Welcome to my blog Upstate Girl, (a.k.a Follow Your Bliss Part II), I am an independently published author. This blog is all about writing and the stuff that inspires me to write, the joys and obstacles that come along with the writer's life, and my fascination with the psychology of people and what makes them tick...the human condition, as is...and my love for words, playing with them and making sense of them...and I throw in a few photos from my acre of the world just to make things pretty...sometimes there are things I have no words for, only pictures will do.

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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Pictures from the gallery...


Opening night, the first people have arrived...
 When I'm not writing novels, I'm making pictures...so I thought I'd share what I've been up to painting-wise (if you don't follow my art blog Follow Your Bliss, if you do, I apologize for the double posting.) Along with my Fred, I was invited to be part of Summer Medley a group exhibition at Szozda Gallery in Syracuse NY, and dropped off my recent paintings there on Tuesday evening...Friday night was the opening reception...It's always a treat to see one's paintings on a pristine white wall with the right lighting to show them off!

My latest painting, Eclipse has been a work in progress for months, it's so nice to see it finished at last!
 
Every artist should have at least a corner of their own...
 I don't like having my picture taken so I'm likely to be a bit foolish...or make faces...
The Blue Square Window on one side and Solar on the other...
Yup, that's me...and my hair...frizzy, frizzy hair...I'm behaving myself in this photo...not making faces or something...but it didn't last long, the next photo...well...good grief...
This bitty painting SOLD!
I knew this one little painting would sell...that color turquoise seems to grab everyone's attention these days. I'm very happy that my painting is going to a good home...and I'm very glad to be exhibiting at Caroline's lovely gallery with a unique group of local talent, photographer Ray Trudell, mixed media by Linda Esterley and paintings by Phil Parsons, and Emily Elizabeth...I don't think the local artists get enough credit for what we do, many of us work day jobs and squeeze in time alone in some corner of our homes to make art...(and for goodness sakes, write books), some of us are fortunate to make a little pocket money now and then...we are "the other New York."We are the reality of a lot of dreams. Someone long ago, back in the '80's said that "Painting is dead." And every now an then, I hear this so-called death-knell still being batted about in conversation...seriously? For something that's supposedly dead or dying for 30 years or more, it looks mighty alive to me on the walls of Caroline's gallery...and other galleries too...and online, there's tons of artists out there making art, beautiful art. We make art because we love it...it's our joy in life...and I know I appreciate it everyday. I also appreciate Caroline Szozda for inviting me to drop off my little paintings and being part of this exhibition.




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