come on out and support the church programs and local arts. jcannon1@bellsouth.net
Okay, so last Wednesday I was approached about a piece as a birthday present for the pastor at a local (but worldwide) church. The idea sounded good, but the birthday was to be on Sunday. Very short time span. Anyway, not being afraid of a challenge, I agreed to do the piece. We jointly came up with the concept of reaching out to the world, and using the church’s diversity symbol. Then I worked nonstop for three days to get this done. This is a good size piece, 24×48, so there was a lot to do. I really wanted the hands to be sharp and detailed, so I took a lot of time on them. I think the result is pretty good, and the piece got a lot of attention at the Factory before the church picked it up. Thanks to them for the commission. jcannon1@bellsouth.net