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“Indispensable” by Amy Guidry; Acrylic on canvas; 20″w x 10″h; (c) Amy Guidry 2017

I’m happy to say that I’ve just finished Indispensable (the large painting of the horse).  This piece has been in the works for a few months, granted I had a couple of projects pop up as I was invited to do them, but this is one of my larger paintings.  It is an acrylic on canvas, 20″ wide by 10″ high.  Indispensable connects a mountain landscape with a horse, representing the connection of all life while keeping with a recent theme exploring the question of anonymity versus connection.  View it online here: https://amyguidry.com/indispensable.html.

I also finished a couple of small paintings I’d been wanting to do.  Cor and Corporis (Latin for heart and body, respectively) are acrylic on canvas, 4″ x 4.”  Both feature rabbits  and are complimentary paintings that work as a pair or as individual pieces, both using ribbon to connect to either the ribcage or the heart.  Seeing these organs and bones serves as a reminder of the biological similarities of all sentient beings.  View them online here: https://amyguidry.com/corporis.html   and here: https://amyguidry.com/cor.html.

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Someone recently asked if I ever post photos of my work in progress. Technically yes, but it’s usually just a snippet of a painting. So I dug through some photos for this “photo diary” post of sorts since I actually documented my work on “Untitled.” So here goes:

The initial sketch on canvas for "Untitled"
The initial sketch on canvas for "Untitled"
Making the first mark with paint- very rough initial layer
Making the first mark with paint- very rough initial layer
First layer of paint complete
First layer of paint complete
Adding more layers to the sky and clouds, building it slowly
Adding more layers to the sky and clouds, building it slowly
One of my helpers sleeping on the job. I inadvertently woke him up with the camera
One of my helpers sleeping on the job. I inadvertently woke him up with the camera
The sky is finished at this point. More detail has been added to the ground and the cliffs.
The sky is finished at this point. More detail has been added to the ground and the cliffs.
Another helper- testing paintbrush durability
Another helper- testing paintbrush durability
Finishing details such as rocks have been added to the background
Finishing details such as rocks have been added to the background
Adding more layers and detail to the horse head and ribcage
Adding more layers and detail to the horse head and ribcage
Horse head and ribcage are finished, final details added. More layers added to carcass.
Horse head and ribcage are finished, final details added. More layers added to carcass.
Detail shot of the finished horse head and desert cliffs
Detail shot of the finished horse head and desert cliffs
Finished painting- "Untitled." (c) Amy Guidry 2010
Finished painting- "Untitled." (c) Amy Guidry 2010

“Untitled” by Amy Guidry; Acrylic on canvas; 30″w x 24″h

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Better Late Than Never

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"Untitled" by Amy Guidry; (C) Amy Guidry 2009

It’s late for me this evening, but I realized after slaving over a three-layer tofu cheesecake that I hadn’t posted on my blog! Soooo I decided to go ahead and give you fine folks a peek at what I’m currently working on. Normally I like to wait until a piece is finished, but this one is close enough, I figure why not. It’s Thanksgiving after all. Though this isn’t what I’d consider a festive painting… This is one of the most surreal pieces I’ve done so far. I’ve taken an approach more in keeping with that of the original Surrealist movement by using images from dreams (or in that twilight phase of sleep). I don’t have a title for this piece yet, but I’m thinking I might leave it that way. So right now I’m just referring to it as “the painting with the horse and the carcass in the desert…” (I think it’s catchy.  Haha) I’ll be posting it to my website soon, as well as other new pieces I have in the works, so be sure to check back!  www.AmyGuidry.com