Process Research included these studies in my goal to improve palette, composition and scale. You will find my SCAD MOA activities here . Alexander Hall activies here Palette My palette for painting and scale has been inspired by color field painters such as Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Motherwell and Richard Diebenkorn. In painting backdrops for myContinue reading “November 4th”
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SCAD MOA & Alexander Hall
Frederick Douglass & inspiring Marcus Dunn Review My first impression of the SCAD experience outside of our painting class was the night we attended the Frederick Douglass Symposium to meet, hear and learn from Isaac Julien. My first impression was pure awe. We can gather in this thoughtful theatre space to be sitting among talentedContinue reading “SCAD MOA & Alexander Hall”
Paint Chips in Bluffton
My process for painting is mostly from memory and sometimes photograph. Last spring of 2018, I did a painting workshop for SOBA, Society of Bluffton Artists. I brought in my low county landscapes to share the process of using paint chips and natural objects to inspire the palette for painting. The age group was seniorsContinue reading “Paint Chips in Bluffton”
Harriet sees the sun
My favorite moment of the movie was Harriet’s first sight of the sun after her treacherous journey through the woods, rapid river and tall grassy fields. When she stopped running to lift her hands to form the shape of the sun was the most triumphant moment to me. She had followed the North Star allContinue reading “Harriet sees the sun”
SCAD Film Fest reviews
Today I went to three shows. “The Neighbors Window” directed by Marshall Curry followed by “Sell By” directed by Mike Doyle with a Q&A of both directors. Curry’s is only 20 minutes and is my favorite of the two. How much you can say, learn, see and feel in just 20 minutes! Set in two New York City apartments theContinue reading “SCAD Film Fest reviews”
Small Works Gallery Tour
Studio A5 Open studios was so much fun and loved the visitors of mine in A5. Two of my neighbors arrived, met lots of students that took pictures and heard great comments about my work. People liked the black and white. I especially loved the reaction from a lady and daughter visiting from Texas overContinue reading “Small Works Gallery Tour”
25 Works Presentation & Process
Paige Byrne Slide Presentation Looking to paint big and transform my work through the MFA painting program at SCAD has been a great experience in developing content, composition and color palette.
Grass is boss today!
The theme of grass in this body of recent work is giving me so much joy, excitement and motivation to paint. I loved standing, moving, gesturing and repeating the brushstrokes of the large works. It was like a workout. The grass is taking me back to my roots of Tennessee. The freedom of going outsideContinue reading “Grass is boss today!”
Grass studies small works
Elkins shares that grass is most likely one of the most overlooked plants, but I know, we know you know, grass has got gut. The smell of fresh cut grass can make us swoon, the perfect edging across the street can make us green with envy, a brown patch on the lawn can cause youContinue reading “Grass studies small works”
Exploring geo grids with abstraction
The process of looking at my painting through the grid was pretty cool in determining where to layer color. I will be trying this on the larger scale works and think with the size and ability to move along surface with paint will allow me to be more expressive.
Paige P. Byrne 