december... glitter trumps paint

field trip

I took my twelve year old daughter to DC for the weekend. We spent a morning at the Phillips Collection, revisiting some of my old favorites from my graduate school days. I will never forget the first time I saw all these pieces for the first time in real life. It was magical. The thing that struck me most this time seeing all the artwork was the way the rooms were hung. Not by particular artist or year, but by some other element which enabled the pieces to work together as if in conversation with each other. Especially beautiful was a room in the old wing where the light filtered through a scrim silhouetting branches from a tree outside. The light perfectly mimicked the light in this little Degas.

Where to see more this month in Maine

I have a few small prints at Aarhus Gallery for their holiday "Extravaganza" show in Belfast Maine, and there are two paintings hosted by Maine Art Scene's first online exhibit-that's something new and different.

take home message

We must give birth to our images, for they are the future waiting to be born.

- Rilke

Read at a beautiful performance last night of poetry song dance and art created by two friends, Kathryn and Kristi.

all set

fall comes early, 11x14", oil on panel

All ten pieces are dry and ready to hang. If you happen to be in Camden, Maine this month, stop into Zoot to see my latest pieces! There is plenty more happening in our little town in October-Camden International Film Festival, Harbor Arts, Pop Tech, and of course, absolutely beautiful fall weather-(that event is free!)

watching paint dry

when the bough breaks, 14x14" oil on panel

This is the last piece I finished for a small exhibit at a local cafe this month-it is another recycled painting. I like the history of the surface when working on old used supports. It is funny what you hang on to and what you discard once you start over. I think there is a life lesson in there somewhere...

still blue

watch over me, 14x14" oil on panel

resurrection

giving new life to an old surface

glass

isn't it beautiful?

more info at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

where was I?

living, breathing, working, here all along...