New painting finished for Free Range art party on Friday

and you are all invited!  I embedded a hand painted silk chiffon scarf, 34x34, within this painting....a challenge to myself to incorporate more of what I do within a painting.  50x40, excites me.  What do think?  Come see it and others on Friday at 5 and on.  Free Range the whole set of studios and have some treats.  Fort Can is behind Trading Post on Rt 2 east of Montpelier near Pioneer Bridge.  Check out  www.colormusings.blogspot.com for more about paintings and me, Maggie Neale.

Free Range Studio Party

Come check out he work I've been doing at Fort Can for the past few months.  Studio party on Friday, April 30, 5-7.  Free range through all of Fort Can Studios, visiting with Kelly in her print shop, Sarah and Brian with their art, and me with my wild free range work, various sizes, media, and prices.  There might be something just right for you to take home to inspire you for many years.

I'll be hanging my Free Range show in city Center for the month of May.  This painting is called "Seat of Contemplation" 40 x 50.  This small study is oil on yupo.

Maggie enjoys this Fort Can experience

I started working at Fort Can in January: such a pleasure to have a space to work which was warm and welcoming during this winter.  I could "reach out to magic" as the first painting is titled or have an "Emotional Lean" like the quick paint drawing on paper.  I experimented with yupo on many levels like the painting to the right. I could spread my wings and paint some large canvases for my upcoming show in City Center scheduled for May.  Paintings which I had started, like Water Music, begun during a jazz improv with Michael Arnowitt, could be exposed to light and gain a more finished layer.  It has been a rewarding experience and I look forward to sharing this work painted there in an April exhibit   More details to follow.

Water Music  20x20x1.5

spreading the love

We're all busy-busy in the studio (more pictures coming soon!) but this little 8-1/2 x 11 is making us all a little cheerier.  The Phantom has found Fort Can!

puppet cities

Come celebrate the mysterious and sometimes circus-y delightful world of Delia Robinson's Puppet Cities.

She's been transforming the gallery at Fort Can for the last four months...and we're finally ready to unlock the city gates.

Join us Wednesday, December 30th, from 5-7 pm.  Prepare to be astounded!

one year older!

It's hard to believe that it's been a year already...but here we are!
Please join us on Friday, August 28 to mark a few milestones: our one-year anniversary, yes, but also the closing of Sara Grace's tenure as our artist-in-residence, and (drum roll, please) welcoming her to the studio as our newest permanent member!

sara grace...

Our artist-in-residence is a busy woman. She's a very talented musician--played five shows last week(!)--and still finds time to paint a few hours every day.
Every day, it seems, Sara picks a new color palette. Last week, yellows and pinks.

This week: greens and blues.

And today, a bit o' purple:

book launch recap!

monday monday

Sara Grace played four shows last week...and still got to the studio to paint. (Now I feel like a real slacker!)
Ray & Brian spent all morning making one-of-a-kind posters for the book launch this Wednesday. Consider this your invitation!

blue day

(brian's new work, including that bright blue-green)

ray still sewing, with blue sleeping bag (aka the nap station)

blue bits in one of brian's small collages

bright blue ink in angela & wilson's wedding invitation (design by may day studio, but beautiful artwork by nikki mcclure)

the inspiration: sara was working with a brilliant blue-green yesterday!

more sara grace works-in-progress

like coming out of the sea!

Sneak peek into Bitter Ink

makin' change

It's been awhile...but we're still here!

Sara Grace has taken up residence in the gallery for the summer--working on art and music. Here's her worktable today:


Brian's cousin Ray is in town for the release of their book! Bitter Ink:

Brian + Ray sewing the books together

Stay tuned for a Book Release Party announcement! And hey, be our friend on facebook!

shrunken heads

experiments with shrinky dink...i've been using the encyclopaedia anatomica as an anatomy guide, beautiful wax sculptures. watching these in the oven is quite fun..

Sketchies

Here's some pics of a mock up installation and some sketches of a show i hope to have sometime soon. yay for color and warm spring energy!

LaNdScaPe

Here's a little color to balance out the gray of early spring. The studio is hopping, Kelly is about to get and intern and Brian is hard at work on making big drawings for his MFA program. More pics and notes soon!

Dirty Pillows

A new little sculpture project!

Monday Monday

Spent the evening with Kelly working away in the studio. Too sleepy to say much..enjoy the color!

Kitchen Table

Bust day at the kitchen table, enjoy!