As Covid-19 surges once again, cutting us off from ease of viewing and motion, we are particularly grateful for three exhibits in Salem of the work of three very different but talented artists from three generations of art making…all still working. Jon Colburn, at 85 the oldest of three, has been in Salem about 15 […]
Category: Salem Art Association
Studio
I’ve always had a studio in my adult life, and have come to appreciate the “solitary apart-ness” of such a place. Visitors may come in (or they could before Covid-19), of course…and are welcomed…BUT…the space is my space, arranged the way I want it, where I can work for hours, sit and stare, think. A […]
“Oh This Life We Live”
Here’s a drawing I made this week at the Annex at Salem Art Associations Bush Barn Art Center, where I was Artist in Residence for the last three weeks. My residency was to continue until March 31st but with “social distancing” now in play, and being in the at-risk age group, I packed up today… […]
2017…The Year of Drawing
I decided at the beginning of 2017 that this would be a year of drawing. I joined a life drawing group, I had a month-long drawing AIR at Salem Art Association’s Annex, I drew my friends, my family, my food (and WITH my food), my garden, my ideas, jokes, everything. That was the idea…everything, everyday. […]
Kate Speckman at The ANNEX
Salem artist/quilter Kate Speckman is doing a five week AIR at The Annex in Salem, She is interested in setting aside some time to think about future quilting projects, especially delving into the ideas of traditional patterns from carpets and how this might translate into her quilting work. She got her sewing machine set up […]
Artist in Residence at the Annex
I’m having fun this month, doing one of the things I love to do…drawing. In 2010 I was lucky enough to be the first Artist in Residence at the Annex at Bush Barn Art Center. The luxury of having a project-oriented studio was new to me and very exciting, and I so appreciate this program […]
Looking at Art
I guess if you have read this blog a time or two you know that looking at art is a major part of my universe. Just reviewing this past week, I see all the ways art enlivens my own life and thinking and experience, and I hope this is true for you too. As we […]
“Short Stories”
“Short Stories” is the title of a little show up at Bush Barn this month…well worth seeing. Ross Sutherland (curator of Bush House) chose pieces reflecting the title “Inside Out/Outside In”, Kathy Dinges Rice (director of the Community Arts Education program of SAA) used the title “”Who We Are”, and Caroline Brooks (the new exhibition […]
Supporting Local Artists
I stopped at Salem Art Associations Bush Barn Gallery yesterday to check progress on the work going on at the annex… where I was lucky enough to be the first AIR in 2010…they’re adding an elevator which will allow those of us with mobility problems to more easily reach the gallery, a project I support […]
Another Sunday Night
Once again a week has drawn to a close with the next one looming before us. This past week was one of varied activities which included work, friends, art (of course), family, archives, music. It looked like this… The yard needs some attention as we move into fall, but this was mainly for something pretty […]