It turns out that the opening at Brooklyn Artist Gym (BAG) was for next Saturday, not last night.   I painted (though I was looking forward to a large show) anyway, though the studio was empty and hot (the first is good, the second, not so good).

Also, the interview with Marsha Wooley should happen sometime today.

In case your wondering what the circular objects in the right of my oil pastel sketch are - it's actually a mirror that was used as a painting palette, which some remains of burnt umbers and light blues stuck to the mirror.   The only mirror I could find in the studio is this mirror - palatte; I borrowed it (from whomever's palatte it is) and managed to do the self portrait, above, and My Segmented Self portrait last weekend.  Maybe that's enough self portraits for a while.

I copied the shapes and was thinking the round shapes could also serve as visitor segmentations in Web Analytics - or in my sketch - as roundish areas of colors that represent ny feelings - or whatever.  

While I would have loved to have gotten the actual crusty paint on the mirror I was looking into, somehow, it did not seem that important - or I would have done it.  

The area in the lower right is really a cabinet where art supplies are stored - I just sketched it in, for variety in textures - that's all; I spent about two or three hours on this and had enough of it.  Feeling explored - feeling done - onto the next thing.

I'll be interviewing Marsha Wooley, whose show I saw last week at the Prince Street Gallery, later today, and will it will appear on ArtNYC sometime later this weekend or early next week.  With any luck, maybe SYNTAGMA will feature Marsha Wooley on Celebrity at Work, as my last two artist interviewee's also got to be on Celebrity. I also found another site that is a great resource for NYC Art Openings called ARTCARDS.CC  It's interesting to see the information grouped as a "card", almost something you can print out and carry around as you go to galleries to see art.  Here's what I would have seen last Thursday had it not rained so hard here.

10-August-Thursday  ? Inaugural show at V&A Mott street, 98  Metaverse Road Map Pre-Release Party at Eyebeam W 21 street, 540, 6-9pm  "ART VS. REAL LIFE: Canadian Stories" curated by Katharine at Morgan Lehman Gallery 10 avenue, 317, b/w 28 & 29 street Ryan Humphrey at White Box W 26 street, 525

 The Metaverse Road Map at Eyebeam and the Art Vs. Real Life: Canadian Stories - both of these I planned to go to but did not make it. Another resource is called FlavorPill, and while it's not focused on painting or fine art only (FlavorPill has many other interesting events around NYC) it also gives you upcoming exhibitions, like the Picasso and American Art show at the Whitney later in October. Anyway, Saturday should also be a busy day for me, hopefully one that I'll paint some and also party a little at an opening at BrooklynArtistsGym of "Sabrina" - it's a one night show that's only happening this Saturday (today actually - but I haven't gone to bed yet)

"Sabrina (Sabrina Tilikevich) is having a one-night-only opening event showing her most recent work.  She is known for her "direct eye and disturbing perspective." She has been inspired by such artists as Basquiat, Dali, and Malevich.  Most of the mediums she uses are acrylic and experimental bases. She plans for this opening to reflect her style, and is bringing the street fairs of New York City to a Brookyn Gallery.  Live music and refreshment will be served. Saturday, August 19th, from 7 p.m.-11:30 p.m. in the BAG gallery. For more information, you can contact Sabrina at sabrina626x@gmail.com.

I'll probably have a lot to write about in the next few days - keep tuned.

I stuck my head into the Prince Street Gallery tonight and enjoyed Marsha Wooley's large desert landscapes.    The paintings kinda remind me of Corot; I spoke with the artist and hopefully will get to interview her, probably by mail, over the next week or two. Here's a couple of questions I asked Marsha.   Q. How long does it take you to do a typical painting? A. She said it took her about 80 hours or two full weeks. Q. What kind of preperation to do you take in your outdoor sketches that lead to your paintings being the way they are?  A. Marsha improves on the sketches (that's the way I remember it but she might have said it differently). Q. These paintings look like they are of Utah?   A. Yes, thats' where they were painted and Marsha Wooley lives and  teaches Art in Utah.