new paintings

thinking about trees in my new series... love this vintage poster, wish I had it for my studio!

2009 update

We welcomed our beautiful baby boy, Leo Rothko Briggs, into the world this Fall 2009.

in the studio...

Postcard Show - Brooklyn

I will have this small painting in a show at the A.I.R. Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, called "Wish You Were Here." Opening Reception is Wednesday, June 24, 6-8PM. And also for the DUMBO 1st Thursdays Gallery Walk on Thursday, July 9 from 6-8PM. If you're in the area you should check it out! Show is up thru July 18.

New Paintings

You can view them larger here.

Blog Post: Contrasting elements

Thanks so much to Wolfie and Sneak for the lovely blog post today!

wolfie and the sneak: Contrasting elements

small works

some small paintings in my studio I've decided to resurrect...

Good Mountain

my work blogged here.

process

The process of painting for me is also a process of thinking. I've just returned from visiting family for the holidays, with a certain painting on my mind for the past 2 weeks. I'm excited to return to my studio tomorrow and see how my thoughts materialize into painting. I didn't do any thumbnails for it, because my ideas are too abstract, it's not something I can really draw. It's going to be a layering process, of memory, recollection, and unconscious pattern-painting. The ideas I have are for a new piece I started just before I left (shown above & below,) and it's the one I'm most interested in diving back into. However, I do have 4 others I'm eager to finish. Especially the one I call "Monster-scape" as I am literally moments away from finishing it. Hopefully I can tackle these in the last few days of 2008 {or the first few of '09!}

fini

I have finally finished this painting! It's been a long time coming... I started this painting many, many months ago... it took many twists and turns, and as many of my paintings do, ended up in quite a different place than I had imagined. But hooray, its evolution is complete.

Still working on the one below...

studio WEDNESDAY

I'm pretty excited to be in the studio on a weekday! That pretty much never happens! These are my works in progress...

...pursuit of happiness

Letha of the blog "...pursuit of happiness" gave me a lovely post:
...pursuit of happiness: Christin Ciaccio Briggs

It is a great kickoff to my upcoming time off from work that I plan to spend in my studio!

inspiration

Looking for some inspiration before going to my studio today. I love this coat at Mina Perhonen. I like to think of the dark triangular shapes as tiny mountains.