Okay, I am back hard at work painting like I am afire again. The holidays and some of the running around with shows threw me off pace. So I have catching up to do.
Bayshore Arts is having an exhibtion in February and I will be submitting at least one piece for this show. The theme is LOVE.
The work will premiere here first in a day or so. I painted the work using water based oils in the hopes that it will be dry enough to submit by NEXT Saturday! One painting should be fine, but I am concerned about the other....I love thick paint.
I just joined this fine organization (on December 21st) and got the canvasses that day as well. I finished the paintings YESTERDAY. I am cutting this one close!
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Longest Night
I have lots of reasons to dislike December 21st. I rue long dark nights and short cloudy days.
I never used to understand why anyone would not find December an uplifting month, however this changed just after moving to Naples in December 2002. Both my my mother and my father-in-law passed away within 10 days of each other and before Christmas. Change happens and sometimes "it leaves a mark".
So it is the longest night and my most difficult day and night of the year.
Ironically on this unfortunate day, I learned a lesson in the business of art that has me smarting. The lesson will make me stronger as a business person.
I wrote about it in my ArtNews blog. Time will pass and I will have moved on, but on the longest night, I am in no mood to look on the bright side yet.
New paintings will be posted soon. I have so many ideas, but in preparation for a number of things, my work has been on the back burner for a bit.
Longest night...then tomorrow each day, just a bit more sunshine (rain in the forecast?)...oh well, I will just take an umbrella and lots of plastic backs to pick up my work!
I never used to understand why anyone would not find December an uplifting month, however this changed just after moving to Naples in December 2002. Both my my mother and my father-in-law passed away within 10 days of each other and before Christmas. Change happens and sometimes "it leaves a mark".
So it is the longest night and my most difficult day and night of the year.
Ironically on this unfortunate day, I learned a lesson in the business of art that has me smarting. The lesson will make me stronger as a business person.
I wrote about it in my ArtNews blog. Time will pass and I will have moved on, but on the longest night, I am in no mood to look on the bright side yet.
New paintings will be posted soon. I have so many ideas, but in preparation for a number of things, my work has been on the back burner for a bit.
Longest night...then tomorrow each day, just a bit more sunshine (rain in the forecast?)...oh well, I will just take an umbrella and lots of plastic backs to pick up my work!
Friday, December 01, 2006
Next show
Moving on to the next show. December 2nd, Naples Community Hospital has a reception for the Atelier Lizio group show. I have 3 pieces showing. The community in Naples is very art oriented. Even some Starbucks feature the work of local artists.
August Skyscape is one of my paintings hanging in the NCH show.
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