{"id":2240,"date":"2013-03-07T05:44:34","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T12:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/?p=2240"},"modified":"2013-03-07T07:54:10","modified_gmt":"2013-03-07T14:54:10","slug":"toledo-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/2013\/03\/07\/toledo-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Toledo, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we did last year, once again we spent our anniversary month in a studio\u00a0apartment\u00a0in Toledo, Oregon. (Those that didn’t see our anniversary blog, with the picture of us in our 20’s, click on Those Three Little Words<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

\"Toledo-1st-Day\"<\/a><\/p>\n

How it looked on on the first morning, having just moved in.<\/h6>\n

When I call it a “studio apartment,” in truth it is a real studio. It’s a restored and converted “Justice of the Peace” headquarters in this small Oregon town with living quarters downstairs and, upstairs, working space for two artists.\u00a0(Click on each picture for a larger view.)<\/p>\n

\"Last-Day-Print-Wall\"<\/a><\/p>\n

How it looked on the last day.<\/h6>\n

During our three weeks we worked six days out of seven (or was it six and a half?). The place was a\u00a0laboratory\u00a0of experimentation and production. Don’t let the neatness of the room\u00a0deceive; we only cleaned it up for these photos.<\/p>\n

\"Print-Cabinet\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Even the cabinet becomes storage or display space.<\/h6>\n

That’s Anne’s press there at the left, a necessary piece of equipment we brought along, as well as inks and plates and paper and even the back-saving waist-high table. As she’d work a piece to completion, up it would go with tape for drying and viewing.<\/p>\n

\"Tall-Women-Wall\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Four 44″x32″ canvas, along with more of Anne’s monotypes.<\/h6>\n

For this and and following photos, we’re moving around the room to the left. Gradually the print making area becomes the painting area, filling every bit of wall space with new art.<\/p>\n

\"B-room-door\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Note the laptop at left, good for photo reference, books on disk, and music.<\/h6>\n

As for me, I had no idea what I would paint. I brought along a few stretched canvases and a 9-yard bolt of canvas to cut up into custom sizes. I began a series of standing\u00a0figures,\u00a0loosely\u00a0abstracted, which became my theme (with exceptions) for the whole time.<\/p>\n

\"Front-Door-Wall\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The sink area got lots of use, as did all the drawers.<\/h6>\n

Once again, this is the “cleaned up version” of the room, with the large easel moved back from its center place in the room. Often I would study Anne’s work for ideas, particularly for color. Why not? When you live with a genius, you might as well take advantage of it.<\/p>\n

\"Paint-Cabinet-Wall\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The four on right are on canvas, the four on left, on paper.<\/h6>\n

Virtually all of my work was done in acrylic, thus transporting still-wet (and pungent) oil paintings back home in the van wasn’t an issue. Once I used up all the canvas, I began on paper . . . the same heavy, 100-percent rag printmaking material Anne uses. It takes paint as well as ink.<\/p>\n

\"Window-Wall\"<\/a><\/p>\n

All these, except the large one, are on paper.<\/h6>\n

When we ran out of wall space, we left. We’d been there 17 days. Anne produced a record 30 pieces, most of which she’d call finished. My production was half again that (counting the small pieces). It was a very productive time, delightfully focused . . . though not without daily walks (rain or shine), field trips to neighboring Newport, frequent meals out, a bit of reading, some writing, plenty of conversation, reflection, and generally an evening video. It was a true working vacation, the best kind.<\/p>\n

If you’re interested in views of the same place, but with the clutter of work in progress, see last year’s experience at\u00a0Holy Toledo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NOTE: None of the pieces shown here are yet on our websites, but inquiries are welcome.<\/p>\n

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Current and Upcoming Events<\/span><\/h1>\n

Baja to Toledo Show<\/span><\/h2>\n

Mark your calendar!<\/span>
\nIt’s a studio show (at the house) featuring work created at our art-making venture in Baja, California last October and the recent one in Toledo, Oregon . . . and between.
\n33752 Big Sur, Dana Point, CA
\nThe weekend of April 27 and 28<\/p>\n

Painting Lecture-Demo at San Clemente Art Association<\/span><\/h2>\n

This coming Sunday!<\/span>
\nAn encore at this venue. These are popular, fun, and instructive events.
\nAll are welcome.
\n100 North Calle Seville (corner of Del Mar)
\nMarch 10, 2013, 3:00\u20135:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

Lecture-Demo at Huntington Beach Art League<\/h2>\n

Rodgers Senior Center, another encore
\n17th and Orange Streets
\nMay 1, 2013, 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

Blank Slate<\/h2>\n

The literary blog,\u00a0Blank Slate<\/em>\u00a0is viewable on this same website (top right). Recent posts were sent from Oregon, with art-making reflections.\u00a0To subscribe, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Semi-Private Coaching for Painters<\/h2>\n

in Hyatt Moore studio
\nMondays and Saturdays in Dana Point
\nCall for information, 949-290-8643<\/p>\n

Printmaking Classes<\/h2>\n

in Anne Moore studio
\nCall for info, 949-240-4642<\/p>\n

The Oregon Studio<\/h2>\n

Anyone interested in renting the\u00a0Justice of the Peace<\/em>\u00a0studio discussed above can contact artist Michael Gibbons.\u00a0Click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s a quick overview of our art-making hiatus last month in Oregon . . . from blank walls to filling the whole space. Also, note our next show, April 27-28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2240"}],"version-history":[{"count":59,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2306,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240\/revisions\/2306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}