Coming painting events, see 'Farms' above.
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Month of July exhibit San Geronimo Cultural Center Reception July 11 at 4 |
Wild Blue June 28 Gospel Flat July 12 Paradise Valley Produce July 26 |
Art on the Farm show coming to
the San Geronimo Cultural Center
July 2
Artist's Reception July 11 4-7
| Some us may have learned Sunday, that approaching a herd of
sheep along the fence, in order to see them better, does not work great
if one is walking too quickly, talking too loudly, or heading straight
in. They will leave. Slow, indirect, quiet can help. Being sensitve to
reactions is a real plus. Thanks Don, for another beautiful day at Redhill.
When I arrived at Cow Track Ranch on May 12, the weed-eating crew had been working a while. The noise and trauma lasted more than an hour longer. When the buildings and tractors had emerged from the oats, the crew moved on to other projects. On a deck next to a freshly planted circular garden there appeared an angelic figure with a harp. The new garden was then soothed with some soft lullabies for a while. Later the harp player explained that she just could not let her new plants think that all was so violent all the time. They had needed the break. December 28, 2008, we started up again with a visit to Patti Elliot's Fairfax Fresh Farm. Last spring we had images of geese, dogs, flowers, lemons, apple trees, Mt. Tam, an old comfy lounge chair, and the front porch. Next was an almost warm January day at Creekside Farm. About 16 artists arrived for the day and painted the valley, the garden, the goats and sheep next door, the logging operation down the way. I captured my version of a persimmon tree. The Sunday at Stubbs Vineyard was cool and breezy. The sheltered areas
came up with views of the llama pasture and the pond. Some of us went after
the photograhy of the passing storm front. There were dramatic clouds,
patterns of light and shadow across the Petaluma Valley, soft light across
Wilson Hill.
Short history:
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