Phyllis Cullen Art Studio: December 2009

Friday, December 25, 2009

A few new pieces, thoughts on being productive

The scene of the courtyard is from the restored "poorhouse" near Portland, on an overcast autumn day. And, yes, I also do some still lifes but I'm not crazy about them. They don't convey a mood like a landscape or a portrait. Otherwise, slow progress on quilting, maybe because so much stuff is piled up in my studio that I feel a bit paralyzed. Yes, I know where things are, but I have to keep moving them around to get at what I need. Time to clear it out, get some more storage, figure out a system. all suggestions appreciated. . And I'm thinking of squeezing in a quilting frame and quilting machine... oh boy.
Happy whatever you celebrate today. It's sunny here, we are supposed to join the kids at a rental house in the mountains but I've come down with a cold, don't want to share that. Maybe I'll have the energy to get orgznized

Friday, December 18, 2009

BCWS Watercolor society juried show

opened this week - with some very impressive pieces. I was flattered that my entry, It's not what you think, sold on opening night. Here's a photo of the piece.

No award, but seeing awards go to several friends who entered really special pieces was fun. A great show, with a few years of great effort by the BCWS board members and committee members who worked really, really hard on this. If you get a chance, go see the show at the Chico Art Center at 5th and Orange, open daily.
Where does the time go? A year almost over, and nearly half of my resolutions still untouched in their original packages, Hmmm.
Soooo, on to next year. Priorities include pieces already promised to different organizations, pieces for the galleries, and for workshops. I also need to improve and expand on my workshop handouts, and provide more complete stage by stage samples.
Did I mention that there is a medical practice and speaker tours as well? and, um, er, exercizzzzz.
The oil painting shown today portrays a blustery day on the Sonoma coast:

I do have lots of work that I need to photograph, and some I forgot to photograph before they left, and a resolution to organize my photos next year (if for nothing else than to show them to you), but here are a few more quilts from the collection. Windows on the world, Time and Space, and Town by the River.