While continuing my series of drawings on TerraSkin, I see a new direction. I began adding color, using the many varieties of India ink even though I liked the monochromatic images. Then came the realization that perhaps they could be translated into paintings. Now comes the experimentation with larger works on board in anticipation of adding … Continue reading
Category Archives: Painting Studio
Deep Water
I am spending days in the studio this week working on paintings I had hidden from my view so that I could think about them in the abstract, so to speak. When I turned them around to view them on Monday of this week, I had a renewed interest and began to find a way … Continue reading
Creative Risks
Moving on to Blogathon Day 10, I have no problem talking about risks since that’s what I do everyday. When I enter the studio in the morning, it is all about risks. The images made here are not always risky per se but I’m sure you face what I do when you stand in front … Continue reading
Day Six and Still Counting
Today I decided to post the prompts from the C4Atlanta Blogathon and answer them in order. Where are you geographically? I love this question. My studio is located in Metro-Atlanta, Georgia..Marietta, Georgia in the Artisan Resource Center. The building was built sometime in the 1940’s and when the owners bought it it was totally trashed. … Continue reading
The Studio
This is the studio before. I moved into this studio last March. For many years, I have had a studio at the Artisan Resource Center. So far I’ve inhabited three studios in this complex. This one the best so far since I have so much room to paint, teach, conduct workshops. What can I say, … Continue reading
The Medium and the Message
This weekend at dk Gallery I participated in a panel discussion about the figure and nude in contemporary art. It was well attended and very interesting to hear the other artists: Holly Irwin, Kevin Chambers, Kristopher Meadows, and Susan Easton Burns, talk about their approaches to painting as well as their philosophy of art. What … Continue reading
Something Old, Something New
It is the time of the year that is the most difficult for me in the studio. I don’t think it’s because it’s cold, though today it was 49 degrees here when I opened the door. It is just easier to paint in the summer for reasons I have never known. That is my rhythm … Continue reading
Red Earth
I was in Santa Fe, New Mexico on a trip purely for pleasure and when I got off the plane in Albuquerque, I immediately felt “at home” . As the trip proceeded that degree of comfort continued. The air, the sky, everything about the area was so enjoyable. At the time I had read every … Continue reading
How Do You Know?
How do you know when a series is over? I have asked myself that question more times than I can count. At this point I have to answer the question with a resounding “it is never really over”. A week ago I would have answered it differently. The two series that continue in the studio … Continue reading
Helen DeRamus Studio 