Emerging at Noyes and Perkins

If you missed the "Emerging Artists" show at Gloucester County College last fall, you have two more chances see this art exhibition in South Jersey The entire show has been picked up by the Noyes Museum and the Perkins Art Center and will run until the Spring daffodils are poking their heads through the snow - an emergence that cannot come soon enough for me!

February 11 2011 - April 7 2011 Emerging Artists Series Noyes Museum 5 South Second Street Hammoton, NJ www.noyesmuseum.org

February 15 2011 - March 12 2011Emerging Artists Series Perkins Art Center 30 Irvin Avenue Collingswood, NJ www.perkinscenter.org

How do you Kill a Zombie Tangerine?

I thought I would continue painting zesty tangerines this month whilst they are still fresh-ish

Then, once the inevitable mold takes over, I can break out the charcoal for a Carbon Footprint drawing, with maybe a little green pastel for the fur coat

But I can't believe they are lasting this long! I have three more paintings drying on the easel They just won't die

Last Chance to See...

Carbon Footprints is drawing to a close and I would like to thank everyone who braved the truly appalling winter weather to come and pick through my trash

If you haven't made it yet, you still have a week to stop by : wind, weather, ice and thunder snow permitting

Last Chance : February 10th SOLO SHOW : Carbon Footprints Gaelen Gallery West Rt 10 East (look for the Gold's Gym sign!) Whippany, NJ www.jccmetrowest.org

Brrrr - Stuck in the Snow Again

Winter's Fleeting Blush : color pencil miniature landscape drawing

I wish it had been this warm this afternoon. Right now my front yard is a solid sheet of ice - glistening and perfectly smooth, like the icing on a Christmas Cake

And just as treacherous

Tangerine Twist - oil painting on paper

Tangerine Twist - oil painting still life  |  SOLD — Tangerine Twist - oil painting still life | SOLD

January - that curious period of eating up the leftovers after the feast (and possibly buying a few more in the sales)

Of finally getting around to eating that crate of tangerines, now all the chocolate has gone

Making an Effort

Making and Effort : charcoal and pastel still life drawing

It seems it is time to reacquaint myself with my hairdresser to get the annual hairdo, for the artist's reception for "Carbon Footprints" is fast approaching

I hope you can suspend your New Year's resolution on Sunday 16th 11-1pm, to stop by and share in the celebratory pie, cookies and other naughty nibblies. (the celery, cottage cheese and cardboard diet will resume on Monday)

If distance and weather prevents you from enjoying a slice of frozen New Jersey, then kick back with a tub of ice cream and sample the show from your sofa at Carbon Footprints

Sweet and Sour : charcoal and pastel still life drawing

Artist Reception : January 16 11-1pm December 14 - February 10 2011 SOLO SHOW : Carbon Footprints Gaelen Gallery West Lautenberg Family JCC Rt 10 East Whippany, NJ www.jccmetrowest.org

Mini Florida Vacation ... I wish

Sun Kissed Palms : miniature color pencil landscape

Three of my mini landscape drawings are currently basking in the Florida sunshine. If only I was so easy to ship in a wee box, I would be there too, soaking in the balmy 73°

I may have dug out the shades to prevent snow-blindness, but the closest I'm coming to a tan is windburn

If you're in the area

1) Leave a comment bragging about how great you look in your shorts

2) catch some cool relief at the huge miniature show at Dunedin. Hundreds of tiny works of art, all especially suitcase sized

January 9 - 30 2011 MASF 2011 Annual International Miniature Art Show Dunedin Fine Arts Center 1143 Michigan Blvd Dundedin, FL www.dfac.org

The Last Huzzah - out with a BANG

BANG! it is my last holiday boutique of the year and my favorite No tedious lines, No elbowing crowds and No insipid holiday music!

Just hot mulled cider, fresh holiday cookies and the chance to browse some exquisite, one of a kind, truly unique gifts at your leisure. Whether you are attracted by abstract; quirky; sparkly; serene; realistic; whimsical; naive; macabre; or just down right odd there will be work by a local artist to satisfy your desire

From original paintings, to drawings, to prints Clay sculpture, to silver jewelry, to hand strung beads T-shirts, to calendars, to cards. We'll have it for you

You can drop by on any of the four days, to say Howdy and to see me drawing one of my miniature landscapes. So this is your chance to ask all those burning questions you have about pencil sharpeners and colored pencils and to enjoy a fresh crop of my mini drawings

So for the next few evenings I will be in front of the TV holiday specials, frantically boxing calendars and holiday cards, printing, matting and packaging this year's new prints and tying stripey baker's string to anything that sits still long enough - sorry Lulu

December 4 & 5, 11 & 12 2010 11-5pm BANG! V 1978 Gallery 1978 Springfield Avenue Maplewood, NJ www.1978artscenter.org

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS Tom Bailey Susanna Baker Michal Barkai BeastlyBeasties Maya Bloom Murray Bloom Joseph Boss Jo Bradney Ron Brown Jill Caporoso Phyllis Carlin RM Cimini Lauren Curtis Marilyn Deitchman Jane Dell Judith Dickerson B. John Kaufman Ilona Kennedy Suzanne Henning Ed Hoffner Carlo Jaramillo Annette Kushen Julie Levine Elizabeth Luderer Clara Manhiem Susan Napack Tara O’Leary Maria Papale Gary Park Oscar Peterson Sarah Petruziello Geralyn Robinson Todd Senzon Stefanie Silverman Peter Stoffers Lisa Suss Nette Forné Thomas Joan Ventimiglia Cynthia Smith Weiss Samantha Weiss Florence Wint Joy Yagid Judith Zakrewski

Free Holiday Raffle - Good Luck

Just a quickie, as I am putting the finishing touches to the online secret preview of Carbon Footprints opening December 14th I wanted to remind you that you by signing up for my monthly newsletter, you will be included in the Holiday raffle for a large print of your choice. Easy to frame at 20" x 16" and easy to give this holiday too.

The secret link for Carbon Footprints will be included in December's newsletter, 2 weeks before the show opens to the public.

Mini Art in Maryland this December

Cluster : small still life oil painting 6" x 6" | SOLD

The fruits of this summer's labor will be in Maryland this December

You can see two wee oil paintings in "Small Wonders" at the MFA in Annapolis

And three mini color pencil landscapes will be in the "huge" miniature show in North Bethesda

Lordy! my art gets to see more of the country than I do

November 21 - December 30 2010 77th Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature 10701 Rockville Pike North Bethesda, MD 20852 www.mpsgs.org

December 1 - December 28 2010 2010 Small Wonders National Juried Exhibition Maryland Federation of Art 18 State Circle Annapolis, MD 21401 www.mdfedart.com

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