2 DOTS

February 2014 was a 2 dot month!  I sold one of my Black Chemise paintings at the Love Shack show at the Nave Gallery Annex in Somerville.  The show ran from 2/14 - 3/1 and was a fabulous exhibit showing unique work - each with a surprising twist on love!

Black Chemise # 2

The Black Chemise paintings are small works, acrylic on handmade paper mounted on canvas.

A Slip painting  (acrylic/canvas) recently sold too. I will post that one as soon as I deliver the painting to its new home.  You can see more of my slip paintings on my website.  In this body of work I have paintings on canvas and paper.

LOVE SHACK

BLACK CHEMISE # 2
acrylic on handmade paper mounted on canvas
9" x  9"

Three of my Black Chemise paintings have been invited to the upcoming exhibit Love Shack at the Nave Gallery Annex.  Black Chemise # 2 above, along with # 3 and # 8 will be in the show.  I am excited to be included with the other artists and have the work reviewed by Bill Kouwenhoven*

Love Shack is:

sex and love and romance,

red roses, chocolates and ballads,

monogamy, turst and broken hearts

The show opens Friday, February 14 - March 1, 2014 with a reception on Valentine's Day 2/14 from 6-8 PM.  Please join me for the reception at the Nave Gallery Annex, 53 Chester Street, Somerville, MA!

To see more of my Black Chemise series please visit my website.


*ABOUT THE JUROR
Bill Kouwenhoven, International Editor of Hotshoe magazine, has brought an independent perspective to photography criticism for more than 15 years in publications such as Photo Metro where he was editor from 1996-2001 and Sf Camerawork where he curated the 25th anniversary show in 1997. Since moving to Berlin in 2002, he has also been a frequent contributor to such varied publications as Afterimage, Aperture, the British Journal of Photography, European Photography, and Photonews as well as contributing to monographs as varied as Ferit Kuyas’s City of Ambition (Schilt Publishing, 2009) on Chongking and the Yangtze River and a catalogue of contemporary Spanish Photography and Video Art, Nuevas Historias (Hatje Cantz, 2008). He lives and works in Berlin and New York. Love Shack is his first venture into the broader field of contemporary art.

YOU ARE INVITED!

Please join us for Flirt, the show Jeanne Williamson and I curated.  This inaugural exhibit opens at the new Mother Brook Arts and Community Center in Dedham, MA on Saturday, February 1st.

Red Slip # 3
watercolor
36 x 28

The opening reception is Friday, February 7th from 7 – 9 PM.  The reception will include a meet & greet with the artists, live music by DeCapo Sound, as well as wine and delicious treats from Whole Foods Market of Dedham. (In case of wintery weather, the storm date for the reception will be Sunday, February 9th from 4-6 pm.)

Fence As Lace
Jeanne Williamson
mixed media on stiffened fabric
63 x 48

Flirt  is an intoxicating visual feast featuring 54 works that are bold, colorful, sexy and provocative.  This 6-week exhibit showcases the work of 14 contemporary artists of international, national and regional renown working in a diverse mix of media and conceptual framework: 

Patty Chang and David Kelley, 

Merill Comeau 

Christiane Corcelle 

Virginia Fitzgerald 

Elizabeth Kostojohn 

Danielle LaPointe 

Judith Monteferrante 

Robin Reynolds 

Michael Seif 

Iris Sonnenschein 

Martha Wakefield

Jeanne Williamson

Wendy Young.

 Red Alert Cocktail Dress by Virginia Fitzgerald & Let Your Heart Guide You  Christiane Corcelle plus lots more!  

The exhibit will run through Friday, March 14th and viewing hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 6 PM.

Location: Mother Brook Arts and Community Center

123 High Street

(The former Avery Elementary School)
Dedham, MA

Show Dates: Saturday, February 1st - Friday, March 14th

Opening Reception: Friday, February 7th from 7 – 9 p.m.

Viewing Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 6 p.m. 

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FLIRT

Is the inaugural art exhibition at Mother Brook Arts & Community Center (MBACC) opening this Saturday, February 1st!  

Flirt is "an intoxicating visual feast”, curated by Jeanne Williamson and myself.

Red Alert Cocktail Dress
by
VIRGINIA FITZGERALD

I am so excited to have the work of these 13 contemporary artists of international, national and regional renown working in a diverse mix of media and conceptual framework: Patty Chang and David Kelley, Merill Comeau, Christiane Corcelle, Virginia Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Kostojohn, Danielle LaPointe, Judith Monteferrante, Robin Reynolds, Michael Seif, Iris Sonnenschein,  Jeanne Williamson, & Wendy Young. 

Our goal with this exhibit is to create heat in a cold month with hot, sensual, sexy and provocative works.  This visual feast offers an exciting invitation to the Dedham community to embark on an enduring relationship with art and this new center.  The mix of media and creative  voices will speak to the community on the endless possiblilites of creating art.

Monoprint 7
by
CHRISTIANE CORCELLE

“MBACC is committed to being innovative, inspirational, surprising and exciting,” said Executive Director Jean Ford Webb. “Flirt will put a spotlight on the energy and excitement building around the Center, and we look forward to welcoming new visitors into our quickly evolving space.”

Fading Echinecea
by
ROBIN REYNOLDS

Please join us for the opening reception on Friday, February 7^th from 7 – 9 p.m. Meet the  artists and enjoy live music,  wine and delicious treats from Whole Foods Market of Dedham. 

(In case of wintery weather, the storm date for the reception will be Sunday, February 9^th from 4-6 pm.)

MBACC is at 123 High Street, Dedham, MA. The exhibit will run through Friday, March 14th and viewing hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 6 p.m.  For more information, visit www.motherbrookarts.org.  Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. 

REFLECTIONS

Tracing the Journey
watercolor, india ink/paper
30 x 44
SOLD

The last day of 2013!   2013 has been a plentiful year in my art world.  I have had many wonderful opportunities to show my work around New England and across the country.  Sales have been very good not just through the galleries but also at other (surprising) venues.  I have been invited to teach at a new art organization along with continuing with private lessons.  And the writng continues for The Palette Magazine, where I really enjoy interviewing and writing about working artists for the magazine.  My role as marketing director for Rocky Neck Gallery was also a rewarding experience promoting the gallery and the many talented artists.

I have so many things to be grateful for as this year draws to a close and I am looking forward to a new year of new experiences, and creating new work.  Also I am very excited to have the opportunity to co-curate the inaugural show for Mother Brook Arts and Community Center in Dedham, MA, working with Jeanne Williamson.  The show is titled Flirt featuring the flirtatious work of 14 talented artists.  It opens February 1, 2014. This is a wonderful event to start the new year and be part of a new and vital artists' community.

(Stay tuned as lots more news on Flirt to come.)




  

SHIMMER+

Shimmer
watercolor
30 x 22

My painting, Shimmer, sold this year at the SMFA art sale that just took place November 21-24th.  This is from my slip series work on paper done in 2011.  One never knows what sells at the show until pick up day - yesterday for me.  So it it always a surprise. And this is a wonderful surprise.  I am very happy to know this is going to a new home.  I wish to extend a special thank you to the new owner!

CIRCLES ALL AROUND

Circle # 5
acrylic/canvas
7 x 7 ft

Since I started my Circle paintings I been snapping the circles I see everywhere in my daily travels.  Here are just a few images.

Fresh beet.

After dinner cappucino treat by my friend Michael Seif.  Specially made in his amazing Atomic espresso maker.

Important supplies at the yoga studio.

And fellow contemporary artist Jodi Colella sent me this image last night.  I love it - Thank you Jodi!