#almostdone I’m documenting work in the studio today! My show Blue Mythologies opens next week @raftofsanity #seeyououtthere . . #amandabesl #ecogothic #amandabeslstudio #blue #bluemythologies #artshow #photographingart #botany #inthestudio #d
With the opening reception of “Blue Mythologies” less than 3 weeks away, Nigel is trying out wardrobe options for the big night! . . #amandabesl #amandabeslstudio #bluemythologies #artexhibition #transitofvenus #thedeathpretzels #albumrel
I’ve got that “just finished the last major #oilpainting for my exhibition” feeling and here’s a #detail to prove it! #bluemythologies opens 9/16 @raftofsanity The work is inspired by my love of #victoriana and #naturalscienc
#tbt It was New Year’s Eve when I shared a #detail from the #underdrawing stage of this #botanical #painting Here’s a #sneakpeek of the finished #oilpainting in all its 6.5ft glory! Come see the whole painting and lots more this September
I’m painting on the #studio floor tonight. Here’s a #sneakpeek of my view of some pieces I’m finishing up for my solo exhibition @raftofsanity next month. (A couple of #cyanotypes are photobombing too!) . . #amandabesl #amandabeslst
My favorite #technicolor #detail from a #cyanotype inspired #oilpainting I finished today. This piece is part of my exhibition #bluemythologies @raftofsanity this September. . . #amandabesl #amandabeslstudio #sneekpeek #botany #botanicalart #umbel #f
Earlier this week I slipped away from the studio to see my parents at their home in the #forest While there I picked so many of these little wild #blackberries and remembered that #freshair doesn’t smell like paint thinner! Back to easel&hellip
A study in #blue : My beautiful studio assistant Minerva is critiquing a #watercolor and #cyanotype collage. It’s one of several #vortex paintings for my solo show @raftofsanity this fall. Siamese cats are very open to sharing their opinions.
Fresh from the easel and giving off some “snap, crackle & pop” against this avocado wall! This #oilpainting is part of my solo exhibition #bluemythologies @raftofsanity this September. This painting is inspired by a #cyanotype I made
Some fun ferny fragments #ontheeasel today! If I’m not making #cyanotypes I’m working on these paintings inspired by them. This is a #workinprogress . . #amandabesl #amandabeslstudio #blue #wip #bluemythologies #cyanotype #details #fern
These ghost #ferns seem like the perfect #victorian pairing for the #cyanotype I made yesterday. This is a big one (nearly 20”) so I had to process it in the bathtub! . . #amandabesl #amandabeslstudio #detail #bluemythologies #botany #timetrave
A lovely trio of smaller 8” #starmap #cyanotypes hanging #inthegarden this evening. These were made on thick #handmade (but not by me) watercolor paper with a wonderful #decklededge . . #amandabesl #amandabeslstudio #cyanotype #cyanomasters #b
It's been a year-long journey building up a universe and tearing it apart again... Here are a few #victorian details from my #passionproject #transitofvenus on view @raftofsanity this September. . . #amandabesl #newwork #amandabeslstudio #bluemythol
Two little #kaliedoscope #vortex prints happened while listening to #jamesgleick Time Travel: A History. These were made using #wetcyanotype techniques and the traditional #cyanotype processes over multiple extended exposures. . . #amandabesl #vortex
Here comes the sun! I’m harnessing these long days of #wny #sunshine for beautifully extended #cyanotype exposures. This new #celestial series reminds me of #starmaps Perhaps the plant materials are paying homage to their collaboration with the
Happy solstice! 1. Sweet Chariot 2. Aunt Mary 3. Novalis 4. Lord Byron . . #sweetchariot #miniaturerose #auntmargyrose #polyantha #foundrose #novalis #poseidonrose #lordbyron #climbingrose #happysolstice #summersolstice #rosegarden #rosesofinstagram
A #sneakpeek #detail of what’s on the easel right now. This #oilpainting was inspired by my recent #cyanotype experiments. . . #amandabesl #amandabeslstudio #nasturtium #umbel #botany #wip #botanicalart #botanyart #plantart #contemporarybotanic
My #studio must be a veritable #tardis to hold this much #workinprogress for my show this September @raftofsanity (Actually, no. There are paintings in the hallway, the dining room...) . . #amandabesl #amandabeslstudio #raftofsanity #bluemythologies