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Last night I went to the reception for the Easton Library Art Show. It was a nice soiree with interesting people and all too enjoyable frosted brownies and spinach dip. The two paintings I have in this show can be seen above or better in my blog archive by clicking here and here. Unlike the … Read more
I’ve been to the annual SCAN art show titled Color in January for years, but this is the first time it includes any of my paintings.
Here is some gallery art by others that I’ve enjoyed recently. Interestingly, by far the most expensive piece here is the triptych of ink dribbles (my least favorite). The work directly below that is made of eggshells… There was also an amazing price on the simple ripped sandpaper collage! Anyway, I hope you enjoy them … Read more
We enjoyed this show at the Whitney Museum on Madison and 75th Street in NYC. (Click here for their website) And you’ve got to love that lighted ceiling there, which is an art installation in itself! What I didn’t know before was that Georgia O’Keefe stepped out into fame with a first show of completely … Read more
My daughter and I enjoyed a great show today of Kandinsky’s work at the Guggenheim Museum. The museum is awesome in itself, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in a gradually sloping spiral with a skylight at the top. One can not only see the artwork up close but from all the way across the museum … Read more
I saw art by these two artists at a show at the Wilton Library in Connecticut, where they will be exhibited (and for sale) until December 29, 2009. Laura Wilk is an awesomely detailed representational watercolorist (click here for her website) and Marisa Taddei does exceptionally expressive non-representational monoprints (I couldn’t find a website for … Read more
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
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
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
After a nice church service (this crowd sings so well!) complete with one of my favorite solos (On Eagle’s Wings), we had individual presentations of work completed over these past four days. We saw a slide show by the photographers, and work by mobile makers; we hiked to view environmental installations, and listened to screen … Read more
I have some awesome friends. One of them is Judy Reilly. She was a fellow church member here for some time before moving to Vermont. I miss seeing her regularly! She is an amazing quilt artist. I love her quilt’s color and whimsey and insight. My three photographs on this post are of quilts of … Read more
I checked this book out so many times from the library, I finally bought it with one of my amazon credit card coupons. I’m so glad I did! I find this book very inspirational. Claire Harrigan’s paintings I think are stellar but her advise is just as good. You can see in the sneak preview … Read more
I got this book at that recent library sale and have really been enjoying it. His pictures have wit and commentary while still being endearing. I took the liberty of sharing a few pages below, but check out his work for yourself on his website here. Apparently there is a $150 collector’s edition of this … Read more
I love bike riding. My 12 year old daughter just bought a bike with money she has earned with her little baking business, so I’ll be getting out more regularly now to accompany her. I am very pleased about this! Today friends introduced us to a rail trail in New York and we relished the … Read more
Above is the first of two paintings my 12 year old daughter made in my adult pastel class. I love it and we will frame it for our upstairs hall. It looks particularly good from far away, and this way we’ll see it down the hall every time we come out of the upstairs bathroom. … Read more
In this book about Mondrian by John Milner, I learned a lot about this artist, who made such a remarkable evolution in his painting style throughout his life. What I didn’t know was that he was equally a philosopher. He was influenced both by Dutch Calvinism and theosophy, and although outgrew both due to … Read more