Rebecca Crowell: interpreting the abstract

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Sunday, January 13, 2008

interpreting the abstract

This photo is courtesy of Patty Oblack and her husband Darryl, who made it to the opening of Interpreting the Abstract, a group show that included her work and mine, at Wilde Meyer Gallery's Tucson location on Thursday night. Shown here is my small multiple panel painting, Deep Blue (24"x18" oil on panel, 2007.) A glimpse of Patty's painting is seen to the left.

Though I went back and forth about going to the opening myself, in the end I was satisfied with getting reports from Patty and from my son who happened to be in Tucson at the time. "Crazy-busy" time is still here, or never went away. Last night I calculated that I need to finish at least a painting a week between now and late June in order to meet current obligations. To avoid becoming overwhelmed by this, I figure I have to just take one day at a time. Plus I'm thinking one day a week of No Painting...including No Thinking About Painting...is in order. I had one of those yesterday and it was truly refreshing.

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Comments:

Great installation shot... really helps to better understand the work when seen in context with surroundings.

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Karen Jacobs : 14/1/08 9:46 AM

Thanks KJ! this is small compared to most of my paintings by the way....

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Rebecca Crowell : 14/1/08 10:43 AM

Oh, yes... I realized it was a smaller painting but it carries the same impact of the larger works... and that isn't always so. It's just that installation photos convey so much more than what I call 'mug shots'...

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Karen Jacobs : 14/1/08 12:35 PM

Thanks--yes definitely good to get installation views, I know what you mean--for sense of scale, the presence of the work--and other nuances that you miss in the "mug shot."

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Rebecca Crowell : 14/1/08 4:09 PM

Rebecca, I have just found your blog (I am slow) and am enjoying it very much. I love your paintings and look forward to visiting here often.

Good Luck with all the painting obligations. I guess there are those who would love to be in your place, however when you are faced with it, that is far more difficult to remember. A day off from painting sounds as though it is a good plan. I will be watching this blog to see how you are progressing.

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Andrea and Kim : 16/1/08 9:02 AM

thank you Kim, and welcome to the blog!

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Rebecca Crowell : 16/1/08 12:10 PM