Heidi Neff Art
@heidineff.bsky.social
I moved from church ceilings to the geometry of illuminated manuscripts. This was 2005-ish just before smart phones but breaking news notifications were really ramping up. I have too much to say about this so I'll continue below. #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #illuminatedmanuscript
May 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I moved from church ceilings to the geometry of illuminated manuscripts. This was 2005-ish just before smart phones but breaking news notifications were really ramping up. I have too much to say about this so I'll continue below. #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #illuminatedmanuscript
April 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The fake passion in politicians giving speeches reminded me of the porn stars. These gouache paintings were exhibited in "Elective Acts" in Pheonix, AZ. Conservative portraits sold. I also had large paintings of Bush and Kerry, which were not even displayed, because I made Kerry look so bad....
April 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The fake passion in politicians giving speeches reminded me of the porn stars. These gouache paintings were exhibited in "Elective Acts" in Pheonix, AZ. Conservative portraits sold. I also had large paintings of Bush and Kerry, which were not even displayed, because I made Kerry look so bad....
April 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
6. Working with porn as reference made me cry. I added to the women I painted return humanity to the cropped images. In "heads", I zoomed in closer to focus on pleasure. The irony is this was all staged , but eliminating the rest of the scene helps focus on the female experience.
April 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
6. Working with porn as reference made me cry. I added to the women I painted return humanity to the cropped images. In "heads", I zoomed in closer to focus on pleasure. The irony is this was all staged , but eliminating the rest of the scene helps focus on the female experience.
My profs were right about the need for some kind of structure. The earlier drawings are more like my brain. I've learned relatively recently that I have ADHD which explains why I have a hard time picturing the completion or overall structure of something. Setting up a structure first does help.
March 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
My profs were right about the need for some kind of structure. The earlier drawings are more like my brain. I've learned relatively recently that I have ADHD which explains why I have a hard time picturing the completion or overall structure of something. Setting up a structure first does help.
To me, this series was about spiritual and physical ecstasy (and my puzzlement that these are often viewed in opposition to each other.)
I think some understood, but most people saw these as making fun of the church or sticking it to religion. I moved on when I realized I didn't want to do that.
I think some understood, but most people saw these as making fun of the church or sticking it to religion. I moved on when I realized I didn't want to do that.
March 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
To me, this series was about spiritual and physical ecstasy (and my puzzlement that these are often viewed in opposition to each other.)
I think some understood, but most people saw these as making fun of the church or sticking it to religion. I moved on when I realized I didn't want to do that.
I think some understood, but most people saw these as making fun of the church or sticking it to religion. I moved on when I realized I didn't want to do that.
A couple of my grad school professors thought that I needed a framework for my piles of figures. A friend sent me a postcard from her summer in Rome and the church ceiling became that framework.
March 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
A couple of my grad school professors thought that I needed a framework for my piles of figures. A friend sent me a postcard from her summer in Rome and the church ceiling became that framework.
4. "Glory Hole", 60" x 60" Oil on Canvas, 2002 (right) and "Assumption of the Virgin" by Correggio. More thoughts in the comments. #painting #contemporarypainting #art #contemporaryart
March 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
4. "Glory Hole", 60" x 60" Oil on Canvas, 2002 (right) and "Assumption of the Virgin" by Correggio. More thoughts in the comments. #painting #contemporarypainting #art #contemporaryart
Did you always like colored pencils? I don't remember. I am currently somewhat obsessed. Teaching things teaches me.
March 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Did you always like colored pencils? I don't remember. I am currently somewhat obsessed. Teaching things teaches me.
3. This series resonated with me enough, that in 2020 I used this bad reproduction to create a short animation youtu.be/mdwEcdkFYbQ?...
NSFW. #contemporaryart #indieanimation #contemporarydrawing #drawing #art
NSFW. #contemporaryart #indieanimation #contemporarydrawing #drawing #art
March 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
3. This series resonated with me enough, that in 2020 I used this bad reproduction to create a short animation youtu.be/mdwEcdkFYbQ?...
NSFW. #contemporaryart #indieanimation #contemporarydrawing #drawing #art
NSFW. #contemporaryart #indieanimation #contemporarydrawing #drawing #art
#2 Here are two of my grad school drawings, which to this day are some of my favorite work. These two are not as explicit as others, but like the others include piles and layers of nude bodies. I was very interested in the transient nature of passion. #art #contemporaryart #drawing
March 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
#2 Here are two of my grad school drawings, which to this day are some of my favorite work. These two are not as explicit as others, but like the others include piles and layers of nude bodies. I was very interested in the transient nature of passion. #art #contemporaryart #drawing
#1 A year or 2 after College. My first installation piece with my wedding dress for a marriage that didn't happen covered with emotional text. It was personal, but I realize it was my first political piece. I was figuring out who I was if not a wife. #installationart #contemporaryart
March 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
#1 A year or 2 after College. My first installation piece with my wedding dress for a marriage that didn't happen covered with emotional text. It was personal, but I realize it was my first political piece. I was figuring out who I was if not a wife. #installationart #contemporaryart
Big fan of printmaking, make some myself :)
March 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Big fan of printmaking, make some myself :)
Facebook goes first because it's not even fun anymore. Insta is going to have to go eventually because I don't trust Meta, but that will be more painful.
March 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Facebook goes first because it's not even fun anymore. Insta is going to have to go eventually because I don't trust Meta, but that will be more painful.
It seems to be the best one!
March 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It seems to be the best one!
I was lucky to be invited to McDaniel College last month to do an artist's talk. I will post slides here daily, so I have time to write a little bit about each slide. Please indulge me :) It will also be helpful when I inevitably do another slide talk but can't find my last powerpoint.
March 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I was lucky to be invited to McDaniel College last month to do an artist's talk. I will post slides here daily, so I have time to write a little bit about each slide. Please indulge me :) It will also be helpful when I inevitably do another slide talk but can't find my last powerpoint.
I saw someone is making some app so that your feed can look more like instagram, but I think that's not fully the point. I know a lot of artists who have migrated, now to figure out how to get similar artists to show up in said feed....I haven't fully left either.
March 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I saw someone is making some app so that your feed can look more like instagram, but I think that's not fully the point. I know a lot of artists who have migrated, now to figure out how to get similar artists to show up in said feed....I haven't fully left either.
@andyrosenartworks.bsky.social Have you found any? These are probably more to your taste than any of the general art feeds I have found...still trying to figure this all out.
March 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
@andyrosenartworks.bsky.social Have you found any? These are probably more to your taste than any of the general art feeds I have found...still trying to figure this all out.
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March 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Looking for art feeds I would be most interested in. Where is contemporary art (painting, sculpture, installation, video art and indie animation etc.) Not really interested in anime or manga FAN art, OCs, or digital artists seeking commissions. Will link to ones I follow in comments. #art
March 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Looking for art feeds I would be most interested in. Where is contemporary art (painting, sculpture, installation, video art and indie animation etc.) Not really interested in anime or manga FAN art, OCs, or digital artists seeking commissions. Will link to ones I follow in comments. #art
