art wanderings
Another PeaksFest has come and gone. This annual “celebration of community” is highly anticipated and always delights. We began our roving downfront, at the library, where an exhibit sponsored by the Peaks Environmental Action Team (PEAT) was hanging out to dry. Quite a few photographers responded to the call for art about laundry, doubling the aesthetic and environmental value of this humble fact of life. In particular, I liked these two by Craig Davis (left) and Ruby Murdock (right)… Inside the library, the Peaks Island School’s Chair Auction was underway, an effort...
Read MoreFor the love of Peaks
I do love this rock. It’s not just the raw beauty, the stinky lowtides, and the knarly trees. It’s the salty people! For the (almost) four years I lived in San Francisco, I didn’t get beyond waving to my immediate neighbors, except for Frank, who shared his Giants season tickets with me, on occasion. But here on Peaks, there is constant contact with community. You can’t actually avoid it. Marty and I thought we would have so much time, living on a bucolic island: I would be hooking rugs while he banged together birdhouses from driftwood. Think again! Instead,...
Read MoreLine and pigment
I’ve been enjoying a luxurious lull between projects this past week. I worked on a pair of pastels to add to the Gem Gallery’s first group show. I love working with pure pigment. It’s direct, a bit dusty, but seems to capture what I love about that luminous moment at twilight when the sky is reflected in the undulating paths of lowtide. And I am swooning over all the tree blossoms! This pastel captures one of my favorite spots that overlooks Trefethen Beach. After blowing the pastel dust off the drawing table, I snatched up my sketchbook to join the life drawing group on...
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