Westward Ho!

Just returned from a heartwarming (saw kids and grandkids) and inspiring trip to Seattle and Portland, OR. Great cities, food, drink and countryside! Got to hike in Silver Springs National Park, a temperate rain forest. Trees, trees trees! My favorite subject coincidentally. Lots of fodder for new paintings. Stay tuned!

"Pathways" Exhibition

Check out the opening of July's CRAG Exhibiton "Pathways".  Opening reception is Friday, July 9th from 5-7 pm at Fiddleheads on Main St. Colebrook, NH.  The show will be on exhibit the entire month of July.  Unfortunately, I won't be there.  I'm headed west to Seattle and Portland to see my kids and grandkids.  Hope you all have a great time at the opening!

Art Educator's Institute

Well it was another fabulous week at the Art Institute in Manchester.  Spent the entire week engrossed in the Book Arts course.  Learned some new tricks while gaining tons of inspiration from instructor Mark Wangberg and fellow teachers.  The possibilities in this sculptural form are endless.  I was pleased with the result of my efforts.  Already looking forward to next year

Abstractions

I think I've got it!  Been dabbling in abstraction.  Who said "my dog could do it"?  Painting a successful abstraction is not an easy feat!  Sometimes things just "click".  You may disagree, but I think I've painted a couple of successful abstract pieces and I'm having a blast doing it.  I intend to continue, possibly beginning a mini series of these.  My vision is to hang them on dowels like scrolls.  Something about this format appeals to me.

Places We Call Home

Places We Call Home opened Friday June 11 to an appreciative crowd.  Kudos to CRAG members for some fine work.  I had three landscape paintings, inspired by our 2009 trip to Costa Rica on view.  The gallery space at Fiddleheads is shaping up into a cool little space to highlight visual art.