Voice of the Tiger, Step-by-Step Oil Painting Video

I recently reworked a video of my in-progress slide show of Voice of the Tiger. It now has a voice-over with thoughts about my painting process. Enjoy!

Art Renewal Center's International Salon Awards

The Art Renewal Center's 2010-2011 International Salon honors have been announced. My paintings "Fast Lane" and "Voice of the Tiger" have been named finalists in the figure category, and my drawing "Mage" is a finalist in the drawing category. I'm honored to have my work included with such wonderful company!

"Fast Lane" can be seen at Peterson-Cody Gallery in Santa FE, NM, you can see my previous posts about this painting, here.

"Mage" can be seen at Principle Gallery in Alexandria, VA, my previous post about this painting may be viewed here.



"Voice of the Tiger" was sold through Robert Lange Studios in Charleston, SC, last year in association with the Women Painting Women show. 

Here's a short video of the painting in progress and details.

I have several previous posts about the WPW show.

Many thanks to the people at the Art Renewal Center for encouraging and celebrating realist art in the contemporary art scene.

2011 Portrait Cover Contest Winners and Honorable Mentions

Professional Artist Magazine has put the entire article on their website along with images of several honorable mentions, listed as standouts among the 1000 entries considered in the competition.

See the entire article by Louise Buyo here. 

The second place winner was Sara Scribner. Here's one of Sara's paintings from her website that I enjoy. I had the pleasure of meeting Sara at the Women Painting Women show in Charleston, SC, last fall at the Robert Lange Studios and seeing her winning painting in person!

 “The Shadow Obscures” Oil on panel 22x28 2009

The third place winner was Maayan Zari, a photographer from Jerusalem, Israel. This is another one of her portraits from her website that I enjoy.

Maayan Zari

I have subscribed to this magazine for years, I think it has much valuable info for working artists, motivational columns, info about networking, shows to enter and other opportunities including workshops.

You can buy the current March issue with my painting, "Voice of the Tiger" on the cover here in a down loadable digital pdf, for $3.95.

Analyze Art by looking at Intensity, Complexity and Unity

I was recently contacted by Emily Tenenbaum, a Savannah College of Art & Design painting student because she was doing a paper about my work for her Color and The Painted Image class, analyzing it for "Intensity, Complexity and Unity".  I also enjoyed seeing Emily's work, here is one of her paintings. Nice to meet you Emily-Best wishes for a wonderful painting career! Here is her essay reprinted with permission.

"My Boobs Look Way Too Small in This Dress" by Emily Tenenbaum

Terry Strickland Introduction
by: Emily Tenenbaum
Terry Strickland’s energetic paintings are important additions to Contemporary Art and Realism. Her paintings provide an important female perspective not only with her narrative content, but also by incorporating strong metaphors and symbolism. Her intensity derives not only from her execution, but also by addressing the traditional themes of life, death, and love.   The work has historical ties to literature and also some of the influence of masterful figurative painters such as Titian and Ingres. Strickland’s paintings reinvent subjects like the reclining nude, aspects of magic realism, and even the depiction of superheroes.

Surprisingly, Strickland does not have as much  notoriety as some of her other female contemporaries, yet she continues to excel especially with her upcoming show “Women Painting Women”.  She also has been a part of other feminist painting projects. Sadie Valeri, a San Francisco artist and teacher created the Women Painting Women blog to highlight the work of living, realist women painters who use the female subject in their paintings. They've listed over 300 artists and can now be found on facebook as well.

Women Painting Women & Robert Lange Studios in the press!

 I just got my American Art Collector for November, It's so exciting to see the article about the Women Painting Women Show at Robert Lange Studios in Charleston, SC. Counting the days to the opening Nov 5, and a chance to meet many of these artists.

 

 

 

 

Charleston Art Magazine

Work Drop-Off at Robert Lange Studios

Last Friday I dropped off "Voice of the Tiger" and "Fast Lane" to Robert Lange Studios in Charleston, SC, for the Women Painting Women Show.

It was exciting to meet Robert and Megan and see their spectacular gallery and their beautiful work. What's more there were quite a few paintings already delivered for the show so we had a preview of some of the work that will be on display next month. As usual the work is even more fabulous in person!

 Robert and Megan being very patient with my picture taking.

The gallery is in a very charming area of downtown that will be fun to explore when I go back for the opening Nov 5.

The gallery has a webcam and will be broadcasting during the opening. If you go to the RLS website and to the "News & More" tab it will take you to another page where you can choose "Webcam" to join us virtually.

To see previous posts about the Women Painting Women Show click here.

Women Painting Women in the press.

Excitement is really starting to build, press and blogs are being posted and printed everywhere about the upcoming show at Robert Lange Studios in Charleston, Opening November 5, 2010, 5:30-8:30 pm.

Check out The Digital Charleston, an article "Robert Lange gives it up for the ladies" and here's the cover for the Charleston Art Magazine.

Here are a few blogs by artists in the show to check out: Sadie Valerie,  Diane Feissel, Sara Scribner, Amy Lind, Candice Bohannon, Ali El-Bermani

Here's a sneak peek at the Women Painting Women show at Robert Lange Studios.

"Women Painting Women" at Robert Lange Gallery, SC

In addition to "Voice of the Tiger", "Fast Lane" will be shown at the Women Painting Women Group Invitational at Robert Lange Studios.

"Fast Lane", 47x32

From the gallery:

“This is our most ambitious show to date,” says gallery owner Megan Lange of the galleries upcoming “Women Painting Women” group invitational. Robert Lange Studios will be bringing together fifty female painters from around the globe, with an opening reception on Friday, November 5 from 5:30-8:30PM at the 2 Queen Street location during the Charleston Fine Art Dealers’ Association’s (CFADA) Fine Art Weekend.

The female form is one of the most painted subject matters of all time. Works like Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, Whistler’s Mother, Mona Lisa, Girl with a Pearl Earring, and Madame X, are all considered among the most recognized paintings in history, and were all created by men.

The November exhibit at RLS, featuring a variety of paintings depicting the female form, displays a shift in notoriety towards contemporary women painters.  Starting in 1707, this historic shift began in the United Sates when Henrietta Johnston began to work as a portrait artist in Charles Town (now Charleston), South Carolina, making her the first known professional woman artist in America.

“Few people outside of the art world can name female painters, with the exception of perhaps Frida Kahlo and Georgia O'Keeffe, and even fewer can name a painting of a women created by a woman,” says Lange. “However, there is a sensitivity to the female form that perhaps women can only truly understand.”

 

The "WPW" show, as we affectionately call it, is in conjunction with the Charleston Fine Art Dealers' Association Twelfth Fine Art Annual Weekend, which includes exhibits on Friday, plein air demonstrations in Washington Park during the day on Saturday with the Charleston Art Auction to follow Saturday night. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy music, food, and at least twelve of the ladies will be on hand to answer questions. This event is open to the public.

Here are previous posts about , "Voice of the Tiger",  "Fast Lane" and the Women Painting Women show.

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"Women Painting Women" from a Blog to an Exhibition!

Last year Sadie Valeri, a San Francisco artist and teacher, created the Women Painting Women blog to highlight the work of living, realist women painters who use the female subject in their paintings. The blog proved to be so successful that Sadie enlisted the help of fellow artist friends Diane Feissel and Alia El-Bermani to help maintain it. They've listed over 300 artists and can now be found on facebook as well.

I met Sadie through cyberspace when she posted one of my paintings of my daughter as "Sharazade Illuminated" on the WPW Blog. It came to her attention through the Art Renewal Center's Annual Competition in which we both had work. Since then I'm a regular visitor to Sadie's website and her personal blog which is filled with great information on all aspects of art.

 "Sharazade Illuminated", 42x28

This year, inspired by the blog, Robert Lange Studios of Charleston, SC is hosting "Women Painting Women-A group Invitational". The show has been judged and my painting, "Voice of the Tiger" will be included along with the work of almost 50 artists this November.

 "Voice of the Tiger", 33x32

The opening is November 5th, 5:30-8:30 and I'm making the trek to Charleston! I wouldn't miss the chance to meet these women and see their work in person.

The gallery says "The artists chosen for this show are the ones that refuse to play it safe. Those who don't adhere to traditional painting standards and are creating truly unique works, including:

Adrienne Stein, Diane Feissel, Kerry Brooks, Amy Lind, Ali Cavanaugh, Jessica Dunegan, Karen Silvestro, Sanna Tomac, Terry Strickland, Candice Bohannon, Sadie J Valeri, Rachel Constantine, Jennifer Balkan, Abby Heller-Burnham, Lisa Gloria, Stanka Kordic, Cindy Procious, Lique Schoot, Suellen McCrary, Katherine Fraser, Francesca Marzorati, June Glasson, Francien Krieg, Jennifer Present, Kirsten Moran, Mia Bergeron, Joyce Polance, Elisa Rossi, Jennifer Nehrbass, Sharon Sprung, Jazz-minh Moore, Haley Hasler, Stephanie Rew, Lee Price, Karen Kaapcke, Sharon Allicotti, Sandra Flood, Lacey Lewis, Tiffany Sage, Gail Potocki, Anna Killian, Karen Ann Myers, Sharon Knettell, Alia El-Bermani, Sara Scribner, Catherine Prescott, and Shannon Runquist."

(I'm including links for the artists websites that I could find... my apologies in advance for the time you're going to spend browsing, cause there's some amazing work out there.) 

And all because Sadie Valeri had an idea for a blog and made it happen.

There's more info about the show on the RLS blog. If you're in the Charleston area, stop by! It's sure to be an amazing show.

"Voice of the Tiger", oil painting by Terry Strickland

Here's a video slide show of my new painting, it's 33x32, and oil on canvas over panel. The video includes close-ups and the work in progress. If you have a fast Internet connection check out the HD version just for fun.

  

This photo reference sat around in my studio for about two years, it was a favorite photo of my daughter. I loved her expression but wasn't sure what to do with the background. The composition gradually evolved with the idea of a circus poster, something about a tiger, and a storm approaching. 

Finally it came to me while watching Carnivale, the made for HBO series, that the poster should be on a canvas behind her. Isn't it interesting how we find inspiration in images, words and music from other media?

I originally took this photo when my daughter was in a vaudeville type show at a local theater, this was her costume. I had a difficult time choosing a title for this piece but when I discovered the meaning of the word "Vaudeville" it's french meaning "Voice of the City" somehow that clicked and she became "Voice of the Tiger".

Terry's Website

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