Emma spent October as a guest at Yaddo, where she made three new paintings, shown here with their borders not yet applied:
Meanwhile, the painting we saw her beginning in July is now finished:
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Color
Color, acrylic on linen with African fabric borders, 58″ × 43.5″, 2009…
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Fall
Fall, acrylic on linen and African fabric borders, 65″ × 46″, 2009…
My Mother Was the Greatest Dancer, acrylic on linen and African fabric borders, 59.5ʺ × 43ʺ, 2009…
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More works in progress
The triptych Emma has been working on since March is still underway. After some planning, a few of the narrow border strips have been attached. The rest are still being worked out.
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A fireside chat, without the fireside
On April 16, Emma gave the Eighth Annual David C. Driskell Lecture in the Visual Arts at the University of Maryland’s David C. Driskell Center. Or, more accurately, she shared the stage with Professor Driskell himself, and the lecture was in the form of a discussion between the two of them.…
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Gold Coast
Gold Coast, acrylic on linen with African fabric borders, 52ʺ × 43ʺ, 2009…
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Othello
Othello, acrylic on linen and African fabric borders, 56ʺ × 42ʺ, 2009…
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More progress snapshots
Here are more snapshots of the painting Emma is working on:
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Work in progress
Emma’s working on a new painting. I think she said that this one’s about her grandparents.
And here are details of some of the animals on the painting she just finished:
You can see more snapshots of both paintings on Flickr.…