Also, this weekend is the “Meet & Greet” Opening of  the Narrowland Gallery, Chatham, Cape Cod, 5-8 pm Saturday, May 29th. I am now represented by this little cultural treasure and am very excited to be spreading my borders. They will be having an official Opening in June on the 26th which I will certainly be attending. It really seems that the art of painting with color and real paint is alive once again.

And finally, the day after the Memorial Day Weekend, Tuesday June 1st, American Art Gallery will be hosting a solo show of my work at the Path Cafe, 131 Christopher Street, New York. Busy time of year with school endings and the perfect time to be in the groove of being busy with my art as well.

All different series are being represented at the different venues. This is the best way for an artist to be living.

Having painted these now for just about a year and having produced 9 successful paintings in this series, I am actually viewing them a bit differently now. I see these paintings as Portraits. They reveal the soul of their subject with emotion and thoughts and moods all intertwined and present. Color, paint application and delicately rendered form lead the viewer through this emotionally satisfying  and intellectually stimulating journey.

Many of these paintings are quite large in scale, merely emphasizing the strength of presence of that individual. And, the smaller ones are true gems with explosive color and paint that manages to produce the same magnanimous effect as their large scale brothers and sisters.

For anyone who would want a portrait of themselves or a loved one that captures a spirit and exudes the soul while giving the viewer a masterful painting to look at over and over, these “portraits” are just the thing for you. Who wouldn’t want an Expressionist depiction of themselves or someone dear to them? Check them out on my Latest Works page and enjoy!!  The next could be you… http://tinyurl.com/yd9zhvz

It was a great experience! He asked me questions about my artwork specifically as well as my thoughts on the art world in  general. He was encouraging of promoting and complimenting my work which of course felt great and I enthusiastically responded.

I came away feeling like I was able to extemporaneously speak knowledgeably about my own art and the methods I use as well as about art as a career. I felt as if I had worthwhile things to offer and that my success was palpable.

If you haven’t had the opportunity to listen, please do and enjoy! http://tinyurl.com/ya2hado

The last painting I completed in this series was taken from a drawing of my son and reveals the softness that I find so dear. It is aptly called, “Soft Son.” In this same vein, I am excited to reveal the essence of a moment caught with my daughter. As soon as I can I will provide photos of these pieces but for now, I am still reveling and thrilled to show “Soft Son.”

It was a true adventure for me on so many levels. I felt great about myself that I was able to make it all happen. My artwork is at a point now that I am bursting to show it to the world because I know it is that good. I am in the throws of great production with a strong and appealing body of work that is just begging to move forward and reveal all the great nexts to follow. I got to feed my artistic soul by taking in art that has influenced my influences. And, I even got to feed my spiritual soul by reconnecting with a good friend who has always been not just fun to be with but so supportive of me throughout my life.

A rewarding trip and one that I look forward to repeating. Philadelphia is a beautiful, welcoming city with so much charm and underlying intellect that an artist from New York City can feel just right, right there.

This was a truly amazing experience for me. Not only was I honored to have had paintings of mine selected to be shown at the esteemed college from where I am and have always been so proud to have graduated, but the college also placed so much value on me and the career I have created for myself in that they sought me out to tell about it.

I am always proud of my own artwork. I am as awed by the paintings I have created as others are who get the opportunity to view and experience them. I love what I do as I am doing it. It is fun for me. And, I love what I have created because I think they are beautiful and evocative and deep and creative and intelligent and just so appealing. And now, having gotten such recognition, praise and external affirmation for what I have done and am doing feels just wonderful. I feel as if someone just gave me an exquisitely beautiful, soft, very comfortable, shawl of richly woven fabric and gently draped it over my shoulders. It fits perfectly and I look radiant in it. I am warm, comfortable and secure but also know that I am shining out to the world. I am excited to keep on going and stepping out to take on the world.

So thank you, Trinity College. And thank you to my world who joined me in the whirlwind of success that was associated with this experience.

There are enormous benefits to installing Fine Art in the workplace,

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1. Art makes people feel productive, creative and fulfilled: thanks to magnetic resonance

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Sometimes I work very late or work through the weekend. I go in to my studio every single day for a period. I have visitors at the studio to look at and enjoy the art, interested buyers to sample their preferences and gallery people to take in my body of artwork. I go to galleries and museums. I completely and freely abandon myself to anything having to do with art and art for me.

Then there is a shift and I am thrust back into the mother role, which I do truly love and am so grateful to have. During this time, I cannot do all my art related things, the ones that are just for me. So, like the hibernating Winter bear, this is my time to store up my energy and creativity for September when it all can begin again.

This is the time when I draw. I think about and plan my next paintings when doing each and every drawing. Some are bold and shout to me and I know they will end up to be a painting. And some are rough tries where I am trying to feel something, But what? I am never quite sure. The drawing either sends me and I keep going back to it to feel what I did when I first took it in. Or, it doesn’t work at all and serves just to push me to make something else, something better that will draw me in.

Summer is winding down and I have many good drawings to bring to my studio from which I can already see the painting take form. I can’t wait to get to them so that during my next posts, I can do more than just report; I can show too.