MESSAGES of HOPE... My Angel Series

ISOLATED DURING THE PANDEMIC, I used the time to reassess my work and begin a new series of paintings with a positive perspective. SPECIAL SHOUTOUT TO: #TheArtistsMagazine for featuring a 6-page spread highlighting the results -- my newest Angel Series. Thank you also to #RobertkCarsten for writing such a great article. 

FRICK ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT GIFT of Drawings and Pastels. Artists include: Caillebotte, Degas, Delacroix, Fragonard, Goya, Sargent, Vigée Le Brun, and Watteau

Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun Head of a Woman, 1784

Pastel on paper12 x 9 7/8 inches Promised Gift from 

the Collection of Elizabeth and Jean-Marie Eveillard 

Photo: Joseph Coscia Jr. 

THE FRICK COLLECTION announced the largest and most significant gift of drawings and pastels in its history , thanks  to the generosity of Elizabeth "Betty" and Jean-Marie Eveillard. 

OVER THE PAST forty-five years, the Eveillards assembled an outstanding collection of European works on paper, ranging from the twentieth century and representing artists working in France, Britain  Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands. They have made a promised gift to the Frick of twenty-six of these works--eighteen drawings, five pastels, two prints and one oil sketch--among them some of their finest acquisitions. 

 Betty and Jean-Marie Eveillard have been deeply involved with the Frick for many years, both having served as Trustees. Betty is currently the Board's Chair. 

In the fall of 2022, at its temporary Frick Madison location, the museum will present an exhibition of these extraordinary works, to be accompanied by a catalogue and public programs. WEBSITE: Frick.org

COUNTING my BLESSINGS (Revisited 2021)

Spellbound, I watched in awe as a master created a magnificent work of art. Using a prismatic palette of glowing Cadmiums, rich purples, and soothing blues ranging from Cerulean to Indigo, in the artist’s hands, splashes of golden orange and pink morphed into bands of Azure blue in a glorious Acapulco sunset. 

Privy to God’s beautiful handiwork on this enchanting Christmas Eve, it gave me pause to reflect on the many gifts we artists are handed. 

Unique vision, imagination, individual ability to express that which comes from the soul, and the freedom and joy of working in a field that we love, are but a few endowments we are privileged to share. And while creativity is an enigma that can easily be taken for granted, especially on those magical days when it just flows from within through the brushes and onto the canvas, or from the chisel to the heart of the stone, reality keeps us grounded every time we struggle to find the muse or worse, get bogged down in the mire of overworked details. 

Grappling with process aside, surely we are a privileged lot! In the words of Camille Pissarro: “Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.” Give yourself a gift in 2021. Resolve to be true to your calling; embrace that vibrant inner vision.

Here’s wishing you a peaceful New Year overflowing with fulfilled hopes, blessings and pleasant surprises. 

Color your world,

Louise

P.S. CALLING all ARTISTS...  Please leave a comment, or share one of your favorite trade secrets for inclusion in an article that I will be writing for a magazine.