Small Works

Pinned

12" x 9"

oil on panel

Detail of Pinned.

V15

6" x 12"

oil on panel

Detail of V15.

 Wedge

9" x 12"

oil on panel

Detail of Wedge.

Principle Gallery

Small Works Show

Opening Reception

December 6th, 2014

1:00pm - 4:00 pm

Alexandria, VA

Principle Gallery

Article in Fine Art Connoisseur

about the show:

Holidays Bring Quality in Miniature

 

 

Temple of Art

Me and You

18" x 6"

Oil painting on sealed , acid free, 100 % cotton rag paper

mounted on panel. 

Within the space between the scarf I did a painting

on top of  a photographed portrait

by Allan Amato.

Temple of Art is a collaborative project by photographer Allan Amato and 50 participating artists.

Since early 2012 Allan has been photographing fine artists and inviting them to interpret those portraits through their particular medium.  While shooting his portraits , Allan found himself asking the artists  about their process, their motivations, and lives.  The Temple of Art Documentary will provide an insightful look into the lives of these artists by following the progress of the collaborations from conception to completion, alongside interviews.  

Here is my original portrait by Allan Amato :

 

Teresa by Allan Amato

Here is my collaboration with Allan. I cropped in on his 

original portrait and added my painting 

to the area between the scarves:

Detail from 

Me and You

Allan Amato also asked by husband 

Scott M. Fischer 

to participate.

This is his original portrait:

 Scott by Allan Amato

Here is Scott and Allan's collaboration with Scott

painting on top of his portrait:

Feed Me

30" x 15"

Reception and Book Launch
Friday December 5th, 2014
8:00pm-11:00pm
La Luz De Jesus Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
La Luz De Jesus

 To learn more about the

Temple of Art Project

please go to 

Temple of Art

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Principle Gallery Charleston

Featuring new works by

Teresa N. Fischer, Richard Hall, Richard Murdock, 

Larry Preston, and Joshua Suda.

Opening October 3rd, 2014

Reception 5:00pm to 8:00pm

125 Meeting Street

Charleston, SC

834-727-4500

I will have five paintings in the show.

Here is a preview of them all together:

Lift Off

27.5"x10.5"

 Buck

24"x36"

Appeal

24"x12"

 

The Weight of Ideas

24"x24"

Good Dog Barky

16"x12"

To see the online catalog of the whole show

please follow this link:

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Principle Gallery Charleston

Buck

Buck

24" x 36"

oil on panel

Buck Rogers: An Autobiography

(from The Collected Works of

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century)

"I, Buck Rogers, am the only man alive, so far as I know, whose normal span of life has been spread over a period of five centuries! I was just twenty years old when the great World War of 1914-18 ended and I was mustered out of the Air Service where I had served for eighteen months on the battle fronts of France as a Pursuit Pilot. Soon after returning home I got a job surveying the low levels of an abandoned mine located near a great city. Deep in this mine, I was cut off from return by a cave-in, and succombed to a curious and unidentified radio-active gas I had descended to study. I sank into a state of suspended animation in which I was "preserved" in all my youth and vigor until, five hundred years later, some shifting of strata once more let air into the ancient working - and I awoke. The year was 2419."

In 1932 Rick Yager took over as the inker and writer of the

Sunday comic strip. Above is an example of Yager's design of 

Buck Roger's and Wilma.

Rick Yager

Looking up ship designs from the Buck Roger's world 

I came across this . . .

This is a puzzle from 1945, 

Buck Rogers & His Atomic Bomber set.

Imagining Buck flying around saving the world

I planned out my painting.

In it is the 

Rocket Police Patrol Ship from 1934

made by Louis Marx & Co.

And I wanted to paint him big!

For scale here you see me holding the tin toy 

in front of the painting. 

The toy measures 12 inches.

The ship in the painting measures 25.5 inches.

Here are some detail shots

from the finished painting. . .

Painting detail

Painting detail

Painting detail

Opens Friday, October 3rd, 2014

Reception 5pm to 8pm

Principle Gallery Charleston

125 Meeting Street

Charleston, SC 29401

843-727-4500

www.principlegallery.com

The Weight of Ideas

The Weight of Ideas

24"x24"

oil on panel

I am fascinated by ideas and where they come from.

What triggers our ideas. . .

How one idea can lead to another idea.

One fades right into another.

Is one idea better or more important than the previous. . .

Do some ideas weigh heavily on our shoulders. . .

not that they are bad, but the impact that idea may have.

Are some ideas light and bright. . .

even fun . . . almost wanting to float away.

These are some of the thoughts that lead to my painting

The Weight of Ideas.

I came up with my visual idea then had to figure out

how to set it up. . .

 Working on the set up. 

Hot glue, string, blocks, and poles 

are my best friends in the studio.

And why the tractor. . .

I am an Indiana girl. 

I grew up with farms and tractors all around me.

Early morning in Indiana.

A freshly cut alfalfa field.

I was in Indiana visiting family while

working on this painting. Being there, where I grew up,

made me realize, this tractor is really a part of me.

Here are some in progress shots from the painting. . .

Here is a fun picture of my studio cat, 

who always steals my stool.

Behind her is 

The Weight of Ideas

at an early stage.

Makes her look like a 

unicorn cat.

Some detail shots from the 

finished painting. . .

Detail

Detail

Detail

Opens Friday, October 3rd, 2014

Reception 5pm to 8pm

Principle Gallery Charleston

125 Meeting Street

Charleston, SC 29401

843-727-4500

www.principlegallery.com

Good Dog Barky

Good Dog Barky

16" x 12"

oil on panel

Featured in this painting is Barky

made in 1958 by Fisher-Price Toys Inc

of East Aurora , NY.

He is a Boston Terrier pull toy.

When his wheels roll

his eyes move up and down 

and he makes a little clacking noise.

Let me show you the little gentleman 

who was my inspiration for this painting,

my own good dog Oliver.

Here is a side by side comparison photo:

Barky                           Oliver

Fisher-Price did such a fantastic job

capturing that Boston Terrier expression.

My Oliver's favorite activity in the world,

next to sleeping under blankets, is playing fetch.

 I truly believe if he was the size of a labrador 

he would carry multiple tennis balls at one time

like I have seen some labradors do.

Here are some in progress shots of my painting:

Work in progress of the baseball.

Work in progress of Barky.

Detail shots 

of the finished painting. . .

Principle Gallery Charleston

125 Meeting Street

Charleston, SC 29401

843-727-4500

Lift Off

Lift Off 

27.5" x 10.5"

oil on panel

In this painting is a set of Buck Rogers 

Crayon Ship colored pencils.

Made by American Pencil CO of NY in 1936.

The front of the box shows Buck Rogers ship taking off, 

so naturally I felt the need to portray the pencils 

lifting off one by one.

I was drawn to the graphics on the packaging. 

The designs used for the various ships 

from the Buck Rogers series from the 1930's movie shorts 

and the comics have such great style.

The colors they use for printing from the 1930's 

have the color combinations I love to use.

A little video I took of the box and pencils.
You will see there is a little surprise 
on the back of the box. . .

Here are some in progress shots from the painting. . . 

Now for some detail shots from the finished painting. . .

Lift Off

27.5"x10.5"

oil on panel

 Principle Gallery Charleston

125 Meeting Street

Charleston, SC 29401

843-727-4500

www.principlegallery.com