Last week I participated in the Arts and Humanities Bainbridge fundraiser to raise funds for an important service on the Island, Bainbridge Youth Services.
I donated ‘Earth Star I’ , a work I completed on our arrival in the Bay Area. We had yet to find our new home so I did not have a studio set up but was itching to paint. The most difficult part of any move for me, is packing up the studio.
I bought a small set of oil paints and a couple of smaller canvases and created the trilogy of ‘Earth Star’ paintings on the dining room table. I remember the feeling of creating after a couple of months hiatus…it was pure joy! I had not made small works for some time and really enjoyed working from the wrist instead of using my whole arm for sweeping strokes. The detail that emerged is still in my visual language today.
All three paintings from the ‘Earth Star’ series are in homes on Bainbridge Island now!
Isn’t it funny how things work out?
‘Earth Star I’
8” x 10”
Oil on Canvas
I am excited to share it sold to the same person who purchased ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ last year from my show at ‘Pegasus Coffee House’ during the April First Friday Art Walk. They are now officially my first collector on the Island. A collector being someone who purchases multiple works.
I am happy to be able to help raise, along with many other local artists, much needed funds for BYS who provide counseling services to youth on the Island.
At this time of Covid 19, their services have been in high demand as the children adjust to schooling online and many other societal changes. Keep up the good work BYS and thank you to Arts and Humanities for the opportunity to be involved.
A big thank you to our purchaser too. :)