The Painter's Loft: August 2015

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Internodes Series

I have the most fun painting geometrics in my Internodes series, inspired by the internodal regions of the stem on bamboo plants. I started this series when I moved into my loft studio in 2011, which has a nice view of our backyard bamboo forest. Peachy Internodes (top) 24"x48" available @covet_arlington. Bottom piece in private collection. #art #painting

A photo posted by Ann Marie Coolick (@amcoolick) on Aug 29, 2015 at 7:35am PDT

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Abstract Painting: Start to Finish

I've been working on a bright hot geometric painting with TONS of texture and layers. It may be one of my heaviest paintings yet. Here are some work-in-progress shots from the studio. I think it's done :)
Original available at annmariecoolick.com and prints available on Society6.

Thursday, August 13, 2015

The Story behind the Farm

I'm no history buff but I've always been interested in the stories behind Civil War farms. The George Spangler farm, where George, his wife, and four children resided before the Battle of Gettysburg, was converted into a field hospital for the 2nd Division of the 11th Union Army Corps. 1,800 Union soldiers and 100 Confederates were treated here. The dead were buried on his property, which has been farmed almost continuously since before the Civil War. I saw for myself the haunting beauty of this farm this past June and I had to put it to canvas!