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Peonies, poppies and a heat wave that won’t quit
A few new small paintings in acrylic that I haven’t yet posted about. I like doing these small works and have gessoed several more panels. Acrylic isn’t as luminous as oil, but cleanup time is much faster and there are … Continue reading
Posted in Art reviews, criticism and blogs, Daily meanderings, New Work, Paintings
Tagged abstract, acrylic, air conditioning, art, Atlanta, attic fan, avondale, fine art, flowers, gardens, heat wave, klehms nursery, mr. electricity, oil, original painting, painting, peonies, poppies, spring, summer
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Sam Wells, departed Angel
In 1971 Sam Wells gave a handmade book of his poetry to my sister Gina. This is one of the poems: Asa Whitney’s Dream Sometime, maybe I’m gonna ride on Asa Whitney’s dream and check out Walt Whitman’s land and … Continue reading
Quinlan Arts Center and musical inspiration
Last night was the opening for the Quinlan Arts Center’s ‘Sound Off’, a juried exhibition of about sixty works of art inspired by music. In operation for more than 60 years, the Quinlan began as a sketch club in 1946 and … Continue reading
Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College
The Decatur Fine Arts Exhibition at the Dana Fine Arts Building on the Agnes Scott campus, runs in tandem with the city’s annual Arts Festival from Memorial Day weekend to June 5th. Curated by Dalton Gallery’s director, Lisa Alembik, the … Continue reading
Posted in Art reviews, criticism and blogs, Daily meanderings, Paintings
Tagged agnes scott college, anne dennington, architecture, dalton gallery, Dana Fine Arts building, Decatur Arts Festival, exhibition, fine art, flux projects, gail vogels, gina webb, john portman, Lisa Alembik, painting, Rick Berman
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New paintings and a new climate
It’s hot here in Atlanta at the end of May. Upper 80’s, 90 degrees with no rain for the garden in the last two weeks or more. Friends have warned that the heat intensifies and continues until September. I lived … Continue reading
Posted in Daily meanderings, New Work, Paintings
Tagged abstract, art, contemporary art, fine art, modern art, oil, original painting, painting
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Decatur Spring Garden Tour, Sunday
Continuing my photo essay on the Decatur Garden Tour, here are Sunday’s finds. I volunteered in a lovely garden and my shift partner coincidentally lived in my neighborhood; we spent a very enjoyable afternoon chatting and welcoming visitors. The time … Continue reading
Posted in Daily meanderings, Gardens
Tagged Atlanta, community, decatur, gardens, georgia, oakhurst community gardens, urban gardening
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Decatur Spring Garden Tour, Saturday
It was the perfect spring weekend for attending the Decatur Garden Tour, an annual event in its 23rd year. The ticket included both days and a saturday evening twilight tour and entertainment at Rose Hill Garden. On saturday and sunday … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlanta, community, decatur, gardens, georgia, oakhurst community gardens, urban gardening
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Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation
It’s not often that one finds a space as grand as the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation in such an out of the way location. Watkinsville is a town, village really, twenty minutes south of Athens and an hour or so … Continue reading
The Vogel collection at the High Museum of Art
I hadn’t been to see the High Museum of Art’s permanent exhibit since 1997, when I left to take an interactive TV job in San Francisco. I specifically went today to see the Vogel exhibit that closes June 5th; Fifty … Continue reading