Wondrous Lines

 

To capture a person, a gesture, a reality- simply using a  line  is one of the bravest and most wondrous acts of  art.  These drawings, with their spare, fluid lines that convey  the grace and beauty of a person in space, delight me. 

These are not my drawings. Figure drawing, especially from life, scares the daylights out of me. These drawings are the work of an anonymous artist who was kind enough to share their work with me.  Grazi. Sono belle.

Buddy

 

Charcoal sketch on colored paper.  A  break from landscapes.

Edinburgh 3

 

Smack in the middle of "Why the hell did I ever start this painting?"

Aleya Lehmann Bench

 

I love Aleya's photographs. I love the light, I love the stillness, I love the tension between  incredible intimacy - what is more intimate than being alone in other peoples' rooms?- and a dreamy distance that at once invites you in and keeps you at bay. Knowing and not knowing, combined. Vermeer in black and white.

Aleya is a fellow BUP. See more of her photographs HERE.

The Real Jersey-licious!

Forget what you see on tv-  real Jersey girls (and guys) are tougher than tough and know how to get an important job done- especially when it comes to breast cancer. Last Monday night  twenty volunteers for the Northern New Jersey chapter of the Young Survival Coalition (YSC) assembled with a daunting task:  stuffing, stamping, sealing, and addressing 2,750 invitations for their annual fundraiser "In Living Pink".  Volunteers were teenagers and adults, men and women, survivors and supporters - but they all shared the same goal:  to end breast cancer in young women. 

 

Within 3 hours, the completed invitations were ready to be dropped at the post office.  Amazing?  Not really - these dedicated volunteers work tirelessly to get to their goal.  And their  goal is bigger than sending out  invitations for what will be a fun event. They are spreading the word that young women  CAN and DO get breast cancer,  and that YSC is there, fighting for a cure and offering  support and information.

 

Young Survival Coalition is the only non-profit dedicated to the unique issues facing young women diagnosed with breast cancer under the age of 40.   "In Living Pink" is YSC Northern NJ's signature fund raising event and  features a buffet dinner, silent auction and live music. For more information and to purchase tickets to "In Living Pink"  click HERE.

Edinburgh 2

 

Trying to figure out the structure of this painting. I like the back a little more than phase 1. The colors aren't this fleshy pink in real life. Note to self- figure out how to photograph art.

In Living Pink

 

Celebrate and Support YSC

Monday, May 10, 6:30 pm

The Brownstone, Paterson, NJ

Strong women deserve strong support!

Mudstone Studio Show

 

Ceramic artist Ellen Blomgren.

Edinburgh

 
Start of a new landscape. Oil on canvas

Bella

Oil sketch on board.