Heather Syren, Artist of Sorts

SO for the next round of paintings i decided to not be so willy nilly about the whole thing and, oh, I don’t know… Maybe actually PLAN a little? HA! So, first thing’s first. Line paintings in the new studio space. None of these have color schemes yet, just lines…

Dryad, approx 3'x4.5'

This is just being called Dryad for now. The drawing pad beneath it is 2′x3′ so the measurements above may be off. This is being made out of two panes of glass and I plan on framing them together. I just love the tree reflected in the glass in this photo. I know you can’t see it all too well but, have faith, you will soon enough.

Bored Boy, approx 1'x4'

Again, temporary title. Bored Boy was something I sketched out of my head… I love having the center of focus off center. I am telling you this just in case you’ve been reading and missed the obvious. (Just teasing…)

Chani, 4" square suncatcher

I am going to be doing a series of sun-catchers. Alas, in true Syren form, they will not be for everyone’s kitchen window. I’m doing a series of nudes first and maybe later I’ll consider something G rated. This is from a doodle from about 10 years ago.

Flight, 4" sun-catcher

Another one from the same day’s doodles… At first I thought she was falling. Today i saw the direction her hair was going…

Girl/downup, 9"x12"

From a speed sketch I did today. I’m testing new brushes and the non-concrete form of the sketch let me play a lot.

Lonely, 9"x12"

This is a teeny tiny painting on a 9″x12″ piece of glass, off center of course…

Cliff Tree, 9"x12"

Now this one I’m incredibly excited about. I plan on blowing the sketch up and making it into another two panel 3′x4′ like Dryad. I plan on experimenting with a bunch of different color schemes so you can expect to see this one a few times. I really like the way this medium is set up because I have the freedom to experiment with the same image, over and over. Also, if someone wants one that’s sold or wants something in a different color all they have to do is ask and 9 times out of 10 I will be able to do it.

Angel's Dance, 4" square sun-catcher

Another nudie sun-catcher. Funny thing, once I had a not-so-sober epiphany during a barbecue that if you watch the way light hits our skin you can see how it actually penetrates a few layers making us all into giant sun-catchers who dance in the light we make. It was an awesome barbecue.

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Well, I’d love to tell you that this is about a new painting but it’s actually just about all of them I’ve done so far. Jonathan Eagan was wonderful to come and take pictures of the show. We were blessed with sunny weather, unfortunately this meant that the only thing that came out in the pictures was the art itself.

On another note, I have my spare room turned into another studio! This means I can work on 10 paintings at once! Twenty if I’m doing the sun-catchers! I’ll post pictures of this soon. I just have a couple of finishing touches to attend to…

I’ve also been working on a few large paintings and I’m experimenting with inks instead of food coloring. So much amazingness to share with you. Well, that’ll teach me to get behind on posting!

I apologize for some of the sidebar menu thingy being covered up. I just couldn’t bear to crop Eagan’s work.

Without further ado, I give you Syrentology…

Woo hoo!

Bubbles

Touhy Ave Two Step, Sold

Lone Tree, Sold

Woman on Fire

Young Lover, Sold

Distant Shore

Michael, Sold

Pooled

Pooled and Michael together

Walking Home

Dorothy, Sold

Bloom

Long Winter, Sold

Bloom and Long Winter together

I love these photos so much. The paintings take on so much more life when suspended, busy street moving behind them, and the sun pouring though. Thank you so much to everyone who took one of my pieces home and thank to you to all my friends, new and old, that came through that night. It was the best birthday I could have ever dreamed of.