Paddleboard Laurie Fox Pessemier Acrylic/canvas 14 x 11 35 x 27cm 190.00
Two in Tubes Laurie Fox Pessemier Acrylic/canvas 12 x 12 30 x 30cm 190.00
Skier Laurie Fox Pessemier Acrylic/panel
Playing in the Tubes Laurie Fox Pessemier Acrylic/canvas 12 x 12 30 x 30cm 190.00
Daisies at Hemlock Lodge Laurie Fox Pessemier Acrylic/canvas 12 x 12 30 x 30cm 190.00
Our trip to Connecticut began on Monday, with a crowded train ride to Milan. I am not sure I want to repeat that performance. Luckily, we stayed at a very fun hotel at the airport in Milan, awaiting our Tuesday flight. The Moxy Hotel was chock full of cheery folks, and Harika made friends, while hotel staff made us two complimentary Cosmopolitans. The lobby had games and books, a bar and dining area. There were guitars to play, and a slate to draw on. And the guestroom was pretty nice, too, with ever-so-subtle lighting beneath the bed that illuminated our steps in the night. Harika and I laid out for hours on the bouncy bed in air conditioned comfort. In Europe, air conditioning is not a "given".
From JFK, we were whooshed out to the hills of my Connecticut by my sister. We are ensconced at Hemlock Lodge as I type. We come here every year. Same house, same porch, same supplies, a slightly different us: the same fabric, as we weave another row. The water in the lake is delicious, and I've swum two days. Friends arrived at once and we had cocktails and sold paintings. We are recycling work from the archives – we haven’t painted much ourselves.
My Dad, who will be 90 in a month (god willing) is better than he was a month ago. We went to the Chinese Buffet, his reason for living, on Thursday. He was so exhausted he fell asleep in the easy chair upon return and didn't wake up until the next day.
My father ages, my sisters become more involved in their families' lives, and my niece and nephews forge new directions. We are on the periphery, like so many of our friends, who are single, or childless, or just more involved in their own legacies than the biological one. We have our art which will outlive us, and the chance to make everyone's day brighter with positive attitude, generosity and kindness. I am back to my "Art of Slow Travel" book. Whenever I hop on a plane, a whole new chapter of my life begins.
The porch show is taking shape -- available for the next week; Friday and Saturday we will be in Madison, Connecticut, and then are off to North Carolina for a show there on the 26 July. So call us at: 860.387.3524 if you'd like to stop by in the coming week or sometime during August. Or want to have a coffee together, or just chat on the phone (eastern daylight time until 9 PM).
Laurie and Blair PESSEMIER
