taryn trousdale

happy valentine's day!

-taryn

this makes me upset. i know i'm not the only one who found these books as a kid in the school library and proceeded not to sleep well for months, haunted and yet addicted to stephen gammell's linework.

i know that it's chance encounters with artwork like his that helped make me an artist today, and i'm sad for future generations of children who might miss out on his supernaturally disturbing beauty.

thank you for your art, stephen. 

-taryn

at last night's event i displayed a painting called 'purge'. I installed it with a pair of scissors and instructions exhorting my viewers not to just stand there, nor to be intimidated, but to do as the title says. not long after people started filtering through, pieces started being removed from the painting. some people ripped it with their hands. one person broke the dowel rod that supported it at the top. many watched as people carefully made their marks over mine, taking my created object and making an art experience i won't forget for a long time. i hope those that purged won't forget either.

-taryn

please come to the shiftspace gallery this friday for 'come to your senses', a multi-discipline art show that explores the five senses. it starts at 6pm. there's more information on the creativerush website.

-taryn

the holidays left me drained, but now it's a new year, and some exciting projects are coming to fruition.

creativerush had a great first season and will begin again in february. it's free admission, so please attend if you are curious at all about art and the creative process.

i've been working on a series of paintings that have to do with the idea of vermin, because lately i've had recurring dreams of things like bedbugs, mice, possums, spiders, ants and the like. i'll be doing a show in the next three months to display this series. i'll have more information on that soon.

i'll leave you with a recent work in progress:

-taryn

just a quick update - the opening on friday went great. thank you to everyone who made it out! i had some requests for prints, so i'll post here soon when i get that squared away.

i've also posted all the new paintings that are showing right now, so check out the gallery if you haven't already.

-taryn

this is a commission i'm currently making good progress on. it's the largest piece i've painted yet, 4 feet tall and 6 feet wide.

-taryn

where do i begin? there's a ton of stuff i'm working on right now and although a lot of it is up in the air, here's a brief rundown:

- next month, i'll have a solo showing at the labor party, the place where the 'fortunes unknown' show is currently behing held.

- i may also be showing in lawrence next month, although this is still tentative.

- working on my largest painting yet, it is 4' by 6' and it is coming along well. i'll have pictures of it soon.

- ah, all this:

more on all those as they develop.

- i'll be playing my ukulele next friday at a show at the donut whole at 8pm, my first live performance. woo!

-taryn

i have two small paintings as part of a group show at the labor party on mosley st. please stop by tomorrow night and check out the show!

-taryn

i have eight pieces of art, including one called 'the bridge', that are currently up at mike's wine dive at oliver and douglas. they will stay up for the month of august, so go check them out!

-taryn

still working out the kinks in the new site. thanks for bearing with me while i get everything set up!