Desert Winds at Spezzano Gallery

Happy Monday, everyone! This week will be the last opportunity to view the "Desert Winds" exhibit at The Spezzano Gallery in Long Beach, California. The exhibition features some of my recent paintings along with the art of Esther Spezzano Shaw, Steve Rieman, and Nora Lousignont. It opened on Saturday the 12th of September, and the last day to see it will be this Saturday, the 26th of September. Gallery hours are Thursday and Sunday from noon to 6 pm, and Friday and Saturday from noon to 8 pm. As many of you may recall, I attended the opening reception on the 12th. Here are a few photos from the opening night.
Here is the owner of the gallery, Esther Spezzano Shaw, in front of one of her acrylic paintings.


Nora Lousignont:


Yours Truly:


I failed to get a photograph of Steve Rieman next to one of his sculptures, but you can see a few of his pieces in the first photograph. If you won't be able to make it to the exhibition at Spezzano, don't dismay! There will be another opportunity to see the works of all four of these artists in October, for the Art Tours. Esther Shaw and Nora Lousignont will be showing with me, while Steve Rieman will be showing at his own studio, which is well worth visiting. For more information, you are welcome to email me (karine@karineswenson.com).

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A Friday night

I wonder how many people are posting to their blog on a Friday night. It's not that there aren't social events I could be attending. There are. A couple of events, in fact, are happening tonight that I could be attending. But here I sit, in front of the computer, posting on the blog instead. You are my newest love, blog readers. How could I go anywhere when I am only thinking of you???

Here is another new monotype from the last session of printmaking. Orange Bird, measuring 7 x 5 inches for the art, came from a dime sized sketch of a cactus wren in my sketchbook. I then drew the sketch onto cardboard, cut it out, and used it for this monotype. I love how the cardboard embosses onto the paper, so the edges around the bird are in relief. There is really no way to describe how fun this process is!


I hope you all have a divine weekend. I am headed for Long Beach tomorrow for the opening of Desert Winds at Spezzano Art Gallery. It's ever so exciting!!!! I am delighted about the prospect of being near the ocean once again. I will definitely have to dip a toe in, if not submerse myself completely in the magic salt water. I will return to again, my dear readers, with salty hair and a grin on my face, once the weekend is over. Until then, aloha!