tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180192342024-03-13T19:49:40.980-07:00Wrennart StudioAlthough I started this blog to record my attempts at running my own gallery to exhibit my own paintings, I quickly ran into financial trouble and aborted the gallery. I do still live in this space but it is my residence and studio only.wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-66307879155257984432013-10-06T10:10:00.000-07:002013-10-06T10:10:44.195-07:00New works and new location<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tDMTt5WUXu0/UlGXMPzcauI/AAAAAAAAAQk/NnIr6-SzCec/s1600/CIMG0596.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tDMTt5WUXu0/UlGXMPzcauI/AAAAAAAAAQk/NnIr6-SzCec/s320/CIMG0596.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Iir_cyE0SyM/UlGXjcrHtPI/AAAAAAAAAQs/GrLlQRYkNE0/s1600/CIMG0721.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Iir_cyE0SyM/UlGXjcrHtPI/AAAAAAAAAQs/GrLlQRYkNE0/s320/CIMG0721.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z2yQihq2Og4/UlGXsTVmzLI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/O4wzAuOLVXE/s1600/CIMG0712.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z2yQihq2Og4/UlGXsTVmzLI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/O4wzAuOLVXE/s320/CIMG0712.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F5KhWQoBJtg/UlGX3uJvQhI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/dxIYMYnIBD4/s1600/CIMG0726.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F5KhWQoBJtg/UlGX3uJvQhI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/dxIYMYnIBD4/s320/CIMG0726.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Zcg_B45TSs/UlGYZVcDw7I/AAAAAAAAARE/iEGzDQAAYZ4/s1600/CIMG0946.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Zcg_B45TSs/UlGYZVcDw7I/AAAAAAAAARE/iEGzDQAAYZ4/s320/CIMG0946.JPG" /></a>
These are some of my recent works 2012-13. Also, many of the works from the Male Body series have been donated to the ONE Archives in Los Angeles where they can be seen upon request or during one of their art exhibitions. I will be relocating to Qingdao, China where I hope to continue my working, mainly portraiture.<div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-12366622287554802042013-03-21T15:46:00.000-07:002013-03-21T15:48:18.706-07:00Two Years LaterOne Archives in Los Angeles will soon receive 21 of my Male Bodies paintings. I realize that I haven't posted for a couple of years. It's been several paintings later. The titles are <i>The Juggler; The Decorated Man; The Scream; Three Urinators and last, The Daddy</i>/a>
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7VF23OlY2ME/UUuKXO_csCI/AAAAAAAAAPU/yiSJBBZe058/s1600/juggler.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7VF23OlY2ME/UUuKXO_csCI/AAAAAAAAAPU/yiSJBBZe058/s320/juggler.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2kJOvg8E7vQ/UUuKNTtf1oI/AAAAAAAAAPM/BkI2FCyItkY/s1600/decoratedman.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2kJOvg8E7vQ/UUuKNTtf1oI/AAAAAAAAAPM/BkI2FCyItkY/s320/decoratedman.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UsJDebjHA0o/UUuKeTId9LI/AAAAAAAAAPc/bTKeoseGhog/s1600/scream.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UsJDebjHA0o/UUuKeTId9LI/AAAAAAAAAPc/bTKeoseGhog/s320/scream.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T8_-CW5seiY/UUuKi0W3b8I/AAAAAAAAAPk/CHqhE5wm4_8/s1600/threeurinators.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T8_-CW5seiY/UUuKi0W3b8I/AAAAAAAAAPk/CHqhE5wm4_8/s320/threeurinators.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H2ZoadCn9X8/UUuLUhLNsSI/AAAAAAAAAP0/6iqmwGCRAFc/s1600/daddy.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H2ZoadCn9X8/UUuLUhLNsSI/AAAAAAAAAP0/6iqmwGCRAFc/s320/daddy.jpg" /></a>
In addition there have been other paintings I've worked on which don't belong to this series. I've been working on some portraits and portraits with clothespins. Those will be in another post.<div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-13708749594378341792011-04-04T09:39:00.001-07:002011-04-04T09:39:56.438-07:00BOOKS<div id="badge" style="position:relative; width:120px; height:240px; padding:10px; margin:0px; background-color:white; border:1px solid #a0a0a0;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:10px; left:10px; padding:0px; margin:0px; border:0px; width:118px; height:100px; line-height:118px; text-align:center;"> <a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2081481/?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=140x240" target="_blank" style="margin:0px; border:0px; padding:0px;"> <img src="http://www.blurb.com//images/uploads/catalog/70/363670/2255672-4c30cad29c1b4b2d3c331d70a8d4102f.jpg" alt="Hidden/Forbidden Faces" style="padding:0px; margin:0px; width:118px; vertical-align:middle; border:1px solid #a7a7a7;"/> </a> </div> <div style="position:absolute; top:140px; left:10px; overflow:hidden; margin:0px; padding:0px; border:0px; text-align:left;"> <div style="width:105px; overflow:hidden; line-height:18px; margin:0px; padding:0px; border:0px;"> <a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2081481?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=140x240" style="font:bold 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #fd7820; text-decoration:none;">Hidden/Forbidd...</a> </div> <div style="font:bold 10px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#545454; line-height:15px; margin:0px; padding:0px; border:0px;"> Photographs Paintings </div> <div style="font:10px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#545454; line-height:15px; margin:0px; padding:0px; border:0px;"> By Jenny Wrenn </div> </div> <div style="position:absolute; top:197px; right:10px; border:0; padding:0px; margin:0px;"> <a href="http://www.blurb.com/?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=140x240" target="_blank" style="border:0; padding:0px; margin:0px; text-decoration:none;"> <img src="http://www.blurb.com/images/badge/photo-book.png" style="border:0; padding:0px; margin:0px;" alt="Photo book"/> </a> </div> <div style="position:absolute; bottom:8px; left:10px; font:normal 10px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#fd7820; line-height:15px; margin:0px; padding:0px; border:0px;"> <a href="http://www.blurb.com/books/2081481" only_path="false" style="color:#fd7820; text-decoration:none;" title="Book Preview">Book Preview</a> </div> <div style="clear: both; border: 0px solid black;"></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 269px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/TBWDyNhGRMI/AAAAAAAAANA/HS_rwn8vhwU/s320/tiedwarehouse.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482433020038628546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/TBWDxpr7EyI/AAAAAAAAAM4/bl_qbomUKe8/s1600/onthesteps.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/TBWDxpr7EyI/AAAAAAAAAM4/bl_qbomUKe8/s320/onthesteps.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482433010420355874" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/TBWCy_OkibI/AAAAAAAAAMo/hKOi60ulwts/s1600/backview.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/TBWCy_OkibI/AAAAAAAAAMo/hKOi60ulwts/s320/backview.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482431933871065522" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-61090399355971346202009-05-16T13:06:00.000-07:002009-05-16T13:18:03.200-07:00Reworking paintings and new paintings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/Sg8fPxfG56I/AAAAAAAAAFA/dtBCLM8LKZI/s1600-h/relax1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 188px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/Sg8fPxfG56I/AAAAAAAAAFA/dtBCLM8LKZI/s200/relax1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336518439299639202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/Sg8fHtNhIyI/AAAAAAAAAE4/kg2LfKh_9p0/s1600-h/buttme5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 190px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/Sg8fHtNhIyI/AAAAAAAAAE4/kg2LfKh_9p0/s200/buttme5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336518300713165602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/Sg8dgNNgCII/AAAAAAAAAEo/6yLCV1npBRY/s1600-h/buttme1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/Sg8dgNNgCII/AAAAAAAAAEo/6yLCV1npBRY/s200/buttme1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336516522596632706" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-45258009859174437442008-11-26T17:09:00.000-08:002008-12-02T17:15:10.885-08:00Recent doings<span style="font-weight:bold;">The original heading and web address for this site was Wrenn Art Studio & Gallery Inc. Well, the corporation has been dissolved. Just add water instead of capital and poof! <br />The end. I'll have more to say on what it takes to go through ending a corporation. The endless documents to be filed. Geez! Well, it had to come to an end but that doesn't mean that the Art stops. No way... Anyway, since the corporation no longer exists, I had to change the web address for legal purposes. So, I shortened it to just Wrennart studio.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-69516983072224133872008-06-24T17:04:00.000-07:002008-12-12T18:22:05.095-08:00Art from life: Neck & Face Stabbing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/SGUfFuaHLMI/AAAAAAAAACw/z0KuoXnVyHM/s1600-h/hospitalself.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/SGUfFuaHLMI/AAAAAAAAACw/z0KuoXnVyHM/s200/hospitalself.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216609926595947714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/SGUd49oddBI/AAAAAAAAACo/H2iQT4bgSf0/s1600-h/stitchessideweb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/SGUd49oddBI/AAAAAAAAACo/H2iQT4bgSf0/s200/stitchessideweb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216608607832732690" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/STXcpqkbx2I/AAAAAAAAADI/Zv3gCVdgVA0/s1600-h/gauzelips.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/STXcpqkbx2I/AAAAAAAAADI/Zv3gCVdgVA0/s200/gauzelips.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275365146894255970" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/SGUb8PQcgYI/AAAAAAAAACY/tLkj6yI0iQk/s1600-h/hiddenself2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/SGUb8PQcgYI/AAAAAAAAACY/tLkj6yI0iQk/s200/hiddenself2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216606465080197506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">I believe that more often than not the best art comes from life experience. Perhaps the artwork has some technical flaws but if the <p/></p>emotional impact grabs the viewer, well, that's what counts. That said <p/></p>some paintings that I previously worked on in 2006 I am reworking as the result of my being stabbed in the neck and face during a home invasion robbery attempt. Initially the self-portraits of my head wrapped in gauze were concerned with psychological pain made manifest by a nonexistent exterior wound. I was never satisfied by the series and moved on to other work. Yet, fate intervened and in April of 2008 I was assault by a man who stabbed me about four times, twice to the left side of the neck, once to the back of the head and once or twice to the left side of my face. I have posted these paintings and an interesting comparison can be made with the previous versions of the painting prior to the assault. I have also posted the actual photographs of myself with the wounds and the sutures.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-55009873761544002492007-12-11T08:44:00.000-08:002008-12-12T18:22:05.786-08:00Erotic gay male paintings series<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/R17IT7kki0I/AAAAAAAAACM/wI9thNnvc14/s1600-h/suspendedweb.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/R17IT7kki0I/AAAAAAAAACM/wI9thNnvc14/s200/suspendedweb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142768069237836610" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/R17AxrkkiwI/AAAAAAAAABs/9Du0H3zrx64/s1600-h/freewaycopweb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/R17AxrkkiwI/AAAAAAAAABs/9Du0H3zrx64/s200/freewaycopweb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142759784245922562" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/R17Ax7kkixI/AAAAAAAAAB0/CJNBsJrosIE/s1600-h/withmanetweb.jpg"/></a><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-float:left;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/R17Ax7kkixI/AAAAAAAAAB0/CJNBsJrosIE/s200/withmanetweb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142759788540889874" /><a <br />With 11 paintings in the series, the other paintings appear in my post of February./></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-50964291814996247772007-09-02T18:15:00.000-07:002007-09-02T18:26:13.035-07:00My Artistic DirectionAt present my work is primarily in oil and focused on figurative male nude in bondage. I was simply focusing on the male erotic nude but I've drifted over to the body in restraints. The appeal is both emotional and technical. The type of restraint will alter the body in some way. That is a challenge and gives each painting a different problem to solve, whether it' how the rope pinches the flesh or how a blindfold distorts the face. Emotionally I become transfixed in the pathos of my subject. I am there and i am feeling the restraints along with the body I am painting. I added a twist to one of my painting by copying part of a Dega painting within my painting. It seemed amusing to me to include a reference to the great impressionist painter. It's not a famous painting and that makes the reference more subtle. I will included the painting in my next post.<div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-19792480151192246092007-09-02T18:07:00.000-07:002008-12-12T18:22:05.970-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/RttgID7PmxI/AAAAAAAAABc/EGiR0Zesqx4/s1600-h/selfdraw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/RttgID7PmxI/AAAAAAAAABc/EGiR0Zesqx4/s200/selfdraw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105780294163602194" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-21413551760943595022007-04-20T15:38:00.000-07:002007-04-20T16:06:16.679-07:00Do you have an Exhibition Resume ....If you are unfamiliar with my blog, you should look at some of the archive entries to get a feel for what this is all about. I've been renting this studio/gallery loft for 2 years. I've completed about 14 large canvases. During the first year the gallery area of the loft was open to the public. Lately, I decided to concentrate on my painting and not continue with exhibits except for the occasional "by invitation" exhibit. My next step is to find an established gallery large enough for an exhibit of my work. Basically, I need to begin marketing my work. I've retyped my exhibition resume, something all artists should have. The exhibition resume lists all of the shows where you've exhibited work. If the show was juried, you include the juror's name in the resume. It always helps to have a well-known artist jury the show. In addition the resume should list if the show was reviewed and if a catalog was published. Some artists have very long resumes. I read recently about an artist who had a 30 page resume! Must be nice to be able to do so much fine art work. My resume starts out in the 70s and centers on the 80s as the most productive period. Beginning in the 90s things drop off. But right now in the mid 2000s I'm producing a lot of work that I hope will lead to some hot shows. I need to add a second page to my resume. We will see what happens.<div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-36173728014451507752007-04-16T09:22:00.000-07:002007-09-03T19:08:56.145-07:00New paintings: Erotic male nudesI've changed my direction somewhat with these new paintings. They are light hearted look at gay male eroticism. The paintings are almost life size, the canvas 44 x 50 inches. I've been working on them since the beginning of this year and have seven completed (except for some minor work still to do on them). I'm hoping that this series will be work that I can market. Oil painting is so very expensive. Click on February in the Archives to see some of the completed or nearly completed paintings.<div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-25578980764200103042007-02-19T12:31:00.000-08:002008-12-12T18:22:06.501-08:00Male Nude Paintings<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/Rik_57HhF3I/AAAAAAAAABU/Nx0r4ee0OeU/s1600-h/urinalfinalweb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/Rik_57HhF3I/AAAAAAAAABU/Nx0r4ee0OeU/s200/urinalfinalweb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055642321054406514" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/RiZ9myLDVVI/AAAAAAAAABM/-qI2BWVXxec/s1600-h/warehouseman.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/RiZ9myLDVVI/AAAAAAAAABM/-qI2BWVXxec/s200/warehouseman.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054865737026590034" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/RdoMY08AcNI/AAAAAAAAAAU/jC-K45KBTwc/s1600-h/johnnyoneshot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kOQsBKr1_S8/RdoMY08AcNI/AAAAAAAAAAU/jC-K45KBTwc/s320/johnnyoneshot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033349154206675154" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-55219596545145487392007-02-06T18:38:00.000-08:002007-02-06T18:41:50.454-08:00Gallery newsYes, the Wrenn Gallery hasn't had any exhibitions for a few months. Not to worry. I've been busy painting new works and revising a few others. The new canvases are 44" x 50" and feature male nudes. A few will be posted shortly.<div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-1157431240178841062006-09-04T21:33:00.000-07:002007-04-20T16:08:20.197-07:00ContemPony Art August show<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/ponyshowinterior.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/320/ponyshowinterior.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/ponydisplayrm2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/320/ponydisplayrm2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/ponynite2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/320/ponynite2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/ponybio.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/320/ponybio.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-1152382046840411842006-07-08T10:55:00.000-07:002007-04-20T16:09:35.332-07:00Contem Pony Art Part 2Above photos are of the August show: the private showing of the 11x14 color photographs by John Gretzinger. Photographs depict the unusual adult pastime of Pony Play, a little known fetish. Dressing in equui gear and being trained and/or ridden by a master/mistress has historical precedence as far back as written history allows. Show opens July 29 at 7pm and can be seen by appointment until August 24th. Update! The opening night was a success with over 50 people in attendance.<div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-1151622455090841702006-06-29T16:02:00.000-07:002006-06-29T16:07:35.106-07:00Hidden Faces/Forbidden Faces current exhibit<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/exhibitface6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/320/exhibitface6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/exhibitface5.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/320/exhibitface5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/exhibitface3.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/320/exhibitface3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/exhibitface2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/320/exhibitface2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-1150238065119856552006-06-13T15:30:00.000-07:002006-06-13T15:34:25.140-07:00Hidden Faces/Forbidden Faces--New Paintings<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/invisiblepainting.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/320/invisiblepainting.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />This is the first of a series of oil paintings. This one is 40"x50" and another is 44"x44" and the last is 50"x40". There will be eight altogether. Five more to go.<div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-1144168927981190332006-04-04T09:40:00.000-07:002006-04-04T19:06:12.056-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/outerbldg.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/320/outerbldg.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/curatorme1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/200/curatorme1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/1stshow.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/200/1stshow.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/jwmatcut.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/320/jwmatcut.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-1144107293926921872006-04-03T16:33:00.000-07:002006-04-25T15:46:31.556-07:00Gallery Shows -- Contem Pony Art part 1<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/ponygirlc.jpg"><img style="FLOAT:right;MARGIN:0px 0px 10px 10px; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/200/ponygirlc.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/ponygirlb.jpg"><img style="FLOAT:left;MARGIN:0px 0px 10px 10px; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/200/ponygirlb.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">I've tried to create shows for each month. October, November, December of 2005 and then January, February and March of 2006. The March show has been so popular that I think I'll hold it over until the end of April. It's called "Contem Pony Art, Part 1" --the part 1 indicates that a second part will be forthcoming. Also, if you are new to my blog space, please peruse my earlier posts where I show a bit of the rennovation and repair necessary to make the space suitable for a gallery.</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-1144106800894198462006-04-03T16:24:00.000-07:002006-04-04T13:51:45.480-07:00February 2006/ Self-Impressions 1984-86<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/selfimpression1.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/200/selfimpression1.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/selfimpressions2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/320/selfimpressions2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-1144106598526716692006-04-03T16:22:00.000-07:002006-04-04T14:23:26.816-07:00January Show 2006 Drawings-- Gay Bashing series<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/Febshow06.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/200/Febshow06.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/gaybash1c.jpg"><img style="float:center; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/320/gaybash1c.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/gaybash1a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/320/gaybash1a.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/gaybash1b.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/320/gaybash1b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-1144106020557001092006-04-03T16:13:00.000-07:002006-04-03T16:32:09.793-07:00December Show<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/dec05show.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/200/dec05show.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-1144034197867022092006-04-02T19:55:00.000-07:002006-04-03T16:31:53.660-07:00November Show<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/watercolor1a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/200/watercolor1a.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/1600/watercolor2a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/439/1753/200/watercolor2a.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
</div>wrennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611737405605788777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18019234.post-1137545975744064362006-01-17T16:45:00.000-08:002007-04-20T16:12:21.767-07:00The underside of Corporate Banking!!Okay, we have the corporation status. Set to go. Now the banking. I went to Washington Mutual. Very confusing. Without my California corporate status they wouldn't help me. Let's review what the books never tell you. Different states call the formation of a corporation different things. In California, which by the way seems to have the highest corporate taxes of anywhere in the nation, there is a statement of information to outline the company and its people and the formation material is called the Articles of Incorporation. Delaware and a few other states call the same thing the Articles of Formation. I felt like such a dummy when the bank official was asking for papers that were different from what I had. Like maybe I was making this whole thing up. You know, artists are famous for "making things up." Finally after reviewing everything that I had, I realized that the bank officers weren't about to go with Delaware corporate papers by whatever name. They acted as if the Articles of Formation and Corporate Data papers in my hand were just so much unformed clay. A rose by any other name is still a rose. Fine. I simply switch banks. There are some friendly banks out there with people who treat you respectfully. My dealings with HSBC bank seem to be going well. They even have a Banking Resolution form that does everything for me. I just sign and use my seal and it's done. Yes! There are banks who want to make it hard for you and there are banks that want to make it easy.<div class="blogger-post-footer">"Give me a place to stand and I can move the world" --Archimedes
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