The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston commissioned me to replicate a watercolor of J.M.W. Turner for a video to be shown in the galleries for the duration of the exhibit through July. It is also on their website. Here is the link.

painting-a-turner-watercolor

Carolyn

www.CarolynLatanision.com
Studio: Suite 1050
500 West Cummings Park
Woburn MA 01801

In the spring of 2021, after many years of painting abstract landscapes, I painted an arrangement of red roses. One painting that was meant as homage to my recently deceased mother, led to another. Soon, my studio was filled with these tributes. The departure from flat geometric planes of my landscapes was intriguing and the organic forms of the flowers were soothing.

The rose paintings were a part of my healing process, examining the depths of the emotions that they represented and experimenting with nontraditional colors to further invoke these feelings. Titles such as Repose, Morning Prayer and Remember, speak to a more inward perspective while Domestic, Warm Day and Wooden Vase tell more familiar, functional stories. The duality of the rose as a symbol of joyous celebrations in life as well as comfort in a time of loss fuels this ongoing series.

These paintings will be featured in a group show titled Bloom at dk Gallery in Marietta, Ga in May 2022 and a solo exhibition titled Roses Are Not Always Red at Arts on Douglas Gallery in New Smyrna Beach ,FL in October 2022.

Karlene McConnell

Hello and thank you for herding the cats on this lovely service for NAWA.

I have a sculpture in the SculptureNow exhibit @the Mount, Lenox MA June 1-October 30. The “Fisherman” is six feet tall, and is composed of welded found scrap. The inspiration was a smashed shopping cart and my photos of the fishermen in Goa, India mending their nets – I visited in the seventies.

The Mount is a fabulous home and garden and historical site. There are thirty sculptures in this exhibit distributed on this vast and gorgeous property.

Best,
Madeleine

Recently I have been concentrating on creating small works. I find working on a small scale meaningful. One series of wall sculpture I have been constructing is with Plexiglas on wood. The pieces are colorful and joyful. I see the colors related to the sunrises and sunsets on Long Island as well as the myriad of colors of the spectrum. Perhaps, I find additional meaning in this because of working in science with light. I have been exhibiting with local groups as well as juried shows. These included several exciting exhibitions organized by NAWAMA. I also received an award for Radiant Sunrise from the Mamaroneck Artists Guild Juried Small Works Show.