Artnotes: The Biggest Fish

 

23 November 2024  Stmigliano, RI ITALIA Tevere  Blair Pessemier    Acrylic/canvas   14 x 20 "  35 x 50cm  490.00  We’ve been walking, walking, walking this week – Berlino misses his terrain in Roccamalatina, so we’ve tried to make up it to him with several outdoor forays per day.   Our collective favorite is the “Tevere Point”, which takes us along the Tiber, behind the railroad station at Poggio Mirteto.   Choose your shoes      Laurie Fox Pessemier The walk is about a kilometer each way, with mirror-like images of hills, trees and castles reflected in  the river.  It puts me in the mind of picture-puzzles – you know, those classic natural scenes with barely distinguishable fall tones. Dogs    Laurie Fox Pessemier      Berlino saw his mistress from the shelter, “Pasqualina and Friends” twice there this week, walking her own dog and some of the shelter’s inmates.   Berlino loves (almost all) other dogs, and there are always a few along the path. Moon Rise  Blair Pessemier  Acrylic/canvas  15  x 22"   38 x 57cm   490.00 There are a good share of fishermen lounged along the banks, too.  One such fellow lives with his wife in a hidden house right across from edge of the water.  He has four dogs, and passel of chickens, all hidden behind chicken wire and corrugated metal fencing.  This we know as we exchange greetings.  How’s the fishin’? Blair enquires.  He motions for us to follow and shows us a 20+ pound carp he’s caught.  In fact, this isn’t a particularly large one, as they can grow to as much as 90 pounds.   It is the desired fish for a Central European Christmas dinner, and I suspect he may have some of that heritage. Photo of man with carp We are quite happy to be back in Stimigliano – we’ve been commiserating with neighbors and getting ready for the fair – I think of it as a Christmas fair, but it hasn’t been sanctioned as such (there is lots of politics in these little towns, I am glad to be included, in any case).   I am addicted to making these holiday ornaments, and make a couple a day. I made a slightly larger head of Berlino, backed by a golden retriever.     I can see myself getting bigger and bigger pieces of cardboard to paint on:  a whale.  Merman       Laurie Fox Pessemier    Acrylic/paper     9 x 13.5"  23 x 33cm  90.00 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 8PM; NY 2 PM; LosAngeles 11AM