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Kittygoyle as Promised
JS Aitken Art
  • May 9, 2018

Kittygoyle as Promised

Kittygoyle: Study in Self-Control (18x24" oil on canvas) is ready to be seen, as promised last week. This is part of a "gargoyle" series, in which gargoyles or architectural details find their way into a stained glass window to create a new narrative. Check out Frogoyle: Escape from Washington Cathedral as well as Dragoyle: Anticipation. I have been busy, busy, busy! Not only have I been up to my knees in oil paint and canvases, I also added a page to the website. Check out m
Inspiration
JS Aitken Art
  • Mar 15, 2018

Inspiration

...Other paintings have more direct connections to my personal experiences and are more intentional. For example, Tranquil Garden is inspire
Frogoyle visits Madonna
JS Aitken Art
  • Mar 2, 2018

Frogoyle visits Madonna

Well, we can always hope that the March idiom "comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" stays true to form, since the lion part certainly materialized yesterday. Yikes! It snowed like crazy here in Canton! I know because I drove in the thick of it to attend the opening reception for the juried art exhibit called Persistence that I blogged about last week. The exhibit is hung in the artist's gallery at Madonna University in Livonia and will be up until March 27. It's a g
Sneak Peak
JS Aitken Art
  • Feb 22, 2018

Sneak Peak

I have been very busy lately, painting, planning, painting some more! Still on the easel, this little guy has a bit more to go before making his debut. I think he must have hitched a ride with the frog from Frogoyle: Escape from Washington Cathedral and was distracted enough to get stuck in my painting - you'll find out why when you see the finished painting! Speaking of Frogoyle, he will be hanging in a new exhibit in the art gallery at Madonna University in Livonia, March 1
Introducing the Frogoyle
JS Aitken Art
  • Feb 8, 2018

Introducing the Frogoyle

Frogoyle: Escape from Washington Cathedral (18 x 24", oil on canvas) has just hopped off the easel. Fun for me was the frogoyle, inspired by a gargoyle who is normally firmly attached to the Washington Cathedral. Obviously, he is amazed to find himself in the U.S. Botanic Garden instead. Or in my own little pond - whichever! Reminiscent of the statue in Tranquil Garden, Frogoyle explores the idea of sculpture as just a part of a stained glass composition. Plans are already in
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