I love these paintings...

English Romantic Lanscape Painter, Joseph Mallord William Turner, whose style is said to have laid the foundation for Impressionism is one of my favorite painters of all time. He has been descibed as the artist who could "most stirringly and truthfully measure the moods of Nature." Turner was inspired by shipwrecks, fires, natural catastrophes, and natural phenomena (sunlight, storms, rain, and fog) he was most fascinated by the violent power of the sea.

"Turner placed human beings in many of his paintings to indicate his affection for humanity, but its vulnerability and vulgarity amid the 'sublime' nature of the world. (sublime in this context meaning, awes-inspiring, display of savage grandeur, a natural world unmastered by man.... evidence of the power of God....) The significance of light was to Turner the emanation of God's spirit, concentrating on the play of light on water, and the radiance of skies and fires often leaving out solid objects and details. Turner was striving for expression of spirituality in the world, rather than responding primarily to optical phenomena."

("Peace - Burial At Sea")

Something From The Summer

This fall I had the to opportunity to participate in a show at Bethel College called "Something From The Summer". This show is a compilation of various types of artwork created by Bethel's graduating art majors.

I chose to submit a series of my artwork that I began working on in my studio last spring, while studying in New York. Over the summer I made improvements and adjustments while expanding the series. There are now over six different designs in the collection which remains "untitled". I will post images from the show later this week, but in the meantime, here is an image of two of my previous designs (hanging in my studio space in Manhattan)

created April 2008

the start of something new...

It feels nice to be sitting in the living room of my new home in New Brighton. I moved in last week and finally have all of my belongings unpacked. My new home is a townhouse that I share with four other girls! The five of us share two bedrooms, one bathroom, a living room and a kitchen! It's small but cozy... and we love it!

On top of the moving in I also started working at my new job at the hotel, and had my first week of class at Bethel (18 credits! yikes) where I also work in the library. I am excited to start working on projects for my art courses this semester (sculpture and painting) and to learn more about current working artists.

Right now I am in love with the designs of Tara Donovan. I first learned about her artwork while taking a 3-dimensional design course and then this past spring was lucky enough to see some of her work displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The image above doesn't capture the piece in it's entirety (which spread across all four rooms of the gallery). This work consists of silver mylar tape. (google Tara Donovan to see more images)

(here is a close up image of the mylar tape)

the start of something new...

It feels nice to be sitting in the living room of my new home in New Brighton. I moved in last week and finally have all of my belongings unpacked. My new home is a townhouse that I share with four other girls! The five of us share two bedrooms, one bathroom, a living room and a kitchen! It's small but cozy... and we love it!

On top of the moving in I also started working at my new job at the hotel, and had my first week of class at Bethel (18 credits! yikes) where I also work in the library. I am excited to start working on projects for my art courses this semester (sculpture and painting) and to learn more about current working artists.

Right now I am in love with the designs of Tara Donovan. I first learned about her artwork while taking a 3-dimensional design course and then this past spring was lucky enough to see some of work displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The photo below doesn't capture the piece as a whole (which spread across all four rooms of the gallery). This work consists of silver mylar tape. (google Tara Donovan to see more images)