About thirteen years ago I did an asparagus growth chart in the mud room of a home in Shavertown,Pa. The family has documented the date and growth of their four children - from the time they could stand by themselves, to the height to which they've matured. I recently completed another asparagus - fresh for charting growth - on a piece of wood which can be taken with this new family of three should they ever move.
One of my favorite stories is told about Renoir, the famous french painter. Apparently, when he was older, he suffered greatly from arthritis, but he kept painting anyhow. On one occasion his friend, Matisse, said to him, 'Renoir, why do you keep painting when you are in so much pain?'
Renoir simply replied, 'the pain passes, but the beauty remains.'"
Justin and Lindsay with commissioned painting "Release"
On Saturday I had the delight of driving into NYC to deliver the commissioned painting "Release" which Lindsay gave her husband Justin as a wedding present. Although I lived in the city for five years... I never drove in it, so it was a new experience topped with lunch with old friends from the Art Students League, Yumiko and Jerry.
Today I delivered a framed giclee to Matt who is in from Haiti to decompress at his cottage retreat. He's heading back to work in Haiti for the Red Cross and showed me some amazing photos he's taken.
Earl Lehman "Three's Company " Luna, Uta and EarlMe with Ken MarquisAcrylic on Canvas paintingsMe with Catherine Cullen of ScrantonScenes from the opening on Friday September 16, 2011 at Marquis in Wilkes-Barre. Attendents were greeted with a saxaphone musician compliments of Ken Marquis. After the flood evacuation the prior week, it was the arts that breathed freshness and hope into the city.
After a hard day of rippin around the woods - killing a couple woodchucks and chasing geese for a solid 45 minutes, Eloise takes pause and reflects on yet another wonderful day.
