following the birds...

wish i could fly south for the winter
-birdface

National Exhibition Opportunities

http://www.laluzdejesus.com (LA)
http://www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com/index.php (Philadelphia)
http://www.meatmarketgallery.com/the_market.html (D.C.)
http://www.saltworksgallery.com/ (ATL)
http://www.sarahbaingallery.com/index.html (CA)
http://www.fourthwallproject.com/ (Boston)

International Exhibition Opportunities

http://www.alancristea.com/alancristea.php (London)
http://www.alternatorgallery.com/ (british columbia)
http://www.articule.org/ (montreal)
http://www.awolgallery.com/ (toronto)
http://www.airdeparis.com/now.htm (paris)

Exhibition Opportunities: NY State

http://www.3rdward.com/opencall
http://www.causeycontemporary.com/
http://www.jackthepelicanpresents.com/
http://www.blackandwhiteartgallery.com/
http://www.rare-gallery.com/

Artist Opportunities Databases

http://www.nyfa.org/
http://artdeadline.com/
http://re-title.typepad.com/opportunities/
http://www.artsopportunities.org/
http://www.theartlist.com/
http://www.newyorkartists.net/index.html
http://www.cranbrookart.edu/library/research/grants.htm
http://www.mesart.com/art/Resources:Artist-in-Residency_Programs_OH-WY#Philadelphia
http://www.resartis.org/

painting-in progress

Im having some issues with my backgrounds. I like them, but they are too present. Haven't thought of a name for this guy yet....

my statement---very serious iam

Alexandra Spinney's work deals primarily with themes of absurdity, traditions and morality. She creates iconic animal portraiture set amidst backdrops representative of landscapes, implementing traditional techniques of oil glazing, gild and carved wood. She is currently working on a series of bird portraits, ranging from accustomed representations of beauty to the everyday and overlooked. She is proposing an intrigue into the containments and procurements of reality while drawing reference to imperialist portraiture, haute couture, dutch symbolism and rococo romanticism.

chicken stories

This is a sketch for a painting I began working on. you might notice that this chicken has teeth. what a freak
-birdface

Recent Paintings (not all birds)

Bird Faces

This blog is dedicated to the study of bird life, and the paintings of which this obsession inspires. -birdface