Notes by Bill Calhoun

Showing posts with label Postcards from Saturn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Postcards from Saturn. Show all posts

August 01, 2013

Tour de Zède

Click for Larger ViewI'm tempted to say something about man vs. machine, but they look like they're having too much fun.

Tour de Zède, 2013, oil on canvas, 16" x 20"


March 06, 2013

Wheels Within Wheels

Click for Larger ViewThis painting started its life, as do all of Emily's paintings, as a drawing.  Unlike the current batch of paintings completed, or nearly so, this one has remained in its infancy.  This happens - the drawing is so wonderful on its own that Emily does not want to disturb it.  This one could stay this way for years, but I wanted to share it anyway, and give you a glimpse into how Emily paints.

Wheels Within Wheels, 2013, oil on canvas, 18" x 24"


March 05, 2013

Taking After Father

Click for Larger ViewAre the tomato twins anxious to keep up, or anxious about being pulled along?

Taking After Father, 2013, oil on canvas, 16" x 20"


The Bird Maiden

Click for Larger ViewThe maiden character has appeared before (see an earlier painting below).  She appears in calm command of her flock.

The Bird Maiden, 2013, oil on canvas, 16" x 20"


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Cat's Cradle, 2007, oil on canvas, 11" x 14"


March 03, 2013

Target

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Target, 2013, oil on canvas, 20" x 16"

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you treat everything like a nail.

November 20, 2011

Interior

Click for Larger ViewAn appropriate mood for the onset of Winter.

Interior, 2011, oil on canvas, 16" x 20"


October 31, 2011

Modern Times

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Modern Times, 2011, oil on canvas, 20" x 16"

An unsettling image for unsettling times.

This is one of a handful of surreal images Emily started a while ago, images that she refers to as Postcards from Saturn.

UPDATE:  This painting was selected for the Jamestown Art Center's 2012 show "Statewide," a juried show of works by Rhode Island RISD alumni.