Fostering a new renaissance through creativity, authenticity, spirituality, and art
Here is the first exercise I did in my painting class from camp. We were to paint a still life, interior, or landscape from life abstractly. Then we were to clean off our palette on a new sheet and let it dry as an underpainting for the next work. Next we were asked to paint again the previous painting from memory even more abstractly.
This is a church camp and I love the intersection of Christian Scientists and creative people. They are both my favorite kinds of people.
Both of these pieces that I have done in sgraffito have recently emerged from the kiln.
If you haven’t seen this small gem, it is definitely worth the short amount of time it takes to see it. Check it out the next time you are traveling along 84 west of Hartford.
The gardens here locally at Hollandia nursery are amazing. I have always wanted to paint them. Here I was particularly interested in the amaranth,
It is interesting that she chose her theme of me as a risk taker– not something I always see in myself– but I guess is true if I step back objectively.
She was a poet that started doing collage at the age of 57, and went on to create 400 of them. I loved her abstract compositions as well as her use of texture and layering.
Stop by this gem the next time you are in Connecticut near New Haven! You’ll be really glad you did!
I had a great time painting this! See the entire painting above as well as some details below.
Someone at the opening commented about this painting that I “paint energy,” and that struck me as correct.
I loved her bright landscape paintings that exhibit her strong design sense, so I want to introduce you to her work.
In this post you can see what July feels like to me, full of sun and water, cool evenings and dazzling night skies, with lots of overlapping, but restful activity.
My artist’s journal is a place to catch a quick idea, or try out ideas before investing time in paintings. Often it is simply a contemplative end in itself…
I threw both on the wheel and carved both in the sgraffito method I enjoy. I am so glad they survived the firing process unscathed.
My one woman show has opened in the Essex, Connecticut Public Library this week. If you are in the area, check it out before the end of July! All the artwork is abstract, and includes both paintings and collages.
The show’s theme was “a Walk Through the…” , hence the landscapes I submitted.
I have frequented this lovely spot for decades but never painted it before.