a b o u t | s u z a n n e . w . a l l y | Suzanne W Ally

TeStore

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h a r r y a l l y

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i . love . harry . painting

o l d p a i n t i n g s

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process/supplies/info

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:28:58 -0400

I began working with Behr brand texture paint from Home Depot about fifteen years ago when I was doing custom faux walls. The texture paint is one of the most versatile mediums I have ever come across. You can rewet it & work back into it. You can mix any kind of pigment into it [unlike acrylic paint or plaster or modeling compound]. When you are ready to quit working with it, you can leave it as is or seal it.

I have developed a way of working with it where I lightly trowel on a layer of texture, do a reverse lift off with some sort of fabric or paper, or manipulate the paint in some way, let dry, rub off the excess, then do a color wash and/or dry pigment rub[s], then burnish. I am learning to recognize when it has reached a level of saturation or it is maxed out, then I seal it with a coat or two of Minwax brand Polycrylic sometimes thinned with a bit of water. Then I begin again with the next layer of texture & color.

This may continue for many layers and many months until the painting seems to contain as much richness of layers and color as it can hold.

The newest paintings are lighter in weight as I am discovering ways to apply less of the texture. The color is becoming richer as I learn ways to keep too much pigment from washing away with the processing of each layer.

I think art dies the minute you achieve success with a process, so to keep things alive you have to keep searching and taking risks. You have to refuse to settle on and lock into a technique. Thus I will probably continue to add to this page until I exhaust the possibilities of these materials. So far they have provided me with fifteen years of discovery; I don't expect the excitement to end anytime soon.

Some have requested information about the panels I make to paint on. I buy all my wood at Lowes. I use 4 by 8ft 1/8th inch thick luan that costs about $8.50 per sheet. Since I do not have a table saw I pay about 25 cents per cut for them to cut into smaller panels. Best to take a drawing & show them.

Then for support frames I use only select pine 1 x 2" boards. I use my electric saw to cut those the lengths I need. I glue the support frames together then nail using a nail gun. Then glue & nail gun the luan onto the support frames. I always sand it lightly & prime before layering on my texture paint.

If you think we need photos of this, please email me. Your input always appreciated!

l i n k s

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:59:27 -0400

Harry Ally . . . http://harryally.com

Zane Ally . . . http://zaneally.com

Mikhail Ally . . . http://mikhailally.com

w r i t i n g

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:33:31 -0400

When I am not painting or iMaccing, I am usually writing. So to begin this section, I ported two recent posts from my blogspot entitled "Painting Writing Seesaw" & "Communicating Cereal". Bit by bit I will begin adding some old and new poems and writing here.

s h o p

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:16:36 -0400

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b i o

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:06:30 -0400

I am a painter writer who lives in Ohio. I also work as gallery liaison, business manager, and website creator/manager for my artist/art prof husband Harry Ally and our family business Ally Art Studios.

Selected Bio & Exhibition List:

* BFA @ Texas Christian University on the 4-yr. Nordan Fine Arts Scholarship

* 1995 to 2008 Owner Ally Art Studios - Custom painting, murals, faux, color & interior design consulting

* 3 Woman Show, Lori Middleton Interiors, Troy, Ohio

* Solo Exhibition, Night Sky, Troy, Ohio

* Valdosta National [Award], VSU Gallery, Valdosta, GA

* Recent Work: Suzanne and Harry Ally, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

* Group Exhibition, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA

* Two Person Exhibition: Suzanne Ally & Ray Yeager, VSU Gallery

* Three Texas Artists: Harry Ally, Suzanne Ally, & John Hartley Exhibition, Hayner Cultural Center, Troy, OH

* Solo Exhibition, Tarrant County Junior College, Fort Worth Texas

* Texas College Art Show [Award], Mountainview College, Dallas, Texas

* Assistant & Gallery Liaison for Harry Ally - website, PR, etc

* Workshop assistant @Mississippi Art Colony & Alabama Art Colony

c o n t a c t

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w e b l o g

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p a i n t i n g s

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w i p s

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