Still no new artwork! Sorry, this is a big week like I said! My daughter's first day of preschool went great! Despite the fact that she was there from 8:30 am - 3 pm - she didn't want to come home! I did ok too. :-)

This is a busy weekend as well. I will be at Art in the Park this Saturday and Sunday in Keene, NH. Well, I'll be there Saturday and someone will be working my booth on Sunday. Its in Keene at the Aeshelot River Park on West Street. Its right next to the Starbucks - so if the artwork doesn't get you there that will! ;) I will be in the front section of the park in booths 55 & 56 as I will also be running the Artworks space for the art school I teach at.

Then on Sunday while that is going on I will be going to the opening of the New England regional CPSA juried show called The Art of Colored Pencil. The opening is Sunday from 1-3 at Gallery 297, 297 Hope Street in Bristol Rhode Island. I may be a bit late as I have to set up my booth at the art fair in town first. :-) I have 3 pieces inthis show, which will be up for the month of September.

Updates

Whew this is the first week of school for the kids, so it seems I am taking another week long break getting the kids ready for school. School started today for my oldest daughter and tommorrow for my youngest - her very first day of preschool! Yes I am having a bit of a breakdown! My busy schedule this week at least is helping me forget! :-)

OK now for some good news! I am currently in a juried exhibit at the sharon Art Center Gallery in Peterborough, NH and won "Juror's Choice" for my piece "Magritte's Window." That was a huge surprise!

Then I also found out that my piece "Light Vanity" was juried into the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 111th Annual Open Exhibition at the National Arts Club, New York, NY. The show runs in October.

The pair to that piece, "Night's Agents" was juried into the International Guild of Realism’s Third Annual Juried Exhibition held at the Scottsdale Fine Art gallery in January 2008. I'm terribly excited about this one as the work of the guild members is phenominal and also my aunt lives in Scottsdale so I'm hoping she can make the show! :-)

& in September my piece Fiesta Orange will be in the United Kingdom Coloured Pencil Society's Annual Open International Exhibition 2007. Patchings Art Centre, Calverton Nottingham, UK.

Yes I am terribly excited!

I just realized that last post wasn't posted yesterday. Curious. Well nontheless here is that same drawing finished.

Small Classic Still-life

This is a small (8" x 10") still-life that can't get much more classic or simple. Obviously I'm not finished yet. I'm tempted to sit down and finish right now but I've got to do a demo tonight at Creative Encounters in downtown Keene and I need something to be working on. So if you're around tonight and would like to stop by and see me - come bearing coffee!

Beth asked to know more about the Art Supply Rummage Sale I did. It was actually my friend Luann Udell's idea, which she has done before. Its just as the name implies. We got together all our art supplies left over from old projects or when we thought we just might like another medium etc and did an old fashioned rummage sale. I was lucky because our downtown was having a sidewalk sale/ block party and the art school I teach at was giving out information for upcoming classes. So, I just had it at the same time and shared their tables which meant I didn't have to advertise it as there were instant people walking by. If you're not so lucky, you'll have to pay for an ad or two in your local newspaper and spread the word to other artists through emails and word of mouth.

Peaches

So sorry for the absence again. I have no good excuses really. I spent the time reading all the Harry Potter books and continuing on decluttering and repainting the inside of my house. This time it was the kitchen cabinets - a truly thankless job. I also had an art supply rummage sale with the school I teach at. That went so well I would highly recommend one!

I finally have returned though. I wanted to do some of these flowers as I had nipped them from my neighbor's bush and I knew they wouldn't last too long. Out went the panoramic composition though to be able to have the height for the flowers. This is 11 x 14."