"STUDIO LOG" PROJECTS
About STUDIO LOG

ArtProcess STUDIO LOG enables artists to document the day-to-day evolution of works in progress.

The artist describes how an artwork comes into being by posting (over time) status updates along with images of the day's progress.

The aim of STUDIO LOG is to record the art process as it happens - giving witness to the patterns of ideas, forms, and events that aren't often observed in the completion of a finished work.

In theory, this is the most intimate part of artprocess where a little of the artist self is revealed. It's proved to be the most difficult challenge for the artists so far - many are completely against the idea of openly discussing their process.

Studio Log appropriately abbreviates to SLOG (as in hard).



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ProjectDescriptionImagesLatest
Organizing 5 year-old-pictures
May 16, 2012

Patricia
Carmo
Infinite possibilities of assembling the pictures taken in Trapani. This studio log will work as a tool for me to look at these pictures and decide what would be a strong composition to print 5 pictures on a 50cm x 60cm format.  [goto] 7
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On My Way Over There
Apr 3, 2012

Patricia
Carmo
Porto Seguro is historically the first city which was founded in Brazil. There I saw the first houses, the first church, the first prison and a beautiful view of the blue sea.

A guide took me over the historical site talking about the few nice little, colourful houses which have survived time. This houses are so small and beautiful, the very first constructions of the beggining of the bir ... continued
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Lazy in Sao Paulo
Apr 3, 2012

Patricia
Carmo
an illustration for a kid's book with a sloth  [goto] 6
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4 canvases
Jan 28, 2012

JP
Delaney
During the summer, I had been complaining to a friend that the last work I sold was in 1986. This surprised her as she's always been enthusiastic about the stuff I do, and so suggested I send some paintings (within the month) to where she now lives in North America that she could try to sell. I eagerly went out to buy the best quality linen/cotton weave and stretched 4 new canvases. As I was wo ... continued 3
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Dream Vagina
Jul 21, 2011

JP
Delaney
Another one of Mauro Lovo's invitations to make a work. The theme this time is the place of dreams and dreaming.  [goto] 14
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Scraps of Paper and Drawings For Paintings
Oct 27, 2010

Hillel
Kagan
For years I've kept a box where I throw drawings and sketches. Sometimes I'll do these things to work out a composition in advance, or sometimes during the painting process, if I run into trouble, a small study of some component or other is helpful.
At times I might make some drawings to determine if I want to proceed with a painting idea and then decide against it. Other times I just may do s ... continued
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Controtendenza
Jun 6, 2010

JP
Delaney
Fa parte di una serie di lavori sul tema di "crollare".
La cosa che m'interesse di questo è che nonostante la mia idea di costruire
un'opera alto ma debole e di lasciarlo crollare piano piano per vedere il
risultato, questo invece mi sembrava di voler mettersi ancora più in alto e
invece di crollare di reggersi addirittura bene in piedi, alla fine mi fa anche
le corna! (non esi ... continued
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A HORIZON OF GAZES
Apr 20, 2010

XXS
XXS
This title is taken of the beautiful essay by C. Ch. Bailly about the El Fayum portraits. My project is to make a set of portraits showing a population of human beings who display their individuality in a moment that is not an instant but a permanence of his silent and eloquent presence.  [goto] 9
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Dead Sea Scrolls Project
Apr 16, 2010

Hanjo
Schmidt
the story of this project you'll find in the forum section, topic "A portrait of the artist"  [goto] 3
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bouncing
Dec 5, 2009

Maria
Xagorari
Will anything rise from its ashes?  [goto] 27
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Beauty and other remedies
Mar 18, 2009

Maria
Xagorari
Ink drawings that saved the day.  [goto] 13
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Paralipomena
Feb 19, 2009

Hanjo
Schmidt
This is just for to show the scale of one of the portraits I talked about in the comment on Karen's Maria.  [goto] 3
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one day at a time
Dec 20, 2008

Arnold
Leventhal
Must an artist beat a dead horse every day?
Talk amongst yerselves...  [goto]
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Intimate Moments
Dec 11, 2008

Hillel
Kagan
Paintings of male and female interactions of shapes and forms.
Third of a series.  [goto]
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Best wishes
Dec 5, 2008

Hanjo
Schmidt
to the artprocess commumity  [goto] 1
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El Club de Madrid in Syros, Greece
Nov 17, 2008

Maria
Xagorari
The Club de Madrid, officially or not quite, was formed in December 2007, when I decided to join Karen in Madrid and Hanjo thought it might be a good idea to join us too. Hillel was not there in person but in our thoughts and our talks, so he is the member of honor of EL Club de Madrid.

We had plans to share some of our moments there with you but it seems like none of us got the time to d ... continued
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Work is constantly changing
Sep 3, 2008

Maria
Xagorari
Karen and I are having a show here in Syros in September. I had planned which works to show and all, when suddenly new paintings started happening. Well, it is nice to know I am not dead inside.  [goto] 4
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the body
Aug 24, 2008

Hanjo
Schmidt
As I've already said I do not "invent" my theme in the meaning of creating kind of an "own world".

As far as my subject, the human body, is concerned, I try to avoid taking it as a mere object or a pretext for the interpretation of underlying issues. And I do not paint a model sitting in my studio in the flesh, to avoid the well known pose of the "reclining nude"€. Instead, I use a camer ... continued
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What's coming next?
Aug 5, 2008

Hanjo
Schmidt
John-Paul made a suggestion on the forum (Artists Café, Reviews etc.) that is worth thinking about. To be honest the suggestion of a new project is still nebulous. So it's up to us to ponder on it for to make the contours a bit sharper.  [goto] 10
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Interactions
Aug 3, 2008

karen
kruse
These are just some photos of the paintings I have been working in lately, the last version of Hanjo's portrait and Miguel's, head.Somehow they seem to relate to each other in curious silent dialogues.
Images of the paintings while unfinished, still in the easel,waiting for me, still free to turn into something different.  [goto]
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Don Hanjo's fighting a windmill
Jul 17, 2008

Hanjo
Schmidt
well, something like this may happen sometime.  [goto] 1
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New pieces.
Jul 2, 2008

Abby
Jones
I will be working on three large canvas 122cm x 61cm x 5cm. I am going to attempt a triptick. Or at least a two piece. I have done a large 4 piece linked together with stained glass. (will upload shortly), but this is my first time trying narrow tall pieces. Right now I am in the process of looking at the blank canvas. I will post the first image when I'm done looking and thinking.  [goto] 5
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common wealth
Jun 26, 2008

TITUS
AGBARA
presently working on diptych paintings  [goto] 26
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The Passion of Misteri
Jun 20, 2008

Jacques
Montel
Trapani (Sicily) 2008…Spring and I just got here to observe and participate in something beyond my imagination. What I know from friends here it’s a religious procession, no, to be correct …it’s THE procession of the year here in Trapani.
I think everyone knows how a catholic procession looks like, but something like this …never, well if you haven’t been in Trapani like me.
It ... continued
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The Defender
Jun 14, 2008

Maria
Xagorari
This is one of those paintings that work like exorsism tools for me. Every now and then I do a self portrait that functions as a safety valve to release pressure.  [goto] 3
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Mah..
Jun 4, 2008

Maria
Xagorari
This is a blind date with a painting. I was waiting for the shops to open to get a new canvas and I painted something over an old, failed one. I let it lead me.  [goto] 3
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For Angela Merkel
Apr 10, 2008

Petra (Pyro)
Engelhardt
http://www.kunststimmen-gegen-armut.de  [goto] 17
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play corner
Apr 10, 2008

TITUS
AGBARA
untitle  [goto] 20
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I 'll know when I do.
Mar 27, 2008

Maria
Xagorari
Recently I learned a very important lesson: you may learn things about your painting anytime, at any improbable circumstance, during an apparently irrelevant conversation. For one reason or another I have been very attentive lately. I seem to have been learning things...

This is a painting which, I think, marks the end of empty spaces around my figures. It also marks the beginning of the ... continued
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Looking Glass
Mar 5, 2008

Maria
Xagorari
This is a diptich which will be called "Looking glass" unless I change my mind. I started these two paintings six months ago or more and found myself in a deadend. I had now idea what to do with them to make them move on. Now that I got rid of the photograph they started from, I think I might be on to something.  [goto] 3
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COMMISSION PAINTING OF A GIRL HAWKING
Feb 1, 2008

TITUS
AGBARA
TO SYMBOLISE THE DAILY STRUGGLE OF AN AVERAGE NIGERIAN (WORK IN PROGRESS)  [goto] 12
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I call them Twins for the time being.
Feb 1, 2008

Maria
Xagorari
They are twins but the title may change, as I have a different idea.  [goto] 3
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Hair or The Mountain
Feb 1, 2008

Maria
Xagorari
You all advised me not to touch this.
I did.  [goto]
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Sitted Bull
Feb 1, 2008

Maria
Xagorari
These are two paintings. The first I kept at its drawing stage because I liked it. The second moved on to colours to see what would have happened if...  [goto] 8
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Egyptian Batt
Feb 1, 2008

Maria
Xagorari
As I said before, this painting was turned upside down along the way, as I kept thinking of the words Egyptian Batt while doing it. Now I have retouched it and it hungs head up on my studio wall. You tell me how you like it more.  [goto] 4
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Expectations No 2
Feb 1, 2008

Maria
Xagorari
This I enjoed doing. It was much more fun than sit there and dream that your "expectations" might be met...  [goto] 6
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Expectations
Feb 1, 2008

Maria
Xagorari
These are things you have already seen. I'll show you how they came to be.  [goto] 6
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Twisted souls
Nov 24, 2007

Jacques
Montel
Sometimes in life we cant stop some feelings we have inside us.
Painful emotions,thoughts...etc
I was walking thru a park here in Malmö/Swedenone afternoon.
Typical Swedish weather this time in theyear.
Grey,cold,windy...all this stuff you really dont need in life.
But...for some reason this particular day show me someting magic.....i was passing a tree...or was it a tree?..continued
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la siesta
Sep 1, 2007

karen
kruse
I have wanted to paint this "siesta" many times, finally I started it,under the "dopo trapani" influence in light and colour.  [goto] 9
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Aug 30, 2007

Jacques
Montel
My process is quick and intuitive. My hands work closely with my materials, pulling out the gestures, forms and textures that long to be released from the paper or canvas. For an extended period of time I had worked with oils and acrylics. Over time these traditional materials became a time-consuming obstical to my process. I realized that radical changes were needed - that I must find a mediu ... continued 6
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sculptur
Aug 26, 2007

giovanna
colomba
modellare modellare modellae modellare.....r  [goto] 12
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impressioni
Aug 25, 2007

giovanna
colomba
nei miei quadri cerco sempre o almeno provo a far entrare all'interno di essi lo spettatore ...offrendo degli imput alla mente...  [goto] 8
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R.3.
Aug 9, 2007

karen
kruse
As I introduced it in my dossier, its energy the energy and drive I brought back from Trapani;I'm trying to use it NOW before it leaves me, to brake through certain restraints in colour and brushwork.  [goto] 8
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alla ricerca dell'anima
Aug 8, 2007

giovanna
colomba
questo progetto consiste nela ricerca e nello studio dell'esseza ,la vera essenza della scultura  [goto] 6
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TRAPANI SHOW
Jul 23, 2007

Patricia
Carmo
the making of -
lion-line
studio log / sketches

the starting point of this work was the city of trapani and most precisely its tradition of making salt.

the salt cleans, heals and is an important alchemic element, traditionally represented by the green lion.

these drawings and pictures (of muld) are an attempt to grasp the colorful and dynamic processes matter
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The Trapani Influence
Jul 17, 2007

Hanjo
Schmidt
What is the Trapani experience doing to my work?  [goto] 16
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Trapani Photos
Jul 13, 2007

Maria
Xagorari
I look at these pictures at least five times a day... Some of them were shot by my friend Nicoletta. Some of you met this dearest person.  [goto] 14
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Key Project
Jul 11, 2007

Sandra
Miranda Pattin
Installation done with keys I have received from all over the world, each key carries a story - some mixed media drawings on the key simbology will complement the installation  [goto] 6
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Trapani 2007
Jul 9, 2007

Patricia
Carmo
"salina drawings" salt as an alchemic element; salt as a purifying element.  [goto] 49
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-Fusion-
May 31, 2007

Elisa
Cella
a pregnant woman
bathed in the sea  [goto]
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Visiting Trapani
May 6, 2007

Hanjo
Schmidt
A short and very pleasant journey to the set  [goto] 16
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If on a winter's night a painting... Se una notte d'inverno un dipinto
Apr 10, 2007

Maria
Xagorari
One prepares oneself for something and suddenly a painting changes everything. I think what you will be looking at at Trapani is going to be something more like this:  [goto] 6
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Pandora's Box
Apr 5, 2007

Thomas
HODGES
The story of Pandora's Box can be interpreted in more than one way, but is often thought to be a version of "curiosity killed the cat". This image is a personal interpretation of the aforementioned Greek legend. The image is reproduced on a transparent support and bonded to glass using the Diasec process.

The image measures 55cm x 55cm and is mounted into a metal structured side table me ... continued
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obra nueva
Apr 3, 2007

karen
kruse
Como me he incorporado tarde al proyecto no se hasta que punto podre realizar una o mas obras. Tampoco se si sere capaz de terminarla, porque hace poco que me han operado de un brazo, pero tengo tantas ganas de pintar otra vez que lo voy a intentar y en un formato grande.
En principio he decidido empezar con una gran cabeza de Raul ( mi modelo) mirandome de frente y dar un giro asi­ a los des ... continued
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Murphy's Ashes
Mar 30, 2007

eli
McBett
some abstracts from the video "Murphy's Ashes" recording the installation set in Italy in the Autumn 2006.
images from "Tutti i Santi" in Tarquinia and images from Winter Solstice in Roma, Castel Sant'Angelo  [goto]
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A new picture
Mar 30, 2007

Rainer
Landeck
let`s see  [goto] 5
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trapani exhibition
Mar 29, 2007

teresa a
mills
shoe project  [goto] 11
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Picture for Trapani
Mar 27, 2007

Rainer
Landeck
Another picture...  [goto] 9
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Notice To Quit
Mar 26, 2007

JP
Delaney
I'm pretty sure that landlords dislike artists... I was thinking in the studio after having received a notice to quit the apartment we were living in.

An hour or more passed during which time I had unconsciously torn a piece of paper and continued to roll it back and forth between my fingers. I suppose it is a sort of nervous reaction to a familiar sense of desperation.

How ma ... continued
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fegato
Mar 25, 2007

Michela
Del Degan
The created work has interwoven a time of memories within itself.
Each knot encloses an infinite space of my mind, generating a physical shell through the movement of my hands. The aim was to create organic volumes of a stereometric body, an artistic geometry presenting the ancient way of working of an artisan.
Macramé is the art of making decorative knots, a technique used by sailors to p ... continued
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il corpo stereometrico
Mar 25, 2007

Michela
Del Degan
The created work has interwoven a time of memories within itself.
Each knot encloses an infinite space of my mind, generating a physical shell through the movement of my hands. The aim was to create organic volumes of a stereometric body, an artistic geometry presenting the ancient way of working of an artisan.
Macramé is the art of making decorative knots, a technique used by sailors to p ... continued
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un desnudo real
Mar 24, 2007

karen
kruse
Desnudo, luz, color y sobre todo la realidad, la mirada del que estamos mirando clavada en nosotros, real y dura, tal cual es. No hay historia ni artificio, ni hay que buscarsela, solo es el. Y la luz, claro, que siempre esta en mis cuadros. Solo es una mancha, no me importa enseñarla,
ni yo misma se como terminara...  [goto]
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Two Projects
Mar 19, 2007

Hillel
Kagan
I'm presently working on two projects concurrently. One is another experimental box with figures. I'm hoping this might spark some new direction.
The other is four new canvasses in my ongoing series of heads.
Due to the nature of oils I find it best to work on a few pieces at a time.
For the record I will be sending the four "head" paintings i'm working on here to Trapani. They are ea ... continued
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OTHER CREATURES
Mar 18, 2007

Ilona
Niemi
This log follows the making of creatures, such as the giant giraffe, and the Unruly Lady.  [goto] 9
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Series of paintings
Mar 18, 2007

Ilona
Niemi
This log follows the making of fifty self-standing characters. The faces will be painted in oil, and the bodies will be made of stuffed fabric.  [goto] 17
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trapani - getting closer
Mar 14, 2007

michael
oberlik
whilst working on a big new project to be realized in trapani I decide to take one or two of the works beeing created for the exhibition in summer - for me another step of the project "getting closer"  [goto] 8
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Opponent of War
Mar 13, 2007

Petra (Pyro)
Engelhardt
Just startet projekt ...  [goto] 16
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Field
Mar 10, 2007

Lina
Golan

The subject for Trapani is "Field" .This is oil on canvas painting ,and it seems to be quite a long process.  [goto]
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Vasyl Dzhabraylov - marble sculptures
Mar 4, 2007

Vasyl
Dzhabraylov
my sculpture for Trapani 2007  [goto] 20
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Just the beginning
Mar 3, 2007

Rainer
Landeck
simply a new picture  [goto] 8
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Back to normal
Feb 16, 2007

Hanjo
Schmidt
Well, my work for Trapani is done so far.  [goto] 7
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Tree with Snowdrops
Feb 16, 2007

Sheila
Brown
This is rather similar to the Tree with Cyclamen done previously.The snowdrops are out in my garden at the moment so it seems a timely variation.  [goto] 6
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Traces on Wood by Aine Scannell
Feb 14, 2007

Aine
Scannell
I began this series of prints or rather a suite of prints in June 2006 approximately and they are still in development. For some reason or other I did not feel ready to 'document' my process online. Now I am ready.
They are a series which explore our relationships with ourselves and others through the 'trace monotype' process which I have always loved and I have combined these with wood as a ... continued
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Push
Feb 11, 2007

.
hilary
What happens when you go against what is expected?
Normally you end up hurting yourself.
Like pulling a door that opens out!
You don't get anywhere...  [goto]
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protect
Feb 11, 2007

.
hilary
can you protect someone from bad without getting hurt be it yourself?  [goto] 5
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Compensation (?)
Feb 11, 2007

Hanjo
Schmidt
I'm still pondering on the tomatoes. Should I really do new ones after Brueghel's Method is sold? Isn't carrying tomatoes to Italy like carying owls to Athens? And does that make sense?  [goto] 13
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la ricerca del senno - incompiuto-
Feb 9, 2007

isabella
branella
work in progress  [goto] 9
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"Inside"
Feb 8, 2007

lidia
bachis
"Inside" nasce dalla rielaborazione di un lavoro del 2004 "Fashion House" composto da una serie di dittici, in cui l'interazione dialettica tra le figure e gli ambienti, i pieni e i vuoti e, sopratutto, le presenze e le assenze, ritagliano delle microstorie nel tessuto globale dell'operazione: ogni singolo lavoro è, contemporaneamente, leggibile come narrazione completa e autonoma e come framment ... continued 7
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Preparations for Transport
Feb 7, 2007

Hanjo
Schmidt
It's a fact that all artworks have to be shipped. Otherwise the whole project will fail ...  [goto] 20
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-Lucidity is abandoning me-
Feb 6, 2007

Elisa
Cella
oil and acrylic  [goto] 3
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Beyond Painting
Feb 4, 2007

Hanjo
Schmidt
I would love to paint all days but ... sometimes I'm occupied with other things that are necessary as well.  [goto] 7
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Transcendental 4-D Painting
Jan 29, 2007

Corbett
Miteff
I truly believe in spirit, and I try to evoke my own and others. In doing so I travel into new dimensions, thus creating my artwork.  [goto] 5
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Gazing at Trapani
Jan 24, 2007

Maria
Xagorari
The expressive power of the Gaze has been my obsession for quite a while. If you take a look at my work so far, you will notice that the expression on my portraits varies from tragic to preoccupied to severely calm. I have been photographing myself in this mood and have always asked my model not to smile. My thrill about the Trapani event though, provided a different rute for my gaze obsession. Th ... continued 9
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-Pain-
Jan 19, 2007

Elisa
Cella
pain  [goto] 3
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L'ultimo quadro
Jan 8, 2007

isabella
branella
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loundry project studies
Dec 25, 2006

Patricia
Carmo
currently evolving project on washing weapons  [goto] 8
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-Multicellular-
Dec 22, 2006

Elisa
Cella
ocra  [goto] 7
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What comes out of Trapani
Dec 21, 2006

Hanjo
Schmidt
The Trapani Project begins to influence my work. It is challenging me with a new theme: Still Lifes.  [goto] 14
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studio 2
Dec 11, 2006

Kristina
Lycke
The kora is a 21 stringed harp/lute from West Africa. The materials used to
make the instrument are a calabash (cut in half), skin (usually cow
hide), fishing line and wood. The best description of its sound is a mix
between harp and flamenco guitar.
The instrument has been played for many hundreds of years by hereditary troubadour musicians from the Mandinka tribe, playing a r ... continued
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Wild Flowers
Dec 10, 2006

Sheila
Brown
I hope to present two paintings - one of Wild Flowers and the second of a Wave. The Wild flowers are based on photos taken at a big garden in Co. Cork. The idea of the Wave came when I was summitting paintings with the theme of 'Origin'. When I started the Wave, I got the same feeling of excitment that had got previously from seeing the flowers (and also from dancers - not in my project at the mom ... continued 7
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ophelia
Dec 9, 2006

.
hilary
the making of ophelia  [goto] 3
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A possible alternative?
Dec 5, 2006

Hanjo
Schmidt
Well March is far away so I should use the time to think about an alternative  [goto] 32
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studio log painting
Dec 3, 2006

Kristina
Lycke
the begining of a painting = pain.
now waiting for the ting . . .  [goto]
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the triptych
Dec 2, 2006

Hanjo
Schmidt
for those interested some details  [goto] 11
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-Multicellular-
Dec 1, 2006

Elisa
Cella
so little everywhere...  [goto] 11
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The Trapani Project
Nov 24, 2006

Hanjo
Schmidt
It's time now to contemplate on the Trapani project isn't it.  [goto] 31
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Digitalcollage
Nov 20, 2006

Tomaso
Marcolla
Collage digitali che scaturiscono da stimoli quali notizie di attualità, riflessioni personali ecc.
Pretesti per creare con il computer, la fotografia e le tecniche di elaborazione digitale, immagini che possano far riflettere.

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SKETCHBOOK
Nov 18, 2006

Ilona
Niemi
Here are some images from my sketchbook. In addition to planning paintings and shows, I use it as a visual diary.  [goto] 8
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STUDIO
Nov 18, 2006

Ilona
Niemi
These are images from my studio. I thought they might illustrate my working process.  [goto] 7
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-Anxiety-
Oct 28, 2006

Elisa
Cella
studying anxiety:
from acrylic to digital...  [goto]
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watching and speed
Oct 13, 2006

Hanjo
Schmidt
Of course it's interesting watching an artist at work. I myself like to watch when craftsmen are doing their work with that incredible dexterity and knowledge. Or I like to visit plants to find out how all these complicated things are put together. This is one side. The other side is that I need to be alone while at work. I can't stand people watching. They are disturbing that silent dialogue I do ... continued 9
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about painting
Oct 8, 2006

Hanjo
Schmidt
I will not document a work in progress to begin with. But I will let you peek into my studio from time to time. That's all I can do for the moment.  [goto] 6
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paubrasil - study of the trunk
Jan 6, 2006

Patricia
Carmo
installation project based on a brazilian tree called pau brasil, which lended the name to this country but is now dying out.  [goto] 11
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