A Growing Group

We had a dozen artists (and one observer) show up for tonight's critique, including two first time visitors. And that's without several of our regulars who couldn't make it tonight. If this keeps up, we may need to get more chairs. The above photo shows the artists on the main wall:

(top row) Molly's sketches, my just completed house print, and Tim's watercolor sketches, (middle row) Harriet's watercolor, (on the floor) Robin's collage postcards, Sheilagh's box sculpture, TJ's painting, Mary's painting and cray-pas sketch. Not shown- small paintings from Ellen.

After we looked at all the art in the Studio, the group moved down to the annex, our name for the hallway and area just in front of the kitchen, and the place where larger art is usually set up. First up was Vince and a series of color pastel grids and squares. Still not determined...which came first- Vince's squares or Ellen's handbag (below).

Adam brought a couple of tall sculptures like the one above, featuring pieces of vinyl siding deformed by the heat of a house fire.

Also in the annex were Molly's large geometric drawings, and Lisa's sculpture of a cork tree with plastic hawk in the branches.

My piece received many positive comments. People liked the large deep space created in the scene, and that while it's obvious that's there's a narrative, it's open enough for the viewer to come up with an interpretation. Some thought that there were definitely messages to be found, other than my downsizing/moving story. Molly particularly liked the everyday quality of the characters.