Squaring Up

This is shaping up to be another extremely busy year. Yesterday I received an invitation to a relatively new art show in Montauk, New York that is scheduled over Memorial Day weekend. This show location is a greater distance from our home than what I'm accustomed to traveling for a show, so I'm on the fence about whether to participate. My decision is going to require more deliberation.

And making decisions is not my forte these days. I've sort of been in a fog for the last month or so because both my husband and my dog have not been well. I'm pleased to report that our dog, who had been limping so badly that she was almost falling on her face when she walked, is now doing better thanks to laser treatments on her shoulder (yes, you read that correctly). And my husband? Well, he's still suffering with a double sinus infection. He's off to see a specialist tomorrow and we're hoping for a positive outcome.

Meanwhile, I'm working hard to complete brand new pieces for my upcoming solo exhibition at the Fine Arts People Gallery in Exton, Pennsylvania next month. My most recent cityscapes are in a square format, which is somewhat different for me because I often favor very vertical or very horizontal formats. But perhaps these squared up works are my response to the crazy world news out there. Sort of a "squaring up" and effort to recalibrate during these chaotic times.

I'd like to invite all of you who follow this blog to come out to the opening reception of my exhibition and meet me on Saturday, April 4 from 5pm to 7pm. You can access driving directions to the gallery from my web site by checking here. If you have any questions about the works that will be featured, please feel free to contact me.

And here are a couple of new, Chicago-inspired cityscapes that you will see in the exhibition. I have one more square-formatted cityscape in progress on my easel right now and there will be more in the future...

Twilight El, Chicago, 16x16 pastel on board

In Wicker Park, 16x16 pastel on board