2019 Sandscrest Artist Retreat

This is the flyer, designed by Cindy Allman, for our retreat this year and I'm so looking forward to this gathering .  Some changes but the same relaxing renewing experience we artists need and look forward to.  I'll be emailing this flyer to everyone on my list.  If you  wish to be included or have any questions, 

please call me at 440-213 8047

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

2018

Connection the Dots

2018

While I really enjoy Yupo, it requires a frame and careful handling so It's just fun to slap paint on a big canvas and there are several paintings under this one. Standing with big arm movement is so invigorating and freeing.

The Persisters Painters 2nd Annual show "Poetic License" followed in 2018.  In the previous show, one of my paintings was "Sandcastles" an abstract of a granddaughter playing in the sand. I imagined her daydreaming as I did while listening to "Clarks Fairy Tale Theater" on the big radio before TV.  Eyes closed I saw vivid pictures of princesses, elves, witches, castles and the prince of course.  

My fascination with these tales lives on as I imagined, with great glee, the sight of Baba Yaga for this years show.  We sought to turn words into pictures as described in the gallery card. What fun!

Our next show will be "Common Threads" Sept. 30 - Oct. 27, 2019  and Cinderella will follow my fairy tail thread into this show.

More History

At the end of 2016 several old dear art friends and a few new friends all felt the need to recognize our common bonds and use our art voices in support of each other and women everywhere.  We were able to reserve the Medina Library for October 2017.

  We all went off in our separate ways with our theme " Torn Edges, Bonded Spirits" to visualize our

 thoughts.  We amazed each other months later as we hung our show.  Each interpretation was so unique and so insightful.  It was also the "Me too" time!

Missing from our group photo is Thelma K. Miller,  WWII  W.A.S.P. pilot who has persisted for now 96 years and my long time, treasured, painting buddy. Her work is over my right shoulder and next to my "Crazy Quilt"

Correction

Coexist was 2017 and Glass Ceiling was 2018 and I'll need a crystal ball for 2019.

Coexist  

2018

Coexist was my entry for OWS in 2018 at the Columbus Museum of Art.  Again I was trying to display a variety of acceptable mediums for entries to the OWS annual show.  The title speaks for itself.  I believe art can be and say more than just look pretty over the couch. 

2019 Back to blogging!

Glass Ceiling

2019

This painting was selected for the OWS Annual 2019 show.

Scraps and slices of all different mediums and techniques have been woven to display the variety of acceptable water media permitted and encouraged for OWS entries.  While the words watercolor society seem to imply only transparent traditional water color, instead all water soluble paint except oil and on a variety of substrates are accepted.  The jurors are looking for creativity and something new and unusual.

Some see Glass Ceiling as architecture.  I was feeling the long climbing of ladders we women do to break the barriers of "Glass Ceilings".  What do you see?