Art Auction to Benefit Haiti This Sat. Night.

Truro Center For the Arts (also Know as Castle Hill) will be holding a Silent Auction to benefit earthquake relief efforts in Haiti, this Saturday night from 7-10 pm, at the Castle Hill Barn on Meeting House Rd. in Truro, MA.
The event will also be a "Red Party" - attendees are encouraged but not required to wear red. There will be music for dancing, hosted by D.J. Matty Dread.

I've donated a painting from my Grenada group, entitled "Rain For The Young Palms", which can be seen in the "Gallery" section of this website. When I went to Grenada in 2004, just 10 weeks after devastating Hurricane Ivan, I was very moved by the bravery, resiliance and optimism is saw in the Grenadian people. Like the people, even the coconuts were beginning to root, thrive and grow. The painting is a metaphor for peoples' courage and hopes for the future.

I hope the Auction is a great success!

Just Added - 5 New Grenada Paintings! - and a November Show

It's been a while since I've been to Grenada - but I've sure been thinking
about that beautiful island. When I'm there I shoot alot of photographs, and when I'm home, those images "percolate" in my mind. A particular image can begin to take on
a special or symbolic meaning to me.
When that happens, often a painting is born!

The new paintings, all pastels, can be found on my website
by clicking the "Gallery" or "Details" button.
They are titled as follows:
Rainforest Resident, Cows at The River, Village of St. David's,
River Change Course, and Hopes Aloft.

I hope you'll check them out!

Tomorrow I will be hanging a show entitled "Here and There - Pastel Paintings of Cape Cod and Grenada". It will be up for the month of November at THe Wellfleet Senior Center, Old King's Highway, Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The will be no opening reception, but you are welcome to stop by the Senior Center Monday through Friday to view them.

Paintings Showing at Bank through September

This morning I will be hanging a series of five paintings at the Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, at 345 Main Street, Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The show, which is entitled "Salt Marshes in Autumn" will be on display in the lobby, through the month of September. Although there is not a lot of room for a large display, it is perfect for a themed show. The paintings I have chosen(all pastels) are all on the website, with the exception of one. They are: "Misty Morning Heron", "High Head #2", "High Head #3","In the Provincelands", and "November Marsh". If you are in downtown Wellfleet, please stop by and check it out!

Auction & Reception to Benefit Alzheimer's Services of Cape Cod

This Sunday, August 9th, 3:00 to 7:00 pm, will be the 8th Annual Sandpiper Gallery Reception and Auction to benefit Alzheimer's Services of Cape Cod. The event will be held at Sweet Seasons, 70 Main Street, Wellfleet - at the Inn at Duck Creeke. Parking is free at Town Pier, and continuous free shuttle service will be provided between the Pier and Sweet Seasons.
There'll be wine and elegant nibbles plus music by Big Jazz! suggested donation is $10.00.
For further information, please contact Mary Houk at Sandpiper Gallery - 508.349.9500

I'm donating two paintings this year - "Fireflies in Lavender" and "Leaving Santa Fe", both of which can be seen here on the website. My choice of "Leaving Santa Fe" is in memory of the late Phyllis Fram, who passed away last month. Phyllis was the mother of my oldest friend, Laura Fram Cowan, of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Art In Flower at Sandpiper Gallery

Today, Saturday, July 18 I will be joining two other artists at the Sandpiper Gallery at 2:00 pm to paint flower arrangements created by Sunny, of St. Aubin's Flowers in Eastham.
Susan Winslow, Katy Rose and I will paint through the afternoon, then a reception will follow from 5-7 pm. The gallery is located at 55 Commercial Street, Wellfleet. for further information, please call the gallery at 508-349-9500

The Art & Alzheimer's Project

Today I had the opportunity to speak about my art work with people with Alzheimer's and their caregivers. The event was created by Alzheimer's Services of Cape Cod and the Islands, and was sponsored in part by the Wellfleet Cultural Council. We met at Sandpiper Gallery for about an hour and a half. Susanne Faith facilitated the discussion. I showed several paintings, and we spoke about each of them in turn. We discussed the subject matter, the seasons and scenes depicted. We tslked about possible titles for the paintings. I spoke about pastels as a painting medium, and compared the different papers and types of pastels. They were a totally responsive group and had many observant comments. I had an absolutely inspiring time, and it was an honor to share my work with them!

V.A. C. Shows " Summer's Tapestry"

The Visual Artists' Cooperative has mounted a multi-media show at the Brewster Ladies' Library, 1822 Main Street, in Brewster Massachusetts, entitled "Summer's Tapestry".
Each artist in our group was asked to show 3 or 4 works.
The paintings I have on display at this show are: "Paddle-Out", "Newcomb Hollow Cliffs", both images that can be viewed on the website; and "Swans' Nocturne" which is better seen than photographed!
"Summer's Tapestry" will hang through June 23rd.