Thursday, December 27, 2012
'The Art Monkeys' have been busy!
Workhouse Arts Center artists Mary Gallagher Stout and John Gascot (a.k.a. The Art Monkeys) have just published "USA to Z: Artful ABC's for Kids of All Ages." The book features alphabetized mixed media paintings of cities across the country. "Kids learn English, geography and using art and thinking in a creative way," Stout told Patch. "John and I had been talking about making a children's book together, and I know that I have more in me that I want to write." The duo chose cities based on population, and premiered their 6"x6" pieces in the Workhouses's recent 30x30 exhibition, where a number of artists were tasked with creating a new painting every day for a month. The work is still on display in the McGuire Woods Gallery in building W-…
Thursday, August 9, 2012
A swimmer, a track star and London Bridge. See her work in building W-4
Workhouse Arts Center artist Mary Gallagher Stout has a thing for the Olympic Games. Stout is this month's featured artist at building W-4, and her new work tells the story of triumph, spectacle and physical perfection, which just about sums up the Olympics. "I love the Olympics because so many people spend their lives on the couch, and being an athlete at the Olympics is a full-time job," Stout told Patch. "Their body is their instrument, and I have so much admiration and respect for what they do." Stout is a former cheerleader, runner, softball player and swimmer. "Like artists, Olympic athletes are self-motivated, and I dig the fact that they're there because they wanted it and worked their butts off." Stout's works are in acrylic and …
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
See her work at studio 411 building 4 at the Workhouse Arts Center
To view the art of Mary Gallagher Stout is to have a peek into an impulsive and fascinating mind. Stout, who once sought a career as a philosophy professor, has found her voice. It is loud, gestural and enriched by lines, color and movement. "To me, an artist puts a face on a period of history and tells a story of that particular time," said Stout, who will host a free endangered species series at the Workhouse Arts Center on July 16. "It's just crazy that funding for the arts is constantly being cut. So, I asked myself: 'What kind of imagery could I make to denote that reality?' And endangered species came to mind." In the "Art Out Loud" event next week, Stout will create a painting onstage for three hours to the music of live bands. "…
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gina cochran
9:59 am on Thursday, December 27, 2012
Art Monkeys ROCK! Beautiful work, you two make me smile :) Xo more ›