glazing

Color washes are metallic oxides such as cobalt, copper, iron. The kiln will fire the ceramics to over 2000f. I use a base coat of white with color wash drawing on top. We take ashes from our fireplace, wash and sieve them. This solution works as a flux making the glazes more fluid. I spray it on in controlled areas. Now, waiting for the gas kiln at the Museum to high-fire the work.

"Beach at Vero"

48" x 54" acrylic on canvas Things still to be done. Shadows, more color on the figures, thicker fishing poles... To solve the water from dominating the painting I enlarged the area of beach.

Paint Room

44" x 48" acrylic on canvas This painting is of Gus' studio here in Florida. His wood shop is in the garage. Below is midway -changing chair, table top, floor.....

Below shows the new canvas after the first few hours work. The clutter here is collage materials.

Publicity

research

Some porcelain pieces have been bisqued and are ready to glaze. Two favorite books for inspiration are listed here. Seto and Mino Ceramics from the Freer Gallery of Art, U. of Hawaii Press. Mimbres Pottery Hudson Hills Press, NY.

ceramics

8:30 a.m. Gus and I are listening to Ron Carter's jazz. Ceramics has taken me out of my painting studio. I'm working in porcelain throwing bowls and plates.

the "Season"

Busy time of year here in Florida. The Museum docents came for a visit. My Kappa Alpha Theta alumni group came for a luncheon. The Art Chixs group that I'm in meets here tomorrow. We will be making collage pins. Finally, there's construction next door. Busy. The painting "Western Light" just sold. The patron also bought Gus' dog sculpture to place on their table in front of the painting. The money will go into our granddaughters' college expenses.

spring evening dinner party

Some good art books: Seven Days in the Art World by Sarah Thornton
Omega and After Bloomsbury and the Decorative Arts
by Isabelle Anscombe
Objects of Desire by Thatcher Freund
Making the Mummies Dance by Thomas Hoving

Some other books I've been reading: Longitude by Sobal
The Man Who Loved China by S. Winchester
The Future of Life by E.O. Wilson
River of Doubt by Millard
Thunderstruck by Larson

"Western Light"

44" x 48" acrylic on canvas

Our home since 1985 is on the market for sale. I'm doing paintings of some of the spaces we know so well. All my work over the years has created a visual diary. My husband Gus worked on this canvas, too. He finalized the painting of his building sculpture in the corner and his steel dog on the table. He and I have enjoyed a great life in art together. We had a show in Melborne, FL, last year titled "Together".

Lunch and Learn

The Vero Beach Museum of Art has a "Lunch and Learn" program. Today I did a brief talk there about silk screen printing. Two of my prints are in the current show.

"Beach at Vero"

48" x 54" acrylic on canvas I'm thinking about what to do. People don't like the roughness of the water. They're right. It doesn't really go with the way the landscape is painted.

"Vero Dune Grasses"

44" x 48" acrylic on canvas This painting slipped back into a more tightly controlled surface. It seems to be what I do unless it's a quick en plein air painting. Over working is an easy trap to fall into.

work in progress...

"Bridge Pond Lilies"

44" x 48" acrylic on canvas First painting finished in the new year.

new computer

I'm struggling with new programs on our computer. I find myself painting instead of facing its' challenges. This photo is by studio visitor and friend, Ellen Fischer.