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Consideration in Paint. Consider Painting.

Posted in Art with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on May 26, 2012 by ssstephg

To Whom It May Concern,

painting by stephg
You may or may not recall a post I published last fall with some fairly atypical (for me) work. Well, I’m still making that work, albeit sporadically. These are a couple of pieces from that series that I finished the other day. Both are acrylic on really nice, archival mat board.
word art painting by stephg
When I have enough of these (in about thirty or forty years) I’m going to transform my under the front stairway closet into a gallery, plaster them all over the walls and have a party. Leave your address in the comments below if you’d like me to send you an invite. The postcards are sure to become collectors items in century or so. Trust me, you’ll want one. I’m not collecting addresses to sell. Really.

Sincerely,
Steph

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Blown Up Bits Of A Work In Progress

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , , on May 12, 2012 by ssstephg

detail of WIP

detail of WIP

detail of wip

detail of wip

detail of wip

detail of wip

Ayep. Maybe I’ll post some more later.
-Steph

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I took some photos of some paint that I did not ingest.

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , on May 5, 2012 by ssstephg

steph's paint

steph's paint

steph's paint

steph's paint

Steph's paint

steph's paint

steph's paint

steph's paint

steph's paint

-Steph

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Art On Trial

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , , on April 21, 2012 by ssstephg

painting by steph geroliamtos
acrylic on panel
24 x 24 inches

Well, I flipped it upside down, and it might be done. The jury is still out. Do I want to leave it soft and chewy? Or do I want a crunchy cookie? Depends on the mood, and I am nothing if not moody. Whaddaya think, Fini or get back to work?

In a timeout,
-Steph

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Blue Paintscape Birds-eye View

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , on March 31, 2012 by ssstephg

detail of work in progress by Steph Gerolimatos
Above is a closeup of what’s happening with one of the pieces I posted last weekend. Below is another work in progress. It’s another of the two foot square panels.

work in progress by Steph Gerolimatos

Yep. That’s what I’ve got going on.
-Steph

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Sunday Sidewalk Doodles: Hello Again!

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , on March 11, 2012 by ssstephg

I can’t promise it will continue, but the Sunday Sidewalk segment of d’Arteboard is back for at least this week. Ornamental concrete brought to you today courtesy of Mother Nature’s senility. Please no one remind the old gal of what March in New England is supposed to be like.
sidewalk doodle by stephg
Warm thoughts and warmer air,
-Steph

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Fuck It. Giving In To Possible Correspondence

Posted in Art with tags , , , , , , , on January 14, 2012 by ssstephg

postcard by stephg
6 x 4 inches
colored pencil on museum board

Despite a lack of snow, this bleak cold, dark winter has been kicking my ass. Even art making doesn’t seem to be enough to make me want to get out of bed in the morning. And the prospect of spending hours closed up alone in my cold studio, without even the company of my sweet, warm cats, is no motivation. So this last week, I moved production to the cozy inner sanctum of the living room. Of course, this meant scaling down and adapting working methods to something a bit tidier than my usual paint-slinging. So I’m making postcards. They are small and easy and I can manage making them. Sometimes you just have to say fuck it and keep going no matter how or why. Fuck it. I may even mail them. That’s one above. Here are two more:

postcard by stephg

postcard by stephg

Stay warm,
-Steph

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A Shaped Matrix, Round & Oozing (WIP)

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 17, 2011 by ssstephg

work in progress by stephg

I’ve had this piece sitting around, waiting for paint for months. This week, I started painting on it. There will be much, much more paint before it’s finished. It will likely end up with little resemblance to what you see here.  But I thought it might be fun to share progress shots of this one along the way. You can see a photo of it at an earlier stage after the jump.

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From The Archive: 1994 Paint & Relevance

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , on December 3, 2011 by ssstephg

art by steph gerolimatos 1994
oil, spraypaint, and enamel on gessoed paper
about 30 x 20 inches
1994

For a while now, I’ve been thinking quite a bit about some art I made a long time ago. It’s been moldering in a portfolio (some of it folded in half) in a corner of my studio for years. Lately, art making has me feeling antsy, as it does sometimes, and my mind is searching for ways around it. What I used to do when I hit a stage like this was gesso a bunch of papers, tape them to the wall or the floor and just fucking work without giving a fuck, make a mess, play with whatever was around until I’d worked out whatever was itching up my britches.

Well today, I dug out a handful of the rumpled old works that were on my mind. Above and below are two from the vault circa 1994. It’s fun to look back at this stuff. There are things I still like about them and things I’d do differently now, but I’m thinking the approach is something I need to revisit. Specifically, I want to be careless and make a mess. No, I want to make a bunch of really big messes and see what comes of it. Wish me luck. No… wish me fun.

art by Steph Gerolimatos 1994
oil, spraypaint, and charcoal on gessoed paper
about 30 x 20 inches
1994

Thanks for accompanying me on this little time warp.
-Steph

Sweetjeezlouise, I tried not to post this song, but really, how could i not? Sorry.

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Little Art: Mini Icky

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , , on November 19, 2011 by ssstephg

wip by stephg
acrylic on foam insulation
tiny

Think bonbons. Think icing. Think sugar. Think of that awful sick feeling you get when you eat too much, because that’s what I’m thinking while making these. Provided all things fall into place in such a way that I end up satisfied with the end result, these will be displayed in a group show in December at The Northampton Center For The Arts. The show is a yearly invitational exhibit curated by the lovely and talented Jane Lund. This year’s theme is “desserts.” I threw around the idea of a more literal approach since I do actually enjoy switching gears to representational painting every now and then. But in the end, I decided that since the work I’m currently making already fits the bill in a slightly off-beat way that I should just roll with it. Might as well appreciate serendipity when it lands in your lap like a warm cat on a cold night, right?

wip by stephg
Three more images and a link to more after the jump.
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Pink Circle Chain Link

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , on November 12, 2011 by ssstephg

sketch by stephg
8 x 10 inches
ballpoint pen, acrylic and soft pastel on all rag matboard

You may remember that I default to circles. Here I am doing it again. If you think of the outline of a circle as a route that ends where it begins (and you are me) you may also be able to see the circle as a metaphor for acceptance, and a reflection of a recurring pattern of existence. This helps explain (to me, at least) why I return to the shape again and again.

Again and again,
-Steph

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Your Spleen Is Vacationing In My Studio, See Look!

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , , on September 17, 2011 by ssstephg


Oh to be prolific in an orderly way, as in, to begin and complete specific things within a foreseeable time frame–what I wouldn’t give for that! OK well, as nice as that would be (and when that is my goal I am even capable of doing it), sometimes it’s just nicer to dive in and jump around in the mess without caring so much about presentable finished pieces. And that is precisely what I am in the midst of doing these days. Thus the sporadic bits and pieces views I continue to share here and there, on and off. Today, I give you more bits.

The first image off to the left there is of a sculpture in progress that I have since continued working. It may or may not be done now, decision pending. The photo below here is a closeup shot of another sculpture. This one is finished. I will also include a complete view of it after the break. Read more »

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Saturday Morning Cartoons: Pink Buoyancy

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , , on September 3, 2011 by ssstephg


video still from the vid below
Here. This is another abstract video featuring one of my hard working sculptures. I am learning something new and (hopefully) getting closer to figuring out how I want these to function every time I work on a new one.

Thanks for looking!
-Steph

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Saturated Little Bits Of WIPs

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , on April 2, 2011 by ssstephg

detail sculpture wip by stephg
detail shot of a work in progress

How’s that for a contrast to Jason’s lovely black and white photo series? This stuff I’m working on now I’m really having fun with, but it won’t be done for some time. I may finish other things sooner which I’ll show you, but I’ll be uploading details like these in the meantime. I think they’re kinda fun to look at.

detail sculpture wip by stephg

alrighty,
-essSteph

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Sunday Sidewalk Doodles in Northampton: Upcoming Chalk Art Festival

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , on August 29, 2010 by ssstephg


Northampton, Massachusetts is holding a chalk art festival. And I’m in it! You should come if you’re anywhere near Western Massachusetts on Friday September 10. I’ll be drawing in downtown Northampton along with five other artists. We each get a 5 x 5 foot concrete square to adorn. The chalk art festival is being presented as part of Northampton’s monthly Arts Night Out.

I know I’ve been lax with the Sunday Sidewalk Doodles lately. See, even the drawing above isn’t a finished piece. Apologies, but oh gee I’ve been super busy, first with KPAO! and now getting everything ready for a solo show in October at The Northampton Center for the Arts. Yay! Linklinklink come see my art in the flesh! All good stuff so I’m not complaining, just letting you know why and promoting my art in the process.

Biglove,
-Steph<3

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Saccharine Cartography Sketch: Orange Nipple In Leftover Paint

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , on May 8, 2010 by ssstephg


8 x 10 inches
acrylic on archival mat board

I have two paintings on panel in the works right now which I’ll get to posting about soon. In the meantime, here’s a small gestural sketch I made with leftover paint at the end of the day. It’s related to these and these.

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Shiny and New! Work in progress is now “Alluvium”

Posted in Art, Painting, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , on April 17, 2010 by ssstephg

Yeah. All freaking titled and everything. Here it is competed.

Alluvium
48 x 24 x 2 inches deep
acrylic on pine-cradled masonite panel with a big hole through the top and cellophane sandwiched between frosted plexiglass behind the hole

I’ll post a couple of detail photos after the jump.

You can click on the photo to see it bigger. If you’re interested in seeing process shots from along the way, I’ve been posting them as I worked here and here and here. Finishing this was a bit of a pain in the butt. I had an idea of what I wanted to happen behind the hole but my attempts kept falling short. In the last couple of days, I changed my mind a handful of times and there were a number of fruitless trips to drug stores and art supply shops. I can’t tell you how many times I assembled and reassembled various combinations of materials behind that hole. It was a little like the story of Goldilocks and the three bears–everything I tried was just too something or other. In the end, I went back to the original idea and my final trip was to the hardware store right around the corner where, of course, I found exactly what I needed. Yay!

Happy Endings to you all!  What?  I didn’t mean that, you bunch of perverts!  I meant happy endings like I’m happy about how this piece has ended.  But whatever you’re in the mood for I guess.  Good luck finding it!
-StephG
p.s. detail photos Read more »

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Paint and Indecisive Oriention

Posted in Art, Painting, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , , on March 6, 2010 by ssstephg

Two views of one painting, although now I’m looking at the pics side by side I’m thinking it might work better if there were two paintings.
just under 24 x 16″
acrylic on panel

Here’s an unfinished work in progress. I’m still working on it. It’s not finished. Wait, are we stuck in a tautology? Well, I’m starting to think I’m stuck in a never-ending painting hell. No no, I’m fine with pre-completion infinity. In fact, I’m starting to fancy myself a sort of neo Jay DeFeo. (Not.) Too romantic for words. I should shut up, huh?

The black circle is a hole through the panel. There’s nothing behind it yet. I’m considering several options. Two views because well, how to orient? I am currently undecided. Feel free to weigh in on the matter. I’ve been working on this for oh hell, I’ve lost track… a year maybe. My inability to finish art is most certainly a reflection of a deep seated fear of commitment. That short-lived marriage really messed me up! Just kidding. I’ve always been indecisive. It’s one of my more charming traits I’m sure. Anyway, I have DETAIL PICS! See them after the jump! Read more »

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Encaustic Triptych: Orange Wave

Posted in Art, Painting, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , on February 27, 2010 by ssstephg

click to enlarge
encaustic on panel
each is 5 x 3.5 inches

These are my donations to the 100 Artists Stand With Haiti art sale that’s happening tomorrow at The Oxbow Gallery in Northampton.  Again, all proceeds go directly to charity.  Tickets are 100 dollars each and will get you an original artwork valued at a minimum of 100 dollars. Yeah so, maybe I’ll see you there.

-Steph

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Holy Shmoley New Work from Me! Landfill Art

Posted in Art, Painting, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags , , , , , , , on February 13, 2010 by ssstephg


acrylic on metal canvas aka hubcap

I just (finally) finished this piece for the Landfill Art Project. I’m pretty happy with it. It even ended up being related enough to my “Circular Obfuscation” series that I’ll probably post it on my website. I’ll include detail photos after the jump. All pics are enlargeable. Just click. Read more »

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