Sneak Preview.....

Unreal..moving after 23 years. I feel like Cinderella BEFORE the fairy godmother showed up---sweeping, sprucing up, sorting, starting to pack. Where are those helpful little birds and mice when you need them?

Of course - moving includes all the stuff in my studio (supplies, frames...and paintings)... so...

Open Studio =  Moving Sale

 Lots of Special Deals: discount corners, sale trays...and more.  The less I have to move into a smaller studio the better.  Good for me.... good for you.

Here's a preview of the almost-ready-studio  Come see the rest of it and more paintings. 

May 3/4 - and May 10/11  (note-I have to leave about 1:00 on Sunday 4th;  Patricia will host)

Long Shot 

Figure Corner

Abstracts & Landscapes

and a sample of my friend's Patricia's Encaustics

Photo from MOS Gala....

When we arrived at the opening exhibit for Marin Open Studios it was almost empty, quiet and easy to walk around, see the art.  By the time we left about 45 minutes later it was jammed.  Phil snapped a shot just before we headed out - me and my roses.

Gala - Travel with Paints and more...

Orion Rose

OK - let's start with the 'and more' and work back to the Gala.  Orian Rose, above, is one of the few abstracts I've painted.  It's textured, acrylic on canvas, using warm, harmonious colors.  It was painted as a 4-panel (quadriptych) but I think I prefer it as a 3 part - though I still have the fourth- a girl can always change her mind, right?  Each panel is 6x6".  

OK - now about Traveling with Paints.  An wonderful artist, Dreama, recently posted a blog all about traveling with your art supplies.  Saw it on Carol Marine's blog site.  Just had to share it with you all.

Finally:  Saturday night was the Gala opening of the exhibit of work by the artists participating in 2014 Marin Open Studios.   It was a delightful, albeit packed, event; donations of great food and wine were a bonus. Two separate spaces in the Bon Air Center - my work is in Gallery 2, right next to Road Runner, Noahs etc.  Runs through May 17th, Tuesdays thru Sundays 11-6:00.

 

They also had a silent auction - here are some of the donated pieces:

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Aeroskobing....finished in time for Open Studios

I'm preparing for two full weekends of Open Studio in May - going through my inventory, framing etc. Came across a half done painting...!  Had fun finishing up Sunday evening.  I painted this from a photo we took in Aeroskobing, Denmark almost 10 years ago. We were biking around the island Easter week - you can tell how verdant and lush it is. A magical place; like a fairy tale ...culturally preserved much as it was when first built up in 1800: thatched roof cottages, farmland, sheep everywhere.  Danish high school students spend several months on the island learning their history and cultural traditions.

Marin Open Studios-   May 3&4 and then again May 10&11.  In my home studio.  Do come!  I'll be sending out invites in the next few days.  If you don't get one by Wednesday - let me know.