Lake Placid Center for the Arts and NCA Crandall Library

I did a tribute to my father called "Dad's Hands" last year.  I always spent Friday afternoons with him watching the old westerns cable channel.  We sat in the matching recliners with lap quilts and sometimes he wanted to hold my hand.  I usually had some art things and my camera handy and captured some lovely images while he was snoozing.  Most shows require that pieces be for sale but I was able to show this piece at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts and NCA Crandall Library juried shows.  Since I focused on the hands in soft light for this piece and did not show my father's face, I felt that it had a wider meaning to anyone who has an elderly loved one with the beautifully weathered hands of a long life.  He passed away soon after I took this photo.

LARAC 2019

"The Beet Goes On" was on display in Glens Falls, NY at (LARAC) Lower Adirondack Regional Art Council's juried theme show - The Process.  This drawing showed the process from seed to plant to canned finished product.  I really enjoyed working in the bright reds and greens and the colorful details of the packaging!

PS Hagaman Fall Art Show Award!

"Butterfly Dreams", my portrait of my sleepy, face painted granddaughter, was awarded Best of Show at the 2019 Hagaman Fall Art Show.  I feel VERY honored and proud to have been selected for this award by the juror!  Please take another look at the previous post to see this pastel piece.

Hagaman Annual Fall Art Show

I will have 5 pastel pieces in the 28th Annual Hagaman Art Show.  The show will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 5 & 6 from 12 noon to 4 pm at Pawling Hall, 86 Pawling Street, Hagaman, NY.  There will be 60 talented area artists in a variety of mediums, lots of fall snacks and free admission.  Here is a one of my pastels - a drawing of my granddaughter, Katey, from long ago, sleepy and tired after an outing that included face-painting and a lot of walking.  It was FUN to do.

Frothingham Library Show

I have 15 drawings, oils and pastels and a shelf of mini oil paintings on display at the Frothingham Free Library in Fonda, NY for the entire month of September!  If you are in the area, stop in and see.  This small library is located at 28 West Main Street, across from Cumberland Farms, with hours of 11am -7pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 9am-1pm on Saturday and closed Thursday. A peek inside at some of the artwork...

Mohawk Valley Arts Center!

My brand new drawing, "Hide and Seek" was accepted for the 2019 Mohawk Valley Arts Center juried show.  The show is on display at the 401 Gallery, 401 Canal Street, Little Falls, NY until August 31.  My drawing was a whimsical idea prompted by some garden figurines and a green cabbage teapot.  I lit the scene artificially with a gooseneck lamp to place the shadows in the pattern I had in mind.  See if you can find the hidden frog before his two playmates do.

Central Adirondack Art Show

This year I submitted a new piece, "Dad's Hands", to the annual Central Adirondack "View" Show in Old Forge, NY and was pleased have it selected for the Masters' Division level of the exhibition.  This was a special drawing because it was from a photo slyly taken of my Dad snoozing in his recliner.  He passed away soon after.