Category: Blog
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After the big wave of Mumford & Sons here’s a little story about
The Spanish Bakery. As a quick recap, most locals have been reading news about Gene Adelsperger’s family “Spanish” bakery and its closing(after 35+years), the subsequent remodeling(closed for a month), and much-anticipated-reopening (September 12th) under new management with Virginia Whetstone. Gene is still the baker (Yippee!). I got the recap from Gene on Friday at the…
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So there was a cork, a canvas, and a chicken feather…
Spun on vinyl. Sort of. The recap of First Friday Artwalk goes something like this…a weary gal faked the feeling like Wonderwoman and poured affordable wines from vineyards in CA (Three Pears was the winner), Tuscany and Argentina. Two whites, one red. Discussions from discriminating palates segued into topics about reproductions and original canvas, Plein…
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When putting a tongue on the floor
just feels better. That’s what Jake needed to do. My next photo ref for pet portrait is a belly laugh. Can’t wait to get started. Thank you Russ!
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See the finished painting tomorrow
at DOS coffee/wine bar for the Uptown Saturday night art show with The Red Sable. Also, meet me this afternoon from 5- 7 p.m. at Tim’s Wine Market. I have been invited to continue the show through September. Thank you Kathryn and Michael for your perpetual support of the arts. Here’s the image of painting-in-progress. …
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Join me at Tim’s Wine Market
on Anastasia Island for two more Fridays, 5 p.m until 7 p.m.. My solo art-show is still hanging. Last chance to see it… August 31st. Artist’s Recap: Sold one original, sold two reproductions and two coloring books. Are you interested in a coloring book? It’s a little ditty I created to feature a collection of…
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There was a Cello, a Viola and a Violin…
and they were feeling a little plucky under the beam of the lighthouse. Hint: An elementary school project. Evidently the best way to welcome a new music teacher is to volunteer to get her a kid friendly logo going for her knew endeavor “Islander strings”. Who knew a viola was just a wee bit bigger…
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Upcoming show from The Red Sable…
Je ne regrette rien (I regret nothing) Posted on June 12, 2013 Forwarded to this artist’s post August 6, 2013 from Melissa Roby of the Red Sable… “One of my favorite most inspiring singers is Edith Piaf. She was born in the brothels of Paris and would make money by singing in the streets as…
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“Creative People like
to be challenged. We’re often surprised by an approach we didn’t expect.” Jean-Baptiste Souletier. Bonne Chance. A great quote from a French furniture designer who was featured in Dwell mag. And to follow this sentence is an artistic metaphor for what to do when you are standing at a wall…uhm…Duh…make art. To get what I’m…
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Words from Jay Defeo (1929-1989)
In a letter to her mother “I believe the only real moments of happiness & feeling of aliveness & completeness occur when I swing a brush. I don’t think I can do without it.” Written from Florence Italy in 1952. From JayDefeo.org and the notes from her Trust. Why mention the artist Jay Defeo from…
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Slugging through it…
Yup. Some days it just doesn’t matter how bright the sun is shining, how loud the birds are singing, or how green the grass looks. Some days are like a big shadow…a dark place. A reminder that one can choose to be an astronaut or a mushroom when things get dark. Actually, I think it’s…