Saturday, December 06, 2014

Unmoored





Unmoored, 2014, acrylic on paper, 30 x 22 inches
For the month of December, I'm posting works on paper completed this year and some from previous years. Available through the Bridgette Mayer Gallery: bmayer@bridgettemayergallery.com or 215.413.8893    

TimMcFarlane.com 

Friday, December 05, 2014

Maybe When


Maybe When, 2014, acrylic on paper, 30 x 24 inches

For the month of December, I'm posting works on paper completed this year and some from previous years. Available through the Bridgette Mayer Gallery: bmayer@bridgettemayergallery.com or 215.413.8893

TimMcFarlane.com

Thursday, December 04, 2014

Hardscrabble

Hardscrabble, 2014, acrylic on paper, 30 x 22 inches


For the month of December, I'm posting works on paper completed this year and some from previous years. Available through the Bridgette Mayer Gallery: bmayer@bridgettemayergallery.com or 215.413.8893
TimMcFarlane.com

Studio Newsletter-Fall/Winter 2014

Two of several recent paintings on view in the Fountain Restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel-Philadelphia until January 2015

My Fall/Winter 2014 Studio Newsletter is out! Catch up on current exhibition news, recent press and events in and out of the studio all in one place.
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Wednesday, December 03, 2014

Rerun (glitch)

Rerun (glitch), 2014, acrylic on paper, 30 x 22 inches

For the month of December, I'm posting works on paper completed this year and some from previous years. Available through the Bridgette Mayer Gallery: bmayer@bridgettemayergallery.com or 215.413.8893

TimMcFarlane.com

Tuesday, December 02, 2014

For Now

For Now, 2014, acrylic on paper, 30 x 22 inches

Every day for the month of December, I'm featuring available works on paper completed this year and some from previous years. 

For more information please contact the Bridgette Mayer Gallery: bmayer@bridgettemayergallery.com or 215.413.8893

Monday, December 01, 2014

More Than You Know


More Than You Know, 2014, acrylic on paper, 30 x 24 inches

Every day for the month of December, I'm featuring available works on paper completed this year and some from previous years. 

For more information please contact the Bridgette Mayer Gallery: bmayer@bridgettemayergallery.com or 215.413.8893
TimMcFarlane.com

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Glasstire.com announcement...

The last line in this announcement on Glasstire.com about the upcoming show at Gray Contemporary that I have work in had me laughing this morning...



Jeffrey Cortland Jones, Tim McFarlane & Douglas Witmer

November 20 - December 12, 2014
7026 Old Katy Road, suite 253, HoustonTX 77024 Get directions
713-862-4425
Painting, painting, and painting! By some smart painters!

Friday, November 14, 2014

New photography

Untitled Still no. 3

On a new photography kick lately. I'm trying out some ideas and concepts that have been brewing for a while. It's been a while since I've used my regular digital camera extensively (as opposed to my phone camera), but the things that I've learned from earlier self-portrait projects are still there and making it easier to jump into this new adventure. A few more shots are below...

Untitled Still no. 1

GC (back)

GC (grasp)



Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Exhibition: Gray Contemporary


I'm pleased to announce that I will have work in an upcoming three-person exhibition at 
Gray Contemporary in Houston, Texas. The show features paintings by Jeffrey Cortland Jones (Ohio), myself, and Douglas Witmer (Philadelphia). 

Opening Reception: 
November 20, 2014
6pm-9pm
Exhibition continues through December 12, 2014

Gray Contemporary
7026 Old Katy Road, #253
Houston, TX 77024

P: 713.862.4425
F: 713.862.4427
info@graycontemporary.com

(image: Jeffrey Cortland Jones, Workt (Facet), 2014, enamel and mixed media on paper, 26 x 20 in.)

Thursday, November 06, 2014

From the archives: 2009


Throwback with two paintings from my 2009 solo show at the Bridgette Mayer Gallery titled Right Now, This Moment. 

Left: Nest, 2009, acrylic on panel, 24 x 24 inches
Right: Masks, 2009, acrylic on panel, 30 x 40 inches




Wednesday, November 05, 2014

Monday, November 03, 2014

10 WAYS ARTISTS SHOULD USE SOCIAL MEDIA

10 WAYS ARTISTS SHOULD USE SOCIAL MEDIA

Upon reading this great list from ArtBookGuy, I realized that I've been doing pretty well with most of the items mentioned. I would add that when it comes to social media, artists should have places solely dedicated to their own work (website, facebook page, blog) and separate accounts for other interests. 

For example, I have a Tumblr page (timmcfarlane.tumblr.com) that's basically a dumping ground for my art interests, as well as things like design, style/fashion, photography, music, random humor, and so on. My Twitter account (@timmcfarlaneart) is a mix of my own work (images of pieces, studio photos, show announcement links, etc...) and other things. My Instagram (@timmcfarlaneart) account is a mix of things, but any posts that I make that feature my work, studio shots, exhibition photos, etc...are tagged with my name. That way, if someone does a search for me on Instagram, they will see all the posts that feature my artwork and studio. I also tag all of my art blog posts with my name so that it will show up in Google searches easily. 

Last, but not least, I use my own name across all of my public social media platforms, adding the word 'art' at the end of my name. I do that to make it easier for people searching for my work online to find it with as little work or confusion as possible, since there are others who share my name. 

Sunday, November 02, 2014

Studio visit with Sharon Butler

(photo: Sharon Butler)

Sharon Butler of Two Coats of Paint paid a visit to my studio last week, along with her class of 
second-year MFA students from PAFA...

Monday, October 27, 2014

Random color coincidence


Had to share this. This afternoon, I ran into my best friend from childhood, Tet (left), a graphic designer, in center city Philadelphia. He was on his way to taking a lunch break from work when we saw each other. Needless to say, we had a laugh about our coincidental color coordination...

Friday, October 17, 2014

Fresh Paint Magazine, Issue 5


My copy of Fresh Paint Magazine, Issue 5 arrived today and it looks great! My thanks to FPM for featuring my work and words. For more information or to order a print or digital copy, visit: Fresh Paint Magazine

Wednesday, October 08, 2014

Art Silicon Valley/San Francisco starts up!



Left: "Blind, Mindless Desire", 2014, acrylicn on panel, 48 x 36 inches
Right: "The Hook", 2014, acryilc on panel, 48 x 36 inches


Bridgette Mayer sent me a few shots of two of my new paintings being installed in the gallery's booth (#61) at Art Silicon Valley/San Francisco, happening Oct. 9th through the 12th. If you're in the SF area and going to the fair, visit the Bridgette Mayer Gallery booth (#61) to see them in person. 

Friday, October 03, 2014

Artist profile in Fresh Paint Magazine


I'm pleased to share that Fresh Paint Magazine is featuring my work in their latest issue! Check out the feature on the website, where you can also purchase a copy: Fresh Paint Magazine Studio Visit-Tim McFarlane

My thanks to Fresh Paint Magazine for featuring my work!

Fresh Paint Magazine.com

Monday, September 29, 2014

Pearl of Great Price

Pearl of Great Price, 2014, acrylic on panel, 36 x 36 inches

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Art Silicon Valley




I will have new paintings on display in the Bridgette Mayer Gallery booth at Art Silicon Valley, San Francisco, from October 9-12, 2014.

Art Silicon Valley San Francisco

Bridgette Mayer Gallery
Booth #61

San Mateo County Event Center
Expo Hall
1346 Saratoga Drive
San Mateo, CA 94403




Thursday, September 18, 2014

Red Bull Canvas Cooler



I’m excited and honored to be one of 20 artists chosen to participate in the 2014 Red Bull Philly Canvas Cooler competition. The event takes place next Thursday, Sept. 25th from 8-11pm at Arch Enemy Arts, 109 Arch Street. If you like my cooler, use #TIMPAINTSPHL to vote for it. Once the event is over, my cooler will be displayed at Tango, 1021 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA.

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Friday, September 05, 2014

2014 Benefit Exhibition for Ballet X

Bridgette Mayer Gallery

2014 Benefit Exhibition for BalletX  
On view: September 5 - October 4, 2014


 
Bridgette Mayer Gallery presents:
2014 Benefit Exhibition for BalletX 

On view: September 5 - October 4, 2014
Opening Reception: September 5, 2014 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. 

The exhibition will feature work by over 250 artists!  

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Well, this is late because I had the post in "Draft" mode and had forgotten about it. Anyway, I have two new paintings in this show and will be at the Bridgette Mayer Gallery for the reception. 

Thursday, September 04, 2014

Embracing the obvious

Sometimes, what I think of as the easy or obvious solution is actually the best solution. Earlier tonight, I reached a point with a work on paper where I was just shy of a resolution. I took a break, went back to it and still couldn't satisfy myself with the results. Walked away again, came back to it and started tinkering with it more. I needed a decisive mark or series of marks to finish the piece off. The image making techniques that I'd used for the majority of the piece were not going to work for the final layer. I finally stopped avoiding the "obvious" and got on with finishing the piece with the "easy" solution...and it worked.

It was a relief because I'd spent so much time trying to find a way around the obvious solution that I think that I gave myself a dull, throbbing headache in the process.

Sunday, August 31, 2014

That's all (for now...)

I don't know if I've mentioned it on this blog, but this summer I had a studio intern for the first time. Her name is Caitlin and she's a student at Moore College of Art entering her senior year. I was approached by a friend of Caitlin's who asked if I would be interested in having a studio intern. I wasn't sure at first because I'd never had an intern in the past and didn't know what I'd have them do. However, once I thought about it a bit, I realized that I did have a project, which was beginning the process of cataloging the works in my studio, starting with the works on paper.

Today was Caitlin's final day as my studio intern. I'm a little bummed, but also very grateful for the wonderful job that she did this summer. At last count, we'd gotten to #1099. Most of the work was accomplished, but there's still a bunch left to be photographed and given inventory numbers.

Having Caitlin's help this summer was invaluable because she was instrumental in getting me to become much more organized with my work. Organizing and documenting the work in the studio had been on my mind for a while and having Caitlin there moved the process from idea to full-on reality in a very short time. I'm very good at procrastination and I would not be even close to where I am now without her help. Thanks, Caitlin!!

Wednesday, August 06, 2014

My studio as it appeared yesterday (8.05.14) before a studio visit with Bridgette Mayer to show her my new works. 

Tuesday, August 05, 2014

Four Seasons brochure


Brochure image for my show at the Four Seasons Hotel-Philadelphia. On view until January, 2015. 

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Paintings at the Four Seasons Hotel-Philadelphia

(photo: James Miller)

I'm very pleased to announce that several of my paintings are now on view in the Fountain Restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel-Philadelphia. The works will be exhibited until January, 2015. This show consists of 7 paintings: 5 completed earlier this year and 2 older pieces from 2010 and 2013.  My thanks to the Bridgette Mayer Gallery and James Miller at the Four Seasons for arranging this show.

Sunday, July 20, 2014

New roads


On the studio wall, an as yet untitled new painting, acrylic on panel, 48 x 48 inches. 

I've been developing some new work on paper and smaller panels for the past few months and am at a point where I'm scaling things up a bit. I'm returning to some themes that I started with back in 2010, namely the use of the stencils that appeared in several works on paper and panels from that year. I made a lot of works where I attempted to incorporate the stencil patterns with other imagery-geometric and loose linear forms-with varying results. I chose to put that work aside for a while and continued my focus on the work that would make up 'Presence', my solo exhibition at the Bridgette Mayer Gallery in 2013. 

I finished a few other paintings that will be in an upcoming (August-December, 2014) show at the Four Seasons Hotel here in Philadelphia in the spring of this year. Since then, I've refocused my efforts on making works that incorporate some of the stencil patterns and are monochormoatic. I've wanted to move towards a monochromatic palette for a number of years, but didn't quite feel comfortable with it, but now seems to be the time to dive in. I've had some silver acrylic paint sitting in my studio for a couple of years and wasn't comfortable using it with my color work. I think that when I started experimenting with the silver (plus black and white), I began to see ways that silver could be an asset to the work.

So, I'm off on a new road. I don't know how long it will be, but I'm just going to try and enjoy the ride.

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Philip Guston


A great excerpt from "Philip Guston: A Life Lived", in which the artist responds to a question about the seemingly abrupt change in his paintings from abstraction to the cartoonish figurative works that he might be best known for...

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

I Can See For Miles

I Can See For Miles, 2014, acryilc on paper, 30 x 22 inches

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Estate

Estate, 2014, acrylic on panel, 48 x 36 inches

Wednesday, July 09, 2014

Release

"Release", 2014, acrylic on panel, 30 x 24 inches

Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Edge of the Deep Green Sea

Edge of the Deep Green Sea, 2014, acrylic on panel, 48 x 36 inches

Monday, June 30, 2014

So Much More...

"So Much More", 2014, acrylic on panel, 30 x 24 inches

Friday, June 27, 2014

Studio 6.26.14


On the wall: two new works on paper
Each: acrylic on paper, 27 x 19 inches


Friday, June 13, 2014

First oil

"Still Life with Blue Cloth", 1983, oil on masonite, 14 x 8 inches

The studio cataloging project continues and with that has come some interesting re-discoveries, like the one pictured above. That is my very first completed oil painting dating from my senior year in high school. I remember working on that painting for a long time in class, but was very happy with the results in the end. For the time, it wasn't bad. What I regret now is the lame signature that I put on it, but, oh well. It has held up pretty well. It's been stuffed inside of an old black portfolio case for most of it's exisitence, along with other older works, so there's been very little exposure to any adverse conditions. 

Friday, June 06, 2014

The Changing Complex Profile of Black Abstract Painters | ARTnews






Odili Donald Odita, Firewall, 2013. 
©ODILI DONALD ODITA/COURTESY THE ARTIST AND JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY, NEW YORK


The Changing Complex Profile of Black Abstract Painters | ARTnews

This is a really good article about the complexities and problems faced by black painters working with abstraction.

Saturday, May 03, 2014

Studio 5.02.14: Bad painting day


Man, things went really bad with this painting yesterday. I wound up painting out half of it to start over. I'm going in today with what I hope is a fresh perspective and see how I can salvage it.