No need to say that it’s been a weird year. Between the protests this summer, the crazy election, and Covid, I’ve had a hard time focusing. My partner and I had planned to travel this fall but since that was off the table, I decided to re-learn French. I have to say, it’s been satisfying to stretch my brain that way! Other than studying French verbs, I enjoyed cycling all summer. We had unusually good weather — not too hot, not too rainy — and I was able to get out for an hour most days. What I didn’t do a lot was to paint.
I started out the year working on flowers I brought into studio. This yielded a few gems and a lot of false starts. Though it seemed nice at first to work without the pressure of shows and markets, I found it demotivating not to have deadlines.
That said, given the realities of Covid and our long dark winter days, I’ve started cranking up the heater in my studio and re-working those flowery false starts while I figure out where to go next.
Despite Covid, there are a few places to find my paintings in the region and, as always, you can find paintings, prints and cards on my Etsy shop. I’m still donating 10% to farmland conservation, but the balance (over costs) is being put into an account for Covid donations.
These two paintings are on display at the Laffer Gallery’s juried group show: Upstate Artists through January 17. You can visit in person in Schuylerville, NY or see the exhibit online.
This fall I enjoyed participating with L’esperance Tile Works in Beekman Street, Saratoga weekend markets. Now I’m happy to join this group of super-talented artists and artisans in their online Holiday Marketplace. (Click the slide show to see all the work.)
And finally, I have some sweet little paintings at Merriman & Pfister gift shop and gallery in Delmar, NY. There are cards at Vischer Ferry General Store and The Book House in Stuyvesant Plaza.