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Dr. Sketchy’s OKC, Roller Derby Edition 2010.03.14
Hey Sketchers, come join me tonight at IAO Gallery for another episode of Dames, Drinking, and Drawing. In that order. Marilyn sez, “If you bring gently used or new art supplies you have a chance to win a fabulous prize. These art goodies will be going to Haiti.” Yee-haw!
Abstract Dr. Sketchy’s 8, ink on paper, 2010 by Sarah Atlee. Click image to view source.
Check out the new additions to my Flickr site – abstract drawings from this year’s previous Dr. Sketchy’s sessions.
Studio Spaces for Rent in Downtown Norman
These loft studio spaces are located in the middle of Norman’s designated Arts District, on the second floor at 123 E. Main. The 123 Main Studios are located in the middle of the oldest block of historic downtown Norman and are close to local restaurants, specialty retail shops and entertainment areas. All loft studios have front and rear walk-up access as well as elevator access. The common use areas include restrooms, entry hallway with intercom front door control, elevator access and limited rear parking. All utilities are included in the rental price, including electricity, water, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, fire safety monitoring and elevator service. Each studio has a sink workspace and cleanup area. Spaces should be ready at the end of February 2010. A security deposit of one month’s rent is required.
Studio locations:
1. West street front 385 sq. ft. $500/mo [rented]
2. SE corner street front 485 sq. ft. $650/mo [rented]
3. Middle East #1 370 sq. ft. $400/mo
4. Middle East #2 315 sq. ft $300/mo
5. NE corner rear 345 sq. ft. $400/mo
6. NW corner rear 440 sq. ft. $500/mo [rented]
7. Middle West 305 sq. ft. $300/mo
Contact Gary Clinton for more information: gclinton1 at cox dot net.
Dr. Sketchy’s OKC Sunday, 2010.02.21
Tonight’s session will feature Daphne Chardonnay and the Red Hot Mannequins.
4 models, 2 stages, live body painting, drawing contests, prizes, cash bar & great music, ‘nough said!
Join us at IAO’s beautiful new space, 706 W Sheridan in downtown OKC.
I’m Nominated for an Okie Blog Award!
Carl Sandburg: Crimson, prismacolor in altered book, 2009 by Sarah Atlee. Click image to view source.
It’s a cliche, but I’m honored just to be nominated. Some of my favoite blogs are also up for awards, like Debby Kaspari’s Drawing the Motmot and OVAC’s excellent blog. Vote by February 14!
Oklahoma Art Writing & Curatorial Fellowship article in Journal Record
Daniel Chester French, foremost American sculptor, in his studio at Stockbridge, Mass. Photo from the Smithsonian Archive on the Flickr Commons. Click image to view source.
The 12 Fellows for the first Oklahoma Art Writing & Curatorial Fellowship have been announced. I can’t wait to get started!
There’s an article in the Journal Record today about the Fellowship, plus a photo of me looking downright respectable in my studio. Snip:
The fellows selected for the program will be matched with mentors ranging from a curator in Cleveland, Ohio, to an art critic in New York City to an art professor from Fort Worth, Texas. Mentors and fellows will work together on contemporary art writing, and mentors will guide their fellows on a final project. The public can be part of the process at three panel discussions scheduled for February, March and September at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art in Norman and the Oklahoma City Museum of Art.
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Tishomingo “Mingo” Yale is one of the characters from Normal, OK.
Drawing for Normal, OK: Tishomingo Yale, ink on paper, 2007. Click image to view source.
Tishimingo “Mingo” Yale teaches pilates. On weekends, weather permitting, she has a roadside fish fry stand. Bass fishermen stop there on their way back from Lake Goodnight.
Mingo came to fitness instruction in her mid-forties, after years of wearing high-heeled shoes had all but ruined her spine. At the urging of her chiropractor, Mingo took up yoga. The improvements in her health were so significant she decided she must help bring this lifestyle to others.
The final painting, which you can see here, was created using the acrylic gel transfer process detailed here and here.
You can see Mingo in person at Legacy Bank in Edmond through January 2010.
Normal, OK at Legacy Bank, Edmond, 2009.12.09
Normal, OK: Magnolia Black. Acrylic, collage and prismacolor on canvas. Click image to view source.
Legacy Bank Features Contemporary Oklahoman Artist in Edmond
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Legacy Bank is currently featuring the art work of contemporary Oklahoman artist Sarah Atlee at the location at 15th and Bryant in Edmond’s Spring Creek Village as part of a program called Art Matters. Art Matters is a program initiated by Legacy Bank to support noteworthy artists in our local community.
Here’s a fun game to play in the car: When you pass a road sign that has two town names on it, pretend they are the first and last names of a person. Invent a personality to go with that name. Who is this person? Where did they come from? What do they do for a living? What are their hobbies? Sarah Atlee has played this game enough to populate an entire imaginary community.
“Normal, OK is a fictional construct, a place in my head, based on real places around me,” says Atlee. “In Normal, everyone has a second job, a quiet dream, a lost love, or a former life. Normal is a town of entrepreneurs, artists, upstanding citizens, troublemakers, friends, and a few enemies. I hope you enjoy your visit.”
Please join me at the Legacy Bank Holiday Open House on Wednesday, December 9th, from 11 am to 2 pm. I will be there sketching from 11:00 until closing time at 5:00.
Click here to learn more about Normal, OK.
Longdecks Show @ DnA Galleries 2009.10.23
Margaret VIII (Blow, Wind, Blow), detail, acrylic on bamboo skate deck, 2009. Click image to view source.
See detail views of Margaret VIII here, here and here. See shots of the board in progress: stage one, two, three, four and five.
Join us the following Saturday, October 24 at 611 Creative for the Third Annual Ghouls Gone Wild Parade!