Last year I was in a car accident with several family members in California. It was at night with heavy rain and someone ran into us on the freeway, sending our car spinning and then smashing into a concrete barrier. I was in the hospital and rehabilitation for 6 weeks. When I was able to go home I still used a walker and had to be pushed through the airport in a wheelchair. It was the end of March then. I spent a lot of April sitting on the couch or sleeping. When May came I was ready to get back to birding. I still used the walker but it was soon replaced by one that had 4 wheels and a seat, loaned to me by a good friend. Warblers, being one of my favorite groups, would be coming soon but I still could not walk very far and I got nauseated when I looked up. How was I going to enjoy these tiny colorful birds? We continued going to the park and walking every day and gradually I did better. All this to explain this painting "Warblers Carrying" I wanted to thank the birds for pulling me away from the couch and getting me outside and moving. I feel certain that if my recuperation had been at any other time of year it would have been a lot slower.
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2020 Vision - Castellani Art Museum
Mark your calendar for an exhibit of the art of 185+ women artists from Western NY (including mine!) It will open at the Castellani Art Museum in Lewiston NY, the evening of Feb 20, 2020 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. I’d love to see you there! Avoid the parking-search frustration! Park at Dwyer Arena, cross the street, walk alongside the Golisano Center, then head straight to the Castellani.
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Lately I have been enjoying rescuing unsuccessful paintings on the computer using collage elements and painting. Here is a before and after of my picture "Blue Owl". I'm not sure the owl is improved, but I think the made up background and tree definitely are.
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Saturday, October 15 at 3 PM
415 Grant St, Buffalo, New York 14213
Please join us for a celebration and reading. Light refreshments will be served. BYOB/W.
MIGRATION is an epistolary narrative; it's a surreal travel adventure spanning 21 letters with 15 full page color images composed by the artist Betsy Potter.
Nathan (the narrator) and a fox companion are called upon to fulfill an absurd 'math' equation given to them by an oracle-like Dall sheep. They proceed to navigate a country filled with mysterious guides and a variety of dangerous, yet lovely terrains, and in the end, discover an eco-consciously larger purpose.
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I am calling my "Fallout" painting which is 48"x 60" finished. Yay! I spent more than 40 days since January working on it and many of those days I worked 5 hours or more on it. This winter I discovered that I can paint for much longer periods if I listen to movies or tv shows believe it or not. They have to be ones I know well so I don't have to look - just listen. It seems to keep the part of my brain I don't need while painting occupied and also keeps me company. I wish I had discovered this much sooner! It's fun to compare the finished work to the previous post, "attacking this beast."
 Fallout 
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