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AOTD: Kellee Mayfield

No 7 completed in residence at Chateau d'Orquevaux by Kellee Mayfield!
No 7 (oil on canvas) completed in residence at Chateau d’Orquevaux by Kellee Mayfield

“What are you doing this weekend?” Kellee Mayfield

I am having a tough day, not horrible, not life-altering, just tough.  My mind is elsewhere, and I’m kinda wishing my body were too.  Because it is a quiet day in the studio (code for I’m too tired & unmotivated to work), I decided to do a little paperwork, jot down some notes about some ideas that I can’t shake & scroll through Instagram hoping not to lose a half a day.  

I came across today’s Artist of the Day, Kellee Mayfield‘s Insta feed, and almost every post that I clicked said, “What are you doing this weekend?”.  I found somewhere else to be, Chateau d’Orquevaux, a French artist residency, to be precise.  Mayfield spent some time there in the Fall and completed this series of work that transported me.  There’s a food to her Insta feed with which many AAAD will appreciate as well.  So, consider this my invitation to share… what are YOU doing this week?

While I always want to visit an artist’s website, I am sending you to her Insta feed @deltamoxie to give you the same glimpse that gave me the boost my weekend needed. 

Thanks to AAAD Artist of the Day, Kellee Mayfield for the trip to Chateau d’Orquevaux!

CHANGES for the NEW YEAR!

2019 Changes for artandartdeadlines.com!

CHEERS to change

I seem to always anticipate being done with the year, exhausted & ready for the idea of a fresh start do-over.  This year I feel a subtle, but significant change.  I am excited for the new year.  2018 has been hard and uncomfortable and has brought anxiety and fear and embarrassment AND GROWTH.  My work has grown by leaps and bounds.  Where are you?  I fell into a rut and found my work technically more proficient, but I was creating without joy.

I languished.  I talked with my friends & peers.  Everyone had a story, but no one had a solution.  I finally realized that it was fear that was holding me back.  There is safety in the clear, known action.  After 20 years, I changed media.  I’ve coached a lot of artists on how to do it.  Easy, right?  Yeah, not.  It feels like artistic, metaphorical puberty. Painful.  The difference is that I now know there is something on the other side puberty. And, I can’t wait.

So, cheers to the new year.  Raise a glass of whatever you crave, my current obsession is Prosecco, and let’s celebrate possibility.  I’m scared but willing to gamble.  How about you?  That isn’t a rhetorical question.  AAAD is about to change…

Have you noticed the lack of posts?  I am busy.  You are too. And, I’m not trying to sell the cult of busy.  I am creating and screwing up and scheduling and dreaming.  There hasn’t been use value in my posts FOR ME, so I have been avoiding them doing them at all, despite knowing that they ARE useful to some of you.  Self-absorbed, but honest.  How do we resolve this problem?  My solution is to make these posts a part of my practice and process.  Change is necessary but still scary.

So… food segues remain, calls remain, subscriptions remain free.  Content will be less formal, more personal.  Visuals will be simpler, colors softer.   Some sharing of my own work (oh, the scandal) and some of yours too. ♥ I want to weigh the pros & cons of calls and opportunities for me, personally, in the hopes that my painful transparency makes you think about some portion of your own journey differently.  We can’t all be on the same journey, but we all have the same issues with different food and geography and destination.

I don’t know exactly how all of this is going to look; be prepared for some trial and error.  Tell me what works and what doesn’t.  Tell me your stories and how your experience applies.  Want to help?  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Insta, wherever you are.  Give us a thumbs up, like or re-post.  Interact.  We don’t need the social media boost, just YOU.

I want community.

CALL for ENTRIES: Late Summer Issue

Learn more about the Late Summer Issue of Art Maze Magazine!

HOT & cold

I spent the winter dreaming of summer foods like watermelon.  So why is it that during the midst of summer, I am still eating soups & stews? I crave lentils and dumplings and stew.  My food timeline is a little off-kilter this year.  Maybe by the time late summer arrives, I will be craving spring foods, ha. This art publication Call won’t wait that long.  Don’t miss the opportunity…

Check out this Call for Entries from ArtMaze Mag (int’l printed magazine) for the Late Summer 2017 Issue.  This is a great juror and a plush print. Enter for as little as $25USD.  Take a look…

Learn more about the Late Summer Issue of Art Maze Magazine!CALL for ENTRIES:
Late Summer 2017 Issue
from ArtMaze Mag

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA:  Open to all media

DEADLINE:  June 25, 2017

NOTIFICATION:  By July 9, 2017

ENTRY FEE: £20-30 for 3 to 5 images (approx $25-38 USD)

JUROR:  A proud L.A. native, Cheyanne Sauter has been a non-profit professional for over 20 years, but her true calling lies in working with & supporting artists. She co-founded Gallery Row, whose mission is to bring economic & cultural revitalization to a blighted Downtown L.A. by cultivating the presence of artists, galleries & culture.

AWARDS:  Artists selected by the guest curator will receive a 1-page or 2-page spread including a brief bio, website, and 2-3 images in print and digital formats. All published artists will receive a digital copy of the magazine and will be promoted on the ArtMaze website/social media.

DISTRIBUTION: ArtMaze Magazine is an independent int’l publication which will be distributed both in stores & online.  ArtMaze Mag will be available in NY (McNally Jackson Books), Berlin (Do You Read Me?!), London (White Cube Gallery and Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery) & throughout the UK in select stores such as Magalleria (Bath), Magazine Brighton (UK) and others. Print & digital copies will also be available at artmazemag.com.

For complete details, Read Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Susan Grace

"Here Kitty Kitty" (oil & charcoal on paper) by Susan Grace
“Here Kitty Kitty” (oil & charcoal on paper) by Susan Grace

“I find that I am an obsessive observer of signs but am increasingly skeptical that I perceive them in the ways intended by those who produced them.” Susan Grace

I am moving my home and downsizing again.  This is the last step on the way to making my family more mobile.   I have temporarily returned to goal-specific formal secondary education, and have just met the end of residential parenting.  My world is shifting.  I look around me for comfort in the familiar, in signs and symbols that the sun will appear once again in the morning.  And, while the sun has yet to disappoint me, it is hard not to feel isolated when you interpret all the signs differently than those around you.  I feel as a stranger in a strange land, like the title of that famous sci-fi novel.  When I read the statement of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Susan Grace, I new I’d found a kindred spirit.  Read the statement, browse the work.  Maybe we aren’t strangers after all.

Share the narrative, investigate AAAD Artist of the Day, painter Susan Grace!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Marissa J. Menefee

Exploration Metallum 001, watercolor on paper, by Marissa J. Menefee
Exploration Metallum 001, watercolor on paper, by Marissa J. Menefee

“When lost, it feels like we are going in circles.
When there is great accomplishment, it feels as if
we have come full circle.”
Marissa J. Menefee

I find myself rehearsing half-hearted apologies for the decisions to step off the edge of the earth, or so it feels, in pursuit of adventure and truly living in the coming years.  I am taking baby steps toward a goal, but feel an immediate, obligatory sense of guilt creep up on me after every accomplishment.  Proud but guilty. Excited but apologetic. Emotional semantics. 

Seeing the work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Marissa J. Menefee, I thought, “this artist understands the circles in which I spin and spin and spin.”  Thanks, Marissa.

Lose (or find) yourself in the mesmerizing patterns of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, painter Marissa J. Menefee!

 

ARTIST of the DAY: Mauro De Giorgi

Ocean Code detail (Vintage obi, silver leaf, burnt rice paper, glazing colours and resin) by Mauro Di Giorgi
“Ocean Code” detail (Vintage obi, silver leaf, burnt rice paper, glazing & resin) by Mauro De Giorgi

“No, I don’t want to be absolument moderne.”Mauro De Giorgi

I struggle with modern definitions of success & ambition.  My desires of and contributions to this world do not often equate a standard path in a world driven by capitalism.  This isn’t a political statement about capitalism.  It a personal statement of awareness of both my talents and my shortcomings.  And, I’m okay with that.  Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Mauro De Giorgi, finds his conflict with modern unwavering faith in technology.  That conflict has driven him deeply into connection through process.  I appreciate the lessons taught & learned.  Thank you, Mauro.

Take a journey through process with the work
of
AAAD Artist of the Day, Mauro De Giorgi!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Grace Summanen

Waves (cardboard, fabric, enamel & acrylic) by Grace Summanen
“Waves” (cardboard, fabric, enamel & acrylic) by Grace Summanen

“We need to see the magic that surrounds us.” Grace Summanen

Some days it is easier to see the bad and harder to see the good.  That doesn’t mean that the bad is more prevalent, it just means you may not be well equipped to see it that day.  Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Grace Summanen, uses the most common of found objects and supplies to create her own magic.  The result is hypnotic.

Find the magic in the mixed media work of
AAAD Artist of the Day, Grace Summanen!

ARTIST of the DAY: Margaret Fitzgerald

"End of the World" (oil on canvas) by Margaret Fitzgerald
“End of the World” (oil on canvas) by Margaret Fitzgerald

“Painting, for me, is a journey into the unknown.”
Margaret Fitzgerald

I’m a planner.  I like structure and process and, well, control.  And this holds true for my art, my food, my life.  But, here I am faced with opportunities for which I can never really be fully prepared.  So, what to do?  Let go, that’s what. So, I am embracing the unknown, and the work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Margaret Fitzgerald, has helped me on my way.

Embrace the journey found in the work of AAAD Artist of the Day, painter Margaret Fitzgerald!

ARTIST of the DAY: Kathy Cantwell

Hidden Life of Stripes 17, encautic, by Kathy Cantwell
Hidden Life of Stripes 17 (encaustic) by Kathy Cantwell

“They wait to be observed. In their numbers,
they are a community of stripedom, standing
together to make their voices count & possibly
overtaking the viewer with their strength.”

Kathy Cantwell

Unlike many curators & jurists, I really love reading artists’ statements.  I live to consume them separately so as not to influence my perception of the work.  I am drawn to geometrics, so when I came across the work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, encaustic painter Kathy Cantwell, I was intrigued by the “why” behind the stripes.  I never expected to walk away with a perspective on humanity, on how we are better… together.  Thank you, Kathy.

Investigate the community of stripedom in the work of AAAD Artist of the Day, encaustic painter Kathy Cantwell!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Mel Prest

"Off Screen" (acrylic & phosphorescent acrylic on panel) 2014 by Mel Prest
“Off Screen” (acrylic & phosphorescent acrylic on panel, 2014) by Mel Prest

“My work shifts and changes in response to light and proximity. I layer conflicting personal references, such as fog colors, music, fabric and thought patterns, to create a new shape-space. I want spontaneity and chance to influence the outcome and direction of each piece.” Mel Prest

As Winter shifts into Spring, I find my creative inspiration also seems to shift in focus and tone, both physical and metaphorical.  I was intrigued to read about the work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day Mel Prest and her awakening to the influence of the difference of the quality of light from San Francisco and Brooklyn.  I’m facing a move of nearly 2300 miles; will my work change too?  Does your work change depending on your geographical location?

Let your mind wander to warmer climes with the work of
AAAD Artist of the Day, painter Mel Prest!