New Work: Dates in a Life Project 2018

Each month I share an update about my Dates in a Life Project 2018. This image shows what it looks like through May 31, 2018. The Dates in a Life Project is a year-long painting documenting the number of steps I walk each day.

I have a system of symbols to represent each thousand steps. Instead if showing exactly how many I walk each day, I’m rounding up or down. As an example, 2000-2499 steps equals 2000, and 2500-3000 equals 3000 steps.

My goal is to walk as much as I can every day. I prefer to walk for exercise, as time permits, outside in addition to whatever other walking I do as I go about my day.

In May I was hoping I would have been able to walk more than the 10,000 or more steps each day than I did in April, but time did not permit it. I hope to try to do better in June.

Dates in a Life Project 2018 measures 33" x 39" and is created with monoprinted textures of a construction fence, combined with handpainting, stitching, and collaged fabric, on stiffened fabric.

To keep track of steps, I'm using the Health app in my iPhone. I've come to realize is unfortunately not always accurate, but continue to use it anyway.

The solid white squares are in the Saturday and Sunday columns for design reasons. I usually have more time to walk on the weekend, and I've caught up on sleep and therefore more energy to exercise.

Stay tuned for updates during the year.

New Work: 12 x 12 x 12 May 2018

My 12 x 12 x 12 May 2018 painting was inspired once again by my husband who has been taking a photo that incorporates the sock he is wearing that day that he then posts on his instagram account. 

The photo below is from sometime in April. I liked it because it’s of some pillows on the bed in our guest room and I not only like the color, but I also like the texture of the quilted fabric. His black and white striped sock is mostly hidden between two pillows.

I printed four laser prints of it on paper and then mounted and rotated them on board, with a layer of pieces of a stitched monoprinted construction fence collaged on top. I also added lines of paint around the “holes” in the fence.

I don’t love this painting, but it’s done. Hopefully I'll have more time to focus and work on June's painting and I'll feel better about it.

I've been working on my 12 x 12 x 12 series since January 2007. I'm now in my 12th year. It has given me time to create one 12" x 12" x 1" piece on board each month, no matter how many other things are going on that month. It's a wonderful opportunity for me to experiment with an idea or technique or a combination of both. This series is really about experimentation and creating something on a regular basis, no matter what else is going on in my life. Sometimes I like a piece, and sometimes not.

Update: Dates in a Life Project 2018

Each month I share an update about my Dates in a Life Project 2018. This image shows what it looks like through April 30, 2018. The Dates in a Life Project is a year-long painting documenting the number of steps I walk each day.

I have a system of symbols to represent each thousand steps. Instead if showing exactly how many I walk each day, I’m rounding up or down. As an example, 2000-2499 steps equals 2000, and 2500-3000 equals 3000 steps.

My goal is to walk as much as I can every day. I prefer to walk for exercise, as time permits, outside in addition to whatever other walking I do as I go about my day.

Because there is more light now that we're well past winter, I have more of an opportunity to walk outside, and not having to navigate ice and snow, has meant I was able to walk 10,000 or more steps quite a few days in April. I hope to continue, or increase, this trend in May.

Dates in a Life Project 2018 measures 33" x 39" and is created with monoprinted textures of a construction fence, combined with handpainting, stitching, and collaged fabric, on stiffened fabric.

To keep track of steps, I'm using the Health app in my iPhone. I've come to realize is unfortunately not always accurate, but continue to use it anyway.

The solid white squares are in the Saturday and Sunday columns for design reasons. I usually have more time to walk on the weekend, and I've caught up on sleep and therefore more energy to exercise.

Stay tuned for updates during the year.

New Work: 12 x 12 x12 April 2018

When I start working on my 12 x 12 painting each month, the inspiration is usually from something happening in my life, in nature or the world. 

12 x 12 x 12 April 2018 is a collage that incorporates a photo by Danielle Dimston in the background, with monoprints I made of a construction fence layered on top. When I first saw it, her photo (below) was of great interest because it's of a construction fence and a wonderful shadow. Danielle is a dear friend and an artist who I very much admire, and I am very thankful that she agreed to share it with me. 

All four pieces I've created in this series so far this year have incorporated either a photo I took, or a friend or family member took, as the inspiration, and I am thankful for them sharing them with me.

I've been working on my 12 x 12 x 12 series since January 2007. I'm now in my 12th year. It has given me time to create one 12" x 12" x 1" piece on board each month, no matter how many other things are going on that month. It's a wonderful opportunity for me to experiment with an idea or technique or a combination of both. This series is really about experimentation and creating something on a regular basis, no matter what else is going on in my life. Sometimes I like a piece, and sometimes not.

Update: Dates in a Life Project 2018

I'm a quarter of the way through my Dates in a Life Project 2018. This piece is a year-long painting documenting the number of steps I walk each day. These photos show the results through March 31, 2018.

I have a system of symbols to represent each thousand steps. Instead if showing exactly how many I walk each day, I’m rounding up or down. As an example, 2000-2499 steps equals 2000, and 2500-3000 equals 3000 steps.

My goal is to walk as much as I can every day. I prefer to walk for exercise, as time permits, outside in addition to whatever other walking I do as I go about my day.

This piece measures 33" x 39" and is created with monoprinted textures of a construction fence, combined with handpainting, stitching, and collaged fabric, on stiffened fabric.

To keep track of steps, I'm using the Health app in my iPhone. I've come to realize is unfortunately not always accurate, but continue to use it anyway.

The solid white squares are in the Saturday and Sunday columns for design reasons. I usually have more time to walk on the weekend, and I've caught up on sleep and therefore more energy to exercise.

Stay tuned for updates during the year.

New Work: 12 x 12 x 12 March 2018

Every month, when I start working on my monthly painting, the inspiration is usually from something happening in my life, in nature or the world. 

This month, 12 x 12 x 12 March 2018 is a collage that incorporates one of the sock photos my husband posts each day on his instagram account. The photo below is from a few weeks ago. It was of particular interest to me because I've never used newspaper text in my artwork before, and I also love the black and white stripes, and the slightly curved center.

His photo was not totally in black and white, but I made it so, and with his permission, I incorporated it in my painting. It's a laser print on paper that I muted on board, with a layer of a monoprinted construction fence, minus the "holes", collaged on top. Using paint, I extended the black lines of his socks to the edges of the painting.

I wasn't that happy with my January and February pieces, but this one brings me joy. Not only because of the color and pattern, but also because it's a collaboration of sorts with my husband.

I've been working on my 12 x 12 x 12 series since January 2007. I'm now in my 12th year. It has given me time to create one 12" x 12" x 1" piece on board each month, no matter how many other things are going on that month. It's a wonderful opportunity for me to experiment with an idea or technique or a combination of both. This series is really about experimentation and creating something on a regular basis, no matter what else is going on in my life. Sometimes I like a piece, and sometimes not.

Artfully Walls

Artfully Walls, which is selling seven different prints of my work in a variety of sizes, highlighted me on their website and via email today! 

Thank you Artfully Walls!

You can also get different prints and actual paintings on Saatchi Art, and Artful Home has another collection of paintings. 

These three online stores are a wonderful way for people to see, and have access to, my work, and I am very thankful for these opportunities.