Umbrella at Lake Vico Blair Pessemier acrylic/canvas 9 x 14" 24 x 35 cm 450.00
Stoic as I try to be, I can’t control my unmitigated joy at certain things. The over-the-top thrill of swimming in Lake Vico is one of those events. The water is perfectly clear, without motorboats or houses along the edge. Lake Vico is a volcanic lake, and the water is “slippery” in a rock and sulphur-y sort of way. I feel at the brink of ecstatic tears when I am in there.
Cow, thinking Minotaur Laurie Fox Pessemier Acrylic/newspaper 25 x 17" 63 x 41cm 250.00
I can imagine satyrs and fauns, nymphs and fairies in the dense wood all around, creatures born of the fiery nature of the lake. Minotaurs abound. There’s a little restaurant nearby, where one can sit and observe the scene (I really haven’t seen a satyrs yet, but I found a “late” falcon chick, with fuzzy feathers, and soft, not-yet-taloned feet) . A dozen flower shaped umbrellas in yellow and blue provide shade for the bathers and fisher-boys in that area. We swim further down the beach, where we are very much alone. One can swim nearly a half kilometer out before the water plunges over our heads and deep into the caldera. Harika goes in, chest deep.
Cherry Tomatoes Laurie Pessemier Acrylic/newspaper 17 x 25" 41 x 63 cm 290.00
We were down in Stimigliano, near Rome, this week. It was really hot every day, and I found it nearly impossible to sleep. I learned that bags under the eyes are called calamari in Italy, and I had them after six nights of tossing and turning. We drove back North and will try again at the end of the month.
Chili Peppers in a Pot Laurie Fox Pessemier Acrylic/paper 17 x 25" 41 x 63cm 290.00
I revitalized clay that was in my studio…I might have overdone it with too much water. I fashioned a satyr’s head, which could take a month to harden. I painted a bunch of works on paper, while Blair painted a picture of a dog and his family.
Walking by Lake Vico Blair Pessemier acrylic/canvas 19.5 x 16" 50 x 35 cm 550.00
The dog only had three legs, which seemed like a recent development, as the golden retriever really struggled on the sand. There were lots of dogs at the lake, who seemed to get along with one another. I guess they were thrilled with the water, like me.
INVITING All Artists to present their Work:
Pessemier's Sunday Salon Weekly on Sunday No Reservation Necessary
