Churchill

Churchill

12 x 16

Ink with brush on watercolor paper

Isabella and Daisy

Isabella

16 x 20

Ink with Chinese brush on watercolor paper

Daisy

16 x 20

Ink with Chinese brush on watercolor paper

New York City

NEW YORK CITY   DECEMBER 2012      

FAVORITE GALLERY:                Galerie Elysees:  www. Galleries-batoux.com

FAVORITE MUSEUM:                The Frick:  www.frick.org/

                                                                                                                 

FAVORITE SIGHT:                     Bvlgari Christmas lights

FAVORITE PLAY:                      “Nice Work If You Can Get It”

                                                 

FAVORITE RESTAURANT:        Lilli and Loo (lilliandloo.com)

                                                  

Favorite Drawings at the Frick

Michelangelo Buonarroti

Black chalk

c. 1533

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Pen, brown ink, and gray brown wash

c. 1757

Giovanni Battista Piazetta

Black chalk heightened with white chalk, on gray paper

c. 1740



Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Graphite
1814

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Graphite and black chalk on laid paper

c. 1896

Christmas in NYC

Christmas lights at Bvlgari

Tiffany's window display

Bergdoff Goodman window display


Favorite Show




Favorite Restaurant

Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival

Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival

Thomasville, Georgia

November 16 -18, 2012

 Thomasville, Ga. was lovely!  The festival staff was truly extraordinary and charming. The opening gala was held amidst the art on the three lavishly and tastefully decorated floors of the Thomasville Center for the Arts.   An astounding array of lush greenery, lighting, food, spirits, and music set the tone.  The magic continued through the next night at Pebble Hill Plantation which was located just outside of town.  A tour of the home and the stunning art gallery on the second floor turned into a dinner party with oysters and live bluegrass music in the large courtyard between the absolutely exquisite plantation house and the charming carriage house.  The temperature was perfect. Under the massive moss draped oaks and huge balls of light that seemed to magically hang from the sky, new friendships began.  Everyone in attendance was equally in awe of the magic of the event.   It seemed as though every Thomasville resident was focused on supporting their treasured arts festival and were delighted to welcome you to town.  The artists were treated like family. It was truly a “FIVE STAR” extravaganza.

Amidst the beauty and charm, artists showed their art for two and a half days to an eager and gracious audience.  It was heavenly.  Below is just a tiny bit of what I was able to capture.  My pictures truly do not do the affair justice. 

My Work

"Spotted Quarter Horse"

Ink and brush on watercolor paper

36 x 43

"Elephant"
Ink and brush on watercolor paper
34 x 46


Opening Gala

Entrance to the Gala

Live music at the outside entrance

Sculpture at entrance by Don Rambadt

Second level 

Art lovers at Gala

Live music on lower level

Live birds in auditorium

Back entrance of the Thomasville Center for the Arts

Lunch out on the grounds

Live music for the lunch crowd

JUST a Few of My Favorite PWAF Artists

Arthur McBride

Lyn St. Clair

Vivian Jendzio

Karla Runquist

Betsy Fowler

Vicki Ferguson

Mandy Roach

Peggy Everett

The crew that made this wonderful event possible!

Buck

Buck

18 x 24

Ink with brush on watercolor paper

Portraits of Charlie and Wilkes

Charlie

18 x 24

Ink with Chinese brush on watercolor paper

Wilkes

16 x 20

Ink with Chinese brush on watercolor paper



PLANTATION WILDLIFE ARTS FESTIVAL

November 16-18

Thomasville, Ga

PWAF.ORG

"Featuring 65 of the best sporting and wildlife artists in one location"

I am honored to have been chosen to show my work at PWAF!

Why Thomasville, Ga?

It all began in the great cities of America's northeast and midwest. During the winters in the late 1870's,  zero temperatures and snow prompted the powerful and prominent families to yearn for the warmth of the south.  The Vanderbilts and the Goodrichs were two such families.  Because the railroad line ended in Thomasville, two large posh hotels were built to accommodate the new tourists.  Pastimes included fancy dress balls and extravagant shopping.  Glen Arvin Pleasure Park opened on the outskirts of town to show off the beautiful natural setting and the abounding wildlife.  Golf, tennis, cycling, and horse related activies became popular.  Bird hunting developed into a precise science with an intricate social etiquette.  Picnicking developed into an elaborate social occasion.  Some loved it so much that they bought the old and financially suffering cotton plantations. The nineteenth century agricultural estates became the shooting plantations of the twentieth century.  Magnificent winter residences were built. It was in this rich and celebrated backdrop that art came to Thomasville.  Robert P. Crozer (1954-2007) and Margo Bindhardt (1942-2011) are credited with creating PWAF to continue a long and cherished artistic tradition in Thomasville.

WELCOME TO ALL WILDLIFE AND ART ENTHUSIASTS

Start of My New Bird Collection

Acrylic on Aged Wood

EGRET

11 x 23

BROWN PELICAN

21 x 26

SEA GULL

12 x 16

Elephant

ELEPHANT

Ink with Chinese Brush on Watercolor Paper

32 x 42