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Painting the Tiber River, Italy
About Me
I am mostly a self-taught artist, working primarily "en plein air" when the weather permits. I also occasionally work from sketches and photos, but only of places where I've actually been. Painting on-site, from life, comes with its challenges (wind, heat, cold, overly chatty passers-by, bugs flying into wet paint on the canvas), thrills (light hitting a brick wall a special way, gorgeous water reflections), and joys (connecting with a location's unique features and being able to capture that moment). But mostly it requires an intense focus. When it's all working well, painting can be a form of highly active meditation.
My
goal is to find a simple way to capture the spirit of a scene at a particular
instance. Inevitably the paintings
become infused with my own wonder and delight at having discovered something –
a pattern, a gesture, an angle of light – that is inherently pleasing.
At best my paintings pay tribute to the abundant benefits of
attentiveness.
Directions: Visits are by appointment only, please, or during scheduled "open studio" events.
Conveniently located in Gowanus, a decidedly industrial neighborhood, between Park Slope and Carroll Gardens.
When you get to the building, use the buzzer intercom system -- Yang/Perlin/Barrett on the directory listing. Also, keep my phone number, 917.364.6166, handy in case you need to call. During open studios the front door will be propped open.
Walk up one flight of stairs, through the gray door at the landing, and our suite is the first set of doors on your left.
By subway Take the M or R to 9th Street (on 4th Avenue) station, or the F to 4th Avenue (and 9th St). Walk 2 blocks south to 7th St on 4th Avenue, head downhill and you'll see 168 on your left.
By car From Manhattan: Take the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel. When you come out of the tunnel, take the Hamilton Avenue Exit, and then bear left onto Hamilton Avenue. Turn left onto Smith Street, right onto 9th St (cross the Gowanus Canal), left onto 2nd Avenue, and then right onto 7th St. OR take the Manhattan Bridge onto Flatbush Avenue and follow directions below.
From points north: Take the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE), Route 278, West toward Brooklyn. Take the Hamilton Avenue Exit exit- Exit 26- toward Battery Tunnel/Manhattan. Turn left onto Hamilton Avenue. Turn left onto Smith Street, right onto 9th St (cross the Gowanus Canal), left onto 2nd Avenue, and then right onto 7th St. OR Exit the BQE earlier at the Tillary Street Exit. When you get off the exit ramp, stay in the 2 left lanes. At the second light turn left onto Flatbush Avenue. Turn right onto 3rd Avenue, stay on for about a mile, then right onto 8th St to 2nd Avenue. Turn right onto 2nd and then right onto 7th Street.
From points south: Take the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 278, East to the 38 ST exit- Exit 23. Turn right onto 4th Ave. Turn right onto 39th St. Turn right onto 3rd Ave. Turn left onto Hamilton Avenue, then right onto 2nd Avenue. Turn right onto 7th Street.
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- MEMBERSHIPS
- I am a Member of the National Association of Women Artists, accepted in mid-2007. The National Association of Women Artists is a not-for-profit organization based in New York City. Founded in 1889, N.A.W.A. is the oldest professional women's fine arts organization in the United States, continually providing a forum for women artists to share ideas and exhibit their work. Please visit www.nawanet.org for more information.
I am a registered artist with the Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC)