by Marsha | Apr 13, 2010 | More art, Pip's BLOG
It’s a beautiful morning in Dayton, the sun is shining and I just finished chatting with my neighbor Brenda and her cuddly Akita Sophie (who just had ACL surgery, though she is not a soccer playing dog). Sophie is the kind of pooch I would love to snuggle up and...
by Marsha | Apr 4, 2010 | More art, Pip's BLOG, Works in Progress
Working on a new series of collages based on statuary, mostly French I think, though I have not done all the research yet. These statues are known as “mourners” and I find them captivating. The shapes of the figures and the attitudes they convey are very...
by Marsha | Mar 30, 2010 | More art, Pip's BLOG
“Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul.” ~ Wassily...
by Marsha | Mar 25, 2010 | More art, Pip's BLOG
Good morning! For those of you in the Dayton Ohio area, I want to alert you to an exhibition opening on March 27, 2010 and running through May 2nd. The exhibition is called SACRED GROUND. Hosted by the Marianist Envirionmental Education Center on the grounds of Mount...
by Marsha | Mar 14, 2010 | More art, Pip's BLOG, Works in Progress
http://www.artid.pipart – check out another sales venue where you can easily purchase my work! At this point I have listed only two new pieces, but I will be adding more in the next few days, so stay tuned! It’s a very easy site to navigate too. Right now...
by Marsha | Mar 8, 2010 | Pip's BLOG, Works in Progress
Well, I am taking a little break here from grading art papers to write a quick post. Making art is my joy and my job, but I also teach, so art history papers are a priority at the moment! I did manage, however, to create a couple of new collages for an exhibition to...
by Marsha | Feb 27, 2010 | More art, Pip's BLOG, Works in Progress
Hurray…it was a good productive day in my studio, where I worked on a piece I am calling “The Water Carrier”. It is based on a detail from a stained glass window at Chartres. Lots of color and texture. It’s currently drying and then I will add...
by Marsha | Feb 18, 2010 | Dinner in the City, How does ART start?, More art, Pip's BLOG, Works in Progress
For any of you who read my posts or check my latest work, you are probably wondering what has happened to me, since I have not posted in months. I always have such good intentions to maintain a steady stream of commentary and actually was doing pretty well – for...
by Marsha | Aug 6, 2009 | Pip's BLOG
I am currently reading Simon Schama’s book, “Rembrandt’s Eyes.” In it he describes the discovery of Rembrandt and Rembrandt’s concentration in his early years on establishing his credentials as a master craftsman. In telling this, Schama...
by Marsha | Aug 5, 2009 | Dinner in the City
I just noticed that prices are incorrect on two pieces in the “Dinner in the City” series. The two pieces are: “Christine de Pisan … icon, and “Judy Chicago … icon”. Both are $1400 each, not $1500. Judy’s on the left;...
by Marsha | Aug 5, 2009 | Pip's BLOG
A friend of mine was looking at my site for the first time recently – this is a friend I had not seen in some time – and commented that my “Dinner in the City” series of collages is not on the “See my Work” page. BIG OOPS! What was...
by Marsha | Jul 24, 2009 | Dinner in the City, Pip's BLOG
I just posted the prices for collages from the series “Dinner in the City”. If you live in Dayton, you can see most of these pieces at The Cannery Art and Design Center on Third Street in downtown Dayton. Some have already been sold; others are still...
by Marsha | Jul 14, 2009 | Pip's BLOG, Works in Progress
I haven’t posted in a while, but that doesn’t mean I have been idle! It is always a decision between working in the studio or communicating about working in the studio, and honestly, making art usually wins. I just finished a new piece that I had been...
by Marsha | Jul 4, 2009 | Pip's BLOG
I ran into the director of our local arts fund raising organization today at the Second Street Market in Dayton (which, by the way, is a destination worth frequenting for great food, produce, flowers, seafood, handcrafted items, fresh meats, tremendous breads and...
by Marsha | Jun 9, 2009 | Dinner in the City, Pip's BLOG
I currently have a show hanging at The Cannery Art and Design Center in downtown Dayton; it will be the final (I think!) showing of the 27 collages that comprise “Dinner in the City” as I have started to sell them off to collectors. This exhibition came...