Archive for sharon pierce mccullough – Page 3
My cement sculpture titled A Horse of Course was awarded first place in sculpture at the opening reception for Art of the State. The show which opened on June 28, 2015 runs until September. This was quite an honor considering that artists from all across the state of PA entered pieces of art for this exhibit. Over 1000 pieces of art were considered and only 126 pieces were juried into the show. Just to be included in the show was exciting.
The horse is built over a metal and wire armature and then I coated a mixture of sand, cement and red oxide pigment over the entire figure. Several coats of cement were applied and then for the last coat, the boar bristle mane and tail were added. Strips of muslin were also coated with the cement mixture and these were wound around the metal legs. A cement piece must cure for a total of 28 days before it is totally cured.
Currently, I am working on a number of new sculpture which I will post soon.
Opening night for the Susquehanna Art Museum exhibit Found in Transition was last night, April 17, 2015. The exhibit looked wonderful and I was honored to be included. My art sculpture, Tall Dark Handsome, looked great at this museum venue. The mix of art was exceptional. Here are a few shots of the opening last night.
Over the winter I have been painting more and dreaming of the warm, sunny weather. While my palette of colors remains bold, I find myself thinking of beachy scenes and my colors are getting a bit lighter and brighter. I’m anxious to get back to the outside studio and start on some exciting new cement sculptures. Stay tuned for some fun stuff.
During the past few months I have been playing around with more cement. I am into my next phase of cement artwork and the one in progress, titled the Entertainer, is almost completed. There are just a few finishing touches and then she will be done.
Although I am continue to work on two dimensional paintings, I am still enamored with cement work. August 2014.
It’s been a whirlwind week. After setting up my solo exhibit at the Adams County Arts Council two weeks ago, I then headed right down to Virginia Beach for business and family. The show will hang for the rest of May 2014 and then I will have two other abstract pieces, in more muted tones in another juried exhibit. Here is a photo from the Artist reception on May 2nd.