I was lucky enough to spend the day with my dear friend and fellow artist, Penny Santy. It was a lovely day for a drive to Little Falls, New York where Penny’s art show, Intertwined, is currently on exhibition at the Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts (MVCA), 410 Canal Place, Little Falls, New York 13365.
Penny gave a talk today explaining her process and the emotion that defines her work. It is to do with motion – in winds, in ocean currents and in the way people must physically move, working together to attain goals, helping each other rise up the emotional ladder too, all while intertwining with nature.
Ghostly figures emerge from the abstracted canvases, which are inspired by her personal life, one of beach water sports, travel and enjoying time with family and friends. In addition, she infuses a tribute to Native American mores and interprets favorite poetry stanzas then titles these oil paintings accordingly.
There are seventeen paintings in the show. Several are still available for sale. You can view this exhibition through November 14, 2025. See the MVCA website for the deets including hours of operation.
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The weather has been fluctuating towards warmer. It felt incredible to wear sandals in Syracuse yesterday. We’re getting there!
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We are using india ink in the Studio in Art classes, hence all the black outfits. I love a good theme. For some students, this is their very first time using the medium. We are practicing first then creating hand drawings adding Persian pottery pattern designs to the compositions.
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I wrote a song called India Ink in honor of the lesson. I have been posting songs and poetry on YouTube and TikTok. So fun! <3
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My newest creative venture – poetry and songwriting.
So far only a couple of my poems have a tune. This is the first one. I feel like the best way to sing it is to do all the verses twice – I didn’t do that in my a capella version here because I didn’t actually know how long it was.
Let me know what you think. I would love it if you could subscribe to my You Tube channel. I will post more – because, you know, I am not embarrassing myself. At this stage in my life…I mean, come on.
