Small... But Not Restricted

Tessa Guzé, Fearless, 12" x 16" 2013

The Galleries at Moore are currently having an exhibition of alumni work titled Small... but Not Restricted. The Galleries at Moore are located on the campus of Moore College of Art & Design in center city Philadelphia, PA. I submitted this small oil painting titled Fearless.

 

Photo of Small...But Not Restricted Annual Alumni Exhibition 2014

This is one of the first oil paintings I completed after the birth of my daughter. (Besides a children's book commission that was due a month after she was born and barely got finished in time!) It was of course inspired by her, though not a portrait. At six weeks her first bashful and cheeky smiles were already lighting up the room. However time to paint is still something I have to steal during her naps. 

I did the underdrawing for this while she was napping in my left arm, and I did the painting during a second 45 minute nap the next day. Having this kind of time pressure is definitely freeing up my painting and allowing me to be looser and more painterly! Here is a photo of the inspiration itself. 

THE INSPIRATION!

Four months later and still my greatest source of inspiration, don't think this is going to change any time soon.



To see more of my paintings please visit my portfolio website.

Art Working to Affect Lives

Tessa Guzé, Help, oil on canvas, 2013

This past week, Gungdabang (궁다방) Gallery in Gwangju, South Korea located on Art Street, held an exhibition to fundraise for charity. 100% of the proceeds were donated. Half went to a school for underprivileged children in Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro Direct, and the Red Cross to aid those affected by the hurricane in the Philippines.

Tessa Guzé, The Pyre, oil on canvas, 2013

As a contributing artist I donated several hand drawn holiday hards and some cuttings from a children's book I illustrated this past year. You can see several of these paintings above and below. The show will be open through December 22nd, 2013.

Tessa Guzé, Benevolence, oil on canvas, 2013

Galleries in Philly

Kimmel Center, 2011
Left to right: Jaeger Rae Cohen, Tessa Guze, Sarah Fritzen

I currently have paintings up in three galleries in Philadelphia.

I am showing my work in the Kimmel center (photo above) in an exhibition called Illustrative Design. My paintings are being shown along with two other recent graduates from Moore College of Art & Design, Sarah Fritzen (sarahafritzen.blogspot.com) and Jaeger Rae Cohen. For more information about the exhibition please click here. The show will be up until October 8th 2011.

I have two pieces in the Philadelphia Sketch Club's annual Philastration Show. Philastration is a juried group exhibition for illustrators. It runs through the end of July 2011.
Here is a photo of one of the pieces hanging on the wall.

Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philastration, 2011
Top Row: Mark Harchar, Michael Adams

Bottom Row: Tessa Guze, Tim Oglie, Stacy Hornug

I also have two pieces in the Student Run Gallery at Moore College of Art & Design. The show is titled Ut Pictura Poesis. This show will run until the end of August.

So if your in Philly please take a look at my work in one of these galleries! 


To see more similar work please visit my painting portfolio website or my passion painting blogs.