by Meryl Ann | Jul 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
American Impressionist Theodore Robinson (1852-1896) divided his time between New York and France, where he lived next door to his friend Claude Monet; they often advised each other. Robinson introduced his friend, artist Theodore Earl Butler (my 6th cousin four...
by Meryl Ann | Jul 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
In the early 1900’s Florence Griswold ran a summer boarding house for artists, mostly ones who came up from NYC to her home in Connecticut. It became the nucleus of the Old Lyme Art Colony and is now in the National Historic Register as the Florence Griswold...
by Meryl Ann | Jul 3, 2022 | Quilts & Fiber Art, Uncategorized
I visited Mark and Angie Setevdemio’s lovely gift shop and gallery in Ashburnham, MA, Creative Connections. The current art show features amazing needle felting by Lyn Slade. Needle felting is labor intensive, but also meditative and relaxing. The special...
by Meryl Ann | Jun 29, 2022 | Berthe Morisot, Berthe Morisot, Edouard Manet, Uncategorized
Comparing artists’ astrology charts can uncover the secrets of their work and lives! If you are interested in French Impressionism, astrology or Paris, (or all three!) or if you just want to be uplifted by over 100 stunning art images, you’ll love this Zoom workshop...
by Meryl Ann | Jun 24, 2022 | Healing Arts & Etc, Uncategorized
Some days there is so much magic that it requires two blog posts! Yesterday, after my museum visit I got to meet my friend Lisa at her fabulous dance studio – she and I met online when we attended Americans for the Arts Action Fund Executive Director, Nina...
by Meryl Ann | Jun 18, 2022 | Frank Reilly, Michelangelo, Oil Painting, Uncategorized
Copying works of Old Masters is a time-honored tradition, in fact, the reason for creating art museums in the first place was to provide the work of the masters for art students to copy. American art students went to Europe in the mid-1800s and early 1900s...
