Roundup by Mary Landis #043010

Oil on canvas
15X30
$700 unframed
S&H $30
To see more of my art work you may visit my websites at: www.marylandis.com www.marylandis.blogspot.com
THANK YOU FOR VISITING THIS SITE FROM MARY LANDIS IN THE SWEETHEART CITY, LOVELAND, COLORADO.

Geese in Flight by Mary Landis #042910

Oil on canvas
20X24
$700 unframed
$30 S&H
To see more of my art work you may visit my websites at:www.marylandis.comwww.marylandis.blogspot.com.
THANK YOU FOR VISITING THIS SITE FROM MARY LANDIS FINE ART IN THE SWEETHEART CITY, LOVELAND, COLORADO.

meditation script

This is the beginning of Meditation Script.  A series of mark making.  Each mark, viewed one at a time, one after the other, repeating a pattern of watching so as to bring the mind to one sustained consciousness.  This is to practice contemplation of only the simplest term in order to relieve the mind of life's cacophony and make space in one's being.

Coinciding with my static work in meditative mark making, this is a dynamic script for sustained, repeated action - that is meditation.

Japanese prints

Beautiful prints. 
Good article.
Thanks NYTimes, Arthur Miller, and the Japan Society, Manhattan.

Centenniel by Mary Landis #041510

Oil on Canvas
12X36
$900
S&H $30
To see more of my artwork you may visit my websites at:www.marylandis.com www.marylandis.blogspot.com
THANK YOU FOR VISITING THIS SITE FROM MARY LANDIS IN THE SWEETHEART CITY, LOVELAND, COLORADO.

Surprising Ingenuity - Austrian Design in Milan

Again a countdown, 3 days to go for the opening of the exhibition Surprising Ingenuity - Austrian Design presenting a comprehensive survey of recent Austrian furniture and interior design including a dazzling site specific intervention by EOOS, inserting minimalistic mirroed space splitters that elegantly cross the boundaries of art and design, a hilarious sofa landscape built of nearly 2 tons of wheat flour and chocolate icing by Dejana Cabiljo, a living room in which Liquid Loft reanimates iconic Thonet chairs following the question: what is our furniture doing, when we are not in the room. And not to forget a custom built animal farm by Walking Chair that literally "make things and songs". Check out the exhibition with more than 40 designers and manufacturing companies at Via Bugatti 7 in Zona Tortona during the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, everyday from 10 am to 10pm, unless you party with us on Thursday, 15th from 9pm onwards with a DJ line up hosted by Red Bull Music Academy featuring:

Tensnake (Permanent Vacation, Hamburg)

Live: Ad Bourke (Rome)

DJ Marco Passarani (Final Frontier, Rome)

DJ Felix Fuchs (Vienna)

For me personally, this show is a special pleasure as I wanted to make a strong statement about Austrian Design in Milan already years ago while still working for the Austrian Design Foundation. Back then (2003) there was no chance to generate the public support. Now it is happing. More info and press at www.juicypool.com/awo_mailand

lots of white fabric

My sewing machine and I spent the day surrounded by white fabric.  I've been making this huge piece for Louder Than Words Dance Theater's June show at the Newman Center's Byron Theater.  This piece acts as set and costume.  Clothing half the stage in white fabric under which the dancers perform.

Today I attached to the large piece, pants and shirts made from the same fabric.  The idea is, performers arrive at the clothing elements from under the fabric, find the shirt or pants or gloves, and push into the clothing through to the surface.  Wearing the clothing elements changes the effects performers can have on the fabric piece at large.   Also added to the piece, a tube running the length of the perimeter.  Yards and yards of sewn length.... very time consuming. 

Nonetheless, I did have a Sunday break with my friends.  Christian, Michael and Fil made a picnic to enjoy on our back lawn - the first picnic of 2010!