"American Beauty Goes," . . . to Colorado!

I'm VERY happy too announce that one of my pieces has begun its journey to its new home across the country! American Beauty Goes, above, is en route to Colorado, and will join its sibling, Left Behind, in the Durango collection of Gail Harriss. The images in this piece, as in all of my work, are personal and historic. My uncle and his friends, ca 1943-47 are represented in the motorcyclists and in the closeup on the top right. The image in the lower left corner is a scan of a vintage candy box which was home to hundreds of the antique negatives I use in my art. This piece measures approximately 23" x 16" on hardwood. There is paper-thin hammered aluminum foil on the right to give the suggestion of a silver frame. I'm so thrilled to have my art hanging around the country and beginning its life away from "home!"

Left Behind, above, will soon have a familiar piece hanging next to it. The two pieces are just about the same size and are both on reclaimed wood. They will look great together, and my little 2-3 year old mom in the central image, will now have more family to hang with!

A HUGE thanks to Gail, a friend of mine since 1976 when we were both students at Vassar. My closest college chums from then have remained lifelong friends, the type you can start up a conversation up right off the bat even if you haven't seen each other in years. I treasure them.

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My friend Woody Thompson's car site has a new URL now: woodyscarsite.blogspot.com. The old links won't work for it. Please adjust your bookmarks and head over there today!