UCross Residency, February / March, 2017

Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

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Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

UCross is a 20,000 acre working ranch

Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Rock Studios 1 and 2, exterior

Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

View from my worktable

Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Cindy Bernard, Works in Process, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Panel 91, in process

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Panel 20 underdrawing

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Cindy Bernard, Works in Process, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Panel 112, All the Panels I Couldn't Paint, from Quilt

Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

View from Rock 2 studio, UCross Foundation

Cindy Bernard, work in progress, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Panel 91, All the Panels I Couldn't Paint from Quilt

Cindy Bernard, work in progress, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Panel 20, the first All the Panels I Couldn't Paint "blow up" painting

Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

View from Rock 2 studio, UCross Foundation

Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

View from Rock 2 studio, UCross Foundation

Cindy Bernard, work in progress, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Mask for Panel 116

Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

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Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

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Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

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Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

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Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

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Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

View from Rock 2 studio, UCross Foundation

Cindy Bernard, work in progress, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Work in progress, Panel 116

Cindy Bernard, work in progress, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

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underdrawing for Panel 100

Cindy Bernard, work in progress, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

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Underdrawing for Panel 100, detail

Cindy Bernard, work in progress, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Underdrawing for Panel 36

Cindy Bernard, work in progress, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Panel 116

Cindy Bernard, work in progress, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Panel 20, the first All the Panels I Couldn't Paint "blow up" painting

Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

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Cindy Bernard, Vinland, Work-in-progress, Ucross Residency, 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Panel 117, in progress

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UCross Residency, February / March 2017

underdrawing for Panel 45

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Cindy Bernard, Vinland, Work-in-progress, Ucross Residency, 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Panel 20, the first All the Panels I Couldn't Paint "blow up" painting

Cindy Bernard, Vinland, Work-in-progress, Ucross Residency, 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Panel 20, the first All the Panels I Couldn't Paint "blow up" painting

Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

View from Rock 2 studio, UCross Foundation

Cindy Bernard, works and works in progress, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

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Work in process, Panel 45

Cindy Bernard, Vinland, Work-in-progress, Ucross Residency, 2017

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Work in process, Panel 45

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Work in progress, Panel 100

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Work in process, Panel 45

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Panel 117

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View from Rock 2 studio, UCross Foundation

Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

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View from Rock 2 studio, UCross Foundation

Cindy Bernard, Vinland, Work-in-progress, Ucross Residency, 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Work in process, Panel 45

Cindy Bernard, Vinland, Work-in-progress, Ucross Residency, 2017

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Panel 117

Cindy Bernard, Vinland, Work-in-progress, Ucross Residency, 2017

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Work in process, Panel 45

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Most residents live in the "schoolhouse" - I opted to live in my studio...

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View from Rock 2 studio, UCross Foundation

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Pheasant footprints

Cindy Bernard, Vinland, Work-in-progress, Ucross Residency, 2017

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Details from completed "All the Panels I Couldn't Paint" watercolors, these are all blow ups of the original patters, 5 to 12x usually

Cindy Bernard, Vinland, Work-in-progress, Ucross Residency, 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Details from completed "All the Panels I Couldn't Paint" watercolors, these are all blow ups of the original patters, 5 to 12x usually

Cindy Bernard, Vinland, Work-in-progress, Ucross Residency, 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Details from completed "All the Panels I Couldn't Paint" watercolors, these are all blow ups of the original patters, 5 to 12x usually

Cindy Bernard, Vinland, Work in progress, UCross Residency, 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Details from completed "All the Panels I Couldn't Paint" watercolors, these are all blow ups of the original patters, 5 to 12x usually

Cindy Bernard, Vinland, Work in progress, UCross Residency, 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Details from completed "All the Panels I Couldn't Paint" watercolors, these are at scale to the original quilt

Cindy Bernard, Vinland, Work in progress, UCross Residency, 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Details from completed "All the Panels I Couldn't Paint" watercolors, these are at scale to the original quilt

Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

View from Rock 2 studio, UCross Foundation

Cindy Bernard, Vinland, Work in progress, UCross Residency, 2017

UCross Residency, February / March 2017

Completed "All the Panels I Couldn't Paint" works from "Quilt"

Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

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Ucross offices

Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

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View from Rock 2 studio, UCross Foundation

Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

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Cindy Bernard, UCross Residency, February/March 2017

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UCross Residency, February / March, 2017

I’m finding that the isolated production time provided by residencies accelerates progress in my work…so I was happy to have the opportunity to spend time at UCross in Wyoming. There were about 10 of us, a mixture of writers, composers and visual artists. We mostly kept to ourselves, meeting only for a communal dinner on weeknights. Although my studio wasn’t designed as a live-in as it was at MacDowell, I moved in anyway. Living in the studio allowed me to wake up to a breathtaking view as well as focus and push through a lot of work for the Vinland / Quilt project. I also finally got over the hump of how to deal with panels that were too complex to paint, even at scale. I completed seven paintings and several underdrawings while at UCross – three of the works will be included in my exhibition at Telles.

Much appreciation to everyone at UCross – especially Mike, Allan and Marty (who worked together to build a custom worktable for me!), Ruthie, Tracey, Carley, Shelly, and Cindy, who made amazing lunches and dinners for us!

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1 Comment

  1. John Franklin

    January 16, 2018
    Reply

    Sounds great Cindy! That area is beautiful! Glad you had a productive time.

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