Wednesday, March 31, 2010
New website!
Go to my new website! All of my work is on there as well as my artist statements. www.wix.com/mollybo/molly-bo
Friday, March 12, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Still Available
Thanksgiving, oil on canvas, 10"x12", 2009
The night before Thanksgiving Day I saw the most beautiful sunset from the top of Interstate 110. It was so breathtaking I couldn't take my eyes off of it, it is a wonder how I didn't drive myself off the overpass. I started painting this as soon as reached my bedroom studio, on top of a canvas that I had been working on for a year without success.
To and Fro, oil and canvas, 14"x14", 2009
Inspired by the stormy weather I experienced in the Bahama's.
Hot and Cold, oil on canvas, 9"x36", 2009
New Works!
The Great Break, oil on canvas, 20"x20", 2010
I took my inspiration from the Hokusai's master work The Great Wave of Kanawaga.
Gold Rush, oil on linen, 15"x24", 2010
Sediment Sentiment, oil on linen, 17"x17", 2010
Inspired by a book I read: Sand; The Neverending Story by Michael Welland.
Weight and Expectation, oil on canvas, 12"x16", 2010
I am thinking about adding some plantain bunches, what do you think?
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Stay Connected
I created the Connected series for the Spoken Soul Festival March 26-28. The event is for SWAN day (Support Women Artists Now) for more information visit http://WWW.SPOKENSOULFESTIVAL.COM.
The series combines two subjects that I most often explore through painting, clouds and America's infrastructure. Since moving to Miami in August I have been obsessed with the sky. Every type of cloud imaginable rolls it's way across the wide Miami skyline and I couldn't be happier. There is little other than slender palms to obstruct my views of the magical Miami sunsets; besides of course the power lines. So often we are irritated by, or we ignore them all together, those parts of our everyday environment that get in our way of the natural landscape. My goal is to bring those forgotten elements into focus and demonstrate how traffic signals, cones, and power lines can be beautiful.
I was asked to make something small that will best represent myself as an artist to go in each VIP press bag. Spending the holidays in my home town, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, I was racking my brain, my friend's brains, and of course my mother's brain for weeks trying to come up with something special for my gifts. After many failed test trials the Connected series is what I created, but that was only the beginning.
I wanted to find a cost effective way to display my miniature watercolor cloud paintings; matting and framing was out of the question. My idea was a tiny wooden box to stretch the paper over, I chose balsa wood for it's softness, I could make all of my cuts with a razor blade and a ruler. My next challenge was that the tiny framing nails I had were splitting the wood. My solution was to pre-poke holes in the wood with a thumbtack and to insert 2 cm pieces of 20 gauge wire. I cut the wire, placed it in the holes, added some Elmer's glue, and pushed the hand made nail in with a thimble. I used a PH neutral glue to attach the watercolor paper.
The construction looked great but overall the piece was missing something, I hadn't added the power lines yet. I had an idea that I could create a lino-cut and I would be able to press the image on each box and simply paint on the highlights. Three hours later it was a failure, the lines were too thick and my stamp was too unpredictable. I retreated to what I do best, painting. I hand painted a power line with gauche.
Having completed my prototype I began mass production. Thats right, a one person assembly line. I worked in my studio eight hours a day for four weeks straight. To finish I stamped the inside of each box with my logo and pasted in the title and series number. I have spent all of January hunching over a 2.5" x 4" box, straining my eyes and muscles too make it's smallest, most delicate and controlled movement. My investment to construct each box and hand paint each image was worth it in the end because each piece is 100% handmade and unique.
To see the entire Connected series in one place, click on January in the Blog Archive. If you enjoy my art stay Connected with me, leave a comment.
30/30 from the series Connected; 4 x 2.5 inches, watercolor and gauche on hand constructed balsa wood boxes
The series combines two subjects that I most often explore through painting, clouds and America's infrastructure. Since moving to Miami in August I have been obsessed with the sky. Every type of cloud imaginable rolls it's way across the wide Miami skyline and I couldn't be happier. There is little other than slender palms to obstruct my views of the magical Miami sunsets; besides of course the power lines. So often we are irritated by, or we ignore them all together, those parts of our everyday environment that get in our way of the natural landscape. My goal is to bring those forgotten elements into focus and demonstrate how traffic signals, cones, and power lines can be beautiful.
I was asked to make something small that will best represent myself as an artist to go in each VIP press bag. Spending the holidays in my home town, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, I was racking my brain, my friend's brains, and of course my mother's brain for weeks trying to come up with something special for my gifts. After many failed test trials the Connected series is what I created, but that was only the beginning.
I wanted to find a cost effective way to display my miniature watercolor cloud paintings; matting and framing was out of the question. My idea was a tiny wooden box to stretch the paper over, I chose balsa wood for it's softness, I could make all of my cuts with a razor blade and a ruler. My next challenge was that the tiny framing nails I had were splitting the wood. My solution was to pre-poke holes in the wood with a thumbtack and to insert 2 cm pieces of 20 gauge wire. I cut the wire, placed it in the holes, added some Elmer's glue, and pushed the hand made nail in with a thimble. I used a PH neutral glue to attach the watercolor paper.
The construction looked great but overall the piece was missing something, I hadn't added the power lines yet. I had an idea that I could create a lino-cut and I would be able to press the image on each box and simply paint on the highlights. Three hours later it was a failure, the lines were too thick and my stamp was too unpredictable. I retreated to what I do best, painting. I hand painted a power line with gauche.
Having completed my prototype I began mass production. Thats right, a one person assembly line. I worked in my studio eight hours a day for four weeks straight. To finish I stamped the inside of each box with my logo and pasted in the title and series number. I have spent all of January hunching over a 2.5" x 4" box, straining my eyes and muscles too make it's smallest, most delicate and controlled movement. My investment to construct each box and hand paint each image was worth it in the end because each piece is 100% handmade and unique.
To see the entire Connected series in one place, click on January in the Blog Archive. If you enjoy my art stay Connected with me, leave a comment.
30/30 from the series Connected; 4 x 2.5 inches, watercolor and gauche on hand constructed balsa wood boxes
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
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