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Your Spleen Is Vacationing In My Studio, See Look!

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags abstract, Art, icky, meat, organs, pink, sculpture, Stephanie Gerolimatos, stephg, wip 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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I Don’t Know About This One

Posted in Art, Collage with tags Art, Collage, Toni Tiller, wip on July 27, 2011 by Toni Tiller

Work in progress, not sure I like it, but whatever.

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How Bout A Little T & A Today?

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags Art, details, lame art post #701, make due with what you got, steph gerolimatos, stephg, T & A, wip on July 23, 2011 by ssstephg

A little because that’s all I got. Here you get to see the artist at work kinda like a monkey at the zoo. Like my heat wave work smock? It matches the art. Pretty stylish, eh? And here is a detail of part of the WIP.

OK, I’m off to do some stuff and things now. See ya later.
-Steph <3

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Fickle, Pink Process

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags Art, Artist, confessions that make you feel like a fool, process, steph gerolimatos, stephg, wip on July 16, 2011 by ssstephg

I feel a bit guilty for not sharing much of what I’m making here on the blog for a while now, but let’s see if I can avoid sinking into an apologetic tone today. The thing is, sometimes I find it difficult not to just keep everything to myself. It’s like I have to wait until I fall into a more solid state of mind when working out vague ideas that are still forming and changing and reforming before I reach a point where the ideas and objects feel worked out enough to share. Otherwise, I risk losing interest and wanting to completely abandon the work right after. If you can forgive the lame metaphor, it’s like there’s a germination period during which I have to be especially careful or what I’m growing withers up. I’m fickle I guess… fickle and moody and I have fragile, slowly evolving ideas.

I feel good about what I’m making now, but even after several months, it’s all a bit less than solid. So I’m mostly keeping it to myself and the few visitors who happen to stop by in the hope that I can work out something more realized and satisfying. Man, I kinda feel self-conscious talking about this. Am I the only one it happens to? Have you ever just lost interest in something you were doing as soon as you shared it with others?

Well anyway, above is a tiny peek into my studio right now. I know it’s not very telling–sorry. But it’s something, right?
Slightly Uneasily,
-Steph

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Some Changes

Posted in Toni Tiller, Work in Progress with tags Toni Tiller, wip on June 29, 2011 by Toni Tiller

This week we’ve had a change with the blog, I’m sad to say that Daniel (aka Happy Cloud) is leaving us. He said his work and interests were going in a different direction and this wasn’t a good fit for him anymore. We’ve enjoyed his company here immensely and wish him the best in his pursuits, we were lucky to have him for as long as we did.

At the same time I kinda get it because I have struggled with the same thing. I’ve got about a million projects going right now and most of them are not directly art related, at least not art with a capital A, you know fine art, the good stuff. These days I’m trying to get things renovated, start a freelance business, and just keep up with the ridiculous pace I’ve set for myself that I don’t see changing any time soon. If anything it is only going to get worse.

So I ask myself if I still fit in here too. Maybe, maybe not. I like being here, the other authors have been my friends for years and I’m really reluctant to give up this blog, I enjoy the deadline even as I bitch about it in my head every week. So now I wonder if there is a way to make this work for me even without a fine art post every week. I could link to other people’s work, that’s always a quick option, but what I’m leaning toward more than that is seeing if I can find the art in what I’m doing from week to week, because for me it’s all about the approach. The same thoughts, questions, critical processes, and design decisions take place if I am making a print, a collage, working on my house, or doing a big clean out job for someone else. More time is needed to see if it can play out or if I’m just going to bore the pants off of you with my domestic projects and potential lack of visuals. I guess we’ll find out.

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WIP – My Yard

Posted in Art, design, Toni Tiller with tags Art, design, landscape, Toni Tiller, wip on June 8, 2011 by Toni Tiller

I’ve been busy busy busy lately. My friend has decided to get rid of one of his houses and invited me to raid it for plants/rocks/supplies and since all those things, especially plants, are expensive I’m going to happily take him up on it. What it means is I spend most days right now loading up The Pig (my Chevette) going over to his house digging up plants and rocks and moving them to my house. Repeat.

So far I’ve moved about 60 plants, and I probably have another 70 or so to go, and since this doesn’t leave a lot of time to cut paper and make collages I am going to label this a design project and post it here. Title – My House, Size – 2.25 acres, Medium – Mixed Media.

This is my little cat house, which I have posted on Twitter before, but it’s had some changes and has now been landscaped with some variegated shrubs and a lot of Hosta, which hopefully the deer won’t eat. I swapped out the previous “deck” for a more natural wood plank. I’m thinking a few more plants and rocks, and maybe a slate walkway leading up to the plank.

This is a piece of woven metal that was gifted to me which I have decided to incorporate as a lattice for some climbing plants and a little Vinca will be coming soon too.

And this is where some new shrubs, Rhododendron and Azaleas were dug in and now I need to make a rock retaining wall along that dark dirt line. Hopefully it will be finished today.

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Leisurely Patterned AKA I haven’t forgotten, JD. I’m just slow.

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags abstract, acrylic, Art, paint, pattern, steph gerolimatos, stephg, wip on May 28, 2011 by ssstephg

These are some things I’m working on that will be used later on in other stuff. More pics after the jump.

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I Made A Start

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags abstract, Art, details, Marnie Stern, Painting, stephg, wip on May 7, 2011 by ssstephg

Well, more than a start really. But I’m still just showing details today.

Couple more pics + Marnie Stern after the break.
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Drippy WIP

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags abstract, Art, drippy, let's go for a bike ride, paint, sculpture, steph gerolimatos, stephg, Tunng, video, wip on April 30, 2011 by ssstephg

Another HD video of stuff I’m making. Here’s a link in case you missed the last one. The music in this one is by the band Tunng. I love Tunng. I wish they’d tour America so I could quit life which I’m not very good at anyway and follow them around on my bicycle. I have a helmet and a bell so all I’d need are handlebar streamers and I’d be set.

Also, this three minute video literally took hours to upload to Youtube. I’m not sure how many hours it took exactly because I had to leave it uploading overnight, but I started the upload at about 1:00 in the afternoon. This is a recurring problem for me whether the video is HD or not. It just seems absurd. I dunno if it’s a problem with the site or my connection or my computer machine, but I figure I’ll try a different site as a test. So now I’m wondering if anyone has a video hosting site they really like. I hear good things about Vimeo. Any other suggestions?

Also also, after it took so very long to upload, I feel I should urge you to watch the full screen version. It’s much more effective at that size anyway.

OK, I guess that’s it for now.
Love,
-Steph

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Spinning WIP

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags Art, motion sickness, process, steph gerolimatos, stephg, video, wip on April 16, 2011 by ssstephg

Here’s a new view of one of my works in progress. What’s weird is that watching this gives me motion sickness. Editing nearly made me upchuck. Who says upchuck anymore? …me, I guess. I also can’t watch those amusement park rides that spin and the bottom falls out and leaves people stuck to the wall. I shot this in HD so you can watch it full screen if you like. Doing that makes me even sicker.

And for those of you with s-l-o-w internet, here are a couple of still photos.
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Easily queasy,
-Steph

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Will You Build Me A Frankenstein With Your Mind?

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags abstract, Art, Painting, process, sculpture, steph gerolimatos, stephg, texture, wip, Work in Progress on February 26, 2011 by ssstephg

C’mon, it’ll be a good creative exercise. Try piecing all these images together and see what you come up with. They’re a bunch of closeup shots of art I’m working on right now.

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What I Mean Is, Green WIPs Are Better Than No WIPs At All

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags Art, green, i'm sick and everything hurts, Painting, sculpture, steph gerolimatos, stephg, wip, Work in Progress on February 5, 2011 by ssstephg

As for not so sharp photos, well, you be the judge of that. I’m still working on this one. It’s sort of a sketch to figure some things out. It measures 17 x 10 x 3/4 inches and is acrylic and stuff on wood. Figuring is proving difficult this week though. I’m sick and my everything hurts. Not to mention, I have one of those barking goose coughs now. It’s distracting.
Honk Honk!
-Steph

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Reflections On The Drying Rack

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags acrylic, Art, Collage, details, Painting, Reflections, steph gerolimatos, stephg, wet paint, wip on January 22, 2011 by ssstephg

Here’s a photo of paint drying. This is one of the things I’m working on right now. It’s kind of slow going I think because I’m trying out some new ideas. Right now, it’s all still fermenting. I’ll keep you posted as it goes.
Happy Saturday!
-Steph

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WIP: Flaming Pink Hole

Posted in Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags acrylic, diptych, eheheheheh, hole, in process, Painting, pink, steph gerolimatos, stephg, wip on January 8, 2011 by ssstephg

AaaaaaaaaaaandNo, this has nothing to do with goatse.

Yes, that’s a hole through the center of the top part. It’s a diptych at this stage, acrylic on cradled panels. And it stands about 40 or a little more inches tall altogether. It may turn out to be two separate pieces. It will look much different in the end. But that’s half the fun of WIPs, right? I guess.

Happy Elvis Bowie My Brother Is Awesomer Than Yours Day!
-Steph

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Baby Boomer Remorse

Posted in Art, figurative, homage, oil painting, Painting, technique, Tom Bennett, Work in Progress with tags Art, caravaggio, figure, homage, oil on board, Painting, Tom Bennett, wip on December 23, 2010 by Tom Bennett

I know that posting unfinished works might be seen as a tad unprofessional, a bit unheroic or at the very least a teensy weensy questionable for any number of reasons. But I don’t give a rat’s ass. I have no new finished work this week and rather than posting old stuff I’ll do the clumsy yet fun and exciting thing and put up an example of an unresolved question mark in the form of oil on board.
I apologize for the mediocre photo, but then again it is a W.I.P.
The image is informed by a Caravaggio.

At this stage the form is too narrative. I think broader abstraction will be brought in.

As a representative of the tail-ass-end of the post war natal boom cycle, I have a touch of guilt about the fact that the “me” generation sort of selfishly consumed its way toward the recent economic downturn. This painting may be about that shame. Or at the very least, the fear of not being able to consume more stuff because you’re about to get nailed to a cross.

oil on enameled board with oil stick and graphite, 30″ x 40″

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Backyard Silhouettes & Flames

Posted in Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags Art, backyard, fire, flames, Grass, pit, stephg, wip on December 4, 2010 by ssstephg

OK no flames yet unless you count the sun, but above is some pretty grass and the fire pit construction continues. Here are a couple of progress shots. I’ve done a bit more work since the last photo. Hey look, I match my shed.

-Steph

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Artist in the Adirondacks & a Work in Progress

Posted in Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags abstract, Art, circles, Painting, stephg, wip, Work in Progress on August 7, 2010 by ssstephg

Heyo! I’m in the North Country right now (hopefully) having a great time at a big ol reunion. In the meantime, here’s a very young work in progress that’s awaiting my return back in lovely sweltering Western Mass. Also, please go look and leave a vote for the title of my last finished painting that I accidentally posted earlier this week.

small acrylic on panel something like 16 x 24 inches or so

I’ve actually been thinking this will be vertical but Photobucket flipped it and now I’m a little more open to horizontal. I never really decide for certain until a piece is done, but I’m curious, what do you guys think? Vertical or horizontal? Here it is turned.

Peace and Deetforallyourblackflyneeds,
-Steph

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New WIP Up Close/ Fun & Fruity

Posted in Art, Stephanie Gerolimatos with tags abstract, acrylic, Art, detail, Painting, steph gerolimatos, wip on July 17, 2010 by ssstephg

detail, acrylic on panel

I’m surrounded by works in progress right now, so I figured I’d post a handful of detail shots today. I often start a painting by laying down highly saturated layers of paint. The final piece rarely ends up being so intensely bright as the initial stages, but it’s fun to start this way and reshape things as I go.

Three more details after the jump! Read more »

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