Category Archives: Photos

The Seventh Seal

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Austin

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Artist Talk at the Helen Day Art Center

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Austin

I’m giving a talk on my most recent work this Thursday, October 25th, at 6pm in conjunction with my exhibition in the East Gallery of the Helen Day Art Center in Stowe, Vermont. The talk will reveal some of my … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Painting, Paintings, Photos | Tagged Art, Artist Talk, Austin Furtak-Cole, East Gallery, Helen Day Art Center, New Work, Paint, Painting, Process, Stowe, Vermont | 2 Comments

A Josef Albers moment

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Austin

Currently the Vermont Studio Center is shut down for the holiday. We tend to use this time to maintain the buildings here, and I’ve been giving a lot of rooms a fresh coat of paint. While cutting into the corners … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged color, Josef Albers, Painting, Perception, Vermont Studio Center | 1 Comment

Ghost Mask

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Austin

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Ghost on a Post

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Austin

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Portrait

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Austin

My new friend David Samuel Stern, whom I met at the Vermont Studio Center last month, recently did this portrait of me. He took many photographs, and then wove these two together. I find it interesting; it captures some kind … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Photos | Tagged Art, David Samuel Stern, Focus, Francis Bacon, Grid, Photography, Vermont Studio Center, Visual Perception | 2 Comments

Laundry

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Austin

Today I did my laundry. It’s been a long time since I’ve had to visit a laundry mat. Even though it’s a hassle, I was reminded of some its simple pleasures. I feel there are few places in the world where … Continue reading →

Posted in Paintings, Photos | Tagged abstract, Brother, family, Fight, figurative, Giordanne Salley, Interaction, Laundry, Laundry Mat, Life, Mother, Oil Ground, Paint, Painterly, Painting, Sister, Vermont Studio Center | 3 Comments

New Space

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Austin

So I started at the Vermont Studio Center yesterday. It was nice to move into a new large space. It reminded me of how I like working big, and made me realize that my recent scaling down in the size … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings, Photos, Studio Photos | Tagged Art, Brain, Case of the Color Blind Painter, color, Drawing, figurative, Oliver Sacks, Painting, Perception, Sketches, studio, Vermont Studio Center | 1 Comment

Last Hurrah

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Austin

Today was my last day at work. I’m leaving in three days to go to a residency at the Vermont Studio Center. At the end of my shift I took a minute to do a final white board drawing for … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Drawings, Photos, White Board Drawings | Tagged Change, Cogs, comic, Comics, Drawing, Entertainment, Fear, figurative, Fun, Gears, Half and Half, Heather White, Humor, narrative, Optimism, Overwhelming, Playful, Relationships, Routine, Sad Circles, Upheaval, work | 2 Comments

Fashion Show

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Austin

Special thanks to my models Steve and Mary, you guys look great in the new line. Steve’s looking quite sinister in his new super villain shoulder pads. Mary’s sporting the new cubist coon skin cap. And I’m ready to round … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged Cardboard Clothing, Chaps, Coon Skin Hat, Fasion, Fun, Humor, Playful, Shoulder Pads, work | 3 Comments