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I hope you can join local Haitian artists, musicians and poets this Friday to help celebrate their rich culture this month at Summit Medical Group in Berkeley Heights. A portion of proceeds from art sales will be used for Haitian relief.
Friday, April 16, 2010, 5 - 9pm Summit Medical Group 1 Diamond Hill Road Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 www.summitmedicalgroup.com
Some nicely eggy illustrations from the book Eastereggs by Kestutis Kasparavicius to welcome the return of Spring. Check out the Egg Ballet and Easter Egg Parade on Imagekind and take 15% off any custom framing.
ImagekindCoupon Code : CF15 Expiration Date : 5/31/2010
oh boy that was fun!
Pan Pastels have a new range of really dark, muted colors that I think will work well with the charcoal - kerching! And they have these fabby lidded palettes for holding the containers whilst you're working - included with the set
Scrumptious Art Bins with lift out trays and a deep well for storage...and at that price I'll have two - kerching!
canvas canvas canvas, so I can get started painting again - kerching!
some lovely smooth sanded paper from UArt for pastel, charcoal and also color pencil it turns out (I know, I tried it) - kerching!
some new envelopes and mat cards designed specifically for my mini-drawings. Look out for a new note card series this summer - kerching!
samples of ampersand pastel board and clay board - FREE
sample of Canson Edition Print Paper, with my image printed on it - FREE Whitest white mat finish with no optical brightners for all you Printheads and Paperphiles out there
Faber-Castell pencil sample and juicy glossy catalogue for enthusing with the rep about how good their pencils are. FREE
A chance to put in my request for Faber Castell to make the block bars of color pencil pigment, like Prismacolor ArtStix.
Learned that Faber Castell pencils have bonded pigment throughout, which is why they rarely shatter when Lulu nudges them off the table and why you can get a nice sharp point on them.
News of an 8-ply mat cutter coming out this month from Logan (silent joyful jigging ensued)
And best of all - I got outta there for less than $100...just
MARRRRRRRVELOOOOOUS afternoon - Thank you Jerry's
A very hot and sticky day in New York last August, was much relieved by the cool shade of Central Park; rambling through the woodland pathways and hiding from the baking bricks under a leafy canopy of green.
Sharing an ice cream sherbert with my brother - almost as good as Grandad used to make - brought refreshment of a different kind.
I am looking forward to all the demonstrations, but particularly the luscious Pan Pastels and the Strathmore papers...keeping my fingers crossed for some free samples!
see you there!
Saturday March 27 10am - 6pm Hosted by Jerrys at NJCVA 68 Elm Street Summit NJ
Hooray!PBS is repeating my favorite art series "The Power of Art" by Simon Schama Without his book The Power of Art I would never have gone to find the Turner paintings at Tate Britain...
and finding them absent (on a worldwide tour) I would never have taken the time to see "Colour and Line"...
and then I would not have spent a terrific afternoon sketching with Turner
"Colour and Line" documents Turner's experiments with new pigments, color theory and new printing techniques. And has fabulous sketching stations, where you can sit and study and copy Turner's landscape sketches.
And now through the power of the www, you can visit from the comfort of your sofa!
I finally caught up with the wayward Turners at The New York Metropolitan, in the sublime exhibit celebrating his life's work, which I managed to visit twice before it made its way onward. In a neat little twist, I also managed to catch up with Simon Schama who started me on this journey. He was taking part in their Sunday lecture series and was also in the gallery afterwards.
In a very un-British, extreemly bashful moment, I managed to accost him in the gallery and thank him for writing this book and making the series. Without them I would not have found Turner
Nor have spent the day learning from the Professor of Perspective
The Power of Art is on PBS Channel 13 Sundays at 1pm EST This Sunday it is Van Gogh
narrow bridge 3.5" x 2.5"
We had a brief burst of Spring weather this week, and I have been clearing wet leaves from around the new bulbs shoots, smelling the warming earth and seeing which plants have started to bud. And with the clocks going forward this weekend, I am fully anticipating the return of summer.
Last summer we headed back home for my brother's wedding and spent one day being bounced along the winding country lanes of the Isle of Wight on the top of a double decker bus. Best of all we had the front seats and got to "drive" the bus. I acted like a total tourist and took photos all the way (gotta love that digital). It was a lovely day, with memories of jolly days out with Nan and Grandad and anticipating trips to come with my new nephew.
And, at the end of the ride, an ice cream at the seaside. Can't beat that.
Isle of Wight hedgerows, color pencil miniature landscape
Phew! - I've spent the weekend framing the new charcoal drawings Chocolate Chocolate Chip and eCommerce. With the frame coming in at 30" x 40", I'm beginning to miss my miniatures.So much easier to handle...store...ship... hmmmm - maybe I was on to something there
I hope you can stop by next Sunday to see the new work, as well as some excellent cube inspired works by my friends. This little beauty is from Florence Weisz.
Take a look at the preview page for The Cube and I
Opening Reception : Sunday March 14 11-1pm
March 14 - April 25 2010
The Cube and I Gaelen Gallery East West Orange JCC 760 Northfield Avenue West Orange, NJ
these were so yummy - especially for no sugar added. Just as well I bought two boxes. It's like finishing the first layer of chocolates, only to discover a second layer hidden underneath. What a delight! (Not sure two boxes counts as "low carb" though.)
And such beautiful sage green boxes with irresistible blue stripey bakers string deserved a HUGE piece of paper - 30" x 22", my largest Carbon Footprint yet.
The original drawing will be included in the exhibition "The Cube and I" starting March 14th (Lordy! I'd better get my skates on and frame it!)
Giclee prints are available from my Etsy store Or drop me a line to arrange payment.
Description : charcoal and pastel still life drawing of empty chocolate muffin wrappers and cake boxes
This charcoal and pastel still life drawing is part of the “Carbon Footprints” series.
I am really looking forward to seeing Booked 7- the Book Arts Round Table Exhibition in South Orange. I had such fun at last year's show, and spent a delightful couple of hours picking up, reading and playing with all the books.
I am particularly looking forward to seeing my friend Ann's book - "Walk with a Crocodile", with it's pull out pages and peepholes ~ looks like fun!
February 25th – March 13th 2010 open daily 10 - 4pm
Opening Reception : Thursday March 4th 6 - 9pm Silent Auction : March 13th 2 - 4pm
Booked 7 Pierro Gallery at the Baird 101 South Orange Avenue South Orange, NJ 07079 www.pierrogallery.org
