Summer Doings

I spent a refreshing week last month at Jane Davies' Collage Journeys In Vermont 2013 workshop. Check out this link to see Jane's post about it. This was my second year. What a fun and relaxing way to spend a summer vacation - art and Vermont together, along with the company of some wonderful fellow students!


I came home with a lot of works in progress. These two are the closest to being done, as I see it.

Acrylic/collage on printmaking paper, about 10"x10"

Acrylic/collage on printmaking paper, about 10"x10"

Jane coached us through a creativity exercise that she calls "Big Fat Art". Here are some of mine.

Acrylic on 70(?) lb drawing paper, "Big Fat Art" exercises

Acrylic on 70(?) lb drawing paper, "Big Fat Art" exercises

Today, at home, I started some Big Fat Art on my own. Here they are, in progress:

To visit the blogs and websites of some my my classmates, take a look at these links:
Beverly Fine
Marilyn Gillis
Sandy Gregg
Janet Joehlin
Bette Friedlander
Sherri Scott


Next month, I'll be participating in New Haven's annual City Wide Open Studios. Stay tuned for more information.

Collage Journeys in VT 2012

I had such a good time at Jane Davies' Collage Journeys in Vermont 2012 workshop this past week in Rupert, VT. We created a lot of painted papers to add to our paper stash. We did studies, both small and large. I took the plunge and started a few 22" x 30" works. Here's a sampling of my work and a few scenes of Rupert and environs:

Painted papers and some small studies

Black, white and neutral 18" x 24" studies

Working large: Untitled #1, 22" x 30

Working large: Untitled #2, a work in progress, 22" x 30

The Rupert Post Office

View from my guest house