FOX ARTIST OF THE WEEK: Aimi Dunn

May 1 - May 5

Fox 26 features the artwork of a different artist each week during the morning news around 8-8:15am

Contact: 713-957-1779
Web: www.dunnart.net
Email

See Aimi's artwork in person at:

• Earth Gallery 365 W. 19th Street, Houston, Texas 77008
• Every First Saturday at the Yale Street Arts Market, 548 W. 19th Street.

Monday

Paper Heart, 2004, Acrylic on vintage apron over cabinet door. A young woman buttons her delicate silk blouse against a backdrop of an apron stretched over a kitchen cabinet door. This piece illustrates the delicate balance of filling a traditional domestic women's role while maintaining one's own youthful, sensual identity. I painted this as I was struggling to take over this role from the women who came before me and to make it my own.

Tuesday

Lilly, 2005, Acrylic on antique tablecloth. I painted this late at night as I embraced the quiet stillness all around me. I tried to capture the spirit of the noble silence and solitude of being up late and enjoying the night. The pale, luminous face of the Night Queen emerges from a richly textured darkness. This beauty is as mysterious as the moon, and is crowned with gold and flowers.

Wednesday

The Yellow Wallpaper, 2005, Acrylic and latex house paint on canvas. This painting is based on the short story by Charlotte Perkins Gillmore published at the turn of the century. I painted this because I could relate to the main character of the story when I would have to spend a lot of time taking care of my babies in the bed, staring at the wall scrutinizing the patterns in the stucco while I got them to sleep.

Thursday

Only Good Things Happen To Me, 2004, Acrylic and caulk on canvas. A pensive angel answers a prayer for protection with bubbles of hope. I painted this to turn my worries and fears into a positive art piece that brings about feelings of safety and comfort. The chant "Only good things happen to me" is written all over the surface of the painting.

Friday

The Listmaker, 2005, Marker on dishtowel over acrylic on canvas. The good hostess strives for perfection as she writes her endless lists of things to do. The cold profile of a stressed out woman stares out from a dishtowel, which covers over a painting of a 50's housewife in a pink dress and pearls. She is trying too hard to be the perfect traditional homemaker, and has lost sight of what truly makes a home.

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