Meleagris gallopavo — North American Wild Turkeys The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes. — Friedrich von Schiller (1759 – 1805) . . . . . . . . . . Wild turkeys appear in our suburban backyard at unpredictable times. Groups of three or five amble—or race single file—between maples and pines into the half-acre lot at the top of a New England hill. Their girth and scale … [Read more...]
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio
Death & Marketing There is nothing so fatal to character as half-finished tasks.—David Lloyd George, British prime minister (1916–22). . . . . . . . . . A lot has changed in the 32 months since my last post. For one thing, I thought my hiatus was 18 months, but then did the math. Grasp of time, as others have noted, has been one of many casualties during the Covid-19 pandemic, to … [Read more...]
Outsiders — Musa Collective
OUTSIDERS . . . . . . . . . . MUSA Collective Dec 8, 2018 – Jan 25, 2019 . . . . . . . . . . Paintings by: Laraine Armenti Robert Werbicki Grace Colletta Elizabeth Flood Noah Sussman George Nick . . . . . . . . . . Opening Reception: Dec 8, 2018, 4–6 pm Closing Reception: Jan 19, 2019, 4-6 pm Gallery hours by appointment: musacollectiveboston@gmail.com . . . . . . . . . … [Read more...]
Evolution
When I was in high school I elected to take a class in isometric drafting, becoming the teacher's first female student in 1975. Learning technical drawing could have led to a summer internship in an engineering department at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). Instead, despite parental protest, the summer assignment was awarded to a boy in my class because, the teacher said, "Boys will marry and … [Read more...]
Teacher Student
It can be a mark of pride in art to be self-taught, to be an Autodidact, Visionary, or Outsider artist. To a degree all artists can claim the title of being self-taught, despite Abe Lincoln's warning that, “He who represents himself has a fool for a client.” Hours lead to years of blind groping for uncertain results that truly place one face to face with oneself. There are also those who believe … [Read more...]
Summer Drawings
Drawing means different things to different people. As a practitioner I want to make the approximate specific and say more with less. The most important thing is to draw often, in whatever way possible, to realize its potential. I went to ten extraordinary museums on art trips in New England this summer. Museums usually forbid the use of ink when drawing in sketchbooks from their art in … [Read more...]
Summer Series
In July I went to Vermont with a plan to paint landscapes in the remaining pages of a book I made in 2016. I painted new gouache landscapes but also worked back into several earlier pages. The result is that there are still blank pages in the book, leaving me with the same reason to return again. My trip coincided with the 73rd annual Bennington Chamber Music Conference held on the college … [Read more...]
Little Gems Show
My painted paper collage are included in a group exhibition of small artworks by fifteen contemporary artists. Currently up through the end of July at Gladstone, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. Read about the inspiration for the show here. Little Gems May 29 – July 28, 2018 Gladstone 36 1/2 Union Street, Manchester-by-the-Sea, … [Read more...]
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