Everyone!
I'm abandoning Livejournal for greener pastures (I suppose... it really depends on how you look at it I guess!)
I'm going to start keeping a new blog here:
http://axlsart.blogspot.com/
Please, update your links and come on over!
Thanks so much to all of you who've hung with me here over the past few years. |
The Studio Sale - Studio Open House Show & Sale
Saturday, November 15, 2008 1-7 pm
or by appointment from November 12-18
call or email
519 642 2767 (please leave a messege)
axl.t.ernst@gmail.com
On Saturday, November 15th 2008 from 1 pm – 7 pm, visual artist Axl T. Ernst will be hosting The Studio Sale from her studio above The ARTS Project at 205 1/2 Dundas Street, Studio 6. During these hours, her studio will be open to the public for viewing and artwork will be available for purchase. For those who cannot make it to the open house, the works may also be viewed by appointment from November 12 – 18. Appointments may be booked via email: axl.t.ernst@gmail.com or phone: 519-642- 2767 (please leave a message).
The work which will be available includes formerly exhibited mixed media acrylic paintings as well as un-exhibited experimental works on canvas, panel and paper. Drawings, oils, as well as a large collection of figurative studies in various drawing media will also be available at great negotiable prices.
Axl T. Ernst is a promising emerging artist currently working from her studio in downtown London. Originally from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, she has been working in London for 3 years where she has been regularly exhibited in various solo and group shows in the region. Axl is mostly known for her acrylic mixed media work which contains elements of drawing and collage with themes exploring natural phenomena including fossils, geology, and outer space. Aside from painting, she also produces many drawings and sketches throughout the year, including nude figurative work and plein air.
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For an artist, the studio is a home for their heart.
From September 9 – 21, 2008, The ARTS Project will be showcasing Residents/ce; this year's incarnation of the annual resident artists' exhibition. Featuring our 5 current resident artists Brian Dirks, Axl T. Ernst, Valda-Christine Glennie, David Lindsay and Rob Nelson, this is an unique opportunity to view selected works from the artists - work which we create in the studio spaces we call home above the gallery.
An opening reception will be held on Tuesday, September 9th from 7-9 pm and I would like to encourage you and your friends through this open invitation to come out that night and share with us this celebration of our time with The ARTS Project. I also encourage you to forward this email to anyone and everyone who may be interested coming out and viewing the works and enjoying the atmosphere with fellow friends and artists alike.
For more information about this show, as well as a preview of the exhibit, please visit The ARTS Project website at http://artsproject.ca/exhibitions/Residents.shtml.
Thank you, and I hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Axl T. Ernst
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48x48 inches
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48x48 inches
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There's so much clothing in my studio it is borderline ridiculous... |
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Aug. 29th, 2008 @ 01:29 pm
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I really don't have much to say lately do I! I'm a bit of a bum.
Here are my major projects that I'm working on:
-Working on 3 new 4x4 foot pieces for the upcoming annual resident artist show here at The ARTS Project. These will hopefully be finished around or near this weekend. The show runs from Sept 9-21st with an opening reception on Sept 9th from 7-9 pm. I'll officially post it later. http://artsproject.ca/exhibitions/Residents.shtml
-Doors Open weekend is coming up: I will be participating with an open studio component, since our entire building will be on tour for that weekend. Sept 20 and 21st. http://www.doorsopenlondon.ca/
-Working on helping curate an upcoming group exhibition in October which I will also be participating in - self portraits are the theme.
-I've been invited to be one of the first artists to take place in a pilot project here at The ARTS Project which will involve a mini show of outdoor instillation work to hang in front of our building. I'm researching and mentally preparing for the 6 pieces that I will create for this.
-I may be involved this year in a large group exhibition called Art Quest which will also run in October. http://www.artsquest.net/
-I have work up for charity auction/draw type fund raising event here also at The ARTS Project in Art Frenzy. The work will also be exhibited in the main gallery from September 22 - 27, 2008. http://artsproject.ca/events/ArtFrenzy.shtml
-I am brainstorming my next big series of work and looking at galleries to exhibit it in.
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Aug. 27th, 2008 @ 06:57 pm
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#N08 on EbayCurrent Mood:  blah Current Music: ppl jumping on the roof :( |
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Aug. 26th, 2008 @ 01:46 pm
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Aug. 25th, 2008 @ 06:39 pm
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argh internets.
i spent all day working on the in good company festival thing with sandra. exciting but now that i am back on my own computer trying to do internet shit, it is so slow nothing will upload.
i really love this place but i really really hate it. Right now I'm having major jitters. The renovations are going to start soon - there are people cutting holes in the floor and ceiling and checking everything out. They are right outside my studio over that little staircase.
I'm really feeling uncomfortable with all of this, and now it is hitting me more than ever. I really want TAP to renovate and get what it needs to stay functioning. But my studio is going to majorly be altered... I don't think I'm comfortable with it...
My wall is moving 3 feet, and they are putting a corridor in the end where my door is... so I'm loosing like 4 or 5 over there and one of my windows.... this won't even be my place.
Getting really sick of just bouncing and moving. Whenever I make a home for myself I get kicked out or massively shifted around. I'm at the mercy of everyone. I hate how my studio is the only one effected. Except Rob. But he is never here anyway so that doesn't count.
Anyway i had to vent. I need to go find a fucking computer to do an ebay listing that no one will purchase. Death to everything.
I hope things are good for you.!Current Mood:  anxious |
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Plein Airs from Thursday in Komoka, Ontario:
Acrylic on Masonite Panel
5x5 inches
$70 each + shipping
Etsy
Aug. 23rd, 2008 @ 05:59 pm
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Cheryl and I made a trip out to Port Franks yesterday afternoon to pick up some work of mine from a small group show which ended last week. We wanted to take the opportunity to go painting on the lake (Huron) but the wind made it impossible for me (there is still sand everywhere in my easel!). I ended up doing this little painting in the parking lot instead of the awesome water... but there was some great pink sand dunes....
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Port Franks, Ontario
5x10 inches
Acrylic on Masonite
Anyway. Today is being rather interesting. The weather has bumped my street painting gig from today (Friday) to tomorrow, but tomorrow and Sunday I will be street painting down at Festa Italiana so everyone should come down and check it out.
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Otherwise, life is crazy. But in a good way.
Aug. 15th, 2008 @ 04:35 pm
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Today I did some promotional street painting for Festa Italiana in downtown London. I'm painting at their event this weekend, on Friday and Saturday (possibly Sunday too! Cross you're fingers...)
I'm really looking forward to painting at this event since last year was really enjoyable.
If you're downtown, please check us out at the Covent Garden Market!
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Aug. 13th, 2008 @ 07:55 pm
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Aug. 12th, 2008 @ 02:10 pm
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Last minute work is last minute.
Aug. 11th, 2008 @ 05:24 pm
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A bunch of new ebay listings also:
Male Nude #805
Reclining Woman
Male Nude #131
+ pages from a new set - studies on gessoed book paper all 6 x 9 inch sheets
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Aug. 10th, 2008 @ 02:52 pm
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I've gone through and listed all the little plein air paintings that I have been doing lately on Etsy. I'm sorta hoarding them for a little show & sale but I think I'll have enough to spread around in the mean time.
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Acrylic on Masonite Panel
5x5 & 10x10 inches$70-$120 each + shipping
Etsy
I have also listed a few nudes on Ebay but I will plug them later. For now, I feel like getting these tables to work out properly is enough of a blogging accomplishment for this evening and I won't push my luck on anything else. If you want something listed but want to skip the Etsy process, send me a shout. Enjoy!
Aug. 8th, 2008 @ 08:06 pm
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Cheryl and I escaped to Harrington Creek Conservation area for the afternoon.
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Aug. 7th, 2008 @ 08:23 pm
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So this weekend was the Imadon 2008 Expressions in Chalk street painting event in downtown London, Ontario. I got to be a featured painter this year, which was absolutely an honor.
Faerie with Stargazer Lilies
Pastel on Pavement
Approx. 8 x 12 feet
In spirit of blogging, under the cut is a bunch of the prelim sketches that got me to this point.
( Drawings under the Cut )
Anyway. Awesome weekend. And I am so very proud of everyone who came out and really happy with the work that was done. If you want to check out more photos of the event, and the work that all the other painters did, check out facebook and the imadon website for more information.
Aug. 5th, 2008 @ 06:37 pm
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From July 7th – August 2nd, 2008, The Art Exchange will be hosting Axl T. Ernst’s eagerly anticipated second solo exhibition and sale, Postcards to Orion: an Iridian Universe. These unexpectedly bright and colourful canvases explore a world usually only seen through telescopes, challenging the idea that our that our universe is much more beautiful than a dark, cold and mysterious space. These wonderful works are created with rich, lush colour and subtle textures, masterfully crafted using a variety of acrylic and collage techniques.
An opening reception will be held on Thursday, July 10th, at 7:30 pm and I send an open invitation for you and your friends to come out and celebrate this most recent achievement, and enjoy the work and atmosphere with fellow friends and artists.
For more information about this show, as well as a preview of the exhibit, please visit the Art Exchange website at http://theartexchange.ca, as well as my own blog at http://axlsart.livejournal.com.
There is also a facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=502473816#/event.php?eid=17417308916 if you’d like to forward an invitation to opening reception to friends and family.
Thank you, and I hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Axl T. Ernst
Aug. 2nd, 2008 @ 01:25 pm
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