Thanksgiving in the Bay area

Two days after the Tour Michael, Olivia and I left town to spend Thanksgiving with Michael's sister Theresa, his brother Brian and family, and our friends Alex and Bezi. Here is a picture of Theresa's lovely dining room.

Oh, yes -- the other guests were Lacy, Boris and Max -- all on their very best behavior.

Work on display during the AAC Discovery Tour

A few of my smaller paintings and mixed media pieces on the mantel; paintings on steel (one on the easel) and a painting on spun polyester on the wall.

Thanks to Susan and Patrick Gleason for opening their home.

Discovery Tour coming up!

The Arroyo Arts Collective annual Discovery Tour is next weekend! There will be nearly 100 artists (including me) showing work on the Tour, and the price this year is quite reasonable -- $10 in advance, $15 the day of the Tour, or $5 if you bike, take public transportation, or are a senior citizen. I think it is one of the best local art tours around -- really diverse people involved, really interesting houses and neighborhood idiosyncracies to explore. Highland Park is one of the oldest art neighborhoods in LA.

So -- I started working on some new paintings. It feels good to be working with paint again, and I hope to have some new, small pieces to show on the Tour. This year I will be at a new place, the home of Susan and Patrick Gleason, at 516 N. Avenue 53 in Highland Park. It is located in a cluster of Craftsman homes hosting Tour artists, and it should be a lot of fun. Alexis Abrams, who makes wearable art, will be showing in the same location. Tonight is the preview party at Avenue 50/Acorn Galleries. (7 to 10 p.m.) You can buy tickets on the AAC website (see my links section), at the preview party, or just stop by to say hi at the Gleasons' if you don't have time to do the whole Tour.

Beth's work enters another dimension

Beth sent along these pictures after Estate of Mind. As she describes it, she and her daughter forwarded some mail to her parents at the full moon. (This was not one of the pieces in the show, though part of the same series.) Thanks, Beth.

"hung out to dry" in Pomona

Michael and I just spent yesterday installing "Porte bonheur" at a gallery in Pomona -- it was selected for a women's show called "hung out to dry" opening Saturday at OneLeaf, an experimental gallery run by Jena McRoberts. (Invitation image above.) The show will open on Saturday, November 11 during the Pomona Art Colony art walk (6 - 10 p.m.) and run through December 2. Installed on another brick wall -- this one raw, which actually is a nice background for the diapers. We bought a masonry drill bit ahead of time and were glad we did!

Here is the gallery information:

OneLeaf Fine Arts
153 West Second Street
Pomona, CA 91766
323-496-1736

www.oneleaf.us
jena@oneleaf.us

Gallery hours Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. or by appointment (worth it to call ahead)