Fall is coming!

Hi to all my friends,

Fall is coming! The days are getting shorter. When I am up at 5:30 walking Alex, my dachshund, it's already dark here in Teaneck, NJ.

I hear from my son in Ithaca that it's already getting cold up there. And it's only mid-August.

For your viewing pleasure, here is one of my favorite paintings.

I did this last year after our church's "pumpkin festival". Soon the pumpkins will be out on the lawn again..for sale.

The painting will be hanging in the church lounge soon, after the renovations of the interior of our church are completed.

You can sit all day and look at pumpkins. The light hitting one side of them makes them look so beautiful!

Get out those sweaters!

Kathy

ARTISTS' CIRCLE GATHERING - Aug.11,2007

The Artists' Circle has been meeting one Saturday a month since Sept. 2006, sponsored by the Cresskill Congregational Church in NJ.
After I attended Judi Bett's art class last summer (also at the Hudson River Valley Art School) one of the artists suggested a book: Art and Fear by David Bayles. The author suggests the following in order to motivate yourself to keep working at your art: "Make friends with others who make art, and share your in-progress work with each other frequently!" Well it's worked. Here we are at our recent meeting at a member's lovely home and pool. We enjoyed a delicious barbecue prepared by Elaine and Bob. There's my partner,Darryl, and friends Lorraine, William, Zohra and Wendy busily sketching and painting by the side of the pool. There were a total of 20 artists there that day. As we looked at each other's work, it was amazing to see how each member keeps improving! There is a group energy happening that keeps everyone excited and eager to do a "next" painting.
At our art show at the church in June, we actually sold a few things! Please send me an email at kathylindner123@yahoo.com if you'd like some more information about joining our group.
"Uncertainty is the essential, inevitable and all-pervasive companion to your desire to make art. And tolerance for uncertainty is the prerequisite to succeeding!" David Bayles and Ted Orland, from Art and Fear.

Stanley Maltzman's art class - Drawing Nature

I worked with Stanley Maltzman at the Hudson River Valley Art School July 22-28, 2007. Here he is doing a demonstration of a pastel impression of the Catskill Creek.
What fun carrying all our art stuff down to the creek, sitting at the water's edge and working on a painting.
Stanley is in his late 80's and has more energy than most of us in the class.
He also teaches a winter class of drawing trees and snow...also at the Hudson River Valley Art School.
Soon I will show you the painting of the creek I am working on at home.

My Favorite Watercolor Painting

This painting was done after I attended Judi Bett's workshop in July, 2006 at the Hudson River Valley Art School in Greenville, N.Y.

Room no. 1 is the best room in the inn and has a lovely porch connected to it with these adirondack chairs to enjoy.

I would often sit in one of the chairs and meditate or think about my life.

It was one of the most peaceful spaces I've ever experienced.

You can enjoy art workshops at the school. Kim and Mark are wonderful hosts. The food is also wonderful! You can find information about the workshops at www.artworkshops.com

Kathy Lindner - Watercolor Memories

Welcome to my blog. I am in the midst of an artistic journey. I began drawing and painting many years ago. Now that I am retired from my librarian career I have more time to enjoy the meditative experience of painting.
These creative postings will show you some of my journey and encourage me to continue drawing and painting and showing you my progress. Kathy

Perhaps I will also encourage you to become more creative and artistic and enjoy the pleasure of painting and experiencing nature.