Bet Your Life Your Sweet Wife Gonna Catch More Fish Than You

enamel, acrylic, ink on 24" x 30" x 2" clayboard 

My donation for the 2013 Get Lucky Fundraising Gala for the Amazing Soo Visual Arts Center

Rene and Georgette Magritte with their Dog after the War

Enamel, Acrylic, Ink
24” x 30”

A painting about a song about a painter (and his wife) and their love of doo-wop

Now available as a print in my etsy shop. 

Visit my studio! Meet Miss Pumpkin!

Visit my studio! Meet Miss Pumpkin!
 All my open studio dates and hours between now and Christmas:
 Saturday, October 13 noon-4
 Thursday, November 1st 5-9
Saturday, October 10th noon-4
 Thursday, December 6th 5-9
Saturday, December 8th noon-4

 2205 California Street NE in Minneapolis Studio 602

The Lunenburg Cultural Centre is proud to present Amy Rice as the first participant in our Visiting Artist Series. New Works from Amy Rice August 3 - Sept 2, 2012 Viewing hours: Saturday & Sunday 11am-5pm or by appointment. Friday, August 3, 6-9pm Opening reception with the artist in attendance. This event is free and open to the public! Saturday, August 4, 2-4pm Lecture, discussion and printmaking demo with Amy Rice. This event will feature a discussion with Amy Rice covering her experience in the art world as well as her forthcoming book "Playing with Stencils". Additionally, the Artist will give demonstrations on various printmaking techniques. Each person will have the opportunity to make their own piece of art on site with printmaking and collage. Refreshments and sweets will be served. Tickets are $10 for this event. Tickets are available at the Lunenburg Cultural Centre. Advance purchases are recommended.

Bridges, London and Lowry

The new Lowry Bridge in the background of these installation photos makes me so happy. London Bridge is falling down, Lowry Bridge is going up!

Today I am in love with what I do.

Walt Whitman and Paul Simon in case you were wondering

For:

New Works from Amy Rice

August 3 – 30

The Lunenburg Cultural Centre

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Lunenburg Cultural Centre

The first time I ever showed my art in a gallery, it was an exhibition curated by Yuri Arajs (Minnesota’s most influential curator according to this. That was over 10 years ago and not only may I now call Yuri a great friend; he continues to put together art shows and art events in unique ways and places. I have been so lucky to have had the opportunity to be included in all sorts of Yuri produced art events throughout the years and I believe the best is yet to come. Yuri is now the director of the new Lunenburg Cultural Centre in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia and I am excited to announce that I will be the first featured artist there late this summer. I spent the past week visiting Yuri and checking out the space to plan the art (and accompanying presentation) for this event.
That bird painting in the upper right---that is from the first gallery exhibition. Yuri bought it. The price tag is still on the back---$90!
You can see more pic’s of my trip here if you want:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amy_and_ella/sets/72157629739859671/

(Your Letters Have Been) The Wind in My Sails

My first completed painting of 2012!

Spray Paint, Acrylic, Ink, Antique Letters, Antique Maps
On Ampersand Claybord
30” x 40”
A reprise of a piece on paper of the same title

This piece is for the Get Lucky 2012 Annual Fundraising Gala for the Soo Visual Arts Center Saturday, January 28
http://www.soovac.org/

Open Studio Event with Special Fuzzy Guest

In conjunction with California Building Second Saturday open studio event (so lots of other art studios to check out too)

I have lots and lots of art; gift giving art, for your own home art, little art, big art. I have prints and originals and letterpress stuff too.

There will be a very special fuzzy guest for some of the day.
Saturday, November 12 from 11am -6pm
AND Saturday, December 10th same hours
California Building Studio 602
2205 California Street NE Minneapolis

"Rooted" and "Growing a Sense of Direction"

I am both rooted and growing a sense of direction.

Simultaneously.

Not so coincidentally I have two solo art shows opening this Friday, October 7th entitled “Rooted” at Art Star Gallery in Philadelphia and another, “Growing a Sense of Direction” at View Art Gallery in Victoria, BC.

Delightful, a Pop-Up Art Gallery, Works by Jennifer Davis and Amy Rice

Delightful, a Pop-Up Art Gallery, Works by Jennifer Davis and Amy Rice

In The Historic Minnesota Building
46 4th Street East in Downtown St. Paul
Across the street and through one skyway from The Crown Plaza Hotel on the street level

4 Days Only:
Wednesday, September 14, 4-9pm
Thursday, September 15, 8am-6pm
Friday, September 16, 8am- 9pm, Reception 6-9pm
Saturday, September 17, 8am-6pm

http://wwwdelightful.blogspot.com/

Rooted

Rooted / New Works by Amy Rice
Art Star Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
October 2011

image:
Spray Paint, Gouache, Cotton Floss, Flour Sack Fabric, Last Year’s Morning Glory String on Feed Sack from my Family Farm
59” x 54”
2011