Archive for March 31st, 2011
Susan Swartz Featured at NMWA
“Susan Swartz – Seasons of the Soul” will be featured in a special exhibition of abstract landscape paintings at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D.C. The exhibition will run from June 17 to October 2. Her captivating work has been displayed in private collections as well as museums, including the International Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Swartz is not only an abstract landscape painter; she is also a philanthropist and environmental activist. Her artwork is known for its bright, bold colors that demand an emotional response. The focus on environmentalism in her paintings is “an urgent plea, to notice, respect and preserve our natural environment,” said the artist. I, for one, will be urging all my friends in the D.C. area to check out her inspirational work, and perhaps take a peek at the other female artists’ work on display at the NMWA.
The Edison Estate
Thelma and I have been waiting for today for a long time. Several weeks ago we inquired about painting at the Edison Estate and we were told that artists are allowed on Wednesdays, and the entrance fee would be $5. The classes for which we had registered were always on Wednesday, so we had to wait until class ended before we could come.
Today we arrived at the Estate about 10:30 AM and I went in to pay the fees. One cashier knew nothing about the fee for artists, the other had heard of it, but wasn’t sure the amount. That already told me they have not been overwhelmed with artists. Eventually I paid the money and we found a tree that appealed to each of us. After a couple of hours we had completed our trees and some background and headed home – the rest to be completed in the studio. It was great to be outdoors doing plein air oil paintings again after so many weeks of acrylics in class.