My last post was so ominous, but less than a week later I strolled through one of my favorite local gardens and spotted these lovelies! It’s amazing how nature perseveres—despite so many blows to the environment.
book launches, botanicals and birthdays--Oh MY!
This past week was more action packed than most. My friend Marcy Dermansky’s latest book “Hurricane Girl:” came out and we had a great launch at Watchung Books where moderator/actrees Dagmara Domińczyk asked her lots of great questions without any spoilers. Afterward, we all headed to Marcy’s house for a fun party in her backyard. So proud of her! She is getting the most incredible reviews including the New York Times and The Boston Globe.
Had me creative group meetup in Bryant Park the next day so we each set some concrete goals for July.
This weekend I celebrated a much delayed birthday for one of my friends and we were so blessed to have perfect, sunny 72 degree weather this late in July! Nice long lunch outdoors, a walk through ny fave local garden and then back to my place to open gifts.
And as always, little Boo is a constant delight. She is taking up making art in my studio as I work. Usually abstracts made by walking across fresh paint. ;)
Autumn blooms!
I always have to stop by my favorite gardens while out walking! Look at these gorgeous colors. :)
a little break...
Took a few hours to meet up with a friend yesterday and paint. A beautiful garden, combined with the sounds of birds and scampering chipmunks (oh my god so cute!) and some much needed laughs. I’ve been working so much these past few months between book projects, commissions and teaching remotely. I often work through weekends to catch up so it was a nice little escape. My day got a little longer as a result as I made up the time catching up on emails, but it was soooo nice. :)
Here are some little studies I did. We kept moving about to work on different plants and flowers. It was nice just to paint for fun.