The actual first stop of my Saturday art reception hop was Baltimore Woods Nature Center. My painting, Apple, is currently on display as part of the member’s exhibition and will be available to purchase (as well as view) through December 18, 2026.
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It’s a dark, rainy night. You park the car somewhere in the cul-de-sac and head towards a house in suburbia. Have you time-travelled to the prohibition era? Because it seems like you are entering a speak-easy.
Instead, you find yourself inside and heading into the basement. And it is an art gallery!
And you know a bunch of people there.
How is this even real???
Chamot Gallery is currently showcasing the work of Darryl Hughto. Last night was the artist reception. The exhibition continues through December 20, 2026.
It is titled Painting as Presence and is a series of non-objective paintings, as well as pieces from Hughto’s diamond series, which includes one painting with a sailboat motif.
The artwork is for sale and can be purchased by contacting Charles Chamot via the gallery website – chamot-gallery.com
Today Penny & I went on an eight hour road trip visiting three art shows, two of which were mine. My painting, Jaune, is included in this fabulous juried show at Main Street Arts, 20 W. Main Street, Clifton, Springs, New York 14432.
This exhibition is brilliantly installed with fun, themed vignettes, which was a very creative way to create cohesive salon style walls. It really is a must see. I am honored to be a participant!
The show continues through December 23, 2026. Many of the paintings sold at tonight’s opening but there are hundreds more that are reasonably priced – take two, they’re small!!!
Cat paintings from two different series – DREAM TIME and ECHOLALIA – are currently on display and for sale at Hazard Branch Library, 1620.W. Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY 13204, during the months of November and December 2026.
I created the 30″ x 30″ oil & collage paintings in 2000 and the 18″ x 18″ oil & collage paintings in 2005. It is so awesome to see them exhibited again. The larger paintings came out of deep storage.
It would be lovely to find them new homes. Think of the library as a cat adoption agency!
I added a penny to my collection of found money! Up to $1.57 in found money for 2026.
I dropped off my painting, APPLE. It will be in the member’s show at Baltimore Woods Nature Center, 4007 Bishop Hill Road, Marcellus, New York, 13108. The art reception is scheduled for Saturday, November 7, 2026 from 2:30 – 4:00 PM.
While I was there, I hiked the trails and hid the smiley face golf ball paper weight sculptures. They are soooooo cute! Let me know if you find one.
Every time I found the perfect spot for one of the eighteen smiles, I had a thought to tell you – Find a smile and win a prize!
The prize is the object, of course. And I trust it will make you smile. 🙂
I added the paper collage element to a dazen more 12″ x 12″ paintings in my The Robes series. Next up – encaustic paint. They should be done by next week.
Here are the new heart paintings as promised. They are 5″ x 7″ encaustic & collage paintings on Ampersand hardboard mounted on 9″ x 12″ chalkboard and framed. There are fifteen in this batch.
Emilia and Jacob drew the faces on these little golf balls turned pumpkin sculptures.
Find them on the trail around Green Lakes! There are eighteen of them.
