RED again in Boston Globe

This article is RIGHT ON...........

Making art, humanizing an artist, in "Red"

Also excellent photos by Craig Bailey

Rothko RED in Boston Globe

Read all about it..........
Boston Globe, Sunday, January 8, 2012

NAA Reception....a good time.

What a good time I had tonight at the reception of the new show at the Newburyport Art Association.  I ran into about 10 old friends and met some new ones.  The show is very good so be sure to see it.  One friend, Robin Thornhill, won two awards (for two paintings) while the Best in Show went to a sculpture that was totally awesome and it won two awards, I don't remember one art work winning two awards before now.  Another friend, Margaret Bernier, sold a painting at the reception!  I've been trying to meet Bob Marcellino, a friend of a friend of mine, for about two years and finally met him tonight and he is now a fellow member of NAA.  Bob introduced me to Jane Russell who won an award for a wonderful watercolor at this show.  I couldn't find a website for Jane for obvious reasons--I wish I could show you her work.

RED the play about Rothko

I saw the new play, RED, on opening night last night in Boston.  It's about Mark Rothko and was wonderfully done.  It's a two-man cast, Rothko and his assistant, and moves along quickly, keeping your interest to the end.  I enjoyed the audience as well, it's a thought provoking work.

NAA Reception Tonight

Both paintings I submitted were juried in and the reception is tonight, Saturday, Jan 7, at 7 p.m. at Newburyport Art Association.  I will bring my little marketing kit along to try to spread the word about the classes I am teaching starting mid-March.  If you have questions, please call me 978-273-3496.

Submitted 2 paintings to NAA's next show

I picked up two paintings Monday from Newburyport Art Association and brought two for the next show.  It is a juried show, so let's see what gets in!  I had one of those last-minute frame problems.  I couldn't get one on-line quick enough because of the holiday and didn't have enough molding left to make one.  The size I wanted, 9x12", isn't a popular size at any of the usual frame shops, but I found only one at Michael's and it was dark, so I painted the interior border to match the painting, and it came out really nice.  I saw this done recently at the Rockport Show.  I didn't take photos of either painting before delivering them, boy am I slipping.

One was a landscape, 8x10", of the pump on the common at West Newbury, MA.  It is actually the second of a series of three pump paintings I've been working on.  The other painting, 9x12" was done on a rainy day at Cox Reservation in Ipswich, MA.  It is completely en plein air, no touchup.

Pam's beautiful painting

I got a painting from my husband for Christmas!  It was a beautiful lily pad painting by Pam Giarattana--I love it! I'm trying to figure out how to light it as the place where I want to put it is where I now have a sconce light and this spot needs light.

Art at Sage Gallery

It was nice to see a painting of mine in the front window when I stopped by today at the Sage Art Gallery in Haverhill, MA.

What a weekend!

Friday night was the holiday reception at Rockport Art Association where they were offering small paintings by well-known artists for sale, and I chose to purchase a wave oil painting by Paul George. 

Saturday was a double-header.  I was in Boston all day at Cyclorama's 15th Annual International Fine Art Show where I had a great time perusing the art and attending a lecture by two leading art magazine editors.  They give out free samples of art magazines and I got 6.  Then I was off to the Walsingham Gallery in Newburport for their Women of Walsingham show, where Judy Pumfrey's painting was auctioned off to benefit the hospital fund. Earlier in the morning there was a high-healed race that men could enter but they had to wear high-healed shoes, and some did enter! sorry I missed it.  I met some new artists who show there. 

Sage Art Gallery, Haverhill, MA

It was a busy day but I got 9 paintings ready 

and delivered to the Sage Gallery where 

they will be available for viewing until mid-February.

The Grand Opening Reception of the gallery 

will be this Friday at 6 p.m. 

and all are welcome to attend.  

It is a very nice gallery in the downtown arts district of Haverhill 

almost just under the train bridge underpass 

and public parking is very conveniently located, 

drive down the street immediately beside the gallery and it's right there!