100 Eleventh Avenue

Katie Stoltman, 100 Eleventh Avenue, 2012

acrylic on canvas, 33.5" x 33.5"

From Houston to NYC, with love.

Katie Stoltman, It Never Was Our Forté, 2012
acrylic on canvas, 33.5" x 33.5"

Untitled (After Z.H.), 2011
acrylic on canvas wrapped panel

Terrible photo. First painting I've finished since I graduated.
Oh, the things you can accomplish when motivation meets inspiration.

in progress

The Cosmetic is Cosmic

Katie Stoltman, The Cosmetic is Cosmic, 2011

(Acrylic on canvas wrapped panel, 36" x 36")

Exercises in Style

1. The beginning of my diamondfaces! I took a Cindy Sherman photograph from her Untitled Film Stills series, cut out the face and did what I do best. I want to continue these and play with ideas of photography and identity.

2. Exploring structure found in nature with crystals. An exercise in freedom (no masking tape)! Still in progress.

3. An exercise in simplifying. Result of an extremely rare snow day in Texas; started with a geometric hourglass shape (not an X) as a way of passing my time stuck inside.

4. Progress on my Stag painting; background is pink and glares on sign are metallic. I'll post a better picture when I finish it.

I've been pretty stressed lately and am looking forward to Spring Break, Marfa and my birthday.

hard lines and neon lights

1. Bobby shot this while I played around in the James Turrell light installation at the MFAH.

2. Photo taken for my next painting assignment. The texture in the letters reminds me of early Frank Stella. I plan on painting it in a style like Robert Cottingham. (I love the pun with the word 'stag' seeing as I'm a hermit who goes everywhere alone.)

3. Self-portrait I recently finished for my painting class (the lighting and colors in this photo are terrible, better one coming soon). My painting professor's new nickname for me is DIAMONDFACE, I'm a fan.

4. I'm reading a book on Robert Irwin right now, it's wonderful.

we don't need mirrors to talk to ourselves anymore

Katie Stoltman, We Don't Need Mirrors to Talk to Ourselves Anymore, 2010