Sunday, March 23, 2008

flowers from atlanta


flowers from atlanta, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here is a piece that i painted for my aunt and grandmother up in philadelphia. 3 roses in this really cool french flower vase. it's very heartlike. oh, and i had to include the green bunny! not for easter, but just because i like it.

Monday, March 03, 2008

warning


warning, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

i was going to hang this in the show, but since it was canceled, you can see it here. I'll post other pieces from the show here soon.

Saturday, March 01, 2008

Art Show Mar 20-24, 2008! - Canceled.

the details so far for the art show are:

art show at wordsmiths books in decatur
art goes up thursday evening
reception friday night (time yet to be determined)
hangs until monday

yes, i know it's easter weekend but what's better than a nice piece of marco art in your easter basket?


note - as of march 3, the show has been canceled. please stay tuned for future shows.

Saturday, February 23, 2008

art show coming up next month

i'm working on some new paintings for an art show at wordsmiths books next month. stay tuned for a sneak peek and details of course!

Saturday, February 09, 2008

rehab. la fete


rehab. la fete, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

my most recent collage. appropriately titled as it came from tabloid mags. the crazy person eyeing the green bunny is either going to or coming from rehab while everyone watches... look closely at the border of eyes!

homage to georgia o'keeffe


homage to georgia o'keeffe, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

so in light of the georgia o'keeffe show that's opening at the museum today, i thought i'd post my homage to georgia o'keeffe. my favorite paintings of her's are the steer skulls. here, i've turned a headless mannequin into a steer skull and put a flower where it's head used to be. this painting currently has the honor of hanging above our fire place (itself an art instillation).

Sunday, February 03, 2008

Julia'a abstracts

so as you can see below, i've finished the abstract paintings for julia. i didn't intend for there to be a bird/nesting theme, but it's hard to ignore with the oval and feather shapes in the paintings. plus, kevin and julia have a new home, so it's fitting. i've photographed them with the top orienting the way i imagine them. i think they are quite successful attempts as my first abstracts. i've had much fun working on them and may do more in the future. oh, the photos below are not the best quality and i photographed the artwork in my studio, so you can see my (italian) indoor/outdoor carpet behind the paintings.

Julia I, nesting


Julia I, nesting, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

Julia II, egg


Julia II, egg, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

Julia III, incubating


Julia III, incubating, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

Julia IV, hatching


Julia IV, hatching, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

Saturday, February 02, 2008

ooooh, an abstract! or 4.

so i'm now working on a project for julia. she has asked me to paint her 4 abstract paintings that will hang in her living room. each canvas is 20"x20" and will be hung in sort of a diamond style, together they will form a large square formation though.

as i don't consider myself an abstract painter, and have never painted an abstract before, i was off to a rocky start. the colors are earthy reds, greens, yellows and bronze and except for the bronze, they aren't colors that i have been using recently. i think this has also added to initial difficulties i was having.

the first try was a group of paintings that i really liked, but didn't think julia would appreciate them. i admit it was a bit on the creepy side, so i took a picture and painted over them. the second try resulted in a similar result: i liked them, but didn't think julia would, though they were not creepy this time. they were in fact, too simple with too many circles.

off and running.

so i painted over them a third time, and i have almost very happy with them. i think they are a good compromise that julia will also be very pleased with. i just have a little more work to do on them and i think they will be complete!

woo!

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

sold


johnna's, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

sold this painting a few days ago. i painted this several years ago and i'm happy that it has a new wonderful home amongst other cool art!