Gearing up

I am preparing for our exhibit in less than ten days. I can't, however, stop working with Fran's fabric. And in that vein, I am about to complete two more collaborations with her art.

Remnants of Shape & Form:

Remnants of Line & Mark:

The last piece is smaller, at about 11X13. It will be framed. Remnants of Shape & Form is on an art box that I commissioned from the Cohens.

A Workshop At Atlantic Center for the Arts

During a week-long workshop focused on Abstract Painting, Fran Gardner and I developed some fantastic work. Our art coach, Steve Aimone, conducted the workshop at ACA and it concluded on February 13th.

Fran also delivered her art for Across the Universe for storage and safe-keeping until it is delivered to the Art League of Daytona Beach. Seeing her work first-hand, I can assure you that it is phenomenal in 'real life'. The texture lost in two-dimensional photography is evident when one sees her art. And we realize that our respective bodies of work have bridged our geographic distance: the dialogue between our bodies of work is as fresh and easy-going as it is between the women who created them.

Across the Universe - You're Invited!

Also, anyone who would like to observe Fran and I working together may stop by the studios of the Art League, 433 S. Palmetto Ave., Daytona Beach, on Monday, Mar. 29th and Tues., Mar. 30th. We will be there between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and will happily provide private tours of our exhibition, which comes down on Mar. 31st.

The Aftermath

I've been contemplating the consequences of the earthquake in Haiti, the rains in California, the blizzards in the northeast... The endless accounts of devastation, rescue, survival and mankind's stubborn ability to rebound from seeming annihilation are spilling into my work.

In Storm Warning, left, I reflected on the stories of Floridians affected in 2004 by a stormy summer of hurricanes, starting with Charlie. Lives were upended, people uprooted, and yet, folks survived and moved on.

In Aftermath (left, below) completed this past week, I reflected on the stories of unspeakable loss and the tenacious endurance of hundreds of thousands of Haitians and the compassion of millions more who came to their aid. There is indeed light at the end of every tunnel and we are truly never alone in the world: we have one another.