Open house

Friends from my "other life" came to the open house. Sheena, Cheryl, Boby, Andrea and Ishrat were my buddies. I will miss the fun we had at the office but I sure love my free time to paint now!

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In the studio before everyone came.


I could only display a few of my paintings in the gallery. There was another show installed. So we chose some of our favorites and made a small display of some of my previous work.


After being in the studio for a couple of weeks, we decided to have an open house to show friends and family where I will be working and painting. I am so happy with the space. I have a feeling that it will be even more wonderful in the winter when the weather is not as beautiful as it has been this summer.
Dan and I ordered sandwiches and veggies and I baked bars. We had coolers of pop and beer and a couple of boxes of wine. As always we over estimated what people would eat and we have lots of beer, wine and pop left over. Enough for the rest of the summer at least.
Lots of good friends and relatives stopped by and stayed longer than we ever imagined. Here are a few pictures of me, the people and the studio cleaned up for the open house.

Home for a long while

I just got the news that my new studio space has been vacated and that I can now move my art supplies and furniture into the guild studio space. The manager sent me a photo of the building and a bit of the space that I will be using. The building was vacated by a church organization and was taken over for the arts guild. Lots happening at the Emy Frentz Art Guild but the most important thing to me is my studio. Just a couple more days at work,then a short weekend away and then I will be in my space painting away. Wish me luck.

Redirecting my talents

Bittersweet Arts is new endeavor for me. After working for 22 years at a university, I am moving on to a new chapter in my life. (Hear the loud clapping and cheering here)
I have been very lucky to rent a studio in the Emy Frentz Art Guild. The plan is to get out from under my dear husband's feet, he has been retired for 10 years and is very happy to keep his routine as it is.
No worries, he likes me well enough to suggest the studio where I can go and actually work on my painting. I had fears of sitting at home in my pjs reading a good mystery and thinking I "should" be painting. Now I know that I will have a routine too. It is just not the really lazy one that usually comes to mind when you think of retirment.
In a few days I will move in to my studio and start on my first project. We are always told to paint what we know. For the last 10 years or so, I have followed my husband around numerous Street Rod Shows. I know cars and I really groove on the hood ornaments that are on some of them. I particularly love the reflections in the chrome. I'll be experimenting on which way to paint them--watercolor--acrylic's big small? Let the fun begin. I have committed to showing these in a local street rod shop in hopes that lots of Rodders will get my original art for Christmas. What do you think?
I know now you are wondering where are samples of my work. At home on another computer. Now that I a figuring out blogging I will be able to move some of my art here and into Picassa.
Happy Hot and Humid summer and happy retirement for me! (loud clapping and cheering)