I took a road trip to the Rochester Contemporary Art Center (137 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14604) because today was the first day to peruse the annual 6 x 6 fundraiser.
Follow this link to reserve your favorites. They are only $20 each, which is a bargain for my $75 heart paintings. If you would like to reserve them, they are numbers 205, 206, 207 and 208.
See their website for more information including hours of operation.
Just completed another two dozen paintings. This series is called Arcadia 2. They are 5″ x 7″ encaustic & collage paintings mounted on 8″ x 10″ chalkboard and placed on table easels.
I purchased new encaustic paint in vibrant colors and experimented with adding them to my muted color palette. I am loving this experiment.
I’m so excited to share my new work. This is a collection of heart paintings – encaustic and collage that are presented on table easels, which are included with purchase. I just finished them this morning. (Being a professional artist is not a weekdays from 9 – 5 job. It’s a when-the-mood-strikes thingy).
I am in love with love. Which one is your favorite?
My holiday merchandise is ready for tomorrow night’s Sip & Shop event at AFL STUDIO, 301 E. Seneca Street, Manlius, NY 13104. I think I will be sharing my gallery space with the Apricot Lane proprietor.
There will be a Botox medical professional and a “permanent” jewelry business there as well as light food and drinks.
I will be there at 3:45 PM, if you would like to come and shop early. Hours for this party – 5:00 – 7:30 PM.
I created notecards that double as holiday ornaments and other special things including one hundred twelve hand painted postcard paintings of angels. Prices are as marked on the package. My jewelry collection is all marked as well. The 36″ x 36″ oil and collage paintings are only $800 and the 18″ x 24″ oil and collage paintings are only $200. The encaustic hearts with the stands are $75.
I will try to get my Square card reader operational to take charges. You can also pay cash or use PayPal or Venmo. Will I have cash to make change? IDK.
Hopefully, the weather will cooperate and it will be a fun and festive evening!
See you there!
Thank you to everyone who visited my booth at the American Legion Post 88 in Cazenovia, New York for the Cazenovia Art Trail. I was there yesterday and Saturday for several hours each day chatting about art. It was an amazing experience and I appreciate you!!!
This morning I installed my exhibition at the East Syracuse Free Library (4990 James Street, East Syracuse, New York 13057). The artwork will be up through November 2024.
These are paintings in my Bungalow series created this year coupled with some Angel series pieces to fill in the gaps.
The Bungalows are little encaustic houses mounted on chalkboard and framed. I have attached items to them that I found while metal detecting my backyard, a one-hundred-twenty-four-year-old bungalow.
The Angels were created in 2017.
The paintings are displayed on table easels. These are not included in a purchase. The paintings are for sale and will be available at the end of the exhibit.
There will be a reception on Thursday, October 17, 2024 from 4:45-6:45 PM. The food and drinks will be in the party room at the back of the library.
The chalkboards have shipped and when they arrive these 6″ x 8″ beauties will be completed. I also made an extra heart painting. It isn’t finished yet either.
These are two sets of a dozen paintings. Two different stencil applications. All are encaustic and mixed-media. My goal is to exhibit them along with my 36″ x 36″ Target series from 1997 and the Talisman series from 2008, as well as the two dozen little hearts that I finished last week.
I will need a large venue with both wall and table top spaces.
These encaustic paintings are 4″ x 4″ mounted on 6″ x 6″ chalkboard. They each have their own little stand and are meant to be displayed on a desk or table.
I’m obsessed with them. I just love the process of making art.
Today was the prep for five dozen new paintings. I added wax to the boards then etched in the designs for the last three dozen 8″ x 8″ fan paintings, and I created the chalkboard bases for the 4″ x 4″ heart paintings. Oh, and I started them. Encaustic is incredibly intoxicating.
I prefer to work in series and it’s always a dozen in a series no matter the size of the paintings. I’m currently working on smaller art pieces due to the size and space of my art studio.
I’ve been making lists of places to contact for art exhibitions and basically trying to get a jump start on living my authentic life.
I’m retiring from teaching in June.
I’m reading Barbra Streisand’s autobiography. She likes to say, “Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to assist you.”
What say you universe? You know what I want.
I just completed twenty-four new paintings. Encaustic and mixed media. 6″ x 6″ clayboard on 9″ x 12″ chalkboard/chipboard incorporating items I recovered last year metal detecting my yard.
I still need to title them, add the framing hangers, decide on prices, etc. My house is a mess as I process this monumental achievement (plus I have twenty-four other in-progress paintings to finish).
OMG, I love them!
I invent all of my own lessons. This is one of my favorites! They are so pretty – I love them. I did the project with my 9th period A day class.
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