Don’t forget the Rex Amos show of elegant collages and chine colles opening Saturday. Besides the beautiful finished work, there will be plenty of ephemera to look at…a lifetime of words and images and thinking about both. Wednesday I had the fun of helping R to do the layout in the cases, which were empty […]
Tag: Art
News Bulletin: Church Street Bridge/MIG Pizza
Through much detective work, and with the help of my trusty crew of reporters, I have discovered the identity of the anonymous artist who lives under the Church Street bridge…though the secret stays right here…anonymity is all. New things happening down there… but I think an OVERALL scheme is needed , and here’s my choice….MANY […]
Alaska 2…Art Found and Made
Howard and Amy took a trip on the ship Infinity early in the spring through the Panama Canal, and they told me there was a David Hockney on board someplace. When we boarded I asked at the desk for a list of the art on board and I was told “That does not exist, Madam”. […]
More Found Art…
Ellen and Karen both called to say I should go to the Church Street bridge and look over the side…remember the Salmon that appeared on the island during flood season? and then the flood waters rose and washed to salmon away??? Well the waters have receded and now something new is happening down on the […]
“The Mystery Project”
You know I really like Art House Coop and their Sketchbook Project. But all spring I’ve also been doing some of their weekly projects, that have been fun and very amusing. The current one is called “The Mystery Project.” I received a nice Prismacolor marker in the mail along with the instructions which included a […]
Art Builds Community…
Mary Lou Zeek has been showing the work of 14 local artists in May in both of her Salem gallery spaces. Thursday was the gala at Gallery 2…right in “her own back yard”…literally… and we all went to see our own work and the work of our colleagues… but the real fun was the party… […]
Conserving Carl Hall
The Salem Public Library has in its collection a beautiful Carl Hall painting called “Flood” of 1948. It has had some definite conservation issues so Nancy and I agreed to take it to Portland to art conservator Nina Olsson. First we arrived at the library and removed the painting, posting a note on the wall… […]
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 […]
Mothers’ Day Weekend….
I had a great one and am wishing all my motherly readers did too. Mine began with breakfast on the deck while I contemplated the Tennessee Goodwill shirts…hmmm….hard to image the quilt this will become… flowers were brought from the Dad in question… and when I went to get the mail I noticed a photo […]
Sketchbook “World Tour” and James Hill
Wow…yesterday was just total fun all the way…and a beautiful sunny day to boot. First we went to The Cleaners at the Ace Hotel (corner of 10th and Stark) where the Sketchbook World Tour 2012 is hanging out for three days. I had a sketchbook in the mix and wanted to go “check it out” […]
On The Way 