New Project

I am thinking of creating another handmade art book. My idea is to have it structured like "Dualities", the book I made for the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art fundraiser. (See post from Wednesday, February 23, 2011.) Like "Dualities", it can be opened page by page or opened out like an accordion. When fully opened, it can stand by itself and be seen in its entirety.

This time, instead of abstract paintings, I plan to show caterpillars and the moths or butterflies that they become. I'm thinking of "Little Book of Metamorphosis" as a possible title.

I have a collection of previously painted caterpillars that I did for the large watercolor painting, "Butterflies, Moths, Caterpillars". Using Photoshop, I can isolate and reproduce the ones I want to include. I'll need to do new watercolor paintings of the moths and butterflies to go with them, though, so that's what I've started working on.

My first installment is a watercolor of the moth Arconicta funeralis, also known as the Funerary Dagger Moth. It comes from the Paddle Caterpillary, which is aptly named.

You can see the original large painting above, as well as the isolated caterpillar and the brand new moth painting.

Spring Concert

The Symphony Chamber Chorus is having its own spring concert very soon. As soon as we finished performing the opera choruses with the full symphony, we went back to rehearsing all the choral pieces for our upcoming spring concert, "Chansons de Printemps". It will feature a wide variety of choral pieces, including Brahm's Gypsy Songs. (I'll be singing a solo and a quartet in that group.)

A really terrific youth aCappella group, Till Dawn, will share the concert with us.

The performance will be on Sunday, April 17 at 4 pm.

Location: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

1180 Lynwood Drive, Novato, CA.

Tickets can be purchased at the door.

Concert

I haven't posted anything about my singing activities so far - but thought I'd start adding that aspect of my creative life. So... I'm a mezzo-soprano, and I do both choral and solo work.

I am a member of the Marin Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus. We are performing several well-known opera choruses with the Symphony tonight, March 13, and Tuesday, March 15. The performances are at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael.

Beasts and Beauties

The Artists' Reception at Gallery One is this Saturday from 5-8 pm! It is a two person exhibit. My part is "Beasts and Beauties", and includes over 15 paintings. The other featured artist is Bernard Healey, who is showing sea and landscapes.

I'm very excited about my first big show at this gallery, especially since I found out that three of my paintings have already sold since the exhibit opened on February 28. Gives me high hopes for the Reception...

Gallery One is at 209 Western Avenue in Petaluma, CA.

First Place

Wow! I'm thrilled that "Friends of the Eel River" just won the First Place Award in the Marin Society of Artists juried show, Dance, Music, Flowers. Guess I'll be going to the reception on Sunday afternoon. If anyone wants to meet me there, it will be from 2-4 pm on Sunday, March 6 at the MSA Gallery at the Art and Garden Center in Ross, CA.