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Pamela Wilson ~ A Compelling Narrative

Nov 24, 2010

My work this evening could star in one of those “Fail” videos, so instead of putting you through that misery I’m going to give you something much better. I’m featuring one of my favorite artists this evening, Pamela Wilson. Otherworldly, dreamlike, haunting, dark, and hilarious absurdities are a few of the words used to describe some of the works of this incredible artist. I’m including a short Bio and a few of her works, but you will want to visit her web site to see more of her brilliant artwork and learn more about this amazing and very unique artist.

Pamela Wilson’s works of art transcend the commonplace to enter the realm of the sublime and otherworldly. She develops haunting images that evoke moods and memories inspired by real life, and which create a remarkably compelling narrative. The physical and emotional isolation of her characters has emerged as a hallmark of her work. She has much to say of the dark and hilarious absurdities we must often endure… while we are creating ourselves.

Primarily a figurative painter, Wilson has worked in many other mediums, including photography, printmaking, and assemblage. She received her MFA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she was awarded a Regents Fellowship, the Abrams Project Grant, and a Regents Award for her Thesis Exhibition. She is currently Mentor Faculty at Laguna College of Art & Design, Laguna, CA, as part of the MFA Program.

Wilson has exhibited consistently since 1992 in galleries in New York, Chicago, Miami, Philadelphia, California, and Santa Fe. She has been included in many museum exhibitions, including the National Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington DC, and a solo exhibition at the Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY. Her work is included in many prestigious collections. She is currently represented by Sarah Bain Gallery, Anaheim, CA, and Evoke Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.

I hope you enjoyed this brief peek into the life and work of Pamela Wilson. Please take the time to visit her web site where you will find a wonderful Portfolio, Bio, Résumé as well as an excellent feature and interview with the Ramshackle Review.

Pamela Wilson / Artist profile film series from EVOKE Contemporary on Vimeo.

The Web Site and Portfolio of Pamela Wilson

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day and be inspired!

A Caricature Study of The Rolling Stones

Nov 23, 2010

Tonight’s project was a caricature study of The Rolling Stones. These guys are great caricature subjects. Every one of them has a load of character. They all have really interesting features begging to be exaggerated. I consider this a mild caricature. I typically exaggerate a little more and put the head on a smaller body, but since I was using the existing bodies from the source pic, I tamed it just a bit. I’ve wanted to do these guys for a long time but hesitated because I thought it would be an enormous amount of work but it wasn’t bad at all. I completed it in one evening. They were a lot of fun and I’ll have to do more of them in the future. This manipulation was inspired by Sebastian Kruger’s caricature works of the Stones. He became quite attached to the group and did numerous caricatures and paintings of them especially Keith Richards. His works range from super realism to extreme caricatures and usually on a huge scale. I can’t do justice to them like Kruger. His paintings of The Stones are amazing. Check out the quick video at the end of this post. It will give a pretty good overview of the work he did with the Stones. By the way, he hasn’t stopped.

This is the source pic I used: Photographer Mark Seliger

These guys were really fun to do and a great learning experience. Practice, practice, practice. I’m determined to get good at this. I read an interesting quote today that kind of sums it up, getting good at something I mean. I don’t know who it’s by but I thought it was really cool and answeres the question that a lot of people have about whether or not they can achieve a certain goal. “The question is not how far. The question is, do you possess the constitution, the depth of faith, to go as far as is needed?” That says a lot because I believe anyone can achive thier particular goal if they have enough passion for it and are willing to go as far as it takes to reach it. Well, time to call it a day. I hope you enjoyed.

Check this video out: