Open Walls, Peeling paper

Open Walls, V
8.5 X 10.5 inches (21 X 27 cm)
Mixed media collage on wood




Open Walls, VI
8.5 X 10.5 inches (21 X 27 cm)
Mixed media collage on wood

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have been experimenting with more fragile layers of paper on top of my heavily layered walls. In works such as these, the original written story has become deeply buried in the background; papered-over, if you will.

Paredes Abiertas III / Open Walls III

Paredes Abiertas III / Open Walls III

mixed media and collage on wood
21.5 X 27 cm (21.5 X 8.5in.) 2010

Casa & Campo I/II / House & Field I/II

Casa & Campo I / House & Field I


Casa & Campo II / House & Field II

Diptych: 20 X 20 inches (50 X 50 cm) each. Collage 7 mixed media on wood

This diptych is a large scale version of the 32 abstract orange Daily Paintings featured on my other blog.

Set of 4 Dailies

This is a composition of 4 daily paintings, developed at first as a set, then individually. Check out the individual posts here. As I start each new daily piece, I make reference to the one that came the day before. In this way, there is a constant flow of continuity day to day.

Top left, clockwise to bottom right:

Cocina, Parquet, Rotary, and Golden Crop.

8 X 8 inches (20 X 20 cm) each panel. Collage, joss paper, rusted metal, and acrylic on wood.

Boxes in the mail!

Yay! I got a big juicy package of opened boxes in the mail today. Getting mail is an event in and of itself, but this was just heart-bursting. Of course, it was from Gail (see art be Gail Mitchell), I knew she would be the first international addition to the collection. I must also give credit however, to two of my English students.

Some of theses boxes are so cute - I don't want to change them!

addendum: two of my yoga students brought me a big satchel of boxes this evening! Gracies a tots.

Sketches using white-out

I'm not sure what to think of these 2 studies from my sketch book. I had fun making them with white out amongst other mixed-media techniques. How to they inform my new work? Sheer exploration may suffice.

Call for Boxes

Would you like too contribute to a work of art in-the-making? I am gathering and priming opened boxes for a major project. I generally use boxes from medicines, tea, art supplies, toothpaste,  hardware, etc- but not much bigger than a tea box. You can see some examples above. If you would like to collect and send me some, you can mail them to either my address in Massachusetts or here in Mallorca. Please email me or post a comment on this blog if you would like the mailing address. To incorporate boxes from America and Mallorca and beyond, as well as the concept of recycling will make the project even better. Thank you. lauriepearsall@mac.com

What goes around Comes around

Can you tell what these two pictures are of? I'll explain in a bit, but first, follow my visual train of thought for a moment...

Above is an image of a church floor plan. I have always loved architectural plans and topographical maps and have been collecting a lot of them lately for a new series. Something about the arial view and relation to cross-section that inspires me. In this particular example, I love the tilt on the right hand side. 

Family Tree (total composition approx. 6 X 4 feet)  This image was made in 1990 for my thesis show at the Cooper Union. I just remembered it a few days ago. I based the composition on church floor plans. that's 18 years ago, folks...and back then I was so unsure how to be an artist. Little did I know my subconscious was formulating plans for years to come.

Attic Hideaway (aka The Escape) This piece was made in 2006. The compositional format was based on an open tea box. After unpacking so many boxes from my overseas move, I was contemplating that which we take with us and that which we leave behind during big changes. I have picked up this 'open box' concept with my newest work and will post some at a later date.

The first 2 images of this post and the one above are some I have made of torn-down facades in Mallorca. Over the last year and a half, I have shot dozens of photos like these. There has been a major construction boom which is now turning into a major construction crisis, leaving all these unresolved projects. While the floor plans and open boxes have an arial perspective, these show a slice, or cross-section in profile. YUM. I am particularly fond of the remaining medicine cabinet and dangling shower fixtures!