Fall Travels

A favorite art venue every year is the annual October Art Show and Sale at the Pawling Center in Hagaman, New York.  This popular event features the work of 60 or so local artists.  There are a number of prizes, raffles and plenty of tasty food in a two day.  I always look forward to the Hagaman Show and display 6-8 new drawings.  Here are 3 of my 5 entries.  (other 2 not photographed yet). My ceramic rooster/tablecloth piece ("Eggspectations") received the 2nd place Drawing ribbon.   These 3 pieces were larger than my usual and quite challenging in the amount of detail.  I wanted to try some setups with colorful fabric to mix soft, flat but detailed 2D backgrounds with very bright 3D objects in interesting ways.  The next piece is titled "Love in the Greenwood with a frog, princess and the "forest" I saw in the tapestry background.  Third is "Swan Song", a tangle of favorite antique silver and my lovely thrift-shop silver swan. 

Lake Placid Center for the Arts

"Razzle Dazzle" will be on display at the 2014 Lake Placid Center for the Arts annual Juried Show, which will run from September 26 - October 18. 

The Lake Placid Center for the Arts is a year-round performing and visual Arts Facility.  Located in the Adirondack Park of Northern New York, the LPCA consistently presents arts of the highest caliber in music, dance and theatre performances, film exhibitions and visual arts presentations.
In addition, the Arts Center provides special arts-in education programs, workshops and residencies for aspiring and renowned artists.  The Arts Center is the home of the Lake Placid School of Ballet, LPCA Children's Theatre, Community Theatre Players, as well as the Summer home of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta.   Check out the link for more about any of the ongoing activities https://www.lakeplacidarts.org/. 

"Razzle Dazzle" was a fun piece to draw but took a VERY long time, as you can imagine.  These are vintage jewelry items from my family - a permanent display on my dresser!  I love how the light plays over these lovely, old things.

Frederic Remington Museum AGAIN!!

I was pleased to learn that 3 of my pieces were selected for the 2014 Frederic Remington Museum Juried Show.  This beautiful museum is located at 303 Washington Street in Ogdensburg, NY 13609.  The show runs from October 4th through January 11, with viewing hours of Wednesday - Saturday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm and Sunday from 1:00 - 5:00 pm.  Here is a link for a peek at all this museum has to offer:   http://fredericremington.org/.

My 3 pieces are "It's Not Kansas" (my Oz-inspired drawing), "Guard Dog" (my trusty and re-arrangeable bottle collection) and "Farm Days" (a nod to my rural childhood).  Hope you enjoy them!

Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts Regional Juried 2014 Show

I was pretty pleased to have my larger piece, "Bones in the Woods", accepted for the 2014 Show and to receive 3rd prize with it!  This year's show theme is "From the Land" and will run from August 23rd until September 27th.  The MVCA gallery is located at 401 Canal Place in Little Falls, NY 13365 and the hours are Wednesdays - Saturdays from Noon to 4:00 pm.

Here is a picture of me with "Bones in the Woods" and another picture of me with this year's judge, Dan Bacich.

Buck Moon Arts Festival - Year One

July 12th & 13th are the dates for the first annual Buck Moon Arts Festival held rain or shine at the campus of the Fulton-Montgomery Community College, 2805 State Highway 67 in Johnstown, NY.  

The festival will showcase diverse, family-friendly visual and performance art from across NYS and beyond with vendors, workshops, demonstrations, and multi-venue live music and dance performances.  An array of vendors will cover the campus with tented booths on Saturday and Sunday, displaying juried art and crafts available for sale. Food artisans will offer tastings of their regionally grown specialties; workshops will be held; and numerous food vendors will delight the palate all weekend long.

The show will also feature a juried art show in the FM Perrella Fine Arts Gallery, which will run through Friday, September 12.  My entries were "Tea for Two", and Whistlestop".  Hope you enjoy viewing them here.  Take in this great event if you can!

Cooperstown National!

I submitted several pieces for consideration to the 79th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition at Cooperstown and my oldie "It's Not Kansas" was juried into the show.  As you can see, it's an Oz/old stuff theme.  A very interesting, challenging and fun bit of drawing.

This is always a very nice event and I am always proud and happy to make the cut.  This exhibition is held in the very elegant Cooperstown Library Galleries, located at 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326 and runs from July 11-August 15.  The hours are daily 11-4 and Sundays 1-4.

New Show, a Prize and Some Oldies Too

"Guard Dog" was accepted for display at the 2014 Cooperstown Art Association's Regional Juried Show - "Essential Arts".  These bottles have appeared in a number of my pieces and I never get tired of the way light plays with the ever-changing arrangements I make on my window sill.

The show runs through the month of May

and is located in the elegant, old library at 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY  13326.  The hours are daily 11-4, Sundays 1-4 with closed on Tuesdays.  Here is a link for more information.  http://www.cooperstownart.com/

This is the first year I have been involved with the Frederic Remington Art Museum Juried Members Show.  I submitted "A Little Night Music" (my spooky night stove) and "Sneak Peek" (also rather spooky, I guess).  "A Little Night Music" received an honorable mention!

This art museum is located at 303 Washington Street, Ogdensburg, NY 13669.  The show runs from May 17 through September 28 so plenty of time to see it if you are traveling through the beautiful Adirondacks.  Go to  http://fredericremington.org/ to check it out!

"Razzle Dazzle", a close-up view of some vintage jewelry favorites, is on display at View - The 63rd Annual Central Adirondack Regional Art Show.  The show runs from May 3 through June 22 and is located at 3273 State Highway 28 in Old Forge, NY 13420.  For more information, http://viewarts.org/

The Shirt Factory 2014!!

Two oldies will be on display at the 3rd Annual Juried Small Works Show at the Shirt Factory Gallery, 71 Lawrence Street - Suite 120, Glens Falls, NY  12801.  The gallery was established in 2012 in a historic building brought to new life and now housing more than 60 artist studios, shops, galleries and services.  The show runs from April 4th to April 26th.  Here is a link to check out this exciting space.  http://shirtfactorygf.com/ .  This year, I was very please to have "Portals" and "Teapot Rising" both accepted in the juried entries.  Happy and proud to be in this show!