Last night was the show opening for Johnny Rogers and me. I love Johnny’s work. I was moderately pleased with my work.
Here’s how it looked prior to me loading it up and taking it to the Nashville Art House.
See all eight pieces here: http://www.dreier.com/kyle/fine_art/
-Kyle
Well, I was there … catching the action of the 2007 ING NYC Marathon. What a fun time! I shot from sun-up to sun-down … actually before sun-up and after sun-down.
What a day. I walked about 6 to 8 miles and captured many aspects along the route. Thanks to the subway system that allowed me to walk then jump ahead 5 or so miles at a time then emerge from the subway for a new view. I was on Staton Island, Brooklyn, Queens and finally at Central Park.
I was there on assignment for the Tug McGraw Foundation. See my link below to look at the results from the entire shoot.
::
::
::
::
::
::
::
::
::
::
::
There’s much more to this story. The Tug McGraw Foundation raised over $250k for brain cancer research. I was privileged to be a part of their weekend and team. See the entire shoot here.
- Kyle
I’m nearly done preparing for an opening this weekend. I think art is more fun without the “show” … but that’s my own baggage. See my statement below.
::
The messy process.
::
Some neat things happen in the mess.
::
The mystery of curious feet that found the paint. I still don’t know which child this was.
::
The fun of trial and error.
::
Forced into some calculation but resisting along the way.
::
Artist Statement ~ December 4, 2007
I love the quote from Walt Disney “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
For me, I have to shut up, shut out and start doing. But, there’s a constant struggle for me – so often I feel that when I start a “fine art” project it’s as if someone handed me a musical instrument I don’t know how to play and put me up on stage in front of a critical audience.
I go ahead and try to play as best I can but have to close my eyes on my imaginary audience and forget they are there. I have to work at making my art for me, not to perform, but to let out whatever unresolved creative energy or muse is in me.
I don’t paint to decorate. I paint to purge my creative tank. What comes out isn’t always pretty. If someone wants pretty “sofa-art” for their living room then Pottery Barn is better suited than I. So often I bemoan that I ever started a project, but I eventually come to some resolve as I push forward despite my desire to turn it in to firewood.
While my attitude ebbs and flows I persist and take the hesitant step to allow others to see what results were produced … despite the aesthetic value, or lack thereof. I wonder what God thinks.
- Kyle