“Transient” by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 6″wx x 4″h; SOLD; (c) Amy Guidry 2012
“Ladybug” by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 5″ x 5″; SOLD; (c) Amy Guidry 2009
One of my New Realm paintings and one of my In Our Veins paintings have recently found a new home. Ladybug was one of the few remaining small paintings from the New Realm series. It is an acrylic on canvas, 5″ x 5.” Transient is one of the more recent paintings from the In Our Veins series and is an acrylic on canvas, 6″ wide by 4″ high. View more from each series here and here.
“Synthesis” by Amy Guidry’; acrylic on canvas; 4″x4″; SOLD; (c) Amy Guidry 2012
“Division” by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 4″x4″; SOLD; (c) Amy Guidry 2012
I’ve just added two new paintings to my In Our Veins series. The first is Synthesis, an acrylic on canvas, 4″ x 4.” The next painting is Division, also an acrylic on canvas, 4″ x 4.” Synthesis has just sold and currently on its way to its new home but Division is currently available. I have more new paintings to feature as well, including the piece I posted in progress earlier in the month, so be on the lookout. In the meantime, I have the current new work posted on my Facebook Fan Page which you can view here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Amy-Guidry/51953219932?sk=photos_stream.
Progress shot of “Systems” by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 6″ x 6″; 2010-2012; (c) Amy Guidry
I’ve sometimes been asked if I ever work on a painting and decide I don’t like it. Usually if something is not working out, I’ll find a way to fix it. Well, I thought I’d share a piece that I almost gave up on until now. I started this piece- get this- in February of 2010. It’s been over 2 years and I’m just now touching this one again. At the time, I found it a bit overwhelming working on the skeletons at such a small size, since this is a 6″ by 6″ canvas. In addition, I just wasn’t happy with the background and kept changing my mind. So I put it away. There were a few times when I thought about just throwing it out and I even started to do a larger version, but that wasn’t right. The size of canvas I choose is based on the amount of visual information I need to get across. There is such a thing as too big. So after some time away, I decided to tackle it one last time. The photo that you see here is actually where I left off before deciding to work on it again. I’ll be posting the finished piece soon, so be on the lookout.
“Transient” by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 6″w x 4″h; SOLD; (c) Amy Guidry 2012
“Segments” by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 4″w x 6″h; SOLD; (c) Amy Guidry 2012
I’ve recently added two new paintings to my In Our Veins series. Transient is an acrylic on canvas, 6″ wide by 4″ high, and Segments is an acrylic on canvas, 4″ wide by 6″ high. Both paintings tackle our vision of animals as just pieces and parts (ex. head, rump, wing, tongue, breast, etc.). In Transient, the butterflies exiting the body represent the life that ends when animals are hunted as trophies. At the same time, the butterflies represent the metamorphosis of one life energy into another. Segments features a fractured horse while focusing on facial expression and positioning to emphasize the importance of animals. View closeups of Transient and Segments online here www.amyguidry.com/transient.html and here www.amyguidry.com/segments.html, respectively.
I was recently interviewed for Serena Kovalosky’s site Artful Vagabond as part of her 365-Day Tribute to Artists and the Creative Mind project. As stated on her site, the project “is a series of daily online inspirational articles that celebrates the artistic mind and the creative process. Each post is accompanied by artwork from professional artists around the world.” Check out the post online here: http://www.artfulvagabond.com/the-grand-marriage-of-psychology-and-art-day-284/.
Also of note, fellow vegan artist, Allison Bratt did a wonderful write-up about my work on her blog. (You may recall I posted about a painting by Alli that I had purchased for my own art collection.) Read the article here: http://allisonjbratt.com/2012/10/art-spotlight-amy-guidry/.
Quail Bell Magazine- Interview with Artist Amy Guidry
I recently did an interview for Quail Bell Magazine which is now online. Editor Christine Stoddard wrote the article, “Vegan in Sportsman’s Paradise: Surrealist Animal Artist, Amy Guidry” which you can read online here: http://www.quailbellmagazine.com/3/post/2012/08/interview-artist-amy-guidry.html. Also be on the lookout for my painting The Wild West in their print issue!
I still can’t get over the amazing turnout at the Hilliard Museum the other night. The opening reception for Louisiana Voices: Six Artists Speak to Us was this past Friday. The exhibit looks great and I will be going back just to finish looking at everything. It was so busy and packed that I did not get to check out all the art. I do have photos to share of the event opening and will be posting more to my website soon. The exhibit is up now through December 8th at the Paul & Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum in Lafayette, LA. Also of note: an exhibition panel discussion will be held on September 29th from 2-4pm.
Artist Amy Guidry with her work at the Hilliard Museum
Installation view of Louisiana Voices: Six Artists Speak to Us; Sculpture- Lisa Osborn, Paintings- Linda Trappey Dautreuil (left), Amy Guidry (center and right)
Artist Amy Guidry discusses work with viewers at the Hilliard Museum
Artist Amy Guidry and Mark Tullos, Director of the Hilliard Museum
"Perspective" by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 4" x 4"; SOLD; (c) Amy Guidry 2012
My painting Perspective has found a new home. Perspective is another painting from my In Our Veins series and is a 4″ x 4″ acrylic on canvas. These tiny hare heads required some tiny brushes with barely there bristles. I always like a challenge, though- it keeps me on my toes. If you’ve been following my work, you may have come to that conclusion… So if you are new, this series deals with the connections between all life forms and our role in the life cycle. I feel that environmental issues as well as animal welfare are a large part of that discussion as they go hand-in-hand. With this in mind, many of the animals in In Our Veins are depicted as just heads or limbs, such as the hares in Perspective. While thinking of animals as simply parts and a means to an end is a common view, I see them as sentient beings and a significant part of the world we live in. While I depict them as ‘missing pieces,’ I focus on the expressiveness of their eyes and faces to relay their importance. You can learn more about the series as well as view the paintings at this direct link: www.amyguidry.com/wild_west.html.
Also of note: if you are in the Lafayette area or planning a visit, you can see works from my In Our Veins series in person at the Paul & Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum starting September 15th through December 8th.
"The Pack" by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 20"w x 10"h; (c) Amy Guidry 2012
Quick post today: As you may know, the Hilliard Museum exhibit that I will be in opens on the evening of the 14th. There is a press release online which gives a bit more information about the artists and the show itself which I thought everyone might enjoy. You can read the article at: http://museum.louisiana.edu/news/Louisiana-Voices-Six-Artists-Speak-to-Us. The exhibition runs September 15th through December 8th at the Paul & Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum in Lafayette, LA.
“Fragmented” by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 8″w x 6″h; SOLD; (c) Amy Guidry 2012
It’s business as usual for me today, though I have to admit that I’ve got the weather channel on in the background as I wait for Isaac. So while we still have power, I wanted to post my latest painting- Fragmented, acrylic on canvas, 8″w x 6″h. The initial image for this actually came to mind while I was starting to fall asleep. The common notion that animals are a means to an end and nothing more than “parts,” I felt that the horse faces and hooves illustrated this concept while at the same time focusing on their importance. Despite the relatively small size, I really honed in on the details in the horse faces and eyes, making them as expressive as possible. View a larger image here: http://www.amyguidry.com/fragmented.html.
