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Paintings

Vessel

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“Vessel” by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 4″ x 4″; SOLD; (c) Amy Guidry 2012

I’ve just added a new painting to the In Our Veins series titled Vessel, and it is 4″ x 4,” acrylic on canvas, $100.  It was created from a sketch I did three years ago (!) and just wasn’t able to incorporate it at the time.  I was reminded of it when going through my sketchbooks the other day and found that it was perfect for this series.  The moth, which I took artistic liberty with, represents life.  It can be viewed as life either leaving the body or entering it, that is entirely up to the viewer.  No matter how it is viewed, life is part of us for a certain period of time.  It transitions from one living organism to the next.  The body contains life- it is a vessel.  To view a larger image, go to: www.amyguidry.com/vessel.html.

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Press

Beautiful Crime

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The UK contemporary art news site Beautiful Crime recently did a Spotlight feature on my latest body of work, In Our Veins.  Editor Ruthie Holloway said of my work, “Balancing on the edge of both photorealism and pop surrealism, American artist, Amy Guidry paints nature with an intricate hand and an inventive mind. Drawing on various influential subject matter as varied as dreams and C.S. Lewis novel characters, Guidry’s world of strange, human-like and captivating characters of animals lends the viewer an unusual insight in to her surrealist yet photorealist painted world – check out the skeletal characters contrasted with the intricately painted rock formations as testament.”  Many paintings from the series are featured which you can read about here: http://beautifulcrime.com/contemporary-art/spotlight-surrealist-painter-amy-guidry.

Beautiful Crime- Spotlight: Surrealist Painter, Amy Guidry; July 2012

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My Exhibitions

100 Degrees

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"Succession" by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 6"w x 12"h; (c) Amy Guidry 2012

My next show is just around the bend as July is coming to a close.  My painting Succession will be featured at Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX as part of their group exhibition, “100 Degrees.”  The show will feature works by several of the gallery’s represented artists.  The exhibit dates are August 4th through September 1st, with a Preview held during their First Thursday Artwalk on August 2nd, from 6-8pm.  The official opening reception will be held August 4th, from 6-8pm.  You can preview the show online here: http://www.wallyworkmangallery.com/group_show.lasso?itemid=792.

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In the Mail

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New postcards featuring "Succession" by Amy Guidry

Just got my new postcards in!  My new painting Succession is on the front cover as well as my upcoming exhibitions list on the back.  If you would like to receive one, sign up for my postcards here: http://www.amyguidry.com/contact.html.  (Just click on the postcard icon.)  And for the over 500 (!) people that are already on my mailing list, be on the lookout for your new cards in the mail this week!

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My Exhibitions, Press

Hi-Fructose – The Great West Coast Migration

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Hi-Fructose: "The Great West Coast Migration" PangeaSeed Benefit Art Tour feature

More good press this week- I had a nice surprise this morning when I discovered my painting for “The Great West Coast Migration” traveling exhibit is featured on Hi-Fructose.  Over 100 artists have come together to support PangeaSeed’s conservation and preservation efforts for sharks and oceans in Japan and beyond.  The exhibit will travel to galleries along the West Coast starting this Friday (the 13th- eek!) at Roq la Rue in Seattle.  For the tour schedule and to check out some of the featured works (including my own!) visit this direct link:  http://hifructose.com/2012/07/04/the-great-west-coast-migration-pangeaseed-benefit-art-tour/.

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Sold

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"Spring" by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 5" x 5"; SOLD; (c) Amy Guidry 2009

I just realized that I’ve been slacking a bit and did exactly what I would tell other artists not to do.  I forgot to get photos of a few paintings.  They were in an exhibit almost immediately after being finished, hence the mistake.  Though I’ve had plenty of time since then to rectify it….  One is now sold, which at least if I need a photo of it I can get one from the buyer, but that is not always the case, therefore it’s important to always document.  The good news is I do have a photo of the other painting that sold- Spring.  Both paintings are acrylic on canvas, 5″ x 5″ each, and from my New Realm series, which you can see the larger paintings in the series here: www.amyguidry.com/beginning.html.

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My Exhibitions, Paintings

Succession

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“Succession” by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 6″w x 12″h; SOLD; (c) Amy Guidry 2012

I’ve just finished another painting in the In Our Veins series while simultaneously working on my painting One for The Great West Coast Migration exhibit.  This painting is titled Succession and is 6″ wide by 12″ high, acrylic on canvas.  It just arrived at Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX the other day and will be included in their upcoming show, 100 Degrees, starting August 4th through September 1st.  When working on this piece, I was thinking of orders- biological orders, our need for order, hierarchy.  The human skull at the bottom leads up to larger animals and butterflies, illustrating how new life grows and is sustained by dead organisms.  The horse and the rose at the top- though I took artistic liberty with the rose- utilize their placement and size to emphasize their importance.  While humans may be the more dominant species, I wanted to focus on the significance and the role of other species in nature.

View the painting online here: www.amyguidry.com/succession.html.  You can also see it in person at Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX during the 100 Degrees Preview Party on August 2nd from 6-8pm and during the opening reception August 4th from 6-8pm.

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My Exhibitions

Art Melt

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"Survival of the Fittest" by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 36"w x 18"h; (c) Amy Guidry 2012

Excited to announce that my work has been selected for the 2012 Art Melt.  The jurors for this year’s event are Franklin Sirmans (Terri and Michael Smooke Department Head and Curator of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art);  Ron Platt (Hugh Kaul Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Birmingham Museum of Art); and Thomas Neff (Artist and Professor, Louisiana State University).  The event will be held at the Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge, LA.  There will be a Preview Party in which awards and a jurors’ talk will be given on July 13th from 7-11pm.  The opening reception for the event will be held July 14th from 5-10pm and will remain open through August 3rd.

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My Exhibitions

Summer Show

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"The Pack" by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 20"w x 10"h; (c) Amy Guidry 2012

I received some great news recently that my painting The Pack was selected for inclusion in the STAA 47th National Juried Exhibition- The Summer Show.  The juror for the show is Miranda Lash, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art for the New Orleans Museum of Art.  The Pack is from my In Our Veins series and is an acrylic on canvas, 20″ wide by 10″ high.  The exhibit will open July 14th, with an opening reception from 6-9pm at The Art House gallery in Covington, LA.  The show will remain open through August 11th, with a closing reception as well from 6-9pm with a talk by several of the exhibiting artists.

Selected artists include: Michael Aldana, Casey Ausman, Peter Barnitz, Emily Binder, Andrew Boyd, Heather Brammeier, Alma Bryan Powell, Joshua Chambers, Yvette Creel, Robert Dutruch, Michael Elliott-Smith, Ellen Fisher, Pippin H. Frisbie-Calder, Richard Gilles, Amy Guidry, Kelly Hider, Jane Hill, Claire Lewis Evans, Patrick Lera, Patrick Luber, Don Maitland, Erin McKee McNutt, Sally Richards, Leslie Robertson, Kate Ryan, Charles Simms, Terry Vermillion, and Jaclyn Warren

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Paintings

Perspective

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"Perspective" by Amy Guidry; acrylic on canvas; 4" x 4"; SOLD; (c) Amy Guidry 2012

I’ve just added another new painting to my In Our Veins series.  It is a 4″ x 4″ painting, acrylic on canvas, $100, titled Perspective.  This is yet another example of why I use such tiny paintbrushes.  The hare heads are about the size of a dime.  The heads are representative of the typical view of animals- that they are simply a means to an end and are just parts and pieces we use or eat as opposed to sentient beings.  I, however, don’t see them this way- hence the title Perspective– which is why I depict them in a manner that emphasizes the expressions of their faces or light colored, “human-looking” eyes.

View the painting and purchase information on my website here: www.amyguidry.com/perspective.html.

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