Honoring a Painter

Last night the Naples Historical Society,  located south of Rochester, honored their citizen, Ira Randall (1903-1986). He left hundreds of landscapes painted during his lifetime, with the practice of completing one work each day. The lively lecture was in the grange hall built in 1923, a work in itself.
 

Art Tour with Music, Too

Nancy Wiley's exhibit had one more day to be seen at the Little Cafe, and I took time to get over tonight and take in her paintings. She is both a painter as well as a sculptor, with diverse talents. A fine jazz quartet made it easy to slow down and study the work, and yes, I've picked out what I'd love to have.
 

Plein Air on Spring Day

The Cornwall Preserve is a half-hour drive for me, and a fabulous property on Lake Ontario. My first visit had me stopping far short of the lake shore, the view was just what I needed. Great people for this paint-in, they were more talented than me, and full of ways to capture the landscape. Delightful break from work. 
 

AKG and Stanley Whitney

Big, bold, colorful, sectioned, repetitive, abstract, high-chroma -- what else can be said? The retrospective of Stanley Whitney's work took up the entire third floor of the new Albright-Knox Art Gallery, now known as AKG, and connected his early sketches to these later paintings. Did I want to piece these? You bet.
 

Scavenger Hunt

My granddaughter and I had a scavenger hunt; one of the items was a hat. I found many at the BMA, but this one alluring. The color -- poison green -- was a delight, as well as the patterning of the print. Painted by a woman, and the reason for it being in the exhibit, was not apparent. Just nice, no matter the hand.
 

Busman's Holiday

Yes, four today. Yesterday was a gorgeous early fall day, perfect for a Plein Air festival. Just under 50 artists overcame Clifton Springs, hosted by Main Street Arts. Not having painted in 40 years was no matter. Here's my view, my set up, displayed in the show, and the crowd. I had a ball.

 

Made In New York

Schweinfurth Art Center's annual exhibition "Made in New York" never dissapoints. This large painting "Here" by Carole D'Inverno felt like a cousin. Same family of large, painting on cloth, mounted to the wall with grommets hanging freely. Take a virtual tour (it's fun!)   https://schweinfurthartcenter.org/made-in-ny-2021/
 

Something Light

Suiting linen has taken my thinned down dynaflow as a  trial for a three panel sound absorbing device. My daughter asked for this solution, and if your daughter asks, you say "sure!". This is just the sample to see how to work with the textile paints.

Experimenting

As an art student, I was encouraged to paint. But I was more intrigued with building things out of wood. And I loved design in any way. Since I've some time to experiment, I found that when I did this quick painting, I was using techniques I've honed from surface design. Might continue.

Image Less

Well, huff, there seems to be a glitch in the blogger program tonight. Seems I can't upload in image. And that means I've nothing to show. So, quick tell. Went to see Nancy Murty's show in Canandaigua today. She is a fabulous realistic painter who takes such care to depict birds and nature with vibrant color and strong design. You'll have to imagine, I've not a photo to show.

A Visit with and Artist

While I was waiting for a book reading, I popped in to see Nancy Valle's studio. She is a ceramicist who starts with a large scale drawing before transferring to modest sized work in clay. I love the paintings for the shape and color. Kindred spirit, right?

Taking in a (n ART) Show

Judy Gorhinger (her work above "Water, Sky, and Fields") and Constance Mauro had an opening tonight at the Davison Gallery at Roberts Weselyn. I checked in to see the landscapes. Makes me want to paint. On canvas, with acrylics. Maybe in my retirement.

Bird on the Wire

George Wegman's lovely black bird is part of an exhibition at the Little Theater of six artists who meet every week for lunch. I imagine them talking over one another, no art at the table, just happy to have an artist's perspective over lunch. It's the good life.

Lunchtime Diet

My lunch hour was for the current exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery. Around the corner was the recently acquired "Wishing Well" by Sam Gilliam (1997). He was my age when he painted it. Must be my attraction to it.