Archive for January, 2010

Opportunity Cost

January 28th, 2010

Kitchen, 36 x 36 inches, acrylic & oil on canvas, ©2007 Deidre Adams
Last Friday was the first day of my last semester in the BFA program at Metro. I’m only taking one class:
ART 4701 – Snr Exp Studio: Portfolio Devl
This studio course requires the student to present finished work in a senior thesis show, [...]

A painting for winter

January 13th, 2010

Suspension. 22 x 30 inches. Watercolor and acrylic on handmade paper.
©2009 Deidre Adams
Sometimes when visiting Mexico or Florida or southern California, the thought has crossed my mind that it would be so awesome to live in a place where you have lush foliage and bright colors surrounding you all the time. But when I get [...]

A (welcome?) change of pace

January 10th, 2010

Precognition. 22 x 30 inches. Watercolor, acrylic, and photo transfer on handmade paper.
©2009 Deidre Adams
Something I’ve wanted to do since starting this blog two years ago was get into the habit of posting on a regular basis. But I still have this idea that in order for a post to be worthwhile, I need to [...]

Happy New Year

January 1st, 2010

Resonant State No. 5, 36 x 36 inches, ©Deidre Adams
New Year’s Day is one of my favorite days of the year. All of the hoopla and frenzied compulsive consumption associated with the holiday season is now officially over. Nothing left now but a bright new start, a clean slate full of hope and quiet promise.
I [...]