block drawing – Britt Conley

And Then

October 27, 2010
Britt
Abstract, block drawing
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Despite dabbling with some other subjects, which is mainly a way of refreshing my visual screen, I find myself "doodling" as it's been described to me recently, away at abstracts yet again. But I can't seem to help it. I…

June 14, 2009
Britt
block drawing
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I was at the antiques market this past Saturday looking about for some still lifes and came across this wonderful pitcher. Although I've been practicing my realism on various still lifes, I would rather do what I would do,…

Block Figure Study

This year I've been concentrating my art classes on anatomy and the human form. So far it's been great. Currently I'm in between classes, so my figure studies at home are concentrating on form rather than on a live…

The Race

Today we went to The Air Force Cycling Classic in Clarendon, a few blocks up from our place. The rush of power when these guys come whizzing by is amazing! It's tremendous. So as an ode to all riders racing…

May 20, 2009
Britt
block drawing
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Fur Bear, the great adventurer has been our Newsroom's best friend. He's been accompanying Newsroom Staff as they go on their week long furloughs to exciting far away places. I stumbled across him through a friend and like everyone…

My interests are in visualizing the physics of music, musicality itself, composers thought processes and what orchestration looks like, the physicality of performance, sounds, essentially, all things musically related. My art is more about the integral thought processes and physical nuances that unique musical performance and authorship, brings. My visual music it meant to expand peoples ideas about art and music experience. Visualizing conceptual considerations of music has always been a preoccupation of mine. I spent my youth at the foot of my mother's piano jumping around, trying to catch all the colors that would emerge from the air, as she played her favorite pieces. I didn't realize until much later that I have synesthesia. I see color and feel touch when I hear sounds, especially musical ones. One of the many joys of having a public studio is the rare chance to meet other synesthetes who immediately ask me if I have synesthesia after seeing the art.