More Videos with Nin Andrews

Just published!  Two more videos of Nin Andrews reading her poetry against moving backdrops of Emily's paintings.  In the first video, published through the journal MiPOesias, Just the Chillies is paired with Emily's painting Embrace.  View the video here, or click on the image below.

In the second video by the same publisher for the journal PoetsArtists, The Dancers is paired with Emily's painting Trio.  View the video here, or click on the image below.

And in case you didn't check out the first video, read all about it here.

Alphonse and Gaston

I once went to dinner with Emily's grand-parents, rest their souls.  In the middle of a chaotic meal, Emily's grandmother called to the waiter "Alphonse, Alphonse!" which seemed unlikely to be anyone's name in this Brooklyn Italian restaurant.  Only much later did I realize that her mind, in searching for "Garçon," had stumbled across the names of a pair of cartoon characters from her youth.

Alphonse and Gaston, 2013, oil on canvas, 16" x 20"  $900

Wheels Within Wheels

This 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"  POR

Taking After Father

Are the tomato twins anxious to keep up, or anxious about being pulled along?

Taking After Father, 2013, oil on canvas, 16" x 20"  $900

The Bird Maiden

The 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"  $900




Cat's Cradle, 2007, oil on canvas, 11" x 14"  $500

Target

Target, 2013, oil on canvas, 20" x 16"  $900

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

Rebus

Take your time solving this puzzle - there may be no solution, or an infinite number of solutions!

Rebus, 2013, oil on canvas, 16" x 20"  $800

More on the Nin Andrews/Emily Lisker Collaboration

The pairing of Emily's paintings with the poems of Nin Andrews continues! 

Just recently, an online journal called MiPOesias published a video of Nin reading her poem The Art of Drinking Tea against a moving backdrop of Emily's painting Cup of Coffee.  You can view the video here, or click on the image below.

This past fall, the poet and writer Erika Lutzner edited and published an anthology called Some Stories Are True That Never Happened.  It features five of Emily's paintings paired with Nin's poems.  You can look at a preview of the book here (or click on the image to the left) and see the first three.  You can also purchase the anthology.

Nin Andrews

Over the last few years, the poet Nin Andrews has been writing prose poems inspired by Emily's paintings.  Some of these poems have been published in literary magazines (see below for links).  This collaboration has been very exciting and rewarding for Emily.

Nin just recently published some of these poems on her blog, accompanied by Emily's paintings.  She may publish more in the future, so stay tuned!

UPDATE:  As of 5/27 Nin has posted over twenty of these painting-poems!

Emily is amazing. She has this ability to paint what is inside the psyche.  I always feel as if I have a museum of my past, a kind of hallway of pictures that frame various moods, relationships, moments.  And Emily is the painter of what is on display there.
-Nin Andrews

Here's Nin's official website:  www.ninandrews.com/

The publications:
Sweet
Crab Creek Review
Barn Owl Review
Fail Better
La Petite Zine


By the way, you can click on the image to the left to read five of the poems.  The link will take you to Picasa.  Once there, you'll see a small version of the image.  Click on the little magnifying glass with the plus sign, then you can enlarge the image enough to read it.

Fruit Goddess

This painting was inspired by the Minoan Snake Goddess, an image that has haunted Emily for years.

Fruit Goddess, 2011, oil on canvas, 16" x 20"  $900