So anyhoo . . . I'm hosting my annual Fall Open Studio on October 20th and 21st. If you are local, I hope you will stop by. Lots of new paintings . . . I'll be posting them here in the weeks to come.
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Fall Open Studio
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
I'm Moving!
Hello all, I've decided to move my blog over to my website account. That way everything will be in one place and I can update it from my phone when I need to.
I'm a little sad to leave blogger -- it's been very good to me and I really like how user-friendly it is but sometimes one just has to move on. I hope you understand.
I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and hope that you will all join me at my new cyber-location:
See you at the new digs!
Friday, April 27, 2018
Belchertown Art Walk
I will be at the Belchertown Town Hall from 1 to 4 pm, tomorrow, Saturday, April 28th as part of the Quabbin Art Association's participation in the Belchertown Art Walk. If you are out and about . . . come visit! I will be painting and have a few items for sale and display.
Happy Friday!
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
When I'm Not Painting
I made reference recently to the fact that I struggle with marketing and keeping up with all the "other" stuff that goes along with running an art business: like blogging, posting to social media, entering shows, writing newsletters, etc. I often set a schedule only to follow it for a short time and ditch it after a while.
So here I am, once again, arranging an editorial calendar and organizing my business responsibilities for myself so that I can maintain more consistency in my bookkeeping and marketing efforts. I have some great mentors in this arena and am hopeful that I can improve my organization and follow-through. Sometimes it's hard to be me. Ha!
What part of your art business do you struggle with?
Monday, April 23, 2018
New Braintree Sap
"New Braintree Sap" 16" x 12" watercolor on clayboard |
I can't believe how long it's been since I last posted. Good grief! As you well know, my consistency with blogging isn't always the best. Marketing and social media maintenance is my Achilles heel with regards to my art business. For me, the painting is the most comfortable part. While I enjoy posting, keeping up with it and "marketing" is tough for me. I have to really work at efficiently scheduling my time and when life gets in the way, it's the first thing that suffers. Just know that I will forever be working at this because I guess it's "just how I roll." Ha!
That being said, even though some of my priorities have been shifted the past few weeks, I managed to finish a couple paintings and enter some shows. I'm also working on a solo exhibit that I'll be having this summer. I'll let you know more about that soon.
So . . . for now I'm sharing with you my new painting, "New Braintree Sap" and I'm excited to say that it's already found a "forever home." I'm so lucky to have such wonderful collectors.
Have a great start to your week!
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Doggy Paddlin'
"Doggy Paddlin'" 8" x 8" (watercolor on clayboard) $275 |
I finally finished this little painting yesterday so that I could hang it in a local exhibit at the Palmer Library in Palmer, Massachusetts. It is part of the Library's Community Collaborative "Rivers" Art Exhibit. A reception is scheduled for Wednesday night from 5:00 - 6:30 pm with a poetry reading event following from 6:30 - 8:00. You can find more information here if you are interested in attending. It should be a lovely event.
Have a great day!
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Tomato Progress ...
I've been a little remiss at posting . . . my goal is to post 2-3 times a week, but I don't always do it. Ugh. I thought you might like to see how this painting is shaping up. I'm still not done, but it's close. Lots and lots of layers.
Have a delightful day and enjoy the groovy music!
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Portfolio Review
I spent some time recently revising and re-designing my Artist's Statement, Biography, and c.v. so that they all reflect my new brand. I needed to do this and the fact that I was going to be attending my first Portfolio Review last weekend hosted by the Cambridge Art Association at the Lesley University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts presented me with the necessary deadline.
I had never participated in a Portfolio Review and was a little nervous as I wasn't sure exactly what to expect. But it proved to be a great experience. I met with three reviewers, two individuals from local museums and one gallery owner. My reviews were a mixed bag with some overlap but all very helpful. I found that I "clicked" most with a gallery owner who's basic outlook on art seemed to match mine, which is probably a more pragmatic, business point of view. I mean, I have an appreciation for making art that feeds one's soul, but let's face it, I gotta eat. For me, painting what I love is paramount, and improving my skills as a painter and editor of subjects and how they are conveyed is important to me. Lucky for me I've been able to connect with my many collectors who share this appreciation for and my depictions of, the simplicities of life. They have purchased my painting, supporting me in this wacky endeavor to document my time in history, for which I am extremely grateful. Overall, I left the review feeling encouraged, inspired and ready to take the next steps necessary for gaining more exposure.
Cambridge Art Association did a wonderful job hosting this event and preparing artists through a Portfolio Review Preparation Workshop a couple weeks before.
Below is a little slideshow that I put together of the work I showed at my reviews. Thank you for following me on this journey! Now I better get back to my drawing board!!
Friday, March 16, 2018
Big Tomatoes
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Making Some Progress
"New Braintree Sap" - work-in-progress 16" x 12" watercolor on clayboard |
Well we received some more snow here in the Northeast yesterday. Hard to imagine that spring is on its way. Good grief! But a snowday makes for a good painting day. Here are my works-in-progress.
Labels:
antique pitchers,
art,
contemporary realism,
heirloom tomatoes,
kara bigda,
landscape,
maple syrup,
maple tree,
new england,
new england landscape,
painting,
realism,
sap bucket,
still life,
tomatoes,
watercolor
Monday, March 12, 2018
New Ones
work-in-progress 24" x 24" watercolor on clayboard |
The first is a 24" x 24" painting of tomatoes. My first version of this composition was on some kind of illustration board many years ago and although I was close to finishing it, I just didn't like the way the board was taking the watercolor. So I scrapped it. Then I painted a smaller version on watercolor paper -- I think around 10" x 10" -- of the same colander with tomatoes, a few years later. However I knew I always wanted to do this painting bigger than life. So I decided to jump in last week on the clayboard. I'm looking forward to sharing my progress with you ... and I can't wait to see what it's like all done!
Last week I also decided to turn my sap bucket sketch into a larger painting on clayboard. I so love painting on this surface!
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Sketching Spring
sap bucket - sketch watercolor on paper |
Have a great day!
pasted into my sketchbook |
Cutler Road - sketch watercolor on paper |
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