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inspiring change for the climate crisis reception

Posted in Inspiration, Photography, tagged action, art, beauty, climate, climate change, climate crisis, colors, contemporary art, creativity, exhibits, Inspiration, nature, Photography on August 5, 2022| 1 Comment »

Artists Jeffrey Nowlin, Cedric Harper and Me

Lucky for me I was standing next to two incredibly photogenic people. Via the following link you can read more about the opening reception for the exhibit, “Inspiring Change for the Climate Crisis,” at UVA’s Arthaus Gallery in Allston. The exhibit can be viewed through September 16th. Drop by if you can and then check out some of the local restaurants in the area.

Climate Crisis Reception 7/28/22

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exhibit: inspiring change for the climate crisis

Posted in Inspiration, Photography Exhibits, tagged beauty, climate change, climate crisis, collaboration, contemporary art, Inspiration, nature, Photography on July 23, 2022| 2 Comments »

I’m honored to be participating in the upcoming exhibit, Inspiring Change for the Climate Crisis, curated by Adriana G. Prat, at the Arthaus Art Gallery in Allston. For those of you local to the area, opening reception will be July 28, 6:30-8:30, with wine, refreshments and live music. Hope to see you there!

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a powerful night

Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Photography Exhibits, tagged art, art exhibits, beauty, contemporary art, Inspiration, Photography, storytelling on June 11, 2017| Leave a Comment »

The opening reception for Peace: Cutting Through Turmoil at Brickbottom Artist Gallery was a powerful night. What a treat to have my work featured next to such wonderful artists. Each shares work — from paintings to sculpture to video — that is quite different and yet the whole comes together quite cohesively. Each artist telling a different story. Kudos to curator Lois Fiore for her vision. The exhibit will be on view Thursday – Saturday noon – 5pm until July 1st.

lois fiore

Lois Fiore, Curator: http://loisfiore.com/pages/artist.html

Patricia Cobb: https://www.brickbottomartists.com/artist/227

Cedric Harper: https://edward-film.squarespace.com/about/

cedric harper

Riki Moss: http://www.rikimoss.com/

riki moss

Jose Santos: http://joselsantos.com/about_jose.htm

jose santos

Brynmore Williams: http://brynmore.com/

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the stuff of dreams, the artwork of carol moses

Posted in Inspiration, tagged abstract, art, beauty, colors, contemporary art, creativity, female artists, fine art, Inspiration, kandinsky, painting, watercolor on July 14, 2016| 3 Comments »

artwork by carol moses

I still have the postcard. Artist Carol Moses gave it to me years ago at a show. A postcard of one of her watercolor prints. White background, dark lines, red circles. An untitled piece, I think, but it didn’t really need a title. For me, it was like a scene that one could fall into and create one’s own story. I am not a formal student of fine art but her paintings and drawings reminded me of what I’d seen of Joan Miro, and later of Wassily Kandinsky. At a recent exhibit, I heard Carol mention that when she’d learned of Kandinsky and seen his body of work, years after she’d already been producing art, it was like a validation of her work.

artwork by carol moses

It has been my pleasure to interact with Carol at various shows over the years. She is a dynamo. She seems never at rest … until she is making art. No boundaries does she set for herself. She works in watercolor, drawing, printmaking and photography.

artwork by carol moses

linoprint by carol moses

artwork by carol moses

As a child she was into science and mathematics. Art and its freedom of expression would come later in her life as an adult. As she produces these striking works, there is no particular intention, no concept in mind. With a blank piece of paper before her and with brush or pen in hand, “The spigot just opens,” she said. “It is an unconscious thing.”

artwork by carol moses

A private person, Carol is also one of the most giving people I know. She mentors artists of all media at all stages in their path even as she continues to explore and expand upon her artistic career. If you have the opportunity to view her work firsthand at an exhibit or in a gallery, you’ll notice that most of her works are small. “When I began working, I didn’t have a formal studio. I had a kitchen table. I work small because I am used to being close to my work.”

artwork by carol moses, “appreciatively, after visiting kandinsky”

View more of this artist’s beautiful work at http://carolmoses.com/

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in the langosy studio

Posted in Guest Contributor, Inspiration, tagged art, artists, beauty, books, contemporary art, creativity, Donald Langosy, family, fine art, Inspiration, memoir, multiple sclerosis, painting, Photography, storytelling, studio on July 7, 2016| 4 Comments »

donald langosy in a studio from the early days

For the past six Thursdays it has been been my pleasure to share the words and images of painter Donald Langosy. In collaboration with his daughter, he produced a unique 14-page memoir visually chronicling his evolution as an artist. I was allowed to share that memoir on this blog interspersed with additional words and images by Langosy.

Last Thursday’s post – story of my art – shakespeare and the joy of being, revealed that Mr. Langosy was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2003. Has it affected how he expresses himself as an artist? Of course. But decrease in mobility and even fine motor skills has in no way decreased his creativity or even his productivity. As he has stated he does not allow MS into his studio, but he has welcomed visitors on occasion.

donald langosy in the studio present day

donald langosy still in the studio present day

I have been lucky enough to sit in his space and at his side and see his works-in-progress upon the easel, the canvases stacked against the wall, his sculptures tucked in high nooks, and what I especially love (and I tell him each time) the books, the books, the books, on so many different subjects, collected over the years! And no matter how crammed the space becomes with paintings and books and new technologies to enable him in his work, there is always space for the grandchildren.

grandchildren in the studio

Below are a few more images. Please enjoy this virtual peek inside the studio, present and past, of Donald Langosy.

Photos provided by Zoe Langosy.

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View The Story of My Art: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

View four decades of Langosy’s work at http://www.donald.langosy.net/

See what’s current on Langosy’s Facebook page.

His contact: Zoe Langosy at zlangosy@me.com.

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coming soon – flora+fauna exhibit

Posted in Inspiration, tagged aesthetics, art, art exhibit, colors, contemporary art, creativity, fauna, fine art, flora, Inspiration, mixed media, nature, painting, Riverside Gallery on June 30, 2016| Leave a Comment »

artwork by asher discala, image courtesy of jeffrey nowlin

One of the great pleasures of the past year has been joining the Steering Committee of the Riverside Arts Group and working alongside creative people like Jeffrey Nowlin, a painter, sculptor and mixed media artist. He is curating a July exhibit at the Riverside Gallery. The theme will be Flora+Fauna.

Nowlin says, “the show is a celebration not only of the diversity and beauty of our natural world, but the diversity of visual aesthetics. All of the artists that I have on the roster will be contributing widely differing works. I think this will be a great mix.”

Tentative date for the reception is Sunday August 7th, 3:00-5:00 PM. Location will be the Riverside Gallery located in the Cambridge Community Center. Stay tuned for further details! Meanwhile here’s a sneak peek at the work of several participating artists including Nowlin whose work you can also view at http://jeffreynowlin.weebly.com/