What is Autrey Art?
Saturday, November 4, 2023
A Day at Bondi Beach - video
Friday, October 27, 2023
Science Cowboy Digital Art
Daughter Amber Taylor wanted a digital painting of her Grandfather E.A. Autrey as a cowboy. It was true he lived many years in Texas and owned and wore a Stetson but that was as close to a cowboy as he ever got. He was a chemist, photographer, artist, rocket scientist and unique individual. The top image is the final work. It includes a photo of his face with mustache after the end of WWII when he got out of the army. The body is from a photo of E.A. with friends after climbing Mt. Whitney. The cowboy hat is from another Texas relative. After the war, on the GI bill, E.A. got a law degree but when he moved the family to California he practiced chemistry professionally. I've included a camera icon, various science icons and a few elements (Hydrogen, Oxygen and Californium) along with some drawings of violets. I had so much fun cobbling the cowboy together I created a few other backgrounds including a fill pattern of a self portrait done by E.A. as an older man; an AI Generative fill pattern of black and white cows in a field (I wonder whose art got ripped off?) and a pattern I created as my latest fabric design. More fabric designs are at Lucy Autrey Wilson Art Fabric, Wallpaper and Home Decor | Spoonflower
Sunday, October 22, 2023
Photographing the Great Barrier Reef from Cairns and Port Douglas, Queen...
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
How I Discovered the World of Fabric Design
I first discovered art quilts on a trip to the Dairy Barn in Athens, Ohio in 2013 for the Annual National Quilt exhibit that year. Much impressed by this new (to me) art form, I started quilting. At first, I was interested in building my fabric stash with fabric designers I was discovering, including some favorites such as Luella Doss and many of the Westminster Fabrics artists (Amy Butler, Martha Negley, Dan Bennett, Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably). Some fabric designs I like are on Pinterest. (link) I wanted to make my quilts more personal, however, so I started adding original pieces printed 8 ½ x 11 on cotton and silk fabrics with an Epson inkjet printer. This was soon too limiting, so I learned to upload digital image files to Spoonflower.com (link) which enabled me to print my own designs on as much fabric as needed. Now I could generate enough fabric to sew my own designs into custom T shirts, and quilted jackets, as well as print more yardage for quilt backs. My first forays into T shirt design used a drawing done in art class of noses, mouths, eyes and ears, and some pen, and ink drawings I had done over the years of a variety of reptiles.
Friday, August 11, 2023
Updating My Website to Showcase More Art - Check it Out!
I've added a new collection to my website. Now you can find Collection #1 (All About Birds) and a new Collection #2 (Flowers in Art) by clicking on the small image on the GalleryLAW page. Each collection features 12 images which are a combination of paintings (oil, watercolor, pen & ink), printmaking, photography, fabric creations, etc. Link: Lucy Autrey Wilson Art | Exploring My Creative Impulses
Sunday, July 23, 2023
Family Fun July 2023
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Cartoon Stories: A Circus Story in 10 Acts: Act V The Strongbug
Forgot to post this video so it is out of order! Links to YouTube video, and is part 4 of a 10 part series of short videos.