3-1/2 Weeks Until The Show - The Video.

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It's been pretty busy around here…my show and the launch of the Story Gallery is right 

around the corner!

Yesterday, the camera crew from GPC came to my studio to talk about the show and 

shoot a video…my first ever.  So hoping that I wasn't babbling incoherently and 

looking panicked, but there is a strong possibility that it happened just like that.

panic 1 |ˈpanik| noun :sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behavior:

Yep.  Just like that. 

In the Studio: Work in Progress

At the end of the day in the studio, I always try to take the time and look at the 

pieces I've been working on.   I started this painting several months ago 

and decided to bring it back out and work on it this week.  Debating whether 

this piece will be part of my upcoming show.

Turning the canvas helps me to see the piece from a different 

perspective and helps me to determine what the next steps will be.

Delta came to join me! :)

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Heading to Nantucket!

So very excited to have 74 prints heading off to Nantucket to be installed 

at the soon-to-be-opened  21 Broad Hotel and honored to be part 

of a Rachel Reider Interiors project.  (Who by the way was just 

named one of Coastal Living Magazine's 2014 Trendsetters!)  

Below are some of the print sets being proofed :

See more of the lovely 21 Broad Hotel here.

See more inspiring coastal design from Rachel Reider here.  You will

want to run away from home and live by the ocean…or at least I do. :)

In the Studio: Flower Power

 Flowers = happiness.  My friend gave me an amazing bouquet as a gift  and I 

started obsessing about the colors as soon as I laid eyes on it.  It was drenched with 

an amazing range of pinks & purples with a perfect citron green thrown in.  Of course I 

dragged the flowers out to the studio to use as a color reference.

Apartment Therapy

One of my ETSY prints was included in an Apartment Therapy blog post! :) 

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Great Things Happen in American Garages :)

I love the 2014 Cadillac commercial that tells how the humble garage was a launchpad for many great start-ups.   Since my painting studio is a modified garage, I thought it appropriate to share the video. 

Here is a peek into my studio:

We added a second movable wall this year. Yay! It's always great 

having the extra space to paint and comfortable seats to

sit and look at works in progress.  (If I have wet paint on my

pants, which is often, you might see me sitting

on an overturned bucket instead. :)

Love my art garage. :)

Spring Color

Spring color study…I know this color palette will end up in

a painting at some point.

Thank You ETSY Buyers!

Thanks to everyone who purchased a print from my

ETSY shop from May 22nd - August 9th.  During that time, I

committed to donating 10% of my sales to help our human & animal 

friends who were impacted by the devastating Moore Oklahoma 

tornadoes. Your art purchase made this donation possible...thank

you! :)

Heidi Carlsen-Rogers ETSY

Opening Day at Grace Point Church

Thank you Grace Point Church for the opportunity to paint big and for supporting the arts. :) 

Congratulations on your new contemporary worship center and art gallery and to POLK STANLEY WILCOX Architects for designing such a stunning space. 

For updates on the opening of the art gallery visit: Art=Story

Installation Countdown: Today is the Day!

Guess what today is?  You know it...the long awaited installation day!

And yes, my generous husband took yet another day off to be my installer.  Love that guy!

Hanging Step #1:

Getting the template lined up.

Installation Day                             H Carlsen-Rogers

Step #2:

The first panel up!  (I did get a little teary-eyed at this moment.)

Installation Day                                 H. Carlsen-Rogers

Step #3:

Second panel up!

Installation Day                                 H. Carlsen-Rogers

Step #4:

Number three!

Scattering Seeds Installation                   H. Carlsen-Rogers

Yippee!  Here is your painting Grace Point Church.  See you on

opening day! :)

Installation Countdown: 1 Day to Go

Tomorrow is installation day and there is still more to do. :(   Oops, I meant a happy face. :)

One of the last two things on the list is painting the outer edges white.  This is kind of a sentimental thing for me.  It really marks the end of a painting, but I always kind of hate to cover up the drips and marks that end up on the edges of the canvas.  They are part of the artistic process and show a bit of the soul of the painting, so it kind of makes me sad to white them out.  

So here they are before I have to clean them up...

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...and my friends, the absolute final step...the signature!  Viola!  Done.

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Installation Countdown: 2 days to go

We made it back safely from our scanning trip yesterday and are back in the studio today.  A few issues with the canvases came to light today, so there is some extra work to do.

Even though the canvases are really straight, they were not joining together as cleanly as we expected.   

Extra project #1: I had to trim and re-staple most of the corners of the canvases.  Very grateful to have a pneumatic staple gun...love that thing!

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Extra project #2:  I had to extend the shapes on the front of the canvas over onto the edges where the canvases joined together.  I normally don't do this as I'm not a big fan of how it looks, but had to make an exception in this case.  There was a slight gap when the canvases butted together and this was the best solution to make the painting look visually seamless.   

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Installation Countdown: 3 Days to Go

This morning we rented a UHaul trailer to transport the panels to the photographer where they will be professionally scanned.  My husband was very generous in taking the day off to be my art driver.  

Packing the truck took a bit longer than it should have mostly because I was micro-managing and over-padding everything!  :)

We should be back at the end of the day to un-pack!

Installation Countdown: 4 Days to Go

Done, done, done!  The front is done!  :)  

Just in time...tomorrow is scanning day.  

The front is done!                               Heidi Carlsen-Rogers

Installation Countdown: 7 Days Left

My painting is due to be installed in 7 days!   I was overly optimistic in my last post thinking that I could wrap this up in three days...not so!  :)  The third panel is not resolving as quickly as I would have hoped and all of the very thin layers of paint that I apply are take some extra time.  Keep painting, pushing, and smiling! :)

A late night in the studio.                  H. Carlsen-Rogers

Commission Update & Construction Photos

Wow!  I was able to walk through the new contemporary worship center for Grace Point Church in Bentonville, AR last week where my large painting will be installed in a few weeks.

The building is in the final stages of construction. It is hard to tell from the photos how large and airy the space actually is...floor to ceiling glass panels and soaring ceilings, it is just flooded with natural light.  Simply beautiful!

I have been working long hours in the studio painting, but this baby is almost finished!  Like 97% done.  I'm thinking 3 more full days of painting to do the final touches.  Yippee!  

We, I mean my super-handy husband, is installing the hanging cleats on the canvases this weekend.  Will post some photos of him in action.

Art Wall at Grace Point Church...waiting for my painting! :)

Art Wall and Hallway View at Grace Point Church

Commission Painting in Progress            H. Carlsen-Rogers

Customer Love: Art Installation Pic from New Orleans! :)

I had the opportunity to do a pair of custom art prints for a lovely client from New Orleans last month and was so very excited that she shared a photo of her installation.  Is that not a totally sleek & fabulous kitchen?!?  Really love that she used her under-counter space to hang art.  

 My prints found the perfect home!  :)

My ETSY prints installed in this client's gorgeous kitchen!      H. Carlsen-Rogers 

Print Featured on the Hunted Interior!

You know how you sometimes have a conversation with someone brand new and their

 loveliness & generosity immediately shines through?

Well this was exactly how I felt  after being contacted by the talented Kristin Jackson 

of The Hunted Interior about donating a print for a project she was working on for

 Room Service Atlanta.  Every year, this organization seeks out interior design

 professionals to renovate living spaces that will be used as transitional 

housing for young women in the Atlanta area.

Even though my contribution to her project was tiny in comparison to all of the time 

& hard work Kristin put into transforming the space, she was utterly gracious in writing a 

blog post about the artists who were featured on the gallery wall that she designed.

Heidi Carlsen-Rogers  
ETSY

Fabulous, yes?  

To see the entire transformation check out her May 20th post, and for images of the

artistically curated gallery wall, visit the post from May 23rd.   

While you are there, spend some time poking around....inspiration abounds!  :)

                                                                    The Hunted Interior

Works in Progress - May

Couple of super-bright paintings in progress!  

This winter was so drab, I started working in these very

saturated colors last month.  Sometimes you just have to

make your own sunshine, ya know?  :)

Works in Progress (paintings 2&3)         Heidi Carlsen-Rogers

Painting in Progress      Heidi Carlsen-Rogers

Commission Update

A few shots of the painting commission I am working on.  Starting to define &
clarify shapes beginning with the left side moving to the right.  (You can see the
left side of the canvas coming into focus while the right side is kind
of fuzzy & muted.)

Commission in progress                        Heidi Carlsen-Rogers

End of the day in the studio!  H. Carlsen-Rogers