Exhibition at the St. Botolph Club,
January 15 – February 21, 2025!
I’m very honored and happy to share my work at the St. Botolph Club in Boston, an esteemed venerable organization with an illustrious history, dating back to 1880.
Please note the very limited times for viewing the exhibit. The opening reception is on Wednesday, January 15 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at the St. Botolph Club, 199 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA. After that, non-member visitors are welcome to view the exhibition on Wednesday afternoons, 2:00 – 4:00 pm. Please plan carefully if you would like to visit!
Many many thanks to George Lynde, who introduced me to the Club in 2010 when I first exhibited there. I’m also very appreciative of the efforts and guidance of Cathryn Griffith, who is curating the show, and all the folks at the Club who are helping make this exhibition possible. I’m especially thankful for the encouragement and support of Amy Sidman, director of the Argosy Gallery in Bar Harbor, who thought a 15-year interval signified a good time for another exhibit at the Club! Amy wrote a beautiful essay for the exhibit, which is excerpted in the exhibition catalog.
I’m planning to exhibit 30 paintings, and yes, they are indeed Mostly Maine (although there will be some animal portraits from the Harvard Museum of Natural History too.) In my next post I’ll share some photos of the exhibit.
Acadia in 2024
In 2024, I spent a lot of time painting in Acadia Natonal Park, with trips in May/June, October, and the whole month of November again. I just can’t get enough of the Park, and find it endlessly inspiring. I feel so very lucky to be spending so much time there, and to be able to share the beauty of Acadia in my paintings.
In May and June I was able to do more hiking, kayaking, and exploring. Mostly I was on my own, but I loved it when Marta was able to join me at the end of my painting trip.
I met the Gloucester Old Spot pigs at the Peggy Rockefeller Farm, and enjoyed drawing them in the company of the resident cat.
In October it may be cloudy and blustery, but there is always some color and drama. It’s very different than May, less crowded, but still reasonably comfortable.
And then November! The days are short, the weather even more challenging, but still Acadia is beautiful. It is quiet, a bit moody, and without foliage it feels lighter and airier and more accessible.
I keep on finding new places to paint, and revisiting places I’ve loved. And boy do I love the rocks.
Can’t wait to get back there.
Come see the exhibition!
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