Thank You, Leonard Cohen

Last night Leonard Cohen played to a packed house at the beautiful old Wang Center in Boston and we were so very blessed to be there.  It’s hard to put into words the ways in which his very artfully constructed concert and presence brought tears to our eyes.  The music was brilliant—every single musician absolutely [...]

The Mahatma Gandhi Hat Company

The four paintings for The Mahatma Gandhi Hat Company series that was shown in March at the Arsenal Center for the Arts here in Watertown, MA have been photographed and the jpegs arrived today.  Thanks to photographer, Mark Peterson, for his invaluable help!
My idea for the paintings is that if we all wore a Mahatma [...]

The Art of Being (Together)

On Saturday my drawing class met again.  It was a beautiful warm day and I thought for a moment we might draw outside but the grass was still wet from rain.  Behind the art center where we meet is a large, enchanting park and I slipped out very early in the morning with my scissors [...]

Who Does She Think She Is?

I went to see Who Does She Think She Is? at the Brattle Theater in Harvard Square last night with my daughter. It follows several women artists, all of whom have children, and shows both the power of their work and the powerful struggles we face as women artists whether we’re mothers or not.  The [...]

Happy Day to the Artist Mother

At the Saturday morning drawing class Maggie, mother of four boys, presented me with this beautiful hand-stitched broach, a portrait of me she made from a blind contour drawing.  I’m so very touched by this gift and think I’ll frame it so I can see it every day  as it’s so full of life and [...]

Diving In and Keeping Calm

This week I printed out the manuscript for my drawing book and tacked the pages on two walls.  This is one.  It helps me visualize just how the text and images go together and also to see just what is needed in terms of art.  What do I see?  There’s a lot of work ahead!
Still, [...]