After seeing the overview of the show, I listened to the interview that I share in the last post andthen found this painting! Beautiful!
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Monthly Archives: January 2009 The new year brings with it a natural opportunity to begin freshly looking and creating!… everything I look at informs my perception and in time, my drawings, paintings and soul… show 8 comments 
Bonnard’s work is full of energy & color & causes me to spend time just traveling around the canvas. The unusual colors & angles of view are always interesting-this is a new picture for me. Your recent museum travels have created quite a literal holiday for you! 
Karen, Yes, it is transitory and fragile. Art is a dialogue that we have with ourselves and each other through visual language of line, color, shape, form, space, value & texture which give tangible evidence of our invisible selves. Having the confidence to give priority to that dialogue by leaving space to create and time to listen is a challenge, but well worth the effort!
Nina, I agree… I think that is why I made sure I visited both MoMA and the Met during the holiday. I needed to look and be in the presence of dynamic, articulate work to open up new avenues in my head, heart and finally through my hands to my work! 
Recently I walked through the Met Museum and saw Byzantine, early relics from an “international” cache of merchandise from the 200-1000 BCE and then the collection from the De Montebello years. A host of inspiration from all the ages. As always I was stunned and humbly reminded that all things come from the same original source and what we, each of us, are striving to do is create our own dialogue with that source and maybe if we are lucky find a way to let others connect with us. What a tender and fragile journey it is. Language, visual or otherwise is so ephemeral really.
Recently I walked through the Met Museum and saw Byzantine, early relics from an “international” cache of merchandise from the 200-1000 BCE and then the collection from the De Montebello years. A host of inspiration from all the ages. As always I was stunned and humbly reminded that all things come from the same original source and what we, each of us, are striving to do is create our own dialogue with that source and maybe if we are lucky find a way to let others connect with us. What a tender and fragile journey it is. Language, visual or otherwise is so ephemeral really. 
Looking at ART changes my perspective, reminding me, jarring me into new directions, inspiring me. Just the ticket to kick off the new year! Thank you!!! 
Great painting!
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Karen Renna - I am always amazed at the things you are able to find and share. Thank you. A for Ms Peyton, well given the conversations we have had in the recent past, it is ironic that you should find this. Her images have flashing moments of alice neel, Munch, Hopper and some German expressionists.
Karen Renna - I am always amazed at the things you are able to find and share. Thank you. A for Ms Peyton, well given the conversations we have had in the recent past, it is ironic that you should find this. Her images have flashing moments of alice neel, Munch, Hopper and some German expressionists.
Laura - I really enjoy the attention to the everyday…It lifts me up.
Sally - Thank you for sharing this – the interview is great. I only wish the sizes of the paintings had been included. They talked about the scale, but didn’t show what is is.
Sally - Thank you for sharing this – the interview is great. I only wish the sizes of the paintings had been included. They talked about the scale, but didn’t show what is is.