3 things

Insight Suspended, 48 x 72 inches, acrylic & mixed media on panel, ©2014 Deidre Adams

Thing 1 – I have been working hard on some new paintings. Here is one you’ve seen before, but at that time it was called Suspension of Disbelief.  I had it out because I was thinking of putting it into an upcoming show, and I realized that I really was not at all satisfied with it. I won’t bore you with all the painful details, but I’ll just say it underwent several interim transformations before I got to this place. At one point I had what was more or less the background in the piece above. It wasn’t awful; just kind of plain and not all that exciting. I was living with it like that and trying to decide if it was finished.Then, I was looking at some other artwork in magazines and online, and something gave me the idea to add the red line. I knew there was a pretty good chance things would go from OK to really terrible, but very often, overcoming a state of fear like this is when something really good happens. I’m quite pleased with the result and I think it may become part of my working method for the future.

Insight Suspended (detail), acrylic & mixed media on panel, ©2014 Deidre Adams

Thing 2 – When I last wrote, I mentioned wanting to have a studio outside my home. I’m happy to announce that after a bit of a search, I have found a space. I’ll be sharing it part-time with another artist. I’m hoping to be able to move in within the next week or two. The not-so-great part is that it’s about 20 miles from my house and a 30+ minute drive in non-rush hour traffic. So I’ll no longer be able to just wake up and start working, or to keep going well into the night if the spirit moves. But my hope is that once I’m there, I’ll be very focused and less tempted to waste time on the computer. So it remains to be seen whether I’ll actually get more done, or less. In any case, I’m excited beyond words and can’t wait to move in!

Thing 3 – I will be exhibiting some of my paintings in an upcoming show called Texture, Form & Function, at The Art Gallery at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, Jan. 31 – March 15. The other artists in the show are Bonnie Ferrill Roman, Mary Hertert, and Sally Converse.

Texture, Form & Function – Jan. 31 – March 15

The Art Gallery at the Denver Performing Arts Complex (next to Backstage Coffee)
100 14th St., Denver, Colorado
303.623.1300 – info@[email protected]

Opening Reception: Friday, Feb. 7, 7:30–11pm
Fashion Show: Friday, March 7, 7:30-11pm
Artist Talks: Sat. Feb. 22 & March 15, 10-11 am