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I visited the show that I submitted two paintings for as I discussed (click here) in a former blog post. It was fun to see everything. My painting, shown in the first photo below, is situated in the two story show at the top of the stairs.
I completed a project that had been following me around for weeks and finally I deserved the time to paint! Boy, did that feel good. Painting renders me feeling more whole and resolves any loose ends or rough edges. I thirst for it like water in a desert; I really enjoyed this gulp of refreshment! … Read more
This page represents November 11, 2009 to November 22, 2009 See close-up entries below. Enjoy!
Our homeschooling group held an art show yesterday. These events are always fun. I am touched and impressed by the variety and quality of the work. The photo above is my 12 year old daughter’s presentation, with the first 8 photos below showing close-ups of her work. After that you can see my 15 year … Read more
The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art (click here for their website) is right next to my church, which you can see in a background of the first photo below. I enjoyed a wet tour of the sculpture last Sunday morning before church; then got to thinking some of you may want to see it as … Read more
Yesterday I went with my husband to a gallery show of Wolf Kahn’s pastel works on paper. During the long but pleasant drive to Kent in the soft rain we discussed what made an artist famous, what makes them recognized and valued. Wolf Kahn is one of the best known artists alive today. (Jeff Koons’ … Read more
This page represents October 30, 2009 to November 10, 2009. See close-up entries below. Enjoy!
Today I dropped off these two new paintings of mine for sale in the Ridgefield Guild of Artists’ “Holiday Home” show. For each painting of a 6×6 stenciled cup donated to the Guild as a fundraiser, an artist is able to submit one painting to be shown in the gallery for sale. See my abstracted … Read more
Like many, I listen better while doodling, and carry little notebooks around with me for jotting ideas and doodling. Also in these are partially completed to-do lists, spontaneously collected contact info, scribbles of nascent poems… But mostly I doodle in church. Sometimes I doodle in the car waiting to pick up children while I listen … Read more
I went to a talk by David Dunlop (see here) at a local library on how the eye perceives art. He has an Emmy award winning show on PBS which is in its 13th season. He is also a painter and teacher with DVD’s for sale on his site. (The above is one of his … Read more
My town has one of the largest celebrations of Halloween around. See the Bethel Pumpkin House YouTube videos here (toward the end) to see what the sight in the photographs below looks like at night when you don’t see the scaffolding or the wires and only the glowing faces. The party goes from dusk to … Read more
This page represents October 18, 2009 to October 29, 2009 See close-up entries below. Enjoy!
I enjoy twitter and from it over the last six months, I’ve collected the inspirational art quotes below. I’m sharing the list now as it is beginning to get cumbersomely long; now I’ll start gathering afresh. Thanks to ArtbyScott2010 who I do not know but who contributed many of these! And to find me on … Read more
Here are my two new bowls that I made in pottery class. I’m particularly pleased with the glaze on the green one. Enjoy the close-up photos below…
This page represents October 6, 2009 to October 17, 2009 See close-up entries below. Enjoy!
I painted this today. The horizontal orientation is how I painted it, but after the fact, I thought it could go vertical as well (see below). It is bigger than usual for me, painted in acrylic on a stretched canvas 24” x 36”. It is also a little more angular than my usual more fluid … Read more
This page represents September 24, 2009 to October 5, 2009 See close-up entries below. Enjoy!