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by on 9/12/2011 7:23:21 AM
So here I go. I am opening my studio to the community. I will paint 100 oil portraits of my fellow Okmulgee residents over the next year. Envisioned as a public art project, I will make a downtown store front (104 ½ S. Morton, Okmulgee) my studio for the next year and allow visitors always. The project received a Community Arts Partnership Grant from the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition and a matching grant from Okmulgee Main Street, as well as patronage from the Creek Council House Museum, Ike's Downtown Pub and Eatery and the Orpheum Theatre.
As I paint, I will gather audio recordings of those being painted talking about their lives and experiences living in a small Oklahoma town. At the end of the twelve-month project, I will open an exhibit showing all one hundred paintings and celebrate with an old-fashioned ice cream social. I hope to have the show travel to other venues also. The project is set to start after Labor Day. I already have my first sitter. The only requirement to have your portrait painted is that you have an Okmulgee address. I will do my best to blog on my website, www.annespoon.com.
by on 1/4/2011 4:22:49 PM
Oil 20"x24"
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
oil 20"x24" This neat fountain is in a building in our downtown. Our doctors offices are in this building. While new facilities are being built out of tin, this beautiful old building stands partly unoccupied. People walk past this marble fountain without a second look. The attention to detail and craftsmanship is everywhere in this building. Maybe it's easier to slap up something new than to restore something old, but how boring we are in our modern aesthetics. This fountain is a work of art and when I set up in the hallway to paint it passersby stopped to take notice of it and they too found the beauty they had overlooked.
by on 12/26/2010 6:14:27 PM
After the rush of the past few weeks I am a little weary, so I thought it would be nice to sit down next to my twinkling little Christmas tree and take stock. The shoppping is done, the gifts have been given and now I am seeing past all of that. Happy Birthday Jesus! You came to us on a cold winter night to be our salvation. So much to ask of one tiny baby. It really makes me take pause, no wonder we celebrate. But right now for me it's time for quiet contemplation. Last night I was on the internet when my computer down loaded a nasty virus, well 2 hours later the nice man in Saudi Arabia had fixed the problem. As we said goodnight he wished me a Merry Christmas and I had to wonder if he believed as I do, maybe not, probably not, but he had respect for my beliefs and honored them. It was a small gesture but meant so much. Jesus taught us compassion for those not like us, to help the less fortunate, patience and respect for all. These are the qualities I want to focus on more in my life. I think whether you believe as I do or not, these ideals trancend religion or politics and are just plain good. I will take them with me into the new year. Warm wishes to all!
by on 10/9/2009 9:21:22 AM
Routines, love them or hate them, they can free your creative spirit. www.rawabandon.blogspot.com
by on 6/15/2009 10:16:55 PM
I have started blogging on Blogger, you may ask why don't you just blog right here, well, in an effort to expand my audience and direct new traffic here I am using a different outlet. Can you tell I've been reading? Anyhow, I hope you will check it out. The address is www.rawabandon.blogspot.com There's a story behind the name, an old friend once told me "you have to paint with raw abandon, it doesn't come in a tube and you can't buy it. It's the passion with which I paint that comes through in my paintings.
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by Anne Spoon on 1/27/2009 8:30:43 AM
I have created a catalog of my solo exhibition at the Creek Council Museum. It is 62 pages and features 29 full color images of the show. You can preview the first 15 pages of the book at blurb. Just click on the above picture and it will take you there. You can purchase the catalog from them. This is a great site, anyone can make their own book from their photos. The software is easy to use, really.
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