Artnotes: In the Garden

 

16 March 2024  Stimigliano, RI  ITALIA

Pansies on Newsprint  Laurie Fox Pessemier  Acrylic/paper 11 x 15"   27 x 38cm  125.00

Berlino, Berliiinooooo!  Blair and I were searching for our dog Berlino shortly after we returned from Stimigliano and let him out into the yard in Roccamalatina.   Night was starting to fall, and we try to establish his whereabouts every so often, even though our yard is not much more than an acre. Pansies on Music  Laurie Fox Pessemier   Acrylic/paper 9.5 x 12"   24  x 30 cm   100.00 I was scanning the surrounding hillsides in the unlikely event of escape, and I noticed significant movement in our fig tree.  Yes, there was Berlino, a good 8 feet off the ground clinging with his toenails to a branch.  I startled him just enough that he fell from the tree, luckily on our side of the fence.  He was unhurt and immediately tried to do it again.  We’ve taken preventive measures (wedging a lawn chair between trunk and branch). Silver Peppermill   Laurie Fox Pessemier  Acrylic/cardboard 10 x 10"  25 x 25cm   100.00 painting with Yukie series -- we paint for an hour online weekly We have been discovering new and beautiful flowers since our return.  In our own yard, there are hyacinths and tulips and a riot of violets; we may have missed the cyclamen. There was significant rain, and it warms up into the 60-s daily, conducive to bursting blooms.    I plant every bulb I can, and scatter wild seed throughout the yard all year long.   Italy is truly the country of wildflowers, and come April and May, the hillsides from Torino to the toe of the boot will be carpeted.  My personal favorite are the red poppies. Hyacinth on Black   Laurie Fox Pessemier acrylic/paper 13 x 9.5"  33 x 24cm  100.00 Italy is a significant flower producer in Europe (Netherlands being far and away the top). I bought pansies at the market on Tuesday.   Along the Italian Riviera (Genoa to the French border), greenhouses dot the hillside.  The volume of flowers for export grows yearly.   But, at least to me, Italy has the most wild growing flowers as one drives from Rome to Bologna and beyond. Hyacinth on White  Laurie Fox Pessemier  Acrylic/paper  13 x 19"  33 x 48cm  150.00 There’s not been much wildness in our own lives, as I have had to buy a new phone and transfer data.  Linear thinking is not my strong suit; I’m not a black and white kind of girl (contrary to this week’s light and dark backgrounds for flowers).   Meanwhile, Berlino searches the garden for new adventures. Orlando Furioso Puppet (Sicilian) Laurie Pessemier  Acrylic/cardboard  13.5 x 10"  35 x 25cm  Sold Sign up for Artnotes by contacting me at lfpessemier@gmail.com INVITING All Artists to present their Work:   Paint, Literature, Crafts, Food.... Pessemier's Sunday Salon Weekly on Sunday  No Reservation Necessary   How it works: Bring a piece of your ART: that could be visual, like painting or printmaking; or literary, as in poetry or prose; or crafts, like metalwork or knitting; or food, or music.  Something you made, or feel particularly inspired by.  You have about 5 minutes to present, and we'll ooh, ahh, or answer questions you have.  You can also come and see how we work before diving in.  Just show up on Zoom at a minute or two before the hour.    No selling, no networking until after everyone has presented. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88093708954?pwd=M04zNHB4dFZkREp3bThweUd1YnVDZz09 Meeting ID: 880 9370 8954 Passcode: 886402 Rome 7PM *usa time change accommodation; NY 2 PM; LosAngeles 11AM