{"id":2238,"date":"2015-01-02T16:29:45","date_gmt":"2015-01-03T00:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alleyartstudio.com\/?p=2238"},"modified":"2017-04-27T20:38:23","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T20:38:23","slug":"ricochet-a-year-of-collaborative-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/?p=2238","title":{"rendered":"Ricochet: A Year of Collaborative Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Show-Card.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-2220 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Show-Card-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"Show Card\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dayna Collins and Cynthia Herron<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">January 6-February 28, 2015<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Opening Reception: January 10, 2015<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Saturday, 1:00-3:00 pm<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Roy John Designer Goldsmith<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">315 Court Street<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Salem, OR<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For the past year and a half, Cynthia and I have been painting together. It emerged out of casual painting dates in the summer of 2013 and in the fall of 2013, it morphed into the idea to have a show.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/July-2014-17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-2233 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/July-2014-17-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"July 2014 (17)\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We met monthly to paint. We usually started around 10:00 am with a latte and a visit, going over what we had been up to, how our painting had been going, and what was going on in our art life. We often scribbled in our journals, and always determined what our theme or topic would be for the next month of painting, so we had time for ideas to formulate and percolate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/October-7-2013-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-2236 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/October-7-2013-4-300x266.jpg\" alt=\"October 7 2013 (4)\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We would paint for a couple of hours, then break for lunch &#8211; a recharge for us and a time for our oil and cold wax to set up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/November-10-2014-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-2235 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/November-10-2014-15-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"November 10 2014 (15)\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After lunch, we would head back upstairs to my painting studio and paint for a few more hours.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/August-2014-18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-2224 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/August-2014-18-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"August 2014 (18)\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">About midway through the afternoon, we would eat a gluten-free treat that Cynthia provided from a local bakery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/March-2014-30.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-2234 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/March-2014-30-254x300.jpg\" alt=\"March 2014 (30)\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our show, which opens with a reception on Saturday, January 10, 2015, reflects 12 months of painting together and covers 12 topics\/themes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">#1 October 2013: The way I wish I could paint<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2245\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2245\" style=\"width: 296px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1-It-Was-A-Relief-to-Disappear1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2245\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1-It-Was-A-Relief-to-Disappear1-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;It Was a Relief to Disappear&quot; 16x16, plaster, oil, and cold wax\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;It Was a Relief to Disappear&#8221;<br \/>16&#215;16, plaster, oil, and cold wax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">#2 December 2013:\u00a0 A poem<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2246\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2246\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2-Remembered-Always1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2246\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2-Remembered-Always1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Remembered Always&quot; 16x16, plaster, oil, and cold wax\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Remembered Always&#8221;<br \/>16&#215;16, plaster, oil, and cold wax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">#3 January 2014: Something borrowed<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2247\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2247\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/3-Full-of-Expectation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2247\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/3-Full-of-Expectation-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Full of Expectation&quot; 16x16, plaster, oil, and cold wax\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Full of Expectation&#8221;<br \/>16&#215;16, plaster, oil, and cold wax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">#4 February 2014: Words<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2248\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2248\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/4-Practicing-Vocabulay-Words.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2248\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/4-Practicing-Vocabulay-Words-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Practicing Vocabulary Words&quot; 16x16, plaster, oil, and cold wax\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Practicing Vocabulary Words&#8221;<br \/>16&#215;16, plaster, oil, and cold wax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">#5 March 2014: Spring<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2249\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2249\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/5-Along-a-Curious-Path.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2249 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/5-Along-a-Curious-Path-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Along a Curious Path&quot; 16x16, plaster, oil, and cold wax\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Along a Curious Path&#8221;<br \/> 16&#215;16, plaster, oil, and cold wax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">#6 April 2014: Precious<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2250\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/6-Insatiably-Curious.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/6-Insatiably-Curious-295x300.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Insatiably Curious&quot; 16x16, plaster, oil, and cold wax\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Insatiably Curious&#8221;<br \/>16&#215;16, plaster, oil, and cold wax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">#7 June 2014: Astoria<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2252\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2252\" style=\"width: 296px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/7-Protected-By-Silence.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2252\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/7-Protected-By-Silence-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Protected by Silence&quot; 24x24, plaster, oil, and cold wax\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Protected by Silence&#8221;<br \/>24&#215;24, plaster, oil, and cold wax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">#8 July 2014: Summer<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2253\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2253\" style=\"width: 297px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/8-Lingering-Shadows.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2253\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/8-Lingering-Shadows-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Lingering Shadows&quot; 16x16, plaster, oil, and cold wax\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Lingering Shadows&#8221;<br \/>16&#215;16, plaster, oil, and cold wax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">#9 August 2014: Window<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2254\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2254\" style=\"width: 298px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/9-An-Invisible-Thread.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2254\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/9-An-Invisible-Thread-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;An Invisible Thread&quot; 16x16, plaster, oil, and cold wax\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;An Invisible Thread&#8221;<br \/>16&#215;16, plaster, oil, and cold wax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">#10 September 2014: Water<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2255\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2255\" style=\"width: 296px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/10-Anchored-in-Memory.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2255\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/10-Anchored-in-Memory-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Anchored in Memory&quot; 16x16, plaster, oil, and cold wax\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Anchored in Memory&#8221;<br \/>16&#215;16, plaster, oil, and cold wax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">#11 October 2014: Fall<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2256\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2256\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/11-The-Shadow-of-Chance.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2256\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/11-The-Shadow-of-Chance-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The Shadow of Chance&quot; 16x16, plaster, oil, and cold wax\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Shadow of Chance&#8221;<br \/>16&#215;16, plaster, oil, and cold wax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">#12 November 2014: Music<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/12-Transfixed-By-Ritual.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-2242 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/12-Transfixed-By-Ritual-300x297.jpg\" alt=\"12 Transfixed By Ritual\" width=\"300\" height=\"297\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In addition to our two-month show, Cynthia and I have created a book, which includes photos of all 24 pieces of art created by the two of us, a narrative of how our show came about, 24 action or process photos, and a brief narrative from each of us for all 12 months. Here is a <a title=\"Ricochet the Book\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blurb.com\/b\/5913423-ricochet\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a> for ordering a copy through Blurb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dayna Collins and Cynthia Herron January 6-February 28, 2015 Opening Reception: January 10, 2015 Saturday, 1:00-3:00 pm Roy John Designer Goldsmith 315 Court Street Salem, OR For the past year and a half, Cynthia and I have been painting together. 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