Finished!

A portrait of Victor : Cuban Jewish gangster raver porch sitter that falls in love at the drop of a hat.



Oil, spraypaint, glitter, sharpie, oil pastel---36" x 46"-- started over year ago maybe more (he's married now!)

portraits

I finished this double portrait and then started a fun one. I was on a roll and had massive painting energy and decided to make something out of an old painting that no one liked... first I attacked it with spraypaint and then thick, sticky white housepaint that wouldn't spread. I really like the effect-- and of course it looked weathered and old -- so I'm working on an old photograph of the person I live with and his late father for the hall that shows through the dining room. I've never painted something for a place in a house -- but since the canvas was already wasted -- why not :) I'm really excited about the decorative look of it -- and the size. I probably would have never painted something like this on this scale (42" x 40") if it weren't for the recycling...

GLITTER!!

So I decided that glitter was absolutely necessary in my paintings -- all of the childish beauty and sparkliness. I first used it in the portrait of Tisa and James lightly in the background -- then realized that it would be perfect on the portrait of Victor -- with all of his 'over the topness.'

I'm really really excited about playing with this new medium :D

yay to Charlie and Hilary joining

We want more action here and more work to look at -- unfinished and finished. Hilary -- I didn't have an email for Matt, but please invite him-- you can do that through settings.

<3

My Hotel:

Check out my Hotel: a virtual space in text. artandarnold.blogspot.com

Art Show! What! What!

Come check out this show, it should be pretty cool. Lot's of artists, drinks, music and screen printing going on! My good friend Kim Edmiston and I are both in the show, so come for us if nothing else.

Hope to see you there!

~Leanne

Richard Serra with Bride and Groom...

Here are a couple of shots I did with my clients Noelle and Jon just before their reception. The sun was setting and I saw the sculpture and thought it might be fun to wander inside. The light was insane and created a glow like I have never seen. The rusty quality of the sculpture created texture and color that inspires me still.

This will not be my last encounter with this piece. Thank you for your beautiful creation Richard Serra.

~Leanne




© Sargeant Photography

Valerie...

Do you want to paint on Wednesday?


I've started something new.

nothing new finished....

here's the portrait I've been doing and a new painting behind it. I clearly need to focus and force myself to spend more time working.... self imposed deadlines maybe :)

Happy almost thanksgiving and I hope everyone is well

Richard Serra with Tisa

Tisa was down the other weekend and I was running around with her while she was working on a video... one of our stops was this Serra at South Coast Plaza.

It's a tower made from slightly curved rectangles -- the top is open in a pentagon-type shape. Sound inside is magnified and sent out the top like an amplifier. Even the tiniest sounds are made huge when you're standing inside.



One shot to show height, the other to show the metal better :)

first attempt at an autobiography

file:///Volumes/Users_HD/user/Desktop/tunnel%20quicktime.mov

R. Crumb

Last Saturday I went to The Hammer to view R. Crumb's newest works. He has illustrated the entire book of Genesis, and it is amazing. It was really cool to re-read the stories through R. Crumbs eyes. I expected something rather blasphemous, but found his approach to the illustrations rather direct and literal.

The pieces I found most intriguing were the illustrations of God. I really like how he depicted light with black and white directional lines. I also found the sex scenes to be humorous and quite typical of Crumb.

The show is great, and I seriously recommend it!... If you don't get a chance to see it, at least pick up a copy of the book... it's only $24.95.

Darkness

Untitled

going where you go

Remember me talking about trying to paint objects instead of people? Ha... its weird the strange ideas we get. How we try to steer ourselves away from what is naturally flowing out of us. I tried one painting and it died. Now I'm back to my old ways... pic soon. It's still just a drawing. It's important to follow your instincts even if the little voices say that what you're doing won't work...or in my case, fears that my work is too personal and others can't relate to it.

Yeah I'm a bit lost as to where I'm going...but just going to keep painting.

This was my creation for last night's festivities. I made this in a parking lot on the way to the party. :) Amazing creativity here! 

in between

Working on a portrait in between paintings. I'm thinking of trying to do it as a side thing in addition to teaching and making my own paintings. This one is just relaxing craft -- Tru's mother who passed away 16 years ago and a family friend -- going to give it to his grandma. I really do enjoy doing portraits but of course want to mess them up and can't....

Art Party..

Tonight I am going to play in my studio-garage with friends.

Perhaps I will paint, sew... or doodle a tad while having a beer. ... I will let you know how it goes down. It should be fun, and maybe even productive.

xoxo Leanne

finished first painting in new studio

feels good. You know there's always that worry that you'll be unsettled forever.....

I sold three paintings.....

Haha! Well, I guess this shows that I need to create more and show more!

I didn't get to photograph them, but I did ask Hilary to stipulate that I would be able to borrow them when I have a show of my entire series. At that time I will photograph them so you can see.

Actually.. when I have a show of my series you ladies better be there in person.. so you will be able to see them in real life!

I am happy to get the extra money, and I am also excited because this is the first time I have sold my work as fine art. Typically when I sell I create an illustration that has been directed by a client. This is the first time I have made something just for me, and someone actually wanted it.

It really does make me realize that I need to get my work out there.

I love you guys and miss you. xoxo Leanne

Advice

I'm thinking about volunteering to write for a blog that documents the downtown LA artwalk.... should be cake for me and will force me to get down there and actually talk to people.

But is that a good investment of my time? And I would need a sub the first thursday of every month and lose out on pay.........

opinions pls --    :)

Post-today (tonight)

There are so many different options for hanging it... I don't know. Maybe it doesn't even need the light. Maybe it needs both lights or maybe only the interior one??? If it goes to the floor it feels to interior design-ish, maybe. Pin it with more random tension or centered tension or what? I fucking love it and will have reason for everything soon... I think... What do you guys think? Also I've been reading color theory for the first time today. Good stuff. That burn I've been talking about has a name... After Images. Crazy right. Also that drawing of the few contour lines of a wave like shape was finally turned into a sculpture. Its about 18" x 24". I think I'm going to wrap it in fabric too. Pictures soon. I also went to the Downtown art walk. As always it was alright, free white wine but no food, can you believe it! Bull shit! Art was soso. A little better than SA... about the same as the Brewery maybe, or maybe Bergamot on a bad night without food. Anyways love you guys. Miss you to the max.

I did three paintings..

yesterday... but totally forgot to take pictures of them.

They were 6x6 oil paintings of my industrial landscape series. I had to finish them last night
for Hilary's charity event, so there is a chance I will never see them again.

How does a photographer forget to take a photo?

Well.. if they sell cool!... and if not I will document them.

Post the act (the product)

Flesh colored spandex over metal with a florescent light. Mostly 1/4 inch wire. It's 3 feet wide, about 3.5 feet long and the fabric goes to the ground. The picture sucks but there are parts that go in like orifices and crevices and whatnot... parts also stick out (around a foot from the wall in a few places). I'm not really happy with the pinning of the fabric yet so it still needs a few adjustments. But ya... I think I'm on to something. I'll put a better picture up soon.
btw that black square is not part of it

impatience might lead to creative solution

so I used gesso as a glue to stick peelings of paint onto some doves I painted. I realize that there is a 90% chance that these things are just going to peel off -- but since I don't normally work with forethought enough to do it right the first time, I'm curious to see what I come up with to keep them on... sewing? epoxy? massive sealant job over the whole canvas? or will what happens after they fall off be a whole new mess of interesting... fingers crossed....

Comments

I just set it up that we are emailed when someone posts a comment. I hope that a good adjustment :)

Ceci n'est pas une Stoodyo.

Stoodyo..? Pourquoi tu n'existe pas?

A place that does not exist is a place to meet. A place to share and talk and rant and yell. A place to come together again and inspire one another.

A Stoodyo where I share what I am doing in my corner.




Here is my new corner.



Just started this one.. it is only a background so far.



Here is a mosaic piece I am working on.



I love you guys and I am glad we have a new space to come together to share our ideas and view each others work.


I posted a blog about the Spurgeon if you want to see it. http://leannesargeant.blogspot.com/2009/09/goodbye-spurgeon.html



P.S. Nice dog drawing Valerie.

Dearest Tisa

This is a place for us to share what we're working on because it was great having a studio together-- and because now we're all working alone in our separate worlds.

We were in the studio alone, and with one or the other -- or all three. Imagine this blog as three corners that we can come and view any time. 

It's much easier for me to see your images here rather than on my phone but if you would like to not participate, we'll be sad for sure..........

(random dog drawing is for a laugh btw)

This is whats up (with me/ in relation to your location)

I've been working on all sorts of crazy stuff (some of which I already destroyed and did not photograph). But here are the few works I have photos of. The two white ones are part of a series of 8 embossed drawings. The odd man out was a play of perspective with an over head with a strip of sky and grass or earth. The other two are a part of the continuation of the drawing I did for the paper show. I want to try to do decisionless art (I see that in your art val) but ya, I don't know. This is odd (this whole blogging thing) I feel like I'm repeating myself. Leanne you better talk to me lady otherwise this seems kinda silly... Otherwise Val, I don't really understand the point of all of these different ways of communicating. Why couldn't this just be an email or a Facebook thing, or even a phone conversation like last night? It's odd all this ephmera... I don't really think its my style. Is this just for the sake of being able to communicate on our own terms and in a segregated environment? We are here to write about and look at art, yes? Or is this mock stoodyo? A place to vent and fuck about? Alright... truly I digress. But I'm still confused. And so this formatting! Love you guys. Miss you dearly.

Old Beginnings

This is where we use to play.

still working on the same painting

but i have a few ideas for two new ones -- just have to get the canvases ready. They will be smaller -- and of inanimate objects. Maybe those will be easier to let go of?

and yes that's the photo stuck to it.... :) I'm liking this one because there isn't a clear face -- which makes it not so much of a 'portrait' -- hopefully leaving some openness in. I think the only other one that's similar is the yellow dress painting -- my first one. There's no head :)

Image test

If you host your images elsewhere and put them in instead of using the little photo button you can change the width

do a < src= "url" width="600">

its good to be back together again:)

I will  be tweaking our layout to make it wider so that we can see our images better. Ha... off to work......................