October 2020

​Guarding Art:

Photo by Maggie Bandstra @Muskegon Museum ofArt

I swooned over this Pauline Palmer 1867–1938 Painting at the Muskegon Museum of art while working as a guard this month. Her palette is just so yummy. Her use of color and light reminds me of my Friend Charles Allen LaRue. I have purchased a few of his paintings over the years, but I would love to have a Palmer landscape. Though this painting is not dated, I imagine that this woman did not have the right to vote when she was painting it. Not until 1920 did white women have the right to vote. I am thrilled that the MMA acquired this painting in 2016. An article in the WSJ recently talked about The Everson Museum of Art selling Jackson Pollack's 'Red Composition (Painting 1946)' to get the funds to purchase artwork from women and people of color for their collection. The article was critical of the museum for doing selling off one of their major works.  I tend to agree with the museums choice to update their collections. What do you think of what they are doing?   https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-art-museum-sells-its-soul-11600808127

Added edit 10/3/2020 "I first encountered the Palmer painting at the donors home when  picking up art from the donor for “the Chicago Painter Lady “ exhibit. Later as an MMA employee again picking it up for our collection. This time of year is wonderful as the seasons roll. Hope to see you soon at the MMA the new Russel Prather exhibit is up" Lee Brown MMA 

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LVAC Artist Trunk Show in Duncan Woods. Did you miss it?

Artists get creative during COVID 19. Here in Michigan, we are working hard to keep out COVID numbers down, and we have lots of restrictions, but that leaves room for more creative ideas. The Lakeshore Visual Arts Collective is a group I started in 2015 www.lakeshorevac.com/ we are a group of Michigan Artists. I heard so many people say they wish we would have advertised it better. We sent press releases, I blogged about it, and LVAC sent emails as well as daily Facebook and Instagram posts. If you know people who want to know about art events, please invite them to join this blog and my mailing list  here https://forms.gle/Sec1MhXswCDgzTrf6 or the LVAC newsletter http://www.lakeshorevac.com/join.html Here is the article in the Grand Haven Tribune.  ​https://www.grandhaventribune.com/multimedia/art-walk-in-the-park/collection_c24d5ef8-f5fc-11ea-90ba-17014ab61219.html

In the studio

September 2020 yielded 6 new paintings, Many new masks with new fabric, prints, and cards. My offerings also include signed prints of any of my paintings in standard sizes 8x10 ($50), 11x14 ($75), and 14x20 ($100) signed prints. Please contact me directly to order your prints.

What are you Creating Episode #5

Mary Sundstrom and I had a lovely chat about our art journey and what she is working on now. ​http://www.marysundstrom.com/

Upcoming events:
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M.F.A. Thesis Exhibit 10/23/2020 opens

My exhibit card for My M.F.A. Thesis I will be mailing these out with a little note of gratitude to all those on my mailing list soon. If you want to join my mailing list please fill out this Google form and I will be happy to send you one. Please click on the link and fill out the form ​https://forms.gle/YNZjRtEGZZCjdHh7A I will also send you an invitation to the Live zoom link for the artist talk on 10/29/2020 6:00 pm ​https://www.facebook.com/events/377307569941446

Gallery Uptown "Fresh Faces and Familiar Favorites" https://galleryuptown.net/october-show

What I am Reading

A little light reading,  Steal Like an Artist, by Austin Kleon https://austinkleon.com/steal/ and for the heavier crowd The Life of Albert Camus By Oliver Todd

My new reading spot. I decided to hang a few large painting since they do not fit in the art storage vault.

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