Truro Center for the Arts – Edgewood Farm
New paintings and photos from the workshop with Christopher Volpe to be posted soon. What a week! Here is a sneak peek!
“Deep Woods” Showing in Newton
“Deeps Woods” was finished just in time to be included in the Newton Art Association’s New Member Show. It will be held through the month of June at the Nordic Hall, Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham Street, West Newton. The public reception is Saturday, June 2, from 3pm to 4:30pm. Unfortunately, I can’t make the opening, as I will be celebrating a 30th wedding anniversary with my husband!
Newton Open Studios 2018
I’m very excited to be part of the Newton Open Studios again as a painter on April 7 and 8, 2018. It is their 21st year. It is one of the largest and longest running open studio events in the region: 165 artists and craftspeople at 50 locations all across Newton! 11am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday April 7 & 8, free.
I’ll be at Eastern Bank in Newton Centre with Carol and Fiona Stoltze. Check out their lovely jewelry and leather goods at http://carol.stoltze.com/ and http://fionastoltze.com/. The bank is located right next to Starbucks!
Best quality oil paints
During college I purchased Grumbacher and Windsor and Newton oil paints. I don’t think they had student quality paints in the late 60’s. As I returned to painting a few years ago I continued buying Windsor and Newton. This year, I decided to upgrade a notch or two and invest in Gamblin oil paints. You can get discounts on e-bay, especially if you buy the larger size tubes. But mixing it up is ok. Just learn the difference between the colors and brands. I still have a tube or two of the Grumbacher. Oil paints last forever, unlike acrylics. If you happen to see any in a flea market, snatch them up. You might find a brand of paint you never tried before for practically free. I bought an old wood painting box with paints and a few brushes for $20 on Cape Cod. The brushes were destroyed but the oil paints were in still good and worth $40 or more, Included were some London OIls and colors I had never used before.