A trip to the farmer's market

cranberry beans!

Another invitation to Loutopia

The Raft of the Lotus Roots, French painter Théodore Géricault's famous painting (Raft of the Medusa) recreated using vegetables by Chinese artist Ju Duoqi.

An invitation to Loutopia

Grant Barnhart is a painter who is exploring the idea of "too much." His painting is about spectacle, excess, and America (clearly that is a train I can get on board)

I like his use of cliche I am also a fan of his paint handling... he is combining many different ways of applying paint in a fresh way- stenciling, dripping, airbrush, old fashioned "painterly" quality, etc. There is an exuberance in his paintings that I don't find in the installations as much. I think I am clearly biased towards the paint. However, the self-contained "world" of a painting might be better suited to his over the top thesis than a self-contained corner of the gallery in his installation. Go big or go home message translates better in painting (as least over the internet.)

Fun with food!

Thanks Brooke and Chris at Proud Larry's for the pizza and Katherine for the cake!

Preaching to the choir

Pricing your work is one of the hardest part of being an
artist.

One of the best ways- I have found is to pay yourself for
time and materials. You could figure out how many hours you
have spent on the piece. Some will triple the price of
materials. I would never price something original (painting-
not a print) for less than $100. The more you sell, the
easier to price...

I would err on the side of too much... art is the only true
"free market." It is only worth what someone is willing to
pay for it.

On a more cynical note, the skull image is a work by Damien Hirst proving that a greedy artist is a rich one. He used $20 million dollars in materials and the reported asking price was $100 million.

introducing... The Nut House

I have been working on this painting all semester. I am so ready to see it done-- maybe Thanksgiving break.

It has been slow... partly because of the wild and crazy semester, but also it has a ton of browns. I miss real color.

you are invited!

Boston aka Sweet Tea Party

Tara Donovan, styrofoam cups and hot glue


I am just finishing up my whirlwind trip to Boston. I have a show at Framingham State College. Today, I met with the senior seminar class, gave a lecture, and had a reception. Whew.....

I also had a great Japanese dinner with a friend from Vermont, Amanda Fiedler.

The best part... the ICA Boston. Tim (the gallery director at Framingham) and I headed into Boston to check out the Tara Donovan show. It was incredible (she just won the MacArthur Genius Grant). She uses really mundane materials to create these really sublime, beautiful and in some cases psychedelic installations. Tara's work doesn't photograph well, but it truly amazing in person. I needed to see a good show..... back to MS and back to the studio in the morning.

I am famous (kind of)

Check out this review by Katherine Fields about the show at Meek. You have to scroll down and download the OxfordTown. I am on page 13. She made some interesting points about "Pop goes the weasel."

My favorite part is the following---

"Haney's concepts, compositions, and material choices evoke th spirit of artists who were enraptured with the Pop Art movement, a movement in art that garnered contemporary culture as a vehicle for art making. Haney's paintings are reminiscent of Gerhard Richter's photo paintings, Wayne Thiebaud's desserts, and Bridget Riley's optical illusionistic treatment of line and shape."

Thanks Katherine!

Gallery 130, Meek Hall, Oxford, MS

I am having a 2 person show with Jimmy Tollison in Meek Hall until Oct. 31. Here is a sneak peek. The gallery is open from 8-5 Monday through Friday. The reception/ artist's talk is Thursday, Oct. 30 from 4-6. We are in talks about "themed" food for the reception...
Thanks to the grad students/ gallery crew who did all the heavy lifting!

Beer Sweater!

Here's the pattern

Picture time

It is the professional photographer's turn. Worth every penny!

Talla-sassy

Two of my paintings, Flamin' Painting and Best Prom Ever, are included in the Tallahassee International Show the Florida State University Museum of Art.

Crazy Light

Wow- look at the light in my neighbor's yard this morning. Brooke would be proud. I really glad I live next door to college students. I doubt they are awake before noon. Normal neighbors would have thought I was crazy.

The painting in progress is "SweeTee" Since leaving Vermont, I have worked on the background and some of the details in the glass. My production has slowed since coming home, but I can't wait to see this painting finished.

I'm home!!!!

I made it back to Mississippi in one piece. Before I become engrossed in other things, I want to show some work from the open studios at VSC. This is a small sampling of some incredible work by all of the residents.

Genevieve Chevalier, mixed media, 4' tall

Elke Pessl, photography/ silkscreen
Lisa Tubach, detail of a very large painting

Kathleen Kucka, enamels on paper
Amanda Fieldler, mixed media sculpture

ps the heat index today is 106