CJB's Art Notes: Mostly East, a Little West (Summer 2014)

And now Summer!

Since getting a smart phone for my birthday in the spring, I've noticed that I have strangely been taking less photos, and posting them less on places like Facebook. It seems to have had a reverse psychological effect on my photographic activities, but in organizing them for this post, I realized that I still managed to take a lot this summer.

To see the complete set, visit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/caetlynn/sets/72157647072302152/

I thought I would start with some images of some of my new work:

Jazzin' up the Flash

Flash 1, 2014, oil on linen, 12" x 16"

Flash 2, 2014, oil on linen, 12" x 16"

Flash 3, 2014, oil on linen, 12" x 16"

Flash 4, 2014, oil on linen, 12" x 16"

Fit Together, 2014, oil on panel, 12" x 12"

Beacon, 2014, oil on panel, 12" x 16"

Atmospheric Pressure, 2014, oil on panel, 12" x 16"

Smoke Signals, Seeing Double, 2014,  Collaged watercolor and gouache on paper,  22” x 30”

Smoke Signals, Diamond Dusk, 2014, Collaged watercolor and gouache on paper, 16” x 12”

Smoke Signals II, 2014, Watercolor and gouache on paper, 10” x 11”

Depth of Field III, 2013, Watercolor and gouache on paper, 10" x 10" diptych

Deep Depth of Field, 2014, Oil on panel, 24" x 24"

From Bushwick Open Studios

Bushwick Open Studios was such a big event this year! Jessica Bottalico and I left our studios early to check out the Newd Art Fair:

And some studios at 17-17 Troutman. Here's a painting by Dan Gausman that I liked

We also visited Catherine Haggarty at her studio at Mana

And we went to check out the show Mana Exposition: All the Best Artists are My Friends (Part I) at Mana Contemporary Gallery, a HUGE space in Jersey City:

Rita Ackermann

Chris Martin

Eugene Lemay

Nathlie Provosty

James English Leary

Antonio Murado

G.T. Pellizzi

In June, we took a trip up to Maine with Yvonne's materials for the summer. I have been assisting for Yvonne Jacquette, and after taking up her paintings and supplies, stayed with her for a week! On our way, we stopped in Massachusetts to see the Addison Gallery of American Art:

Roy Lichtenstein, Seascape (II), 1965 (I love the 3-D diorama aspect, something I didn't know Lichtenstein did)

Frederic Remington, Moonlight, Wolf, 1909

Edward Hopper, Freight Cars, Gloucester, 1928

Winslow Homer, The West Wind, 1891

Detail

Yvonne Jacquette, Northwest View from the Empire State Building, 1982

Louis Lozowick, Painting Sketch No. 2, New York, 1922

Peter Sekaer, Barge with Brooklyn Bridge, 1935

Once we got to Maine (in the Camden/Belmont area), we had to try the local delicacy at Young's Lobster Pound!

Delicious!!!!

On the water at Young's

We also made a day trip excursion with Yvonne to Skowhegan and the Colby Museum:

Yvonne was a governor there for many years, and we were given a very nice tour of the grounds by Michael Berryhill, artist, former assistant to Yvonne, and returning Dean at Skowhegan

It turned out to be the perfect afternoon to go to a museum--summer rains were pounding down! We got to see two amazing shows at the Colby Museum. Here are images from them both:

Lois Dodd, Pond, 1962

Lois Dodd, Berns, Newton New Jersey, 1978

Lois Dodd, Pond, 1962

Lois Dodd, Team of Oxen, 1958-59

Lois Dodd, World Trade Center, 47th Floor North, 1997

Lois Dodd, World Trade Center, 91st Floor South, 1998

Lois Dodd, World Trade Center, 47th Floor North, 1997

Lois Dodd, Looking North, 1997

And then on to the entire museum wing devoted to Alex Katz:

Really amazing to see so many very large scale works by Alex Katz--some really striking and unexpected paintings

Light house glow

Yvonne's beautiful country home, circa mid-1800s

Night photograph by Tyson

Ponds

Trees

Clouds

The Sea. Not our last trip to Maine!

From there, we headed back south to Doylestown, PA to housesit and dog sit for our relatives as they spent a month in France celebrating their 60th birthdays:

Tippy Sandberg AKA Weenie. We had such a good time being doggy parents for a week!

While in PA, I finished the face and the backing of a baby quilt for Amy's daughter, Fiona

Sleepy puppy!

Back in New York, we had a very fun evening with our dear friend Lindsey Landfried--we went to a session of The Moth in Gowanus, the theme was "Only in Brooklyn"

We heard some interesting tales!