Lori Anne Boocks: Abstract Paintings, Interviews, and More: On Paper

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New Works on Paper: Summer 2011

9/5/11

For my new series of textscapes called Evidence, I'm omitting geometric shapes and keeping the focus on writing. Each one is 22 x 17 inches, and acrylic and charcoal on Annigoni cotton-wool blend paper.

In the Midnight Garden

Smoke and Lilacs (by your side)

Summer Came In (all heat and promise like your first kiss)

Under My Skin

Faves at Mind, Body, and Spirit @ UMUC

2/1/10

What a wonderful space and reception! It was an honor to be part of this exhibit. My three favorite pieces were Rosemary Feit Covey's Lisa at Twenty-Two with Baby, Tai Hwa Goh's Suspicious Seed 08 - 04, and Marcie Wolf-Hubbard's piece on tar paper, Rock Creek Trees.

You can view the whole exhibition online at the UMUC art site, but seeing this one in person is best so you can really get a sense of the whole, and how paper -- a required element -- is used in so many creative ways.

Opening Sunday @ UMUC

1/26/10

I have a piece in this show - feel free to drop by Sunday! There's also an online exhibit.

Mind, Body, and Spirit: Celebrating Regional Artists is a culturally diverse exhibition of works on paper to celebrate, examine, and exemplify the role and impact that regional women artists have had on the arts. Co-Curatored by Harriet McNamee and Robert Donovan.

Opening/Meet-the-Artists Reception
Sunday, January 31, 2010
3 p.m.–5 p.m.

Exhibit Dates
January 18–March 14, 2010

Gallery Hours
9 a.m.–9 p.m. daily

Location
Arts Program Gallery
UMUC Inn and Conference Center, Lower Level
3501 University Blvd East
Adelphi, MD 20783

There's an RSVP process here.

Not Sure What Happened

1/12/10

There are quite a few shows I want to enter, so I've been busy getting messy in the studio. I re-created Lilac & Ashes, which met its untimely demise when I dropped it down the stairs after shooting images outside. Went wide with it instead of narrow.

Lilacs & Ashes
Acrylic on Acrylic Sheets, Bolts
48 x 24 inches
2010

But this weekend, I decided to try my hand at a self-portrait for a competition in NYC. Not sure where this came from -- especially from this not-very-figurative gal.

Self-Portrait with Bird Mask
Acrylic on Paper
17 x 22 inches
2010

Then, for the Lust at Lustine Show in February, I did a mood self-portrait:

Self-Portrait in the Moments Before Wanting
Acrylic on Paper
17 x 22 inches
2010

Stephen thinks I should keep messing with the portrait/figurative stuff. I wonder what will happen. Of course, that's part of the fun :) The jpgs aren't quite right; I'm going to try to retake them.