Maps of the Night: The First Fourteen

Working for hours and late in the studio on the Maps of the Night

These are the Maps of the Night. There are currently fourteen but soon there will be twenty. These works will debut during First Thursday at the Fayetteville Underground on February 3rd in the back vault gallery and in my studio. You, as my blog readers get a special pre-sale treat, an advanced virtual showing and a chance to purchase/reserve these works a week early! Works will be sold on a first come first serve basis and all non local sales will go through paypal and include shipping and handling. Fayetteville residents can reserve pieces by emailing me and paying for them at the Fayetteville Underground on First Thursday Feb 3rd.

These pieces are mixed media on paper and are 24x 36" with approximately a 1.5" border on all sides of the painting. The edges of the paintings are not kept pristine and one can see some of the process left behind in the inky stains and drips.

I am very excited to share these works with you. I will always remember this series with a fevered passion that I hadn't felt in a while. These works are about me and my life and my current story, but I hope you will find yourself within them as well.

I believe in the power of original art and I am glad to offer these affordable but important, original works to collectors at just $100.00. If you are interested in a particular piece for your collection please email me at megancha@gmail.com with the name of the piece and I can send you a paypal invoice or information on how to make a payment or reserve the painting if you are local. I love shipping nationally and internationally, and these works can be safely shipped in a mailing tube to your location.

Thank you for your support and interest in the Maps of the Night. If you have any questions about any of these works, please don't hesitate to email and ask.

As always, keep fighting!
Megan
megancha@gmail.com
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roots pushed down under their feet grounding them to this uncertainty
there would be no hiding this time
mixed media on paper 24x 36"
© 2011 Megan Chapman
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strangely she let the words get stuck in her throat
mixed media on paper 24x 36"
© 2011 Megan Chapman
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When he went under the waves she could feel it in her sleep
mixed media on paper 24x 36"
© 2011 Megan Chapman
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there is a line that runs between them under the ocean
mixed media on paper 24x 36"
© 2011 Megan Chapman
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they knew all along but for how long is any one's guess
mixed media on paper 24x 36"
© 2011 Megan Chapman
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wire like lines broke above them in the sky, whipping around, they were unscathed
mixed media on paper 24x 36"
© 2011 Megan Chapman
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a strange language grows like vines in the night
and I think I would rather learn your words than any others
mixed media on paper 24x 36"
© 2011 Megan Chapman
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their static radio voices whispered as they sang their secrets
mixed media on paper 24x 36"
© 2011 Megan Chapman
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they jumped the gap and slept in the shadows
mixed media on paper 24x 36"
© 2011 Megan Chapman
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it all points to an expertly crafted myth
mixed media on paper 24x 36"
© 2011 Megan Chapman
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after pages and pages of infinite risk they had their brave moments
mixed media on paper 24x 36"
© 2011 Megan Chapman
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she was good at hiding in the light, he would come alive in the dark secrecy
mixed media on paper 24x 36"
© 2011 Megan Chapman
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on distant shores they bury their fear
mixed media on paper 24x 36"
© 2011 Megan Chapman
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he watches the sky and gives his cloud report
mixed media on paper 24x 36"
© 2011 Megan Chapman
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The Maps of the Night were photographed by Don House.