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Rick Hasney, Contemporary Bucks County Artist
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NEWS
There is always something going on in "the world of Hasney".
I'll try to keep this page up to date with the goings on in my world (also, I try to keep the topics somewhat interesting to those outside of my head).
THE LADY IN RED PAINTING, A.K.A. TANIMAE
The Lady in Red painting is coming along nicely. It has been giving me a way of being able to keep painting even when I am at an empasse with the two commission paintings. I'll put out fresh paint, do a little work on Tam and then turn to the commission and bang away. It makes the whole process very enjoyable. The new studio is fantastic.
As the paint get thick and thicker, the richness of the painting is coming out. Now that there has been more work on her eyes, it gets hypnotic as I am painting. I paint and Tammy stares and stares and stares. Next thing you know, I'll be talking to her. If she starts talking back, I'll know I am in trouble. I can't wait to start adding some varish to the mix. That will change things dramatically. It will sure to add depth and richness.
NEW STUDIO, NEW PHASE
Well, the studio is here. From the outside, it is very unassuming. But on the inside, it is insulated and sheet-rocked, painted white and furnished. Very comfortable. Good stereo. And available 24/7.
It was just finished and already it's full steam ahead with work. The first of the two commission paintings is coming along nicely. Second one already has an underpainting.
Painting #1 is 3 foot by 5 foot (horizontal). It is a scene of Bowman's Tower, the sheep barn, a faint Thompson-Neely house, and a tow path bridge. Mostly it's a strong tree line with foreground wildflowers (with historical elements).
Moving forward....
LANGHORNE COUNCIL OF THE ARTS GARDEN TOUR
Saturday, June 2, the Langhorne Council of the Arts held it's first annual Garden Tour. The Artists at the Farm group were asked to participate and paint at the different locations. 123 Maple Avenue was one of the gardens. This is the painting I did, and the homeowner bought the painting.
The Bucks County Courier Times had some pictures and a nice article covering the event.
Tour took visitors to Bucks'
green side
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SUBMISSIONS MADE TO ARTOMAT
My new cool venture has been to get involved with Art-O-Mat, the vending machine art group. This is where old cigarette vending machines have been refurbished and set up to sell original artwork. I fell in love with the concept as soon as I saw the article about it. I contacted them and they told me to send three pieces of artwork (per spec) as samples/prototypes. I followed the instructions on their web site creating art that was the size of packs of cigarettes. I choose to cut wooden blocks to that size, gesso them, then proceed to paint a smaller version of one of my paintings. I used oils so in essence, each piece is a real live archival oil on board painting. They received the samples and contacted me to tell me I was on board. At that point I had to mass produce 50 more (requirement is that artists send lots of 50). I couldn't bring myself to paint 50 of the same subject matter so I choose 5 later pieces of my art and did 10 of each. My painting have been distributed all over the country. Detroit, Virginia, N. Carolina, Pennsylvania, and even as far as Canada. They contacted me to ask if I'd want to send more. That's where I am at now, knocking out my next fifty. Here's their site: www.artomat.org
TWO NEW WEBSITES BUILT
I just created two new web sites for organizations I am part of. First one was for the Langhorne Council of the Arts at www.langhornearts.org The second was for LOSI, otherwise known as Langhorne Open Space at www.langhorneopenspace.org
DAY JOB DESIGN WORK GOES PUBLIC
By day, I work for ETS in Princeton doing print and web design.
Recently, we had a major release of two reports that I had the joy to work on. The Nation's Report Card for U.S. History and the report card for Civics. Both reports can be found on the NCES web site at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
It's a long drawn out process, sometimes taking months or even a year to produce these reports and all the ancillary materials. I work on the actual print reports, highlights reports, slide presentations, and some aspects of the web materials.
One highlight of the U.S. History report was my being able to use a photo of my nephew Tyler when he was in 4th grade while he was presenting a report on Abraham Lincoln. Tyler dressed up as Lincoln, it's a cute picture.
JOINED A NEW ORGANIZATION: ARTISTS OF YARDLEY
I joined a new art group, the Artists of Yardley, or AOY. AOY is a much larger group than the Artists at the Farm. I believe membership is over 70+ at this time. This group has a very organized structure and is very active with shows and gallery exposure. Check out their site:
http://www.artistsofyardley.org/