Painting in progress by Amy Guidry; Acrylic on canvas; 12″ x 12″; (c) Amy Guidry 2015
I’ve made some more progress to my current painting. This is a closeup of the deer I’m working on. I’ve built up the layers of paint, getting the colors where I want them to be and adding fine details with tiny round brushes in the final stage. I’ll post the painting again once it is finished. In the meantime, view the rest of this series here: http://amyguidry.com/heads.html.
Cover of Fourteen Hills, 22.1 issue, featuring “Equal” by Amy Guidry
I’m happy to announce that my work is currently featured on the cover and inside of Fourteen Hills: The San Francisco State University Review’s Fall issue 22.1. As seen on the cover is Equal, acrylic on canvas, 14″ wide by 11″ high. Details to their release party in San Francisco on December 15th can be found here: http://14hills.net/content/221-release-party.
“Vital” by Amy Guidry; Acrylic on canvas; 12″w x 6″h; SOLD; (c) Amy Guidry 2015
I’ve recently finished a new painting in my In Our Veins series. The title is Vital and it is an acrylic on canvas, 12″ wide by 6″ high. View it online here: http://amyguidry.com/vital.html.
I recently had the honor of being interviewed for Vegan Life Magazine out of the UK. In addition to featuring several of my paintings, the interview discusses my art, my process, and the link to veganism and animal welfare. The magazine is available now on newsstands and through their app: http://veganlifemag.co.uk/preview/.
The opening for the group exhibition I’m in titled “Apocalypse Now” was held the other night at the Acadiana Center for the Arts in Lafayette, Louisiana. The exhibit is up now through January 9, 2016 and will be open late for upcoming Artwalk events in November, December, and January.
Artist Amy Guidry with her painting “Integral” at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA
Installation view of paintings by Amy Guidry at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA
Installation view of Amy Guidry’s painting “The Wild West” at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA
Exhibiting artists Chris Pavlik, Dan Tague, and Amy Guidry
Coby Cox and Amy Guidry with her painting “The Pack”
Installation view of Amy Guidry’s paintings “Dichotomy,” “The Pack,” and “Shelter” at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA
“Tethered” by Amy Guidry; Acrylic on canvas; 4″ x 4″; SOLD; (c) Amy Guidry 2015
One of my paintings from my In Our Veins series has found a new home in Washington. The title is Tethered and it is an acrylic on canvas, 4″ wide by 4″ high. Tethered is one of a collection of small works within the In Our Veins series. View more small paintings here:
“Shelter” by Amy Guidry; Acrylic on canvas; 10″ x 10″; (c) Amy Guidry 2014
One of the most popular questions I get about my art is what influences me as an artist. I could give a long list of disparate things, but really the biggest influence is nature. From a young age, I was concerned about the welfare of the planet, as well as animal welfare. Recycling and purchasing eco-friendly, cruelty-free products became a way of life for me.
Eventually a trip to the university library would lead to a significant change in my life. I came across a book about the the conditions of slaughterhouses and the horrible consequences they have on not only animals, but the workers, and the planet as well. Thinking this was a fluke, I looked for more information. After a lot of additional research, I kept finding the same horrible accounts, over and over again. I immediately became a vegetarian. A few years later I decided to take it up a notch and become a vegan.
By the time I started painting professionally, my artwork was becoming more surreal but also heavily influenced by my concern for the environment and animal welfare. I always used my art as a platform for raising awareness and asking questions, but I was looking to challenge myself even more both technically and conceptually. My current body of work, “In Our Veins,” explores the connections between all life forms and the process of the life cycle. This includes the interdependence of the human race to each other and to the rest of the animal kingdom, as well as the planet itself.
As my work reaches new audiences, there is a new opportunity for a dialogue between my art and the viewer. From there, maybe it will inspire them, get them questioning, or thinking about how they can bring forth positive change in the world.
“Tethered” by Amy Guidry; Acrylic on canvas; 4″ x 4″; SOLD; (c) Amy Guidry 2015
I’ve recently finished another small painting in my In Our Veins series. This piece is titled Tethered and it is an acrylic on canvas, 4″ x 4,” $100. It is one of a few remaining 4″ x 4″ paintings I have available, as seen here:
