Carrie’s Painting of the Week, 03/14/2010
Range Rovers
By Carrie Jacobson
Fellow Zester Shawn Dell Joyce and I hosted the opening reception for “Celebrations” on Saturday at the Wallkill River School. It was raining torrentially, which kept some people home. But the reception was crowded and fun and happy in spite of the rain, and Shawn and I truly appreciated the folks who had the courage and will to come out in spite of the weather.
During the show, we both gave demonstrations, continuing work on paintings we’d started before the reception. I was pretty nervous. I often paint in public, and I’ve given workshops, but both of those are far removed from painting – in my dress-up clothes – to a room packed full of people.
I paint with a palette knife these days, and as I was slathering on the paint, I could hear people behind me saying “That looks like fun.”
Well, it is! So I turned and offered the knife around, and lo and behold if people didn’t take me up on it. Well, that calmed my nerves and made the whole experience utterly delightful.
The show is up until the end of the month, at the gallery on Route 17K in Montgomery. Check the Wallkill River School website (to the right on this page) for hours and directions. I think you’ll like the show. Shawn’s pastel paintings are vivid and deliciously painted. They are exciting, with interesting angles and boldly graphical presentations.
I’m happy as can be with the paintings I’m showing this month. Many are large, and most are bright and lively and eye-catching. The one at the top of this entry is one of the ones in the show. It captures a small herd of cattle who crossed my path in Wyoming. They looked pretty formidable; I took a photo from inside the car, not daring to get out.
If you’re interested (it’s a big painting, 34 x 60) contact me at carrieBjacobson@gmail.com for price and delivery options.
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