Just ducky.

Tonight I'm going to turn in my painting for the upcoming fundraiser at Artspace in downtown Raleigh, to raise $ for their summer arts programs for youth. The event, "Give and Take", will take place the evening of April 2, 2009 - and for the price of admission ($10) plus another $50, you can take home a 12"x12" work of art by a local artist! Bargain! Woot! For more details, click here. In the meantime, here's my contribution to the effort:

just ducky, 2009, oil on wood panel, 12"x12", by me, Diane Feissel.

More Morning Times.

Hey. Here are some more shots from the Morning Times opening reception:

4 paintings on the far wall

painting entitled "safety in numbers"

Napoleon, Matt and Paul from the Raleigh AIGA, in front of "after the magic"

a decent crowd

Love this t-shirt. Can't claim credit for it, wish I could. Can only admire it from afar. Ah munna eat choo!

John, taking time to smell the carnations.

Nighttime at Morning Times.

Props to those who made it out to the opening reception for the Morning Times show last Friday night – there was a decent turnout, especially after about 9pm or so. Thanks also to the Raleigh Chapter of the AIGA, which sponsored the show and sent out some Quality representatives in the form of Napoleon Wright and Matt Muñoz. Thanks guys! And, of course, a huge shout-out to Megan Sullivan, the gallery director over at Morning Times, who is sheer awesomeness.

I haven't downloaded all photos yet, but here are some which demonstrate that it is possible, with the right height and angle, to give people bunny ears via my painting after the magic. Behold:

Megan with bunny ears

John with bunny ears

me with bunny ears

Obsession.

What is it with me that I can't stop painting bunnies? Bunnies bunnies bunnies. Bunnies and goats, too. Goats and bunnies. They're both so damn cute, that's why. I think. That might account for the kitty paintings too. Lord help me.

after the magic, 2009, oil on printed fabric, 30"x30", by me, Diane Feissel

Fuming.

I've just been putting last touches on some paintings for the Morning Times show, courtesy of some Liquin. Man, is that stuff potent - the fumes, I mean... I can hear the CLUNK sound as each brain cell falls down dead up in the noggin. Whoah. I am fully 60% more stupid than when I began tonight. Ungh. Grunt grunt. Me make painting. Look at here. Ungh:

spring, 2009, oil on printed fabric, 24"x36", by Diane Feissel.

Cupcakes.

I've recently begun eating normal (read: solid) foods since I had a wisdom tooth extracted a week and a half ago... in the meantime, it had been a struggle painting this painting with its yummy cupcakes. Mmmm, cupcakes...

let them eat cake, 2009, oil on printed fabric, 16"x20", by me, Diane Feissel

Where's Waldo?

Funny news - there was a recent profile in February's issue of San Francisco Magazine on SF interior designer Ken Fulk. Unfortunately you can't see all of the photos in the online version of the story, accessible here, but in the print copy there are some lovely pictures of his home and office building in SOMA, and if you squint your eyes and enlist the aid of a microscope, you can make out a couple of my paintings in there... he also has a painting by my super-awesome former studiomate from San Francisco, Michael Schoenig, and it also appears he has a painting by this great Finnish artist named Tiina Heiska, whose work is shown through Galerie Susan Nielsen in Paris. So... suffice it to say, I approve of Mr. Fulk's taste in art! Haha.

Anyway, if you're in the SF Bay Area, pick up a copy and take a look... it's the issue with Barack Obama on the cover (like every other magazine these days, I suppose).

Here's the painting that can be seen most clearly, 100 points for you if you can find it in the spread:

untitled, oil on canvas, 24"x24", done in 2003 by me, Diane Feissel.