STUDIO NOTES

Salon Invite

Fellow painter and friend Helene and I went to a Salon last night at Gilles Larrain’s Studio. The evening was an eclectic mix of figure drawing, performance art, music and socializing. Helene and I did get a little drawing in, which was challenging with so much spectacle going on around us.

With the holiday season come the holiday parties and the Art Students League will not be denied. We took a little time out from our painting class to enjoy lunch, a little wine and each others company.

The Spread

Serious art talk.

Quiet.

The Screwball Spaces Holiday Art show and party was last night. I didn’t tell anyone about it because I didn’t attend myself, but a some of my paintings were there….and a couple of them sold. Merry Christmas to me.

They are little plein air paintings I did on the Hudson River this past summer.

HUDSON_1 (sold)

HUDSON_2 (sold)

HUDSON_3

HUDSON_4

HUDSON_5

Things are going well in the new space. the biggest adjustment has been just getting there. The MTA has not been my friend lately. The ladies and I are back in business.

Spent the day yesterday organizing the new space and in doing so broke a bottle of damar varnish. Boy I miss having windows…but it’s all good.

Edie, a good friend and talented painter, took part in the Art Bazaar held at Lyons Wier Gallery in Chelsea and ended up in an article in the NY Times. That definitely justifies the ungodly hour she woke up  for space to set up her works of art.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/27/new-yorks-next-top-artist/