It all began in January with the Putney Painters' week at the
Scottsdale Artists’ School and exhibit at The Legacy Gallery. Since then my show attendance and collecting have escalated. After I won the silent auction dual painting
by Kathy Anderson and Stephanie Birdsall , Stephanie invited me to
Tucson
I arrived and unacquainted with most of Stephanie’s
artist guests switched into artist-speak for some intense hob nobbing. I met many brand new seemingly “old friends”, among
them Tim Newton of the Salmagundi Club, Albert Handell with his signature
tomato soup colored suspenders and Stephen C. Datz, stellar landscape artist
from Colorado
The 30th annual Settler’s West Gallery miniature
show was a big hit. Gallery director Stuart Johnson indicated it’s the
gallery’s most successful show. This year 322 pieces from 220 artists were exhibited. I tried to resist slipping my name into the
little white numbered boxes but to no avail. My name was announced for my two favorite
paintings. Eureka
Next up was last Thursday's opening reception at the Legacy
Gallery for Robert Coombs, who was our first grand prize winner in 2005. I also met with Kate Sammons who
encouraged me to set up my studio, Romel De La Torre, who was a contest finalist
numerous times and Mary Qian, the OPA top prize winner in
2010, who planned a career in animation but changed to fine art. We’re glad she did.
General Manager Scott Jones is thrilled with the entries for Legacy’s 2nd Annual Salon in April. It will be preceded by their auction on March
31st. It will be my first auction and I look forward to viewing originals by Charles Russell,
Howard Terpning and Oscar Berninghaus.
RayMar has some upcoming shows too:
The 1st Annual Plein Air Convention in Las Vegas San Diego
We look forward to
meeting you, viewing your wonderful work and discovering the supplies you want us to create to enhance your painting experience.
Happy Painting, Cathy
