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My Exhibitions

Surreal Salon

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Surreal Salon 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition

I’m excited to announce that my work was recently selected for the Surreal Salon- 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition to be held at the Baton Rouge Gallery Center for Contemporary Art. The Surreal Salon was formerly known as the Surrealist Ball and Juried Exhibition. This year the competition was expanded nationally, featuring 35 artists from across the country. In 2010, the Baton Rouge Gallery will again host a costumed soiree in honor of the Surreal Salon on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at BRG. Selected artists include: Chris Aaron, Baton Rouge LA; Ashley K. Bell, Baton Rouge, LA; Ron Bennett, Waggaman LA; Craig Black, Gonzales LA; Robert Bowen, San Francisco CA; Hannah March Campbell, Baton Rouge LA; Rachel Clark, Knoxville TN; Paul Dean, Baton Rouge LA; Lacey Dupré, Lafayette LA; Henryk Fantazos, Hillsborugh NC; Wylie Garcia, Burlington VT; Victoria Goro-Rapoport, Kearney NE; Morghan Gray, Baton Rouge LA; Amy Guidry, Lafayette LA; Todd Hines, Baton Rouge LA; Walter Hnatysh, Lake Worth FL; David Carlysle Humphreys, Baton Rouge LA; Bruce Humphries, Cheltenham PA; Lisa M. Johnson, Oxford OH; Marlene Llanes, Pasadena TX; Mario Marzan, Carrboro NC; James Russell May, Louisville KY; Mary McBride, Baton Rouge LA; Florence Alfono McEwin, Green River WY; Lee Ann Moser, Baton Rouge LA;
Armin Muhsam, Maryville MO; Melanie Peak, Baton Rouge LA; Russ Revock, Cleveland OH; Blake Sanders, Baton Rouge LA; Christopher Smith, Baton Rouge LA; Madelyn Smoak, Durham NC; Tamara Staser-Meltzer, Petalvma CA; Dyana Walker, Kerrville TX; Emily Williams, Columbus GA; Michael Yankowski, Natchitoches LA

More details soon. http://www.AmyGuidry.com

Art Help & Info

There’s More to Hot Springs Than Just Water

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Downtown Historic Malco Theater, Central Ave, Hot Springs, AR

I just returned from a recent trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas which was host to the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. I saw a great film about the Low Brow art scene called “New Brow: Contemporary Underground Art,” directed by Tanem Davidson. And though I didn’t see it at the festival, I did buy a DVD of “Automorphosis,” directed by Harrod Blank. Several “art cars” were driving about through the city (as you can see from my photos) as part of the promotion of “Automorphosis.”

(Obviously inspired by Piet Mondrian) Art Car promoting "Automorphosis"

I was also fortunate enough to run into legendary artist Ron English. Of course I can’t just publish his art on here, but you can check it out on his website. Mr. English was also in attendance at the film festival. I had a chance to talk with him about the Low Brow art movement and some of the questions that “New Brow” raised. For instance, the dichotomy of low brow vs. high brow art and its role in blue chip galleries. As Mr. English pointed out, what is called “Low Brow” today has much evolved from the original Low Brow artists, and has gained popularity among top collectors. All in all, I think that aside from collectors, it’s the artists that champion the work. Galleries may see a distinction between what is considered high brow or low brow art, but its the artists that generate the excitement over the work and add to its credibility.

For more information about the film festival, visit www.hsdff.org. The festival ended as of October 25th, but you can still read more about the films. And if you’d like to know more about my own artwork, visit www.AmyGuidry.com.

Yellow Submarine- The Beatles art car

Paintings, Sold

Finally Getting Around to This

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"Sadie" by Amy Guidry; portrait commission

A little while back I had posted my painting of “Maggie,” a portrait commission I had finished. I had yet to paint Maggie’s sister, Sadie, since we (the clients and I) were still deciding on photos. And another portrait commission had popped up in-between.  Sooo, I’ve finally finished “Sadie!” This little girl has the most amazing eyes. The photo here does not do the painting justice, but trust me, those kid’s eyes are out of this world. I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, but both Sadie and Maggie have pink jackets on in their paintings. Or maybe it’s just that I gravitated towards pink and chose those?? Anyway, I will get both paintings on my website soon. So check back later! www.AmyGuidry.com

Paintings, Sold

I’m Quite the Busy Bee

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"Isaac" by Amy Guidry; portrait commission

Whenever I agree to do a show, or a commission, or a press release, or all of the above, it doesn’t seem overwhelming at the time. And perhaps it’s because I agree to do all of these things in a short span of time that makes it overwhelming at times. I really don’t know when to stop, though, because I’m one of those people that is always going. You know the ones. I’m going even if I’m sick. I don’t have time for germs! I’ve got paintings to finish and treadmills to run on. You get the picture. It’s just hard for me to sit still.

So maybe this helps to explain why my posts have been on hiatus recently. A small hiatus, but still, a hiatus. I’m just now catching up on things. So aside from wrapping up one show, then getting into another show (No Dead Artists), and gearing up for my next solo show (October is right around the corner!), I’ve also finished another commission piece. This is an 11″ x 14″ painting of “Isaac.” I’ve actually done two paintings of Issac, but don’t have any photos to share of the second one yet. I’ll get there eventually… Anyway, I may have to remove some work from my website before I add any of these new pieces because it’s getting to be a bit full. However, you can still see more of my work at www.AmyGuidry.com. Or in person at Galerie Lafayette next month!

Paintings

The Newest Addition

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"Liberty" by Amy Guidry; From the New Realm series. Copyright Amy Guidry 2009

I must be feeling guilty about my blog abandonment since I’ve got two posts in one week… So here it is, the latest painting of my “New Realm” series. Not even on the website yet! Consider this a sneak preview that only my blog readers are in the know about. Feeling special yet? Okay, okay, so here are the details. The title is “Liberty” and this is another large piece since it is 36″ wide by 48″ high. And as per usual, it is an acrylic on canvas. This piece features the purple butterflies from many of the other paintings in the series. I thought of this one as an extension of “Release” which also features the purple butterflies seen from above. This painting will be part of my solo exhibition this October at Galerie Lafayette in downtown Lafayette, LA. If you’re in the area, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to see these paintings in person. The photo here does not do the piece justice. Anyway, if you’d like to find out more about my upcoming exhibits, sign up for my newsletter under my website contact page. And while you’re there, check out the rest of my work- www.AmyGuidry.com.