Here’s the final painting I’ve just finished for the Gallery B show that started yesterday in downtown Bethesda. This one is close to home ~~ drama glimpsed during a morning walk. A blindingly white, newly refinished house, over which a white-crusted eastern plane tree rose like a majestic crown, over which floated the daintiest puffy white clouds I’d seen in awhile. I quickly captured the stunning column. Here.
Crispy White x 3. Oil on linen panel. 2018. 16×20.
This one seems to pair well with yesterday’s painting. I wanted to do them simultaneously so as to capture, if I could, somewhat of the same, dreamy, calm, mysterious feel. (It’s actually based on a faded Polaroid photo I have in my stash.)
Day Dreaming in Cream. Oil on Arches oil paper. 2018. 12×12.
Today’s painting is decidedly different from the others you’ve seen so far. It’s one of two that have a different color palette and strike a very dreamy mood (in my opinion). We happened on this scene while zipping along on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. It reminded me of a life very different from my own. Fortunately, folks on the Eastern Shore and in my own Biloxi, Mississippi, still take the time for such contemplation.
Fishing in Cream. Oil on Arches Oil Paper. 2018. 12×16.
This scene is a souvenir of a wonderful long weekend my husband and I spent at a waterfront inn south of Easton, MD one lazy August. Both sons and their families were there, along with one set of parents in law. There were white lawn chairs, hammocks under beautiful pines, and a fire circle down the shore. We went crabbing in the bay, fishing in the river, and had a wonderful crab feast to top things off.
Wade’s Point Inn. Oil on Linen Panel. 2017. 12 x 12.
You’re invited to a ‘Reception with Chocolate‘, Friday, Jan. 12, 6 to 8 pm. at Gallery B in downtown Bethesda, MD. The Bethesda Urban Partnership invited our artist group, the Seven Palettes, to exhibit in its showcase gallery from January 10th through February 3rd. This event celebrates our opening.
If you can’t join us then, there will be other opportunities:
A Design Seminar ~ ‘How to Integrate Artwork into Your Home’ (featuring interior designer/artist Pat Choquette), Jan. 21st, 1 to 3 pm.
A ‘Reception with Champagne’ celebrating the closing. Jan. 28th, 2 to 5 pm.
Regular Gallery Hours ~~ Jan. 10 through Feb. 3rd, Wed. ~ Sat., 11 am to 5 pm.
But if you want CHOCOLATE, swing by on the 12th. Here’s a peek at last year’s champagne reception.
Reception at Gallery B. January 2017.
This might be my favorite among the new batch.
Lavender Canal. Oil on Linen Panel. 2017. 16×20
It will be exhibited at the upcoming month-long show at Gallery B in Bethesda, MD.
Eastern Shore Blues. Oil on Linen. 2017. 16 x 20
My husband and I love to go driving on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. There are always luscious views of marshes, fields, the bay, and the many streams that flow into it. Fertile ground for painting. This new painting will be shown for the first time at our upcoming exhibit at Gallery B in Bethesda.
Six art buddies and I are set to open a new month long exhibit next week. (Kick-off public reception on the 12th – details to follow. ) Have been crunching to do SEVEN new paintings for the show. Here’s number one:
Dark Pines on the Bay. Oil on Arches Oil Paper. 2018. 16 x 12.
The Bethesda Urban Partnership sent out their weekly newsletter and one of my paintings (‘C&O Canal Faceoff’) was showcased in the ad about Gallery B. Cool.
Reminder, I’m scheduled to be at the gallery Wednesday from 3pm to 6pm. Drop by if you want to dabble in iPad art ~~~~~ or buy one of our lovely paintings! How to Visit. The gallery is also open Wed through its last day, Saturday, 12pm to 6pm. Thanks to the many who’ve visited — and purchased — our art.
Here’s the news blurb Bethesda Urban Partnership circulated today about the Seven Palettes’ ongoing art exhibit in downtown Bethesda.
We’re having another reception for our ‘Local Color‘ show this coming Friday evening, January 13. We’re featuring art, cookies and hot cider for all comers, 6 pm to 8 pm. For directions and parking info: Gallery B (7700 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite E).
Please join us!
