Skyler Lovelace Arts

Orar, Amar, Luchar exhibit upstairs at CityArts: wonderful artwork, plus you can watch "Searching for La Yarda" a brief video about the Mexican families who settled in an East Lawrence neighborhood known as “La Yarda.”
https://www.humanitieskansas.org/get-involved/kansas-stories/places/searching-for-la-yarda

The group show "Affinity" is up through mid November at the Carriage Factory Art Gallery in Newton. My paintings on display include this series of experiments with a red gesso background: "Barn Party," "Kansas Petroglyphs," and "Rabbit Heaven." The fantasy Rabbit Heaven got the most comments at the show opening.
More info on the Red Series: https://www.skylerlovelace.com/viewcollection/208894

This painting began with a roadside walk in Tuscany; I used crushed flower petals and stems to lay out its lines and first colors.

It, and other paintings from Lucca, will be available at Newton's Carriage Factory Art Gallery September 21-November 14. More info about the show is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1031658282001991/1031658418668644/?event_time_id=1031658418668644

https://www.skylerlovelace.com/blog/195639/what-the-tuscan-landscape-said-the-story-of-a-painting

What the Tuscan Landscape Said ~ the story of a painting Back in our shared studio, I pressed petals onto the canva-paper, releasing the violet and maroon shapes. I dipped flower stems in green/blue acrylic paints and rolled them to create horizontal lines:

William Carlos Williams' Red Wheel Barrow poem is now represented in a Pittsburgh, PA, community garden. Jane & I did this one -- the broken wheel barrow was headed for the landfill, ditto the shipping pallet that we rescued from a local art supply store; the white rooster was a weather vane at a reclamation yard.
This is a very handsome bit of guerrilla art sneaked onto the site. I hope all the gardeners enjoy Williams' 100-yr-old poem.

The William Carlos Williams corner of the backyard. I finished stenciling the poem and got an assist from Next Level Handyman & More hanging it on the fence. The old wheelbarrow got a fresh coat of paint. And a few more metal chickens found their way onto the raised bed.

The pallet was left behind when Lowes delivered bags of mulch. It was so interesting and ratty-looking I knew I had to make something with it. I was inspired by Sara Joy Harmon's study of Wichita's ghost signs & wanted the lettering to look like it was painted in 1923, the year Williams published this poem

ooh la la -- here's a gift article from the NYT

France Issues Scratch-and-Sniff Baguette Postage Stamps (Gift Article) The celebration of French heritage in the run-up to the Paris Olympics was unveiled on the feast day of Saint Honoré, the patron saint of bakers.

Increasing plant diversity one corner at a time: Elderberry flanked by two clove currants, five spiderworts, and four hostas.

OK the hostas aren't native, but I transplanted them from another part of the yard, and hey, it's SHADE here and what can a person do?

April's Irises

Wow peonies in bloom early - they usually wait til Mothers' Day.

Ants on peony bud - an old garden myth was that ants were needed to open the peony flowers. They are just interested in the nectar. In my garden, they are welcome.

April

A nexus, a helix,
a knot if you will,
that unravels May’s warmth
from March’s chill.

-- this month's collab with Alfons Mucha

My new backyard tin-roofed shed/gazebo thing. I hear there was some confusion when a neighbor child said I was putting in a pot shed; the dad quickly corrected that to potting shed. Although another income stream might be a good idea!
Highly recommend Next Level Handyman & More for projects like these.

Redbuds and daffodils in both in bloom. The white redbuds are in the back.
Planning, Dan, planning!

I was interviewed by Canvas Rebel:

Meet Skyler Lovelace We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Skyler Lovelace a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below. Skyler, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. We’d love to hear about a project that you’ve worked on that’s meant a lot to you. One of my most meaningful pain...