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Three artist from Larkspur 2015

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Justin Donaldson, John Pelosi, and Patsy Skinner

speed portraits in oil by Justin Donaldson

Although the offer of a speed portrait in oil peaked my art marketing interest, I was thoroughly enamored with the light Justin captures in his landscapes.

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wood turnings with pottery souls by John Pelosi

Pelosi_smI have always loved turned and carved wood, reminiscent of my maternal grandfather’s cabinetry and the wood carvings of Norway – my heritage. I purchased that sweet lidded walnut box to sit on my dresser beside one made by my grandfather.

fabric and paper collages by Patsy Skinner….

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The name of the piece is “Life Cycle”. It is a collage with lots of texture
gels. story of death taken vertically in comparison to my horizontal > squared circle 3D depiction

more chickens!! – whimsical, happy, unusual

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Patsy paints what she feels.
“Mostly happy paintings.
I  have been doing Roosters for a couple of years.
They come from my imagination.”

 

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(p.s. I collect roosters)

 

 

 

 

and a ginko for Emmagnute for emma

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20th Anniversary Larkspur Party

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The Larkspur Party in Raleigh (normally the first weekend in June) is always a treat. I stopped by a couple of weeks prior to the show to chat with Frances Alvariño Norwood, the founder, and her daughter Holly Alvariño Donaldson about the garden and the art show. Lovely people – hope to see them again soon!

Happy two of my sisters were with me for the garden party! Brava! Loved the shuttle – highly recommend it! If you happened to have visited this year’s party and want to share your thoughts on the art / artists, please reply to this post or leave a comment, below.

GardenSpiritsI have just begun writing up my post of the party and a handful of artists that graciously allowed me to photograph their art and ask questions.Thank you again for sharing with me Justin Donaldson, John Pelosi, and Patsy Skinner. If I should ever have a garden, I have my eye on a Frances “Fish Wife” to share some space with my other garden spirits.

I enjoyed a brief chat with Lisa Oakley about her glass jewelry, ordered a custom ring from Betty McKim and stopped by to introduce my my sisters to Susan Dahlin (one of my early blog post interviews– LOVE MY ROOSTER PILLOW!!). I also reintroduced myself to Tim Turner, a potter whom I included in a report on ash glazes while I was studying for my AS in Professional Arts & Crafts in Clay and Metal  Sculpture* at CCCC, .

In the next few days I will be tying up the post on these  Enjoy this brief writeup on Three Larkspur Artists and share some of their work and insights with you. Ya’ll come back now!

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*now called Associates in Fine Arts