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    June 2023 Events

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    Happy June!  Here are the different places you can find my art in person this month.   6x6x2023 | May 12 – July 23 Annual fundraiser – all artwork is available for a $20 donation to RoCo Rochester Contemporary Art Center137 East Avenue, Rochester, NY    Gallery Hours:(Website for hours &…

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    Art Update

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    It’s been a little while since I’ve showed what I’ve been working on, so I thought this week (since I couldn’t find any birthdays) it’d be a perfect time to share some of the art I’ve finished lately. Here’s a picture of my studio assistant Precious helping with one of…

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    May 2023 Events

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    Happy May!  Here are the different places you can find my art in person this month.  Also, I have a shop update today!  Check out the new pieces available in my online shop.   Updated (5/13/23): The show at CAE has been extended!Updated (5/18/23): I was juried into the Cooperstown Regional…

  • Art History

    Grace Cossington Smith

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    Happy (belated) Birthday Grace Cossington Smith, born April 20, 1892!  Smith was an Australian painter who brought Post-Impressionism to Australia.   Early Life Grace Smith was born on April 20, 1892 in Neutral Bay, Sydney, Australia.  Her London-born father was a Crown Solicitor in New South Wales and her mother was…

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    Elisabeth Le Brun

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    Happy Birthday Elisabeth Le Brun, born April 16, 1755!  Elisabeth Le Brun, also known as Madame Le Brun, was a French Rococo Neoclassical painter at the turn of the the 19th century.  She painted the portraits of several members of nobility (mostly women) from around the world and lived through…

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    Happy Birthday Leonora Carrington

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    Happy (belated) Birthday Leonora Carrington, born April 6, 1917!  Leonora Carrington was a British-born Mexican surrealist painter and novelist.  She lived a long and interesting life and just passed away just in the last decade.  I hope you enjoy discovering and learning about her as much as I did. Early…

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    April 2023 Events

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    April is here!  Here are the different places you can find my art in person this month.  Also, Vines of New York is having a Spring Sale now until Earth Day (April 23rd) – it’s a beautiful time of year to take a drive along Seneca Lake! Thank you to…

  • Art History

    Happy Birthday Vincent van Gogh

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    Happy Birthday Vincent van Gogh, born on March 30 back in 1853.  Van Gogh was a Post-Impressionist painter and one of my favorite artists.  Most people have heard his name and have seen some of his work (even as they don’t know it was his by name).  The most difficult…

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    Happy Birthday Michelangelo

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    Happy (belated) Birthday Michelangelo, born March 6, 1475.  Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet during the High Renaissance – one of the original “Renaissance men.”  You’ve likely run across his name or seen his (or parodies of his) work before.    If you’re not familiar with Michelangelo’s…

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    Happy Birthday Augusta Savage

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    Happy (belated) Birthday Augusta Savage, born February 29, 1892!  Augusta Savage was an American sculptress, teacher, and activist associated with the Harlem Renaissance.  I just learned of her recently and hope you enjoy learning more about her life and art too.   Early Life Augusta Savage was born Augusta Christine Fells…