Kerry Mulvania Hirth

CHICAGO ARTIST MONTH

kerryhirth — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:44:18 +0000

The ARC member show this year will happen in October, for Chicago Artist Month. The theme for the City this year is “City as Studio” and the theme for the member show is “Urban Convergence”. The show is collaborative. Each member will collaborate with one other artist, writer or performer. The opening reception is at the ARC Gallery, 832 West Superior Street #204, Chicago, on October 1, 2010, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

NEW PAINTINGS

kerryhirth — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:27:08 +0000

I am working on a set of three paintings based on an old Christian hymn called “In the Garden”. The structure of each painting is fundamentally the same. Each begins with a verse and ends with the chorus of the hymn. The music is set out measure by measure, the colors record major changes in harmony and cadences. The first painting represents dawn in the garden, the second, mid-day. The final painting represents night-fall and death.

ARC GALLERY Membership

kerryhirth — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:30:01 +0000

I am now a member of ARC Gallery in Chicago.
ARC Gallery website

BEYOND AUDUBON

kerryhirth — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:54:45 +0000

My painting Birds Lost in a Giant Sequoia Forest During Fifty Years has been accepted into the “Beyond Audubon” show at Womanmade gallery. The show will hang at Womanmade from May 7, 2010 to June 30, 2010. The Womanmade gallery is located at 685 North Milwaukee in Chicago. The opening reception for the show takes place at the gallery on May 7, 2010, 6-9.
Womanmade website

TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SERIES

kerryhirth — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:43:15 +0000

My series of traditional Irish jigs and slip jigs is nearly finished.
To see many of the sketches that are the foundation of the series: SKETCHES

C Major Prelude, BWV 846

kerryhirth — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:17:11 +0000

J.S. Bach

Pastel on canvas
36X12
2009

Black-eyed Biddy

kerryhirth — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:57:18 +0000

Traditional Irish

Pastel on canvas
48X12
2009

Buttermilk Mary

kerryhirth — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:53:32 +0000

Traditional Irish

Pastel on canvas
48X12
2010

Birds Lost

kerryhirth — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:49:34 +0000

Birds Lost from a Giant Sequoia Forest During Fifty Years
Pastel on canvas 2010
48X12
This painting begins at the deep roots of a sequoia forest and moves up the trees toward the treetops and then further up the mountainside to a pine forest and ultimately to the sky. Between the roots and the sky, there are seven distinct sections. Each section represents a species of bird that once lived in the forest but no longer does as a result of habitat destruction. The sections are defined by the way they reflect the distinct plumage of each bird.

Ellen O’Grady

kerryhirth — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:40:10 +0000

Traditional Irish

Pastel on canvas
48X12
2010