Alienation and Dead Poets 09/20/2010
 Alienation - 5'x8' - Mixed Media Let me start off by saying…WOW. The comments and e-mails have really been great and I so enjoy receiving and responding and chatting with everyone. I have been overwhelmed with your feedback to my work and my blog entries and I feel so lucky to have such a base of support. So thank you and keep ‘em coming…I love it and it does keep me going! With some effort and coordination, ALIENATION my 5’x8’ finished canvas made a trip to the ArtBox Gallery in Downtown Indianapolis. Thanks to my fellow artist buddy Steve and his big truck we were able to transport and deliver the painting without incident. The Gallery had called after receiving a picture of the painting and requested it for a show that was opening that night! So after a bit of stressful chaos and some last minute coordination we got her there safely and she looked great among the other artist’s sculptures and paintings and I was very proud to have her included in the show! On another note continuing on the large painting theme, I managed the relocation of a 6’x6’ canvas from my home studio to my painting studio. I have been working on some preliminary sketches and am getting close to actually attacking the canvas. On a comical note, this exercise did allow me to recognize that the back stairs leading to my studio will not handle anything higher than 6’ as I did have a few precarious moments and managed to avoid permanently wedging myself in the back stairway by only about an inch and a half! But in the end all is well and the canvas is securely fastened up on the large canvas support in my studio and ready to go. Whew! Duly noted! I am looking forward to an upcoming event at the Creative Arts and Event Centre in honor of Edgar Allen Poe...I know, I know...He's dead but anyway; the Artists Upstairs have been granted some funds as part of a library and educational grant to artistically recognize the author. During the next 2nd Friday Open Studio event (October 8th), we will be doing a live painting event outside in front of the building. Two artists will be paired together on a single canvas to paint in the theme of ‘Black, White and Read all over’. I’m not sure exactly what or how my style of painting will fit into this event, but I am at the ready to give it a good go! If you are going to be around town for the next 2nd Friday event then please stop by and cheer us on! Plus, you will have the chance to stop into King Studio 8 and check out some of my new work and take a gander at my new large canvas, as all the Artists Upstairs studios will be open. You can e-mail me for directions, or click here. As a friendly reminder, 2nd Fridays are from 6-9ish every month in downtown Greenfield. Relax, have some wine and snacks as you stroll through and chat with the artists and take a peek into their individual working studios. October 2nd Friday will also fall smack dab in the middle of Riley Days this year…I know, I know...he is dead too...so there will be lots to see and do around town! If you come don’t forget to hunt me down and say hello - I'll be very sad if you don't! Until next time…Stay in touch, Cheers, and Rock on! 3 Comments Studio 8 Expands! 04/20/2010
Well folks…it happens from time to time, and I have to admit it has happened to me. What is the ‘it’ you ask? Well…since you asked…I have been in a slump. Most of you that are familiar with my work know that I tend to diversify quite a bit and am always experimenting. Sometimes this experimenting frenzy can lead to lots and lots of work and ideas; and sometimes it just doesn’t get up and go. I burn myself out I think. Then I don’t work. Then I get very short tempered. Then I get downright down and sad. This is where I have been for a bit now...just plain blah. I find it very interesting how the sadness moves about on its journey. It starts as a little twinge of an idea in my mind, then settles in my eyes for a while, then decides to move its way down to my heart and sits heavy there for what seems the longest time. I took a little hiatus to Florida to spend time with family and friends and that helped to put some sun back in my heart and soul. Vitamin D and Love very much dried up some of the sadness. But have no fear I’m on an upward climb with…you guessed it…new ideas, media combinations and subject matter.  Fishing in Florida. I caught a Sheep Head! I am currently working on a triptych that I hope to have finished by the end of the month. I would give you a sneak peek…but then what fun would it be to see the whole thing come together in the end? I promise to have pictures and such as it is complete. Those of you, who have stopped by to Studio 8 either for 2nd Friday events or for a little visit, have already seen how it is progressing. For the rest of you…you will just have to wait.  Click to Enlarge I have a show going on right now through May 30th at the Creative Arts Gallery on the main floor of the Creative Arts and Event Center. My show is called: Layered Senses: Works by Cagney King. It is the first time that all of my work has been assembled together in one place and I have to say for me it seems almost like a journey in time. It is definitely an interesting exercise to walk through the gallery show, then come up to my studio and see what I’m currently working on…very different indeed. And, conveniently while the body of work is out of my studio, I have been able to make some changes there. I am happy to announce that Studio 8 has expanded! I have taken over the connecting space next to me and have spread out a bit! Whew…the much needed space is a welcome one as I was getting very cramped and also having difficulty working on larger pieces. The expansion will allow me to work on larger pieces and also I won’t have to worry about disturbing my current body of work while working on new paintings. (Over spatter and such was becoming a worry). So I can now proudly say that we are now Studio 8 and 8b! I’m in the process of setting everything up and moving things around to suit me…but I have no doubt soon I will tire of this nesting process and just jump into working again…I hope…that would be good anyway…that is the plan…yes! I am sticking to the plan... Keep your notes and e-mails coming…they are definitely what keep me going strong! If you have a chance, do come and visit Studio 8 and 8b…the next 2nd Friday will be on May 14th! November Radio Show & Fibanacci 42 11/12/2009
Greetings art lovers and fans! Time is just flying by and the paint and concrete have been flying as well in King Studios! I have been getting a lot of questions about my new work and I’m pleased to announce that at the November 2nd Friday Open Studio night at the Creative Arts and Event Center – I will indeed have some new work to share with you in Studio 8! I’m also excited to share with you that my Juarez Painting Series will be on display in the J. Ward Walker room – all hanging together for the first time ever! If you have a chance to come out to the event I would love to see everyone and chat about my new work. Click HERE for directions. As usual you will be able to find me hanging about Studio 8 on the 2nd floor, as all the Artists Upstairs Studio Artists will have the welcome mats out for you. It promises to be a fun night of music, wine and of course ART. For some insight and more discussion about my work, be sure to scroll down and check out the November installment of the WHBU Cagney King Artist in Residence Radio Show.  I have received several e-mails about the picture featured on the November E-mail flyer. It is a detail from my ‘Fibonacci 42’ mixed media painting. Mixed media including but not limited to concrete, tempera, graphite, acrylic, collage, and oil paint. But of course the only way to really enjoy it is in person, and you guessed it, I will have it hanging in Studio 8 for you to spend some quality time with. You can also read a little more about the background of the painting HERE in my journal. And you can visit the CURRENT page to see it as well. Well…back to work! Lots to do before the Friday Night show. And remember, “when asked what to do with the weight of the world on his shoulders; Atlas merely shrugged.” And then I’m pretty sure he went to an art exhibit to help lift his spirits. Until next time! Rock on! Listen to the WHBU Cagney King Artist in Residence Radio Show!Art Up your Weekend! 09/24/2008
Hello Everyone!  This will be my first shot at showing and selling at an art fair...so (gulp...) what the heck...here goes nothin'! |  Cagney KingI am 98% Artist (110% at heart - but bad at math) and 2% human being. I keep working hard in the hopes that one day my art story will be like the great artist fairytale. You know the one - the one about how the poor, struggling artist rocking on the edge of insanity is toiling away in her studio day after day, when one day a handsome person comes to see her work, and decides that she should be rescued. From that day on they pay her to paint, pimp out her work and buy her beer. Everyone lives happily ever after. ArchivesApril 2012 CategoriesAll |
