"Rockefeller Center Afternoon" is a 9x12 pastel on pastelbord.
I am nearly recovered from December. I know, it's mid January. On the very first day of December I went into silent desperation mode. Then for the first two weeks of December I went into a state of paralysis, then decided to dive in, find a tree, decorate the tree, arrange a Christmas dinner, cook a Christmas dinner, avoid family fiascos, organize an art show for my church, take down the Christmas tree, lay out a newsletter for the Southeastern Pastel Society, teach a 3 day class in Virginia in mid January, then I agreed to have a one-person show in Atlanta at the end of January, so that meant hiding out in the studio and working in a frenzy once Christmas was over (never did avoid the family fiasco at the family get-together). There were a million things to do and I could only deal with them one task at a time or I'd be overwhelmed (thank goodness for Welbutrin). I think maybe I'm overdoing it. Never again.
But I'm back blogging. And for the next few days you'll see a few of the pieces I've been working on for this January show. These are not my little 5x7--just haven't had the time to do any. But I thought you might like to see some pretty pictures anyway.
I'd love to see them!
ReplyDeleteOh yes! I can't wait to see them too!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting, effective handling of flags. Hard to get them without letting them take over a picture - you show us how it's done right! NYC has plenty of flags, too.
ReplyDeleteHi, its interesting to hear another persdon's account of Christmas. Christmas is such a hectic time of year and then throw in to the mix family disasters etc and you have total chaos.
ReplyDeleteLuckily Christmas only comes once aq year and now you can concentrate on your new show. I love the waqy you have handled the flags in this picture. I enjoy the colors that you have ysed. Good luck with the show preparation.
Great painting, Margaret. Did the photos from France work for you?
ReplyDeleteFor me December is so hectic, it's hard to focus on anything until mid-January. By the way, your painting is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAre you talking about La bonne etoile's photos? If so, yes, they're perfect. You'll be seeing the flyer soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Hi, I'm an Atlanta artist and would love to know when and where your show will be! I saw your work recently in an art magazine (can't remember which or the date) and bookmarked it to refer back to. Just love your compositions and simplifications of your subjects. The colors, oh my!
ReplyDeleteI'm a daily follower of DailyPaintWorks and am glad to see you a member. Now I'll be able to follow your work with much pleasure.
Margaret - I vote we skip Christmas altogether this year and spend the time being stingy on a hot beach somewhere - I went thru the same type of thing - although it was fun at times, the stress just isn't worth it - anxious to see some more figure work - Jennifer
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