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New Work: "Silk" 40x30 oil on canvas

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News about my Hawaiian Series, "ke ala o Pele". I have another blog that shows the progress of this series of work. It is with respect for the Merry Monarch Festival, Hawaiian culture, Lava Tree Monument and the path of Pele that I have painted this series of work. The url to see the painting process of the series "ke ala o Pele" is:

http://www.artistwatch.blogspot.com

I am painting ten at once and describe the process on the blog above.

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Aloha, Kathy

Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
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News about Art in Action and my progress with the series "Ala o Pele" for my one woman show at Wailoa Center April 6th opening. MY blog at:

http://artistwatch.blogspot.com/

is the progress of that series.

I still need to take new pics. I will try today. I have finished 6 paintings so far so yup... I need more pics! There is one painting that possibly needs some going over. I will look at it along with the others I feel are done for awhile. Sometimes you see things later that seemed so right at the time that need attention. We'll see.

I think I will make a cake or cookies today and have tea while painting. Gotta have that sugar!

Above is another pic of Brina... such a beautiful girl. If you would like to meet her and are in Hawaii during the show she will be there wearing the cream colored dress seen in some of the pics and paintings.

Blessings and Aloha,

Kathy

Art in Action|Artists Watch|Ala o Pele Click "HERE"

Merry Monarch Fetival is coming to Hilo, Hawaii. I am in the process of painting for my one woman show at Wailoa Center that will be at the same time. Reception for the artist is April 6, 2007, 5-7 pm.

Here is an update:

Lots of progress is being made on my paintings for my one woman show at Wailoa Center, I have finished 2 and have 8 to complete. The paintings still remaining are more than half way complete. The images above are of one of the completed paintings. This is the painting I am going to use for my invitations. I will try to post a full image later on in the day.

Blessings and Aloha,

Kathy

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Below is an email from Ilene at Barebrush. If you paint, sculpt or draw nudes Barebrush is a great site.

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Dear Members,

Here is the Call for entries for April 2007. I am very excited about this show. ACA is an 'old-time' well-established gallery with an A-list of collectors. Also in March, barebrush has a 1/3 page ad in the NY Gallery Guide, in addition to the regular impact ad (p 59, big ad & p 43 impact ad).

I'm looking forward to seeing lots of great art for this show.

Regards to all,

Ilene


Deadline March 23. All visual artists are encouraged to submit art of the nude to the barebrush.com for selection by Mikaela Sardo Lamarche, Curator, ACA Galleries, New York, for the April 2007 N*des-of-the-Month exhibition.

New York, NY – March 5, 2007. barebrush.com announces today that Mikaela Sardo Lamarche, curator at ACA Galleries of New York will select and curate the April 2007 N*des-of-the-Month virtual exhibition. The entry deadline for the April 2007 calendar is March 23. Art must be uploaded to barebrush.com on or before March 23 to be eligible for the April exhibition. "I am extremely pleased that Mikaela and ACA Galleries are interested in the barebrush project," says Ilene Skeen, barebrush.com founder and CEO. "ACA has a long history of supporting art of the human condition. Mikaela has a wonderful eye as well as being a terrific person to know. It is a privilege to make this announcement."

About Mikaela Sardo Lamarche and ACA Galleries

ACA Galleries, established in 1932, specializes in 19th and 20th century American Art, Modern and Contemporary paintings, drawings and sculpture including American Impressionism, Stieglitz Circle, Ashcan School, 14th Street School, Regionalism, WPA, American Abstraction, Social Realism and Abstract Expressionism.

Mikaela is responsible for organizing all special thematic and historical exhibitions as well as traveling shows for ACA Galleries. Since 2004 she has curated numerous exhibitions including the first retrospective in over 40 years of the artist, Francis Luis Mora, as well as Continuum: Celebrating the 130th Anniversary of the Art Students League of New York and Masters of Tempera, a survey of 20th century American tempera painters. Currently she has two traveling exhibitions on view; African American Masters at the Morris Museum in Morristown, New Jersey and Jon Schueler: The Sign of the Gale, at the Opalka Gallery of the Sage Colleges in Albany, New York.
When asked to provide some insight into her approach to the April calendar, Mikaela wrote,

"For the April exhibition on barebrush.com, I am looking for originality among the individual artists. I would like to see artworks that enlarge the boundaries of the genre and somehow move beyond the classically inspired and stylized nudes that we typically associate with the genre."

About barebrush.com -- dedicated to the art of the nude

barebrush.com is a start-up website dedicated exclusively to the art of the nude. Membership on the site is free, and entering listing art in the "Art Log" on the site for 30 days is also free. The N*des-of-the-Month is a virtual juried exhibition of the art selected from the entries in the “Art Log” by a different guest art professional each month. The exhibition is presented on the web in a unique calendar format. Also on the site is an “Art News & Events” blog which presents opportunities, events and news in the world of the nude in art. There are some nominally-priced optional extras. For example, a 60-day listing costs $1 and automatically enters the artwork into 2 successive N*des-of-the-Month contests.

The N*des-of-the-Month exhibition series began in September 2006 with an exhibition curated by Brigitte Saint-Ouen, founder and director of Gramercy 32 Fine Arts. All previous calendars are still live in the archives of barebrush.com. The current calendar, March 2007, was curated by Bob Hogge, director of Monkdogz Urban Art.

“I want to increase the acceptability and interest in the art of the nude. Unlike many other websites, barebrush.com recognizes the importance of the dealer in the art process. With barebrush.com, I am trying to widen public awareness of, access to and appreciation for the art of the nude. I want to help artists to find dealers, help dealers to find collectors, help collectors to find enjoyment and help us all find each other.” says Ilene Skeen, a native of NYC, who has a unique background: artist, MBA, business systems designer, and graduate anthropologist. Ilene is a resident artist member of the Salmagundi Club and former chairman of the Curator's Committee.
In February 2007, barebrush experienced a record 360,000 hits and 30,000 page views. Unique visitors exceed 10,000 for 2007. The site is averaging over 12,000 hits daily.

Contact information:


Ilene Skeen
372 Fifth Avenue, Suite 7D
New York, NY 10018
Phone: 917-806-7992
Email: iskeen@barebrush.com
Website:www.barebrush.com
dedicated to the art of the nude

Mikaela Sardo Lamarche
Curator: ACA Galleries
529 West 20th St
Fifth Floor
New York, NY 10001
Website: www.acagalleries.com

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Ilene Skeen
CEO
ILS Designs, LLC
372 Fifth Avenue, Suite 7D
New York, NY 10018

Tel: 917-806-7992

www.barebrush.com
dedicated to the art of the nude

Work in progress|Artist Watch|Ala o Pele

Art in action, an artist's watch of the progress of this series "Ala o Pele" is coming along. I finished the second image yesterday. I will post it in its finished state today or tomorrow. I had to finish it up because it is the one I have chosen for my invitations of my show at Wailoa Center. With an opeing of April 6 and hanging on the 2nd I need to move along. I totally love how it turned out and the orchids made a wonderful touch. Big Island is know as the 'Orchid Isle" so it if totally fitting.

The top painting is what I am working on today. I worked on the trees a bit last night and will complete the figure of Brina today I hope. If I do I will post both tomorrow, the orchid painting, titles unknown at this point, probably something and Hawaiian,and the top painting. The top painting is 36x48 and the second is 30x40, both with a 2" gallery wrap. Paintings that are not in a gallery wrap will be framed in SOLID KOA! Rare find. I will offer the paintings for sale with or without the koa frame.

The other two images are of my 2 painting buddies, Charlotte and Gracie Bronte-Magnusen. Sooo cute!

OK... onward!

I am thinking too of making cookies today. No chocolate chips though... humm.

Aloha,

Kathy

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Art in Action|Artists Watch|Ala o Pele

Art in Action|Artists Watch|Ala o Pele

Above in a work in progress.


I am making a lot of progress with my 10 paintings done all at once. Yay!

To see photos of my progress check out the blog OK?

http://artistwatch.blogspot.com/

This is a Hawaiiana Series in honor of Merry Monarch Fest.

This is my latest blurb from that blog:

This is ... I 'think' going to be my favorite when done.(image on my blog) It is so far a toss up between this one and one other. I tend to like more edgy paintings rather than things that include landscapes so that is partly why. This is a 30x40 canvas. I LOVE doing giant faces for impact. This is just the first session of face tones, I will probably have at least couple more. The orchids will be done once I am pretty sure of the face.

Laying down really dark colors on a face like this is VERY uncomfortable at first. I fight myself over it. I know it is the right thing to do so I just say to myself... 'do it or you are going to be sorry because it will just have to be repainted to achieve what could have been done in the first place.

I lay down the colors from dark to light. I look for colors. I search out greens, especially. If you look long enough you will see them in the face tones.

Each one of the paintings I will be posting now will be of their first facial tone session. I do not walk away from it or let it dry, I want to be able to blend the colors. I am VERY careful not to muddy the work. This is another good reason for painting so many works at the same time. I can acknowledge that something is finished easier, not overwork. I do not think I will ever paint less than 10 at a time because of this. I also have less nightmares. Painting one at a time keeps me up at night. I can't think of anything else. With 10 going at once small errors are not such a big deal. I know I will get back to them and things will be fine.

I want to add something about studio space. I have been thinking about that. I have done full series in a 500 sq.-ft. duplex before. I painted my Victorian Series in that kitchen. You can imagine how small the kitchen was if the whole place was 500 sq. ft. I will do just about anything to stay by the beach!
I have had large spaces and small spaces... NO EXCUSES not to paint...EVER!


ART IN ACTION BLOG for my new series and "One Woman Show':



"Ala o Pele"



April 2,2007

Wailoa Center

State Building

Hilo, Hawaii





The blog I have created showing the progress of this series is at:





Artist Watch "Ala o Pele"


http://artistwatch.blogspot.com/



I think it would be great if more artists shared art in action... yeah?



Blessings and Aloha to you all!



Kathy


Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

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Mystical Faries at www.kathysart.com

Pixie Faries; Mystical Faries; Elves in Folklore and Myths

I stood outside the doorway
looking down the path
I thought of the box
set out on my table.
I had not opened it as yet.


I stood there feeling the sun
warm measures of new days met my name.
I had picked flowers earlier in the day
defined their unspoken pleasure
set them in vases with branches from trees...
trees I do not know the name of.

I thought of the box
pixie faries
mystical faries
all those elves in folklore and myths.
I thought of the box
ribbons of gold
tape keeping it well sealed
the contents inside
feeling most alone.

I had just returned
the mountains of Africa
had been my pathway.
I met the stride with optimism
and hope.
I had known an adventure
I would never be the same.

What would all the mystical faries say?
I had not mentioned them before
not out loud.

Now...
I stood in the doorway
back home again
wondering about them.
Wondering about myself
if I would ever be able to sing
all those old tunes again.
I would always cherish their lyrics
their melody had been my comfort
my enemy
my confusion at times.
Pixie faries
mystical faries
did they understand?
Had they been patient?
Did they wait for me?
I had known them so well
once long ago.
My childhood held out for fantasy.
I left them there though
somewhere on the path to adulthood.

I long to charm them again.
I hope they will accept my fragile promise
said when I was young.
I would always love them
remember elves in folklore and myth
see fantasy in the flowers
climb trees and see far beyond the grove.

I turned back toward the contents of the box
it sits beneath a vase of roses
on a table inscribed with Chinese drawings.
I left my necklace made of seeds there
purchased for remembrance
the mountains of Africa forever at my call.
A book of Rumi
pages open
setting a stage for sentiments
and understanding.
I walked inside the room
picked up the box.
I looked up sensing a presence
and there you stood
holding the ribbons
already knowing
what was inside.

by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

www.kathysart.com