thérèse murdza: studio art

colloquy for the black & the white

2012-01-22T16:16:00.000-08:00

concept image and early process for residential commission: 52"x134" (asymmetrical diptych 52"x82" and 52"x52"). a lovely client studio visit last week and encouragement to "celebrate the hand" and build up the layers and layers of paint. hallelujah. install scheduled for late February 2012.

when in Portlandia, do like Portlandia

2011-11-01T04:48:00.000-07:00

Join me + a bunch of cool vendors for the Abernethy Art + Craft Fair Sunday, November 6, 2011 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.

i'll have small-scale works on paper + canvas, and lots of bright, seasonal colors for folks on your holiday cheer list. 20% of proceeds go to the Abernethy Elementary School, located just up the street from my studio. I'll be there with bells on.... hope to see you.

#100 of 100

2011-10-05T14:20:00.000-07:00

"... a unique opportunity to visit artists where they work."

I'm lucky #100 on the map of 100 artists
opening our studios for the annual
Portland Open Studio Tour.

See preview images from all the artists, purchase guidebooks + maps, and learn more about this beloved Portland event [here]. Visit your favorite studios, meet new art, and stay inspired.

Saturday Oct 08 | 10 am - 5 pm

Sunday Oct 09 | 10 am - 5 pm

and

Saturday Oct 15 | 10 am - 5 pm

Sunday Oct 16 | 10 am - 5 pm

Artist #100 @Ford Building - 2505 SE 11th Ave, #227 (2nd Floor)

We'll keep the party going at marker #100 all four days with colorful conversation, painting explorations, and opportunities to make your mark on a shared community canvas. I'll also be working LIVE on large and smaller-scale paintings in process. All ages + abilities welcome.

Thinking about the holidays? I'll have original works on canvas and paper up on the walls, along with a curated selection of reproduction prints.

I look forward to seeing you + yours XO

ReImagining Image: Installed!

2011-08-16T11:39:00.000-07:00

See it from the street (on SE Division, just west of SE 12th)! Portland's pushdot studio has installed a lovely show featuring my original artwork and reproduction prints created from my work by the digital artists at pushdot. Introducing: reproductions on fabric (below left) and larger-scale prints on bamboo paper (see in person for full effect). Smaller-scale prints are presented on Plywerk bamboo panels (below right) and unframed prints on bamboo paper are also available.

Images from the show are {here}. To purchase or inquire about available artwork, please contact me at info@theresemurdza.com.

Gallery hours and more information about the show are {here}. Portland-local (and out-of-state guests!), please join us for the artist party September 2, 2011 (September First Friday) 6P-9P.

PS: my collaboration with pushdot exemplifies pushdotʼs mission to work with and promote local artists, and it also marks their first show featuring a fellow Ford Building tenant.

show at Luke's closes strong + well

2011-06-06T00:25:00.000-07:00

fab folks buying up art at the reception party at Luke's Frame Shop May 14, 2011
some images (c) Rachel McPherson Hadiashar

Thanks to Rob + Luke at Luke's Frame Shop for hosting my new works on paper + canvas for the month of May. I had FUN with this show. If you're an artist and/or art lover in Portland, you should be friends with these guys: good framing at fair prices + good advice for free. Learn more about Luke's art + the shop's upcoming shows [here].

SHOW EXTENDED THROUGH MONDAY JUNE 13

LUKE'S FRAME SHOP - 2707 SE Belmont St Portland, OR 97214

Open Weekdays 10am-6pm; Sat 11am-5pm

Ford Building First Fridays: May 6

2011-05-05T18:46:00.000-07:00

studio candids (c) Rachel McPherson Hadiashar

Ford Building First Fridays

monthly building-wide open house/open studios

Food! Drink! Live Music! presented by Ford Food + Drink.

Pop-up gallery of Ford artists in the lobby!

MY STUDIO WILL BE OPEN FOR VISITORS

Friday, 05.06.11 - 5:00-7:30ish pm

thérèse murdza: studio art - Studio #227 (Second Floor)

The Ford Building - 2505 SE 11th St - Portland OR 97202

New paintings. Emerging work. Colorful conversation.

Movie-Magic: An Artist A Day

2011-04-26T16:12:00.000-07:00

Our friend Nikole at Diesel Web Productions made some awesome movie-magic at my An Artist A Day day. Please bid early + often! Inquiries about bids are also accepted via email: muse@museartanddesign.com.

An Artist A Day: BUY ORIGINAL ART AND SUPPORT ART IN SCHOOLS!

All works are available for purchase through silent auction. Each artist will receive half of the winning bid for their piece. All remaining funds will be used to purchase art supplies for Schoolhouse Supplies, the free store for teachers.

Stephen King

2011-04-14T11:56:00.000-07:00

watercolor detail + watercolor detail with filter; study for fabric panels

My imagination is way too vivid to read much by author Stephen King (save for a 4ever love of Lisey's Story), but i'm mentored by his disciplined writing practice that's taking him well into early older age.

In a recent interview in The Atlantic, he talks about the process of creating: "...I don't outline, I just have a vague notion. So it's always felt like less of a made thing and more of a found thing. That's exciting. That's a thrill."

i also have only a vague notion before i paint. finding flowers on paper + canvas these days has me making studies in preparation for high-quality prints on paper and textiles/fabric. i'll have some of these new prints for sale at Luke's Frame Shop in May. available online, soon, too.

SE First Friday. Open Studio.

2011-03-28T22:47:00.000-07:00

studio candids (c) Rachel McPherson Hadiashar

First Fridays @ The Ford

monthly building-wide open house

OPEN STUDIO

Friday, 04.01.11 - 5:00-8:00pm

thérèse murdza: studio art - Studio #227 (Second Floor)

The Ford Building - 2505 SE 11th St - Portland OR 97202

New paintings. Emerging work. Colorful conversation.

flowers + other surprise guests

2011-02-28T20:56:00.000-08:00

"...come Spring." (2011) 30" x 120" quadtych (30x30 each), detail.

Come visit me + the flowers for Portland's SE Area Art Wal k
Saturday Mar 5, 2011 - 10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday Mar 6, 2011 - 10:00am-5:00pm
The Ford Building - 2505 SE 11th Ave - Studio #227
**Featuring Ford Building Artists and 60+ Guest Artists**
Over 200 artists within walking distance!!

i'll be in my studio at The Ford Building - Studio #227 with emerging flowers, new works on paper + canvas, and lots of color; everything you've come to expect from your friendly neighborhood painter. xo

exquisite longing alert: Feb 4-5, 8pm

2011-01-29T10:55:00.000-08:00

music! art! poetry! regret + longing!

Friday, Feb 4, 2011 8pm - Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark College
Saturday, Feb 5, 2011 8pm - First Presbyterian Church, Portland

Get your tickets online now!

"You’ll enter a visual landscape with the artwork of Thérèse Murdza, hear Northwest poets of several generations read from their poetry of memory, and experience the stunning singing of the expressive Resonance Ensemble in works including John Corigliano’s haunting Fern Hill, with mezzo-soprano Hannah Penn, known to local audiences for her work with the Portland Opera Studio. Featuring a special appearance by Oregon Poet Laureate, Paulann Petersen. Come hear an ensemble that The Oregonian calls “genuinely compelling,” with “the city’s best choral talent.”

wine + cheese alert: Wed Feb 2, 6-8pm

2011-01-28T14:44:00.000-08:00

Thérèse Murdza: Small Works

Featuring a special collection of works on canvas and paper.

Artist Reception: Wed Feb 2, 6-8pm

Showing Jan 15 –Feb 28, 2011

Tue – Sat 11-6pm

**Relish Design**

1715 NW Lovejoy Street, Portland, OR

More information: 503.227.3779 or webmaster@shoprelish.com or therese@theresemurdza.com

22 reasons to Relish

2011-01-20T21:58:00.000-08:00

happy day, i'm the latest lucky Featured Artist at Trisha Guido's fabulous Relish Design here in Portland. Showing now thru Feb 28.

Thérèse Murdza: Small Works

Showing 01.15.11 thru 02.28.11

Artist Reception: First Wednesday 02.02.11, 6:00-8:00pm

Relish Design - 1715 NW Lovejoy Street, Portland

More info: (503) 227.3779 or webmaster@shoprelish.com

Featured Artist Wall before install, and after install (hi Logan).

18-2120

2011-01-05T17:29:00.000-08:00

Pantone 2011 Color of the Year: 18-2120 (aka Honeysuckle) (aka Pink) "...lifts the spirits and inspires confidence..." -- well, of course it does.

elevations 001-013. (2010). 10"x26". original painting on canvas. $375

devotion 2011

2011-01-04T12:31:00.000-08:00

the elevations 002 series of canvases are prepped for hot golds and reds in honor of the first solar eclipse of 2011: devotion "not to God, but to the work itself".

elevations 002-001. 2011. 8" x 24" (before)

pink + other, um, trends

2010-12-28T11:28:00.000-08:00

the holy color pink is still showing up on trend guides for 2011. lucky-luck, we've got Paintings on Paper and on Canvas in pink + other trendy colors. intro prices for paper start at an awesome $45; visit the site, studio, and/or contact me for specs. *free shipping* til Dec 31, 2010!


untitled map (no. 21-01), 11" x 15", sumi ink + watercolor on paper (framed, $185)

party in the Heart of Winter

2010-12-15T09:10:00.000-08:00

our new series of smaller-scale paintings are perfect for new and experienced art lovers. introductory prices for 8"x24" (and thereabouts) pieces begin at $375 with FREE SHIPPING now thru Dec 31. beloveds near + far, contact me for details!

elevations 001-014 (2010), 8"x24"

next up: Ms Eunice Parsons!

2010-12-04T10:09:00.000-08:00

beloved Portland artist Eunice Parsons opens TONIGHT Sat Dec 4 6P-8P at Luke's Frame Shop 2707 SE Belmont Ave, Portland. she's happily still at it at 94 years old....

full house

2010-12-04T09:31:00.000-08:00

a mystical, magical Brewhouse Studio /ArtWorks Consulting Opening Event at GBD Architects this week, complete with a pre-First Thursday nod from art critic D.K. Row. multiple requests for another public showing (stay tuned for details). in the meantime, please contact us for a private viewing for you and/or your friends and clients - now thru Jan 8, 2011.

Photo by Brian Lee Photography

open studio. open heart.

2010-11-15T07:58:00.000-08:00

my studio building hosted an open house/open studio event this past weekend, transforming what for me is a solitary daily show into a dreamy evening of beautiful intersections. some of us are talking about making it a monthly event. good practice to open up. i'll keep you posted for next time.

if you haven't yet migrated over to the thérèse murdza: studio page on Facebook, we'd love to Like you back.

detail from a new painting, titleTBD, showing at GBD Architects Dec 2-Jan8

Thérèse Murdza: New Works Opens Dec 2

2010-10-30T16:03:00.000-07:00

we'll get the event page set up next week. until then, here's a near-ready version of the invitation for my show that open First Thursday Dec 2. designed by the good folks at Brewhouse Studio.

on the wing

2010-10-12T10:08:00.000-07:00

Portrait of the Artist as Part of the Landscape: a sweet review about the gorgeous Lee Kelly exhibit up now through Jan2011 at the Portland Art Museum. the paintings + sculpture works are dancing around like winged poems...go see them!

Image courtesy of Lee Kelly
Rose Test Garden: One of many local places where Kelly's work is available for viewing.

inky

2010-09-22T12:22:00.000-07:00

some of you know i paint on paper with ink + watercolor (emphasis on the color) in addition to my canvas work. i've also a penchant for pure black inks and watery gray washes...
untitled map (no. 1002-3). 2010. 22" x 15", diptych (11" x 15" each). black sumi ink on paper.

life well may be long

2010-09-13T13:54:00.000-07:00

the new series of paintings is up for the looking. and, as you are moved, for the collecting. Cloudy fields erupt from orderly and disorderly color, and repeated, elementary gestures like circles, squares, and lines, guide the wandering and the being home. (excerpt from an essay i recently wrote about this new work...)

life may well be long, and passing yonder still
2010, 30” x 40”, acrylic, pencil, crayon on canvas

sigh

2010-08-05T11:06:00.000-07:00

this blog is coming out about its facebook status. if you'd care to find me there, i'll be your friend...

new painting, title TBD (in process)

30x30