| Diving In Laurie Fox Pessemier Acryllic on printed paper 12 x 9.5” 30 x 24cm 75.00 |
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Some of my happiest summers were spent in Wellfleet, on Cape Cod, in the 1970s. I had a dream art gallery job, had lots of friends and was surrounded by art and artists. It was where I first (and rarely ever) felt like I totally belonged. I didn’t do much of my own art in those summers – I worked a lot and partied at night, like a normal 20 year old. Our gallery carried paintings, prints, ceramics and sculpture. I loved the bronze sculptures – they looked fabulous, planted outside, around the grounds. They were executed by Harry Marinsky, an artist who lived in exile, in Italy. His Italian bronzes, of women talking at the market , a laughing man in a lounge chair, giant stiletto-heeled shoes, still relate to Italian life (timeless). I have been to his foundry, in Pietrasanta, Tuscany, Italy. |
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I am a bit of an exile here – I could be in the USA but I am so much more comfortable in Italy, where there are still so many things to discover, and enough detachment to make art. It is less costly here, too, and as two grasshoppers who never saved for a retirement home, this works. I have a hard time revisiting past places: they were just so perfect when I was there, I hate to think of them in a new light. It’s a point on which I disagree with many people.
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| | Girl With Pony Tail Blair Pessemier Acrylic/canvas 12 x 16" 30 x 41cm 390.00 |
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I was just speaking this week with a friend, who went back to where she grew up. She was disappointed by old friends. She and I talked about how our perceptions of people and events change with time. I realized that events I thought I’d neatly tucked away, were not really resolved in my present mind. That event remained static, but we grew and became different. This thinking could drive me crazy: go forward! I do refer to some old memories. I have a much greater appreciation for what I thought were my parents shortcomings, but in fact, were just their way of dealing with getting older. I have adopted my father’s use of physical exercise; my mother’s ability to compartmentalize and deal with uncomfortable issues. |
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| | Backflip Laurie Fox Pessemier Acryllic on printed paper 12 x 9.5” 30 x 24cm 75.00 |
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| We are happy to have survived the three heat waves of July and are on day one of August’s first assault (100 today). I’ve mastered sleeping on a lumpy bed in the former horse stable. It’s actually cool on the ground floor all the time. We can rarely eat outdoors any more – too hot. We were walking Berlino by 6:15 this morning. He shuns the outdoors in the hottest parts of the day, but refuses to swim. We made that marvelous whipped watermelon ice cream with just watermelon and milk/cream this week – big fun. I think I could go door to door with it, like Colonel Sanders. There was a violent storm last weekend that fried our dishwasher (like who thinks of unplugging the dishwasher?) and we’re struggling to install a new one |
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| | Swimming Together Laurie Fox Pessemier Acryllic on printed paper 12 x 9.5” 30 x 24cm 75.00 |
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Blair and I are swimming daily in the river, my greatest joy. I can’t really paint there, despite wonderful scenes because it is too hot. Our landlord has come up to occupy his house nearby – his regular digs in Bologna are intolerable, air conditioning or not. I am making a new website this month, with Claude (AI) -- he did the basic work in just 10 minutes. We’re hoping it cools down before our trip to Elba at the end of this month, to witness Napoleon’s exile. |
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We All Need Fans Laurie Fox Pessemier Acryllic on printed paper 12 x 9.5” 30 x 24cm 90.00 |
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We make art to order, including portraits by Blair Pessemier.
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See all of our paintings at https://paintfox.com
Most of our work is available as reproductions, custom sized and framed.
Write to me at lfpessemier@gmail.com
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| | | 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. No politics, no sales pitches, please. |
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