Went to Jonathan Bucci’s opening last night and really liked the show…paintings, sculpture and a lino cut or two. Though a sculptor, Jonathan has been working for a couple of years on a long series of views of a sprig of oregano. One of the best things in the show for me was a black […]
Category: Salem Art Association
First Wednesday….
Don’t forget the last “opening” down at Project Space…Wednesday September 5, 2012. It’s in the Metropolitan Building at 160 Liberty NE, from 5-8 p.m. Featured will be the work of Jessica Pierson, Mary Campbell, Phil Decker, Vasily Bodunov, Lupita Ruiz Tolento, Steve Anchell, Garrick Imatani, Corrie Loomis Dietz, Rosemary Cohen, Ann Kresge, Barbara Rowland, Barry […]
Art Fair Weekend….
Friday is the first day of the three day art fair in the park here in Salem, all in aid of the Salem Art Association. Thursday night 5 artists sat in the rose garden making drawings to be auctioned later in the evening…after the sponsors ate a BBQ meal…they called the event “Quick Draw”…it was […]
Project Space Opening….
I was down at Project Space today for my daily 2 hours…Friday night, June 29th is the opening for round one…5:30 to 8:30. There will be refreshments, art and music… I’m only a couple of weeks into my project so my contribution is small… Liz Bauman has been painting like a maniac…and they’re wonderful and […]
Project Space, 2012
Monday…I went down to Project Space to get set up…open hours begin Tuesday (11-2, Tuesday through Saturday). It was bliss locked in there all by myself…now that Phil has put in the lights… The artists have begun to arrive and set up work spaces…little by little we are “claiming” the space anew… So I set […]
Meanwhile…back in Salem…
The summer begins…and happily the Minto Island Growers (MIG) farm cart is back in business! we stopped for lunch and were just behind this guy who was having the delicious asparagus soup and a fresh Oregon strawberry milkshake… Pretty soon they are getting a wood-fired pizza oven out here!!! Yippeee! Open for lunch Tuesday through […]
Wisteria Duet #2
Carol reminded me of the two beautiful wisteria plants at Bush House Museum…(plants I drew and drew when I was the Artist in Residence at the Annex in 2010) so I drove over today for a look… this one is a Japanese wisteria… and check this gorgeous Spanish lavender growing by a lamp post at […]
Clay Ball, 2012
Last night was the13th annual “Clay Ball” wherein artists and “patrons” come together to support the arts in our community. The theme this year was the 60’s…Mad Men-inspired…and people took it seriously and came dressed for the moment… there was a photo booth with “props” lovely blondes everywhere… friends discussing auction items (…”should we go […]
“About Town” in a Rainy Week
Meeting yesterday to plan this summer’s “Project Space 4” (check here for Project Space 3)…the usual culprits and some new faces… with unique seating possibilities offered… Today out to lunch at the restaurant located where “Morton’s” used to be… It’s called “Broken Bread” and here’s the menu…same staircase but new interior paint: I had the […]
The Doll Quilts…
Did you ever agree to do something that was MONTHS away, sounded easy? I did…and then promptly forgot I had agreed to make 12 doll quilts for Bush Barn Christmas festival. Oops. Consequently I’m chained to my sewing machine and cranking them out…here’s what I’ve got so far: Eastern Oregon…a section I cut out of […]
On The Way 