jessica krause smith: artist

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10/17/12

the quilts of Gee's Bend

Linda Pettway, born 1929. "Logcabin" -- single-block variation, tied with yarn, ca. 1975, corduroy, 88 x 78 inches. q032-03b.JPG

Quinnie Pettway, born 1943. "Housetop," ca. 1975, corduroy, 82 x 74 inches. q033-04a.jpg

Plummer Pettway 1918-1993 "Roman Stripes, variation (local name: "Crazy" Quilt) cotton twill, denim, cotton/ polyester blend, synthetic knit (pants matieral), 86 x 70 inches. q10-02b.JPG

Jessie T. Pettway, born 1929. Bars and string-pieced columns, ca. 1950, cotton, 95 x 76 inches q080-05b.JPG

Lucy T. Pettway, born 1921. "Birds in the Air" (quiltmaker's name), 1981, cotton, cotton/polyester blend, 79 x 79 inches. Wiebke q048-21b.JPG

Lillie Mae Pettway, 1927-1990. "Housetop"--twelve-block "Half-Logcabin" variation, ca. 1965, cotton, wool corduroy, 77 x 65 inches. q040-02.jpg

Sistine Chapel - Panoramic view

7/11/12

4/10/12

palettes of famous painters...

Gustave Moreau

Van Gogh

George Seurat

http://www.retronaut.co/2011/01/pallettes-of-famous-painters/

3/5/12

Emoticon | ART on AIR

Emoticon | ART on AIR

my photos from this event are featured on Art on Air's site

2/29/12

Jackson Pollock, White Light

one of my favorite Pollock paintings
source: moma

2/28/12

2/14/12

“A Painting is a Painting is a Painting” at Rod Barton, London February 1~2012

2/2/12

12/28/11

Cy Twombly: Photographs and Text by David Seidner

Cy Twombly’s studio is in Lexington, Virginia, his original hometown. Though he now commutes between Lexington and Rome, and has spent a good deal of his life in Italy, he has never lost the drawl of a Southern gentleman. These photographs were taken on a glorious Spring day, a bit cool and foggy in the morning but clearing to reveal great expanses of green rolling hills. Lexington is horse country and the home of a famous military institute. Everywhere gorgeous cookie-cutter cadets in starched and pressed uniforms marched about with impeccable posture. Cy’s father was an important political figure in this part of the country, and a high-school gymnasium is named after Twombly. We began our day with a quick visit to his simple white clapboard house, homey and comfortable at the end of a long drive. Then we went to the make shift studio–a warehouse that is about a five or ten minute ride from the house… When I asked Cy about the near absence of brushes he said, “Oh, I never use brushes.” What do you use?” I asked. And he answered, “Oh, rags, sticks… whatever I can get my hands on.”