Wednesday, December 29, 2010

going back to high school

I am quite excited to announce that I will be participating in a group art show this January 7th hosted by my high school art teacher Amy Bouse at the old gallery where I had my 2006 senior show. It seems like it was another lifetime, but it was only 4 years ago! Crazy.

The show is called "Homegrown" and will feature works from teachers, students and alumni. Half of the proceeds will go to the art department and the other half will go to the artists.

Here is the link to the facebook page. Please come!

I'll be putting in my "Sink Hole" drawing as well as two others that I made this year:

"Plummet"

"Plumes"

Friday, December 24, 2010

Alexandros Vasmoulakis

One of my favorite artists currently. His murals and installations are a great source of inspiration for me. The sheer scale of some of them, use of color and perspective, etc...so good. I am just always amazed every time I look at his work. One day I'll go see them in real life!


Saturday, December 18, 2010

Floored

Did a painting on the floor of the warehouse last night using some oops paint I had.
A Troy on the left for scale, he moved before I could take a good picture of him lying down!


Tuesday, December 14, 2010

POT LEAVES AND XMAS STOCKINGS

All week I've been working on projects around the warehouse. Cleaning, organizing, decorating, crafting, painting, etc. I haven't spent a moment to work on my own art, but I really don't mind at all.
Here are some projects we've been working on:
Our dear friend Mike was kind enough to do all of our plumbing for us free of charge, as long as we provided him with beer whenever he asked. He outfitted us with a kitchen sink and hot water (finally!). In return, he requested that we build him a freak chopper bike. So here's what we came up with! It's probably one of the most beautiful freak bikes that have come from the warehouse. Fuzz did most of the welding and assembling and I did the pot leaf detail on the fenders and body. Marcus did the beautiful lettering. Sweet deal!

The holidays are just around the corner, so the ladies of the house have been busy getting into holiday spirit. We're making stockings for all of the residents and our extended family, each customized to their personality and taste. Here are just a fraction of them, a lot of people have taken theirs home already so I didn't get to take photos. Anyway, what I learned this week is that it's way more fun making stuff for your loved ones than for yourself. More collaborative projects to come, I still have to document them all.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Sink Hole


Finished! "Sink Hole" 22x30" ink and gouache on paper
Living at Abbot's Habit for the month of December
This piece is for sale, e-mail me at louise@louisechen.com for more details!

Triptych - New Paintings



Here are three of the paintings from the Abbot's show. Each are 2 by 4 feet mixed media on wood.
Each of these pieces are for sale, e-mail me at louise@louisechen.com for details!