Guitar and Ukulele Details in Amy Crehore's Newest Paintings

Ukulele detail from "French Bubble Gum Encore" by Amy Crehore
Guitar detail from "Black Ball Finale" by Amy Crehore
Here are a couple more details of my new paintings showing vintage musical instruments.
They were fun to paint! I will be blogging the whole enchilada soon. I think it's nice to pick some details out to show you first. They are like puzzle pieces. I usually have so much going on in my paintings. I scanned some 4x5 transparencies and it's hard to get an exact match of color here. This is pretty good. I'm still messing around in photoshop. I also finished two miniature paintings yesterday and took slides with the frames this morning. And I will blog those as well later on. I have two shows coming up in July - NYC and Las Vegas. I apologize for not blogging more lately, but I have been busy. :)
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Colors and Tones

"Elisabeth zu Hessen, Kassel 1598 i"

I got this beautiful image from Bibliodyssey blog where they have even more unusual pages from this ancient scrapbook. I love the middle-range tones of these faded colors.

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New Hokum Song- "Dusting the Frets"

I just updated my website player with a new Hokum Scorchers' song: Listen to "Dusting the Frets" originally by the Dallas Jamboree Jugband (1935), adapted by the Hokum Scorchers (w/new lyrics) from their "Yanna's Donut" album of 1995. This version has Lou Reimuller on National guitar, vocals, kazoo; Amy Crehore (me) on washboard w/ vocals, kazoo.

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P.S. This song changes every Sunday night, so it will be different by the time you read this.

Details from 3 New Paintings by Amy Crehore

Detail from "The Caged Wonder" painting by Amy Crehore, oil on linen
Detail from "French Bubble Gum Encore" by Amy Crehore, oil on linen
Detail from "Black Ball Finale" by Amy Crehore, oil on linen

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Here are few more sneak-a-peek-teasers of my new pieces. I will be blogging them soon.

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Folk Art & Olympic Track and Field Trials

Tim Boyden of Wildwood Designs, Eugene, OR
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Everyday when I go for my hike (up to the magic staircase in the woods), I pass Tim Boyden's studio and rock garden sculptures. Seeing his artwork always puts a smile on my face. It's very whimsical and amazingly creative. He uses found objects and natural woods to create an array of furniture that is hard to describe. There are always new pieces in his driveway and, the other day, I took a tour of his house where every piece of furniture is unique. There are chairs with antlers, sofas made of tree branches, beautiful slabs of wood for table tops.

His garage studio door is always open and he is often buzzing around in there making his fairy tale furniture. This week is the Olympic Track and Field trials, so the town of Eugene is making the most of it. They are being held up at U. of Oregon and it's only a few blocks from my house. I can hear the crowds cheering for the athletes.
Tim made a series of sculptures specifically for the event. He arranged them in a park next to his house and they are impressive. Shown here are just a few. He's got all the characters right: the javelin guy, the discus thrower, a sprinter, a shot putter, etc.

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I'll Be in a July Show in Las Vegas

I'm doing a couple of small things for this exciting upcoming show-

M Modern Gallery curates exhibition at HARDROCK Hotel & Casino Las Vegas July 18th & 19th - part of the 944 Magazine 3rd Anniversary Party

"CRIMES ON CANVAS" Group art exhibition to include original paintings by:
Amanda Visell * Amy Crehore * Andrew Brandou * Angie Mason * Anne Faith Nicholls * Attaboy * Blaine Fontana * Bob Dob * Bosko * Brandt Peters * Camilla D'Errico * Chris Mars * Chris Reccardi * Colin Christian * Dale Sizer * Daniel Martin Diaz * Danny Roberts * Dave Pressler * David Stoupakis * Derek Yaniger * Francesco LoCastro * Glenn Barr * Greg Simkins * Heather Watts * Iceberg Slick * J. Shea * Jaclyn Presant * Jacob Arden McClure * James Naccarato * Jasmine Worth * Jason R. Pena * Jeremiah Ketner * Joe Ledbetter * John Bell * Joseph Watson * Justin Bua * Kathie Olivas * Kelly Haigh * KRK Ryden * Lisa Alisa * Liz McGrath * Lyle Motley * Lori Earley * Louis Carreon * Lynne Naylor * Mark Bodnar * Martin Hsu * Michael Childers * Mike Leavitt * Molly Crabapple * Morgan Slade * Naoto Hattori * Nate Frizzell * Nic Cowan * Pizz * Poor Al * Robert Pokorny * Ron English * SAS Christian * Sarah Joncas * Savanna Snow * Scott Belcastro * Sean Claurity * SHAG (aka Josh Agle) * Spencer Davis * STONE * Tessar Lo * Tim Biskup * Travis Louie * Yoskay Yamamoto and many more.

I don't think I'll be going, because I have to catch a plane to NYC the following Monday, but if you live nearby, you might want to check it out. The artwork that does not sell in Vegas will travel to Palm Springs afterwards, I believe, until August 11th, 2008. I'll blog my paintings when I finish them.

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I Need to Blog

I've neglected my blog for a few days. I got stuck painting on a painting that was already finished. Or so I thought. Sometimes these things happen. It's just not cut and dry. And I like a lot of paint. I'm not a one-coat artist. The more paint, the richer it looks. Or maybe it was just my nerves that kept me working too long on it. Looks like Juxtapoz has a little preview of my upcoming NYC show today...which will open July 25th. I'll be showing 6 or 7 paintings altogether.
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