To and Fro

Hi All,  it has been awhile since the last post.  Family matters took precedent.  Glad to be back painting!

Lemon with Little Plate

A new little plate is joining the cast of characters in my still life paintings.

This weekend is City Wide Open Studios at Erector Square, 315 Peck St., New Haven.  Come visit and say hello.  I will be in Building 5 on the second floor, October 24 and 25, noon to 6.  There will be hundreds of artists exhibiting in the buildings of the former Erector Set factory.  To preview some of the artists go to cwos.org

Coral Shirt

Where did all of August go?  I didn't realize so much time had passed since I last posted.  The above is an abstracted figure from a class this summer called the Figure in the Landscape.  The wonderful Dean Fisher was the instructor.

Red Carnation and Lemons

Best Wishes for the New Year!

I hope your holiday season has been joyful thus far.  All is well in unseasonably warm Connecticut.  That is except the struggles with the last two paintings which both ended up scraped away after many hours.  I decided to retreat and paint something familiar so as not to be frustrated a third time.

Lemon and Eggshell with Bottle

There are always two things in the house-- lemons and eggs!  Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful fall so far.

Save the date-- I will again be participating in City Wide Open Studios, October 25-26, noon to 6 pm. You can find me at Erector Square, 315 Peck Street, New Haven, Building 5, 2nd floor.  There are so many artists at Erector Square-- lots of interesting art and people.

For more information about Open Studios or to join a curated tour (I am one of the curated artists) see the following links:  City Wide Open Studios and CWOS- Curated Tours .

Time

Time is passing slowly waiting for the snow plows to arrive.  Official snowfall for our town from the blizzard-- 40 inches.

Transported

Here is one more museum piece before I get back to my still life paintings.  I liked the bust looking forward while the tall gentleman bends to closely examine the landscape.

Admiring Rothko

One of the challenges with these museum paintings is portraying the artist's original.  I think the colors of this Rothko are more in the spirit of rather than absolutely true but I loved the way this gentleman's jacket blended with the lowest color bar.