I’m happy to say that my ink painting “Rooster”, below, has been accepted into a juried exhibition, Looking For Transformation, opening October 7, 2011 in New York City.
This show will hang October 7 – December 31st, 2011 at the Redeemer Presbyterian Church offices, 1359 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY.
Changing up my art media recently made me understand a bit more what people have often told me, “watercolor is the hardest medium”. It’s difficult to see something as hard if you do not have a comparison. Read more…
Spring Beckons
This little 6×6 watercolor was recently accepted by the jury into the Randy Higbee Gallery show and sale opening on April 6 in southern California. It depicts the mountain on which I grew up, in early Spring.
Here in northern Vermont we still have several feet of snow on the ground. Sugaring has begun on warm days. It’s been a long winter, and I’m looking forward to not loading the wood furnace six or more times daily! In January I began teaching watercolor classes several times each week to a great group of students. I love my students!
On March 4th, I spoke at the First Friday Art Talk at the Art House on Craftsbury Common, Vermont. I explained the history behind my animal illustrations. The room was packed, only two seats remained! The next week, I gave a gallery talk at my large Sterling College exhibit, answering questions and telling the story behind many of the paintings. About fifteen people came, including the local reporter who covered my art exhibit story for the newspaper. He likened my work to Albrecht Durer! Wow…a fine compliment!
I am very grateful to each one who has encouraged me to continue painting over the years. Thank you!
The LORD is Good.
Ding & Dong are twin hereford calves who were lovingly raised by a Vermont farmer. His wife asked me to paint them for a Christmas gift and I was happy to do so. She reported that he loves this memory of when they were small. Depicting animals is something I enjoy and it’s always great to be able to make celebrations special for others! I like how the calf on the left has a slightly larger and lighter face than the other calf, drawing attention as the center of interest. I also liked painting Springtime just as Winter has arrived. The grass will be green here once again!
Blessings Abound, 2010
The simplicity of this little 12×16 watercolor reminds me of how I have been so wonderfully provided for, for many years. The oatmeal bread was made by a friend, Katie. The tomatoes were gifts from another friend, Ken. I made grilled-cheese sandwiches with garlic and tomato, after finishing the scene, so the props did not go to waste! The bread was a bit dry, though I had refrigerated it each evening, and the muenster cheese was quite inedible after sitting out for many hours…
I have often lived and painted “in the wilderness”. My sister recently shared with me an insight: the “logos” is the entire written Word, which we know as the biblical scriptures. These words have given me so much direction in life. However, a “rhema” is a more personal direction, the hearing of His voice, and it is this direction that has enabled me, by grace, the sustaining power to continue to walk what I know is the path set for me before the “foundation of the world”. I am so grateful for my Father in Heaven, who has been to me exactly what He has promised to be during these many years – a kind and gentle Shepherd!
“And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy Yah led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest obey his commandments, or no. And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.” – Deut. 8:2-3
