Sophia Batsford Tise

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STUDIES

2011-10-09T17:14:00.000-07:00

2011-10-07T15:58:00.001-07:00

Studio Life

2011-07-01T17:31:00.000-07:00

December Rain

2010-12-15T16:55:00.001-08:00

December

2010-12-15T16:50:00.000-08:00

New Year's Resolution
learn more about my blog and how to update, keep the viewers interest going every day!

Winter photos

DAY

2010-11-10T19:01:00.000-08:00

Day by day by day...............
Working in my studio everyday is like breathing...I have to do it.

Creating new work

2010-10-30T18:35:00.000-07:00

I am working on a new series, so both my website and blog are being updated, plus many hours painting in the studio
so bear with me if this seems a little out dated, I am on it!

2010-06-05T10:13:00.000-07:00

Directions

2010-06-05T10:07:00.000-07:00

The last few days I have been wondering in what direction to take my work.
My small pieces are so intimate, it is hard to work with the same intensity on larger paintings - the work is far more gestural.
................and then I found a quote from an artist out of the blue, and it changed my day!

"I do believe that persistence trumps talent and I've seen a lot of talented people squander their fabulous abilities."
Donna Zagotta

Ipad

2010-06-02T21:13:00.000-07:00

A new I pad - a wonderful invention, somewhere to at last store my music and art slideshows
Something I can carry with me ...
Write, play, invent..
But It is a distraction too, takes me away from the studio.....
But I love love it, and would recommend it to anyone!

2010-05-11T11:57:00.001-07:00

Garden Life

2010-05-11T11:55:00.000-07:00

THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

2010-05-11T11:37:00.000-07:00

I like these thoughts by Rilke...................

Your work needs to be independent of others' work.
You must not compare yourself to others.
No one can help you. You have to help yourself.
Criticism leads to misunderstandings and defeatism.
Work from necessity and your compulsion to do it.
Work on what you know and what you are sure you love.
Don't observe yourself too closely, just let it happen.
Don't let yourself be controlled by too much irony.
Live in and love the activity of your work.
Be free of thoughts of sin, guilt and misgiving.
Be touched by the beautiful anxiety of life.
Be patient with the unresolved in your heart.
Try to be in love with the questions themselves.
Love your solitude and try to sing with its pain.
Be gentle to all of those who stay behind.
Your inner self is worth your entire concentration.
Allow your art to make extraordinary demands on you.
Bear your sadness with greater trust than your joy.
Do not persecute yourself with how things are going.
It's good to be solitary, because solitude is difficult.
It's good to love, because love is difficult.
You are not a prisoner of anything or anyone.
Rilke

GEM

2010-04-22T16:43:00.000-07:00

I am pleased to have a small piece at Los Angeles Art Association's
85th Anniversary year celebration fundraiser at the 825 Gallery
on April 24 on La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles.

It is called "Something To Write Home About"
mixed media on linen panel 7.7" x 5"

2010-04-21T17:21:00.000-07:00

Studio Work

2010-04-21T17:12:00.000-07:00

I am working long hours....
a friend once said to me..
"mark up on your calendar the actual hours you spend each day in the studio
mixing paint, and working" ie not being on the computer, not deciding what to cook, running errands etc, but actually in the studio working..........it all adds up............
I do love to cook.........there was a time when it was hard to decide which I loved best.. painting or cooking........
I think they relate to each other......cooking is a therapy...I love it..
Tonight..meatballs & cannellini beans...

Spring

2010-04-08T18:24:00.000-07:00

finding the time to write daily on my blog .........................time in the studio is what is important to me right now.......

Rain outside my studio

2010-01-22T11:34:00.000-08:00

Rain

2010-01-22T11:26:00.000-08:00

Storms everyday for a week...

2010-01-17T17:15:00.000-08:00

New Year

2010-01-17T17:07:00.000-08:00

The start of a new year, and the beginning of many blogs, much art, love and talk of art with friends...time to get back to work again.............

VIVA GALLERY

2009-07-15T17:42:00.000-07:00

I have two small pieces accepted into the "Tenth Anniversary All Group Exhibition" at VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA -
juror Gerald Brommer. July 15- August 8 2009

2009-07-15T17:38:00.001-07:00

Just a few blocks for my blog!

Sierra Madre Open Studio day

2009-07-15T17:34:00.000-07:00

The little blocks can be viewed on my website
Each one a small piece of art that can stand on a shelf or a table

Sierra Madre Open Studio Tour

2009-06-04T17:08:00.000-07:00

Sophia Tise - "Small Artworks"

Sierra Madre Open Studio Tour

Sunday June 7th 12: - 5: pm

Tickets at CAG, 108 Nth Baldwin Ave, SM 91024

I shall be at Lori Koop's studio with friends

Puerto Rico Pics

2009-05-31T20:46:00.000-07:00

Puerto Rico

2009-05-31T20:36:00.000-07:00

Two visits recently to Puerto Rico

I have deserted my blog, but not for much longer....I am back after much travelling...

The colors in these photos are so similar to my work...I was inspired.......

Rain

2009-03-04T09:19:00.000-08:00

Rain is hampering my work today. I am working on large wood panels covered with linen -afraid they might warp..................................

2009-03-01T18:45:00.000-08:00

This piece has been selected by Sammy Hoi, President of Otis for inclusion in the 2009 LAAA (Los Angeles Art Association) Catalogue.

It is called "Early Frost" - mixed media on masonite on panel - small yes, 10" x 8" but small is good!

Update

2009-03-01T18:40:00.000-08:00

I have been away from my blog for too long!
However time has been spent wisely in the studio. One can spend too much time on the computer/facebook/ emails etc. I would rather paint....................
From now on, I shall do my best to do a daily blog - those of you who follow my work can rest assured something new and interesting will appear most days!!

Back on track!

2008-12-20T15:11:00.000-08:00

Getting ready for the holidays, but apologies to friends and viewers that I haven't been on my blog for a while.

Looking forward to updating sketches/ideas on a daily basis.

Hang in there!

studies on panel

2008-10-23T14:51:00.000-07:00

Two more pieces to share - work still in progress...I am fascinated by the strength of linen!

daily updates on my blog

2008-10-21T18:39:00.000-07:00

I am working to a deadline the next couple of weeks so shan't be able to add to my blog.
However you can always reach me on Facebook, Gawker Artists and Art Review.com

summer studies

2008-10-21T14:51:00.000-07:00

While my studio was out of action I took a lot of photographs of my work on the ground, incorporating the gravel and concrete with panels, and was fascinated at the process. I stain a lot of raw linen and canvas, and am using the photographs in my artwork, sometimes transferring the images onto panel and also using the photographs themselves.

Now I have to mess up my new outside space as it feels too tidy and clean. There is nothing more absorbing for me than working outside with huge pieces of canvas flat on the ground!

old studio

2008-10-21T07:35:00.000-07:00

studio

2008-10-21T07:26:00.000-07:00

All summer we have been fixing my studio.......
the walls were covered in green black mould, praying mantis' made their homes in the damp interior......
no wonder I felt a little unwell through the winter, let alone the water that dripped and seeped through all my art materials!

Now it is nearly finished and it is so wonderful I have to make myself leave it during the day in order to do the other things in life beside paint!

September

2008-09-06T06:29:00.000-07:00

There is little time to add to my blog these days, but I like the feeling of September even though today will be 104 degrees
While my studio is being fixed I HAVE to work small, and just knowing this makes me frustrated - I look over at my unused huge canvases waiting to be worked on, and long for the space....

I now have 2 paintings up in the Frontier Collage Society show in Austin Tx-very exciting - would like to be a fly on the wall!

Once I can start work I shall try to upload some little thing each day !

first day on blog

2008-08-19T08:05:00.000-07:00

first day on blog

will need support from art friends to see if this works!