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Amy Baxter MacDonald

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About Me

I'm an artist, animator, instructor, and graduate student (MassArt '09). I'm focusing ..ing the clothed figure at the moment.If you browse through my pictures, you'll see an eclectic body of work. I do not have a signature style and I hope to keep it that way. I refuse to be beholden to one way of working. Much as I love classical realism, that way of working gets restrictive so I take breaks to experiment with new materials, working methods, and subject matter... .. .. ..

My Interests

Art, Music, People, Animals, Nature (snorkeling!)

I'd like to meet:

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Music:

In order of exposure/appreciation: The King & I soundtrack, Snow White, Sesame Street, Burl Ives, K-tel Magic, Carpenters, Beatles, Bread, Chicago, Helen Reddy, Sonny & Cher, The Monkees, Boston, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Dionne Warwick, ELO, Supertramp, Wings, Al Stewart, the Hollies, the Raspberries, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr (5th Dimension), The Sylvers, Steve Miller Band, Aerosmith, Elvis, Eagles, Alan Parsons Project, J Geils Band, Rod Stewart, Springsteen, Rickie Lee Jones, Joni Mitchell, George Benson, Pat Benetar, Hall & Oates, Journey, Abba, B-52's, English Beat, Squeeze, UB40, Blondie, Sex Pistols, The Colour Field, Eurithmics, David Bowie, Yaz, Pure Prairie League, Talking Heads, Cat Stevens, Carol King, Genesis, Fleetwood Mac, The Romantics, The Kinks, The Specials, Elvis Costello, The Clash, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Jackson 5, Bob Marley, Toots & the Maytals, Yellowman, Jimmy Cliff, Eddie Grant, Steel Pulse, Roxymusic, OMD, The Smiths, Kate Bush, The Cure, Blondie, Prince, Stevie Ray Vaughn, AC/DC, Ratt, The Bags, The Pixies, They Might Be Giants, Ed's Redeeming Qualities, Hullaballoo, XTC, X, Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, Hank Williams, Roy Orbison, Abby Lincoln, Joy Division, Metallica, Ozzy & Black Sabbath, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bad Brains, Dogzilla, Run DMC, Patti Smith, The Zombies, Chet Baker, Ella Fitzgerald, The Misfits & Danzig, Cramps, Bach fugues, Mozart & Bach religious choral music, Bon Jovi, Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Bjork, Velvet Underground, Rolling Stones, Morrissey, Rush, Yes, The Baroques, Colin Blunstone, Small Faces, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, 60's space pop, Peter Wolf, Argent, Travis, Queens of the Stone Age, Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen, 10 Minute Turns, The Stills, The Blue Van, Pretty Things, Thievery Corporation, Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys

Books:

Good.

Heroes:


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My Blog

New Website

At long last I have a website!
Posted by Amy Baxter MacDonald on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:09:00 PST

Fun Art Opening Tomorrow Night

Boston Young Contemporaries is a show featuring work by students currently working on their MFAs from New England art schools.  It's a big show, which means big fun.  If you're taking the T,...
Posted by Amy Baxter MacDonald on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:53:00 PST

Donna Summer tonight!

Christie & I are going to see Donna Summer tonight.  So excited.  We get in for free since I did the Rock & Art painting for her.  More on that later-- have to deliver the piece...
Posted by Amy Baxter MacDonald on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:03:00 PST

Ellie: Provincetown Incarnate

Well I'm back from Provincetown-- got in just in time for the Boston fireworks last night.  Provincetown was wonderful-- I did 3 week-long workshops at the Fine Arts Work Center.  The first ...
Posted by Amy Baxter MacDonald on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:46:00 PST

Fort Point Art Walk This Weekend

Hello Artists and Art Lovers,This coming weekend is theFort Point Art WalkFri-Sat-Sun       May 9-10-11Friday 4 - 7pmSaturday Noon - 5pmSunday Noon - 5pmFor more info ch...
Posted by Amy Baxter MacDonald on Mon, 05 May 2008 09:07:00 PST

Rock & Art Opening/Auction

Hello all~There's a fun art opening & art auction this Thursday at the Opera House downtown. Tix are $10 but I know the food will be fabulous, as the catering will be done by Tables of Content (...
Posted by Amy Baxter MacDonald on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:44:00 PST

Fort Point Open Studios This Weekend

Alright, I've been lame about publicizing my first Open Studios in Fort Point. It's this weekend. Today was great-- sold 4 pieces. Tomorrow from 11am-6pm it will all happen again. This is the olde...
Posted by Amy Baxter MacDonald on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 05:47:00 PST

Relix Hippie Dance-Off

Check out Eli's son Adam's hippie moves... and enter the hippie dance-off!  The apple didn't fall far from the tree......
Posted by Amy Baxter MacDonald on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 02:12:00 PST

Art Showdown

Hey y'all, Check out Art Showdown,, the only game show about art.  My 15 minutes of fame (if you don't count the animation). Enjoy, and Happy Holidays! Love, Amy...
Posted by Amy Baxter MacDonald on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:55:00 PST

The new ICA

I went to this breakfast & tour for art educators at the new ICA Boston-- it's fantastic!  Finally we have a museum of modern art besides the DeCordova (which is at least an hour's drive from...
Posted by Amy Baxter MacDonald on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:43:00 PST