Musica Universalis

Musica Universalis, Alicia Hunsicker, 2015
12x12, acrylic on cradle board

 Painting has been slow going over the last month as I have discovered that I need to upgrade my eyeglass prescription. I am painting much smaller and more detailed panels these days and maybe that has something to do with the amount of eye strain that I have been experiencing. I hope that when the new glasses arrive it will improve the length of my painting sessions and I can make up for some lost time toward my next show deadline.  I have been really enjoying weaving these lines and forms into a multi-dimentional space.

I am pleased to finally present the painting I have been working on for the last several weeks. It is the next painting in the 2015 Cosmic Bloom series, titled:
 "Musica Universalis" (Music of the Spheres in Latin)


from Wikipedia:
Musica universalis (lit. universal music, or music of the spheres) or Harmony of the Spheres is an ancient philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of celestial bodies—the Sun, Moon, and planets—as a form of musica (the Medieval Latin term for music). This "music" is not usually thought to be literally audible, but a harmonic and/or mathematical and/or religious concept. The idea continued to appeal to thinkers about music until the end of the Renaissance, influencing scholars of many kinds, including humanists.

Galileo

Galileo, 5" x7.5",acrylic on cradle board
Alicia Hunsicker, 2015

 

I took the week off after delivering my work to the show at Omega and now I am getting back to work painting for my next show at the Geissler Gallery.  I just finished this little one (5" x 7.5") that I am calling "Galileo" after
Galileo Galilei, an Italian physicist, mathematician, engineer, astronomer, and philosopher. 

Galileo played a major role in the scientific revolution during the Renaissance. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations. Galileo has been called the "father of modern observational astronomy  the "father of modern physics", and the "father of science"^.

Postcard for Cosmic Bloom at the Omega Institute

postcard front

postcard back

Cosmic Bloom at the Omega Institute

Forid Array, 16"x16", acrylic on cradle board
Alicia Hunsicker, 2015

Sunday was beautiful day to take the long drive to the Omega Institute to deliver the paintings for the Cosmic Bloom show. This is the last painting that was finished just in time.  I was able to see the work in the space and it's going to look great! The show will be up at the start of the Omega 2015 season and for the duration.  April 15th- Oct. 30th. So if your are in the Rhinebeck, NY area this year, please stop in and enjoy the exhibition of new paintings.

Today its all about regrouping, washing brushes, cleaning the studio...etc Then its another race to the finish line for my next exhibition at the prestigious Stoneleigh Burnham school that will take place mid Sept through October.






Show information:
Alicia Hunsicker ~ Cosmic Bloom
April 22 - October 30, 2015
Curator: Amina Eagle
Omega Institute
Ram Dass building, 1st. Floor
150 Lake Drive Rd. , Rhinebeck, NY

Mapping a New World

Mapping a New World, Alicia Hunsicker, 2015
2"x12", acrylic on cradle board

I have been painting non-stop getting ready for my show at the Omega Institute!

I have several new paintings now listed on my website in the 2015 portfolio section.

I am calling my show
and this series of work
Cosmic Bloom(s). 


Its been a long, long winter here in Massachusetts! I have enjoyed bring in the bright color and flower type aspects into this new work. Here is a piece I finished today on the first day of Spring!

2015 Exhibition Schedule

New Painting, Untitled at the Moment
Alicia Hunsicker, 2015

It looks as though I am going to have a very, very busy year!  Three solo shows in 2015!  Usually I will do a few group shows too if I am invited but for now the big ones are penciled in.
 
Currently, I also have a nice selection of paintings being shown at Gallery in the Woods, Brattleboro, VT from my show Nexus.


This is a new painting finished today which will most likely go to the Omega show.  It is 12"x12", acrylic on cradle board.




 

~TBA (title) , Omega Institute
Solo Exhibition in conjunction with other artist shows at this location
• Dates: April 15, 2015 - October 31, 2015
• Location: Ram Dass Library, First floor
•150 Lake Dr, Rhinebeck, NY

~TBA, Geissler Gallery
Solo Exhibition
• Dates: Sept. 14, 2015 - October 31, 2015
• Artist talk: TBA
• Reception: TBA
• Location: Stoneleigh-Burnham School, Greenfield, MA

~ TBA, Gallery in the Woods
 Solo Exhibition in conjunction with other artist shows at this location
• Dates: Nov.-Dec., 2015
• Artist Reception first Friday
• Location: 145 Main St., Brattleboro, VT

Metamorphosis: Whole Terrain Journal

I am so pleased to have received my contributor’s copies of Whole Terrain Journal, Metamorphosis, Volume 21

Sometime last year I was asked to contribute some of my artwork for a visual essay on Metamorphosis. I worked with the editors of Whole Terrain who picked out several paintings to include along with a small essay I was asked to write on how Metamorphosis is applied in my work. 

I am so excited to see that they did a 4 page spread in the center of this issue with my contribution.

You can order a copy or explore further at the link below.

Whole Terrain, Antioch University New England’s journal of reflective environmental practice, is dedicated to the experience of those who have chosen the environment as the basis of their professional work. It cultivates reflective thought and mindful awareness in an effort to create a balance between humanity and the Earth.

Metamorphosis is transformation, a significant change occurring over a period of time forever altering a being, object, species, or community.

Contributors of this issue of Whole Terrain explore various metamorphic process from a variety of scales and perspectives, illuminating how we, as humans, experience such transformations

Other contents and Contributors’:

~Monarch Butterflies, North American Foodsheds, and That Which Feeds Our Spirits
Gary Paul Nabhan

~Evolution in Yellowstone Winter Spirit Lake
John Calderazzo

~Life-Changing Chemicals
Emily Monosson

~Space to Place: An Interview with Stephanie Speights

~Whose Air Did I Breathe?
Fern G. Z. Carr

~Angels and Butterflies in a Sea of Change
Kristen Przyborski

~Visual Essays
by Alicia Hunsicker and Mariana Palova

~The Price of the Run
Cate Doucette

~Eating Italy
Lyssa Tall Anolik

~Of Mountains, Glaciers, and Goethe
Kimberly Langmaid

~Streams of Metaphor
Fred Taylor

~Floating Bog
Robin Boyd

2015 Exhibition at the Omega Institute

Untitled, by Alicia Hunsicker, 2015
5"x7", acrylic on cradle board.

I was honored to have my work invited back to the Omega Institute for the 2015 season. I will be showing on the first floor in the Ram Dass building mid April through October.
I am going to be very busy these next few weeks finishing up a bunch of new paintings for this show.  I am happy to have the inspiration and deadline!

Here is a new 5"x7" painting that I do not yet have a title for.  It's the first painting of 2015!

Happy New Year! xo~Alicia

New York Spirit Magazine Cover Art

Honored that my painting Soul Window made the cover of this season's New York Spirit Magazine! ~ A journal of Higher Consciousness

Small Paintings for the Holidays

 I love doing these small 5x7 paintings! I need to create more of these little jewels! I am just about out of stock now with only one left in inventory at Gallery in the Woods, in Brattleboro, VT and none left in the studio!

The one pictured here to the left, "Spherical Melody " found a home today! Thank you to the patron who bought it from Gallery in the Woods.  


This new painting to the right "Golden Celestial Bloom" also a 5 x 7, found a home this
week in Germany!  Creating an intuitive painting specifically for a patron is an exciting process.   I will be sending it out this week! 


If you are interested in ordering a 5x7 painting please email me at aliciahunsicker@verizon.net.  I can finish a few more before the Holidays if you are looking for a special gift. They are $300 usd each, plus shipping if applicable.

A Glimpse into the Studio

Work in progress in Alicia's studio.

Lots of new work being created in the Studio this October and November.  The painting process has begun.  I am playing with organic plant forms overlaid with fractal forms in  energetic cosmic fields.
The merging of earth and cosmic energy.

I am also starting to make some smaller pieces again.  I was thinking for the holiday season...but alas it is already upon us!   Never the less, I will be working on some 5x7's  8x10's and 12x12's. 

I will also be making a new page for my website where one can browse the work available for purchase. This will be a page separate from the portfolios to make it easier for those patrons who are looking to add to their collections..or to start one!


Studio visits are welcome at this time. Please email if you would like to stop in and take a peek at the new work and browse through the current studio inventory. 

I would also like to remind everyone that I have a nice selection of paintings currently at Gallery in the Woods in Brattleboro, VT.

Illumination of the Quantum Field

Illumination of the Quantum Field, Alicia Hunsicker, 2014

Illumination of the Quantum Field found a new home through the show at the Omega Institute.

I am so pleased! I loved  sharing my work with the Omega community for the 2014 season and I am sad to see this show end!

If you are near or visiting Rhinebeck, NY this will be the last week for the Quintessence: Three Visions show.

I will be returning to campus  this weekend to pick up the rest of the work. 

The catalog for this show is still available through Amazon.com at this link: Quintessence: Three Visions

NEXUS

Here is a nice photo montage of my solo show at Gallery in the Woods, in Brattleboro, VT.  The show ended on August 31st but a good selection of this work was held by the gallery for the fall group show that is now showing in the downstairs gallery.  Stop in and see my work in person...Its always better when you see it in its correct size!

Gratitude

Tumbleweed Particle Spin
5x7 mixed media on cradle board.
Alicia Hunsicker, 2013

On Facebook I was nominated to do the 7 days of gratitude challenge.

What a great reminder that I have a lot to be thankful for. They say when you focus on the positive you get more positive! So I will share this blessing here...

This week I was blessed with a sale at Gallery in the Woods. I love this little painting and am so pleased it has found a new home. :-)  A sincere thank you to the patron who bought it. May it bring you happiness and many blessings too. 

Artist Reception at Gallery in the Woods

Partial installation photo of Nexus.
Paintings by Alicia Hunsicker, August 2014

Thank you to all who came out to the artist reception. It was jammed packed full of friends and new faces! I was overwhelmed with the positive response to the new work.

A special thank you to all who joined me afterward for a drink at fireworks to celebrate. They have the best fruity drinks.
I unfortunately forgot to take a photo at the reception so this one will have to do.
It is a partial installation shot of about half the show.

If you missed the reception and still want to see the show its up through the end of August. I feel that it is my best work yet and I would love to share it with you.

Sometimes its actually better to go after the reception where it can be crowded to truly appreciate the paintings. Three other stellar shows downstairs with Klaus Postler, Tim Mahurin, and Gil Perry.