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In this photo, I see an artist with tired eyes and a heart fueled with fire and passion for her career. I see a woman struggling to balance the demands of raising a family, with the big, scary goals she has for her studio.
I see a woman fearful of the future, of a changing body that is growing two lives, of the overwhelming uncertainty of having three children under three.
I also see a woman so freaking grateful for the life she gets to live. For the husband that is her biggest supporter. For the studio space she gets to call her own, and walk into every morning. For the countless collectors that have invested in a piece of her work. For the hundred artists she gets to guide and support through @thestudiosource.
It’s a beautiful, terrifying, thrilling life.
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Photo by @j.alexander.art
Well, with SO many incredible submissions you guys gave me the pretty impossible task of picking just two winners of my #alliepaintthis giveaway!
But I buckled down, spent way too much time debating each one, and finally chose my selections!
Congratulations @lindsay.m.wilkins and @fogandswell!! (I will be in touch in a few weeks with your finished pieces!) Your photos were just enough outside of my comfort zone that I probably would have never attempted them on my own, but compositionally stunning and confident they are going to make some beautiful #goldleaflandscapes!
Thank you to everyone who entered! maybe I’ll have to make this an annual thing?
THREE // With three days to go until the collection is officially complete and released, it’s down to adding the final touches on the 12 pieces and photographing for the site! Had an awesome photoshoot yesterday (can’t wait to share those images!)— so fun to style these pieces!
Can you imagine one of these paintings styled in your home? Do you already have the perfect place picked out — can’t wait to hear about it!
NINE // 9 days until #ThePetrichorPaintings are released into the world. The most meaningful, complex series I have possibly ever created — a complicated, beautiful web of grief and hope, dark and light.
The studio is buzzing, the shelves are filling with pieces in various stages of completion, and the anticipation is on!
Are you interested in purchasing one of the 12 pieces for your home? Be sure to join my email list to receive an early preview and first access to snag your perfect painting!
The first loose motions of a piece — establishing tonal depth and composition. Letting my intuition lead me.
I have albums full of images I’ve taken, or photos people have sent me (and from the #alliepaintthis hashtag) but more times than not, I paint combinations of skies I’ve dreamt, inventions from my memory.
Link in profile to see the finished piece,
| A LOVE LETTER |
Oil and 24k karat gold leaf on canvas.
36” x 48”
Sold • Private Collection
Suddenly, my paintings have a third dimension to them. A scent. The sweet, earthy aroma after the first storm of the season. I can almost taste it, can you?
Entering a season of facing fears, trying new, big, difficult things. Growing.
Painting featured:
In-progress, untitled.
From The Petrichor Paintings, to be released May 10th.
Guys! I’m thinking about opening up my studio space this Spring/Summer for some workshops/get-togethers/coffee-and-chit chat/cocktails and art talk... really, anything that gives us the chance to connect IRL!
Open to suggestions! Let me know your thoughts— what type of event would you want to attend?