Musica on View until 5pm, December 3rd, 2017

November 18, 2017
Britt Conley
Abstract, Art New, drawing, Event, Music, Painting, Sale, Stained Glass
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Missa Solemnis

Was thrilled to be in this year's Collectors Showcase at the Workhouse Arts Center. Each year I create a work specifically for the show,…

Crossroad’s Gallery at Goodwin House

I just wanted to thank everyone for all your support and for coming out to see the works on March 6th at the Crossroad's Gallery at Goodwin House. As I said earlier, during my talk, musicians always have a dancing…

New Show, New Series.

A wonderful man popped by the studio this weekend asking numerous questions about my visualization structures which prompted an immediate delving discussion on sound-shapes, physics, aesthetics and all that we are exploring in common. Before wrapping up, he added…

Jazz Envisioned the blogpost

November 12, 2014
Britt Conley
Abstract, Painting
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Jazz Envisioned: A Collaborative Musical/Art Evening Featuring the Jazz Interpreted Paintings and Drawings of Britt Conley and the original jazz compositions of John Kocur, Kevin Pace, Gene D'Andrea and Cristopher Galvan from our opening on November 8th from 6-9pm at…

Jazz composition for John Kocur

Working on the finishing touches on this piece for my show this week at the Workhouse Art's Center in Lorton, Virginia. I've picked four Washington D.C. area Jazz composers and created a painting for each that represents the persona of…

A Homage of Sorts

Sitting in the corner of my foyer are three 4x6 foot paintings that are currently readied for transport to my sister's place. She's storing them for me for a while. They are all in progress. This particular work is actually…

Direction

So last night was one of those introspective evenings. And of course this morning, I can't help but think, really? You couldn't just read a book? That said, things are clearer than they've been in a long time. My biggest…

January 15, 2011
Britt Conley
Painting
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Been toggling between three canvases this week and really enjoying the process. I love the hyper-focus of problem solving. Turning, twisting and reconfiguring when technical or aesthetic obstacles arise. Painting allows me those moments of having to rise to the…

January 8, 2011
Britt Conley
Painting
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Well, we all know how hard I was hit last year. 2010 is almost the year that never was. It seems all I managed to do was heal from surgery and deal with all those losses and then top…

January 2, 2011
Britt Conley
Painting
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I had a great five hour painting session last night on my last remaining painting commission. But alas it has to dry. So today I began my New Years Resolution to finish the last six portraits of friends of mine.…

August 3, 2010
Britt Conley
Painting
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So, I got this commission in December of 09 and found I just couldn't have it ready for a few weeks later. I tried but no go. Lesson learned it always takes at least six months for even the easier…

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.

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