When blog reader Jodi B. showed me some art she had done on her iPad with an app called Brushes that I use as well on my iPhone, I realized it has been a while since I’ve shared my efforts in this direction.
Art
Contemporary Wing at the Boston MFA
Last year when I visited the new American Wing in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Contemporary Wing was not open. So this year I returned to see it. Here are some of the best bits with a few close-ups. It is interesting to contemplate that all art was at one time contemporary… … Read more
Degas and the Nude
While my kids were in classes at MIT I saw this show at the Boston Museum of Fine Art. 19572
Doodles in Gouache
These doodles were done while accompanying my 9th grader
as she does her homeschooling work.
Other Photos from the MOMA
Here are some other photos I took yesterday during my visit to the MOMA, including some of the architecture and some of the paintings I appreciated.
De Kooning Exhibit at the MOMA
Today I had a great time going to the De Kooning exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Shown on this post are some of my favorite paintings in the show, although they look better in person. 19335
Two Meditations in Oil Pastel
Overtly exploring the connection between art and spirituality, these two non-objective works were literally meditations. Aurora Borealis (oil pastel) by Polly Castor
Three More Attempts at Making Cups/Mugs
Mug and teacup making is not an exact science. There are aspects of each of these that I like as well as things I do not like about each of them. One of these days, will I be able to make one I like everything about? The big polka dot one is a good size … Read more
My New Pastel Painting: In Kent with Jill
This I just painted of a stunningly memorable afternoon in Kent with my friend Jill. We do not have colors like these this year…
Two Abstracts in Colored India Ink
Hands on homeschooling has many hours where I need to be present for the discussion of ideas or the supervision of work, but my hands can be busy.
Current Guild Art Show
Here are some images from the current Ridgefield Guild of Art Juried Show. I have never submitted to this show as its entry dates always overlap with my trip to art camp in Maine. I thought this show was particularly good this year…
My New Oil Painting: Nut and Geb
At Creative Arts Camp this fall, when I learned more about underpainting, I remembered a painting I had done mostly as therapy to get over some upsetting news. Not surprisingly under those conditions, it had come out terribly and I knew now that I could definitely save it by relegating it as a first layer … Read more
Creative Arts Camp 2011: Painting #6: What Will the Harvest Be?
This is the last (and I think the best) painting I did at camp. There is a story to this painting; it was a learning process on many levels. I had been painting with high energy all week. The last day it occurred to me there were things my teacher could teach me … Read more
Creative Arts Camp 2011: The Printmaking Class
I had lots of friends in the printmaking class and visited their studio each day to view their progress. They collectively did some marvelous work!