Deidre Adams

Lyle. 32 x 38 inches, oil on board. ©2008 Deidre Adams.
After abstraction, we returned to representation — specifically, portraiture. We had a random drawing of names in which we each chose a fellow classmate for our portrait subjects. We were to take several photographs of our victim, using lighting that emphasized a contrast of light [...]

Channeling. 48 x 48 inches, acrylic on canvas. ©2008 Deidre Adams.
The second assignment was called “Abstracted Landscape.” The instructor also referred to this as a “subjective” landscape. We were to abstract a particular landscape of our choice, but also to explore a concept as it relates to abstractions of landscape. However, the water was muddied [...]

xxxxx, 48 x 48 inches, acrylic on canvas. ©2008 Deidre Adams.
Over the last several months, I had been busy making some new paintings at school, in my Painting III class. The first two were on display in the school library for a couple of months, so I didn’t have anything to post about. I got [...]

Deno’s 6&85  ©2009 Deidre Adams.
It seems that the beginning of a new year is a time for most people to want to take stock of their lives and to resolve to change themselves in some way. I decided a long time ago that making resolutions was a sure setup for failure. So, although there is [...]