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Abstractions · 1M ago

A new look

Schema, 20 x 20 inches, acrylic on panel, ©2012 Deidre Adams At long last, I’m happy to announce that my web site revamp is complete. It was a long struggle, started over a year ago and subject to many changes of course throughout the process. I had a very specific set of requirements in mind ...
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Abstractions · 2M ago

Painting for Leap Day

Vernacular, 36 x 36 inches, acrylic on panel, ©2012 Deidre Adams Posting has been quiet here for a while, due to the fact that I’ve been working on revamping my web site and blog. Naturally, this has taken longer than I anticipated, even going by the standard formula for time estimation: multi...
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Abstractions · 2M ago

Painting for Leap Day

Vernacular, 36 x 36 inches, acrylic on panel, ©2012 Deidre Adams Posting has been quiet here for a while, due to the fact that I’ve been working on revamping my web site and blog. Naturally, this has taken longer than I anticipated, even going by the standard formula for time estimation: multi...
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Abstractions · 4M ago

Robert Ryman – White paint, not white paintings

Robert Ryman, Surface Veil, 1970-1971 22 x 29 inches, oil on fiberglass with waxed paper frame and masking tape. Collection SFMOMA.   “The real purpose of painting is to give pleasure.” –Robert Ryman When one’s thoughts turn to the topic of white paintings, artist Robert Ryman...
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Abstractions · 4M ago

Robert Ryman – White paint, not white paintings

Robert Ryman, Surface Veil, 1970-1971 22 x 29 inches, oil on fiberglass with waxed paper frame and masking tape. Collection SFMOMA. “The real purpose of painting is to give pleasure.” –Robert Ryman When one’s thoughts turn to the topic of white paintings, artist Robert Ryman comes ...
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Abstractions · 4M ago

Inspiration for white work

  Paris, France, ©2009 Deidre Adams It’s snowing again today – yeehaw. We’ve had a lot of snow this winter – I mean, a lot. I’m not inclined to go to the trouble of looking it up, but I can say that my shoveling muscles have had way more use than in recent years past. I do [.....
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Abstractions · 4M ago

Inspiration for white work

Paris, France, ©2009 Deidre Adams It’s snowing again today – yeehaw. We’ve had a lot of snow this winter – I mean, a lot. I’m not inclined to go to the trouble of looking it up, but I can say that my shoveling muscles have had way more use than in recent years past. I [...]
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Abstractions · 4M ago

Happy 2012

Surface Tension, 30 x 40 inches, acrylic on panel, ©2011 Deidre Adams   Surface Tension (detail), ©2011 Deidre Adams New Year’s Day is my favorite day of the year. Starting with the prior November, the craziness of the holidays takes hold and makes me feel anxious, and I kind of just hold...
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Abstractions · 4M ago

Happy 2012

Surface Tension, 30 x 40 inches, acrylic on panel, ©2011 Deidre Adams   Surface Tension (detail), ©2011 Deidre Adams New Year’s Day is my favorite day of the year. Starting with the prior November, the craziness of the holidays takes hold and makes me feel anxious, and I kind of just hold...
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Abstractions · 4M ago

Shades of White

Sublimation, 30 x 40 inches, acrylic on panel, ©2011 Deidre Adams  After finishing the Anythink commission, which had occupied the better part of my time for about three months, I felt a little rootless. I tried working on another textile piece, but it just didn’t want to cooperate. So I broug...
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