http://www.conary.org/blog/ en scott@scottconary.com Copyright 2011 2011-10-02T04:23:04+00:00 http://www.conary.org/blog/entry/2011_portland_open_studios http://www.scottconary.com/index.php/blog/entry/2011_portland_open_studios/#When:04:23:04Z I can't believe it's been another year. It's time for Portland Open Studios (http://www.portlandopenstudios.com) again. My studio will be open from October 8, 9 and 15, 16 from 10am to 5pm. 2011-10-02T04:23:04+00:00 http://www.conary.org/blog/entry/two_shows_opposite_coasts http://www.scottconary.com/index.php/blog/entry/two_shows_opposite_coasts/#When:06:49:52Z I'm quite excited about what's been happening in these paintings and am pleased to say that some can be seen in two new shows on opposite sides of the country. Moth 2 (Mothra), 20" x 16", Oil on... 2011-02-01T06:49:52+00:00 http://www.conary.org/blog/entry/meat http://www.scottconary.com/index.php/blog/entry/meat/#When:02:27:08Z It's been a busy and very successful few months. Open studios went incredibly well with new friends made and much work sold. I have some new relationships with galleries and some new shows coming... 2010-12-20T02:27:08+00:00 http://www.conary.org/blog/entry/thankful_sweet_jane http://www.scottconary.com/index.php/blog/entry/thankful_sweet_jane/#When:20:54:54Z We have much to be thankful for today, this Thanksgiving day. It's been more than two months since Jane spent a day in the hospital being poke and prodded. Today we are far from home at my Aunt and... 2010-11-25T20:54:54+00:00 http://www.conary.org/blog/entry/sitka_art_invitational http://www.scottconary.com/index.php/blog/entry/sitka_art_invitational/#When:08:26:35Z This year I've been invited to participate in the 17th Annual Sitka Art Invitational. This event brings together more than 600 pieces of art from 128 artists. Sales from event support the Sitka... 2010-11-06T08:26:35+00:00 http://www.conary.org/blog/entry/2010_portland_open_studios http://www.scottconary.com/index.php/blog/entry/2010_portland_open_studios/#When:06:23:50Z It's that time of the year again. I am again participating in the Portland Open Studios (http://www.portlandopenstudios.com). My studio will be open from 10 am to 5 pm on October 9th, 10th, and the... 2010-10-02T06:23:50+00:00 http://www.conary.org/blog/entry/surviving_isnt_enough._new_show http://www.scottconary.com/index.php/blog/entry/surviving_isnt_enough._new_show/#When:20:59:41Z Forgotten, 30" x 30", Oil on Canvas [smug]993283830_QP8sc[/smug] In recent weeks, I've used my magical powers to change a sky from blue to gray. I built a house and tore it down several times in... 2010-09-03T20:59:41+00:00 http://www.conary.org/blog/entry/first_thursday_paw_team_in_the_pearl http://www.scottconary.com/index.php/blog/entry/first_thursday_paw_team_in_the_pearl/#When:06:22:00Z [smug]919533816_4ynPJ[/smug] Whether big or small, most everyone has had a beloved animal in their life. But not everyone can always easily provide the care that pet may need. The Portland Animal... 2010-07-01T06:22:00+00:00 http://www.conary.org/blog/entry/city_hall_and_portland_open_studios http://www.scottconary.com/index.php/blog/entry/city_hall_and_portland_open_studios/#When:04:26:54Z In the midst of the tornado/train/vortex/-insert metaphor-, there is some unadulterated good. Tomorrow night, at Portland City Hall, there is a reception celebrating 10 years of Portland Open... 2010-03-04T04:26:54+00:00 http://www.conary.org/blog/entry/analog_jane http://www.scottconary.com/index.php/blog/entry/analog_jane/#When:02:23:20Z A new radiant little life has joined our family. Jane Elliot Conary was born on January 13th at 3:57pm. Any baby makes a huge impact on the family. Jane decided to make an even bigger one. [smug]... 2010-03-04T02:23:20+00:00 http://www.conary.org/blog/entry/patience_and_new_additions http://www.scottconary.com/index.php/blog/entry/patience_and_new_additions/#When:22:32:39Z I've been a little remiss in posting to the blog for somewhat understandable and consuming reasons. My wife and I -insert sound of trumpets and angels singing- are having a baby, our first. This... 2009-09-17T22:32:39+00:00 http://www.conary.org/blog/entry/cinnamon_salt http://www.scottconary.com/index.php/blog/entry/cinnamon_salt/#When:22:21:42Z I dream of painting figures dancing with goblins and wolves. And so paint barns instead. Landscapes, like still lives, are easy to mock but I love them both. Fueled by a vacation to sunny and warm... 2009-03-30T22:21:42+00:00 http://www.conary.org/blog/entry/pennsylvania_bread_newshow http://www.scottconary.com/index.php/blog/entry/pennsylvania_bread_newshow/#When:09:12:31Z Included in a show opening tonight, along with a half dozen or so other pieces, is this, the final version of a painting I've posted several times recently: Pennsylvania, 48" x 36", Oil on Canvas 2009-03-05T09:12:31+00:00 http://www.conary.org/blog/entry/a_day_in_the_life http://www.scottconary.com/index.php/blog/entry/a_day_in_the_life/#When:01:42:15Z Pennsylvania, 48" x 36", Oil on Canvas - work in progress [smug]484717524_QwKN2[/smug] By late morning I'm on my way to the studio. I scrape the palette clean, admonish myself for never cleaning... 2009-03-04T01:42:15+00:00 http://www.conary.org/blog/entry/new_chapters http://www.scottconary.com/index.php/blog/entry/new_chapters/#When:10:20:12Z Yesterday I woke with a jaw aching from habit and stale useless worry. I woke remembering that I didn't need to clench my way through another day. The big project that I'd worked on for more months... 2009-02-20T10:20:12+00:00 http://www.conary.org/blog/entry/machete http://www.scottconary.com/index.php/blog/entry/machete/#When:22:15:20Z My wife is laughing at me right now. I'm staring at my computer with too many thoughts. What does she know? Does she know that abstract and representational work are flavors of the same beverage?... 2008-12-12T22:15:20+00:00 http://www.conary.org/blog/entry/giving_it_a_name http://www.scottconary.com/index.php/blog/entry/giving_it_a_name/#When:09:33:55Z The rain hasn't arrived quite yet. The air is crisp and the sky is unpaintable blue. The wind plucks at the last golden leaves clinging to trees hunkering down for our brief winter. Listen to the... 2008-12-04T09:33:55+00:00 http://www.conary.org/blog/entry/weighting http://www.scottconary.com/index.php/blog/entry/weighting/#When:20:49:48Z I hold onto a few illusions about what it is I do. Whatever value art has, I'm not curing cancer or unclogging toilets*. In the midst of the economic turmoil we're all hearing about or living, for... 2008-11-21T20:49:48+00:00 http://www.conary.org/blog/entry/anything_i_want http://www.scottconary.com/index.php/blog/entry/anything_i_want/#When:06:31:34Z I know I should be fussing over mailing lists. And mighty landscapes and introspective figurative narratives. But right now, at this moment, I love paint. At some point the thought creeps in, "I can... 2008-11-07T06:31:34+00:00 http://www.conary.org/blog/entry/cockroach http://www.scottconary.com/index.php/blog/entry/cockroach/#When:22:53:55Z Thick Chop, 8" x 8" [smug]395639666_oaBWJ[/smug] Cranky. That's what I am when I can't paint. When I don't have the time, when other projects, apathy, or life gets in the way. It's not so different... 2008-10-17T22:53:55+00:00