A love of history, a badly timed diagnosis, researching everything, taking found images from small to huge, and a really spooky ghost story. Yes, all of it! I’m so excited to have American artist Daisy Patton on the podcast. I know I always say this… I’ve loved her work for years, but after this conversation I love it even more. You can listen right under that flower-faced swimmer, or you can subscribe on iTunes.
First up, these are a few of Daisy’s pieces I wrote about back in 2015:
So good! But, when I mentioned right off the top of the episode that she “was on fire” with this ongoing series {titled “Forgetting Is So Long”}, I was not kidding. Look at these beauties… and note the life-size SCALE:
What? The detail, the size, the palette… ALL OF IT. On. Fire.
Next, well, more images to show scale. I thought all of her work was small-ish, so I was pretty excited to find out the huge range she works within. That said, I feel the need to show you more:
Yes, I love them all. Small, medium, large.
Ok, onto the funeral paintings. This one is titled “A Bulgarian Funeral”:
Whoa. I’d love to stand in front of this in person. ps. that’s Daisy doing exactly that.
This next piece is one of her latest research crushes… funeral wreaths and the meaning behind the various symbols. Doves, banners, circular arrangements, etc:
Phew, luckily the dove is pointing up in this arrangement. Apparently facing down means you’re going somewhere other than heaven.
Speaking of heaven, this is where Daisy is right this very minute. Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Colorado. She’s there for a ten week residency {aka heaven}, so I thought I’d show you what she’s up to. A few really big wips {works in progress}, and apparently she stumbled on her very own print shop:
Sigh. Gorgeous.
And finally, I just can’t end a post without a shot of an artist with their work:
Beautiful, on every level. Thank you soooo much to Daisy for taking so much time away from her residency to hang out with me {and for telling me that ghost story – thank goodness voicemail now exists instead of answering machines!}; thanks to both Saatchi Art and Thrive Mastermind for supporting the episode; as always thank you so much for stopping by to look ‘n listen! There will be more art for your ear next weekend:
Other links:
- Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Colorado
- Multiple sclerosis
- Daisy’s Instagram
- Pennylane Shen