Paint-Off

It was neat to see all sorts of friends and strangers at the Paint-Off tonight! I've been making these little clay figurines - cartoon-people, little doodles as it were. I was the only sculptor at the Paint-Off, and people seemed to like it. I used air-dry clay for the event; I practised using air-dry by making this guy.

Finally...

It's been hanging on my wall half-done for months. Last night, finally, I finished it.
(I think...)

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Sunrise Songs & Twilight Tales25 August 2007

We're having a concert. The artists of Spirit & Kitsch will be joining us, preparing art that reflects the music that will be displayed during the reception afterwards.
I will be playing my dear viola, playing Bach's joyful C major 3rd solo cello suite - that's where the "Sunrise Songs" comes from. After spending so long on the d minor 2nd suite, a very contemplative, dark piece, and it's now wonderful to emerge into the light with the 3rd.
Beth Faulstick, a soprano and Ithaca College student, will sing Bach's spring-like "Mein Glaubiges Herze" from the Cantata BMV 68. The bass-line dances along while the singer rejoices!
Finally, Sam Welsh and I will play Schumann's Märchenbilder, Fairy Tale pictures for viola and piano -- alternately creepy, beautiful, magical piece. The last movement is the sweetest, gentlest goodnight wish ever!
We might add a couple little bits - Swedish folk songs or Vivaldi airs - but it's not going to be a huge concert. Just a lovely, short, late August fun concert, celebrating the end of summer and the beginning of a new season of music and art.

Paint-off

Here's the piece I did for the Ithaca Festival Paint-off.
It's on display in the show in the old Night & Day store on the Ithaca Commons for the next month or two.


acrylic and foil on wood, 24" x 22"

Exposed!

For the Spirit and Kitsch "Seeing Color" show going up at the Tompkins County Public Library on Green Street April 5th-May 30th. Check it out if you're in town!



The word they assigned me to paint a picture of was "Exposed". Everyone has to make a work of art "describing" a word using colour in a grid pattern. Promises to be cool...


acrylic on canvas, 10" x 14"