Life of Wry

I’m pretty happy about this one… it’s a painting by Lucy, a dear friend Monica and Dror’s, whom we’ve also become friends with after so many years of birthday parties and holiday gatherings. She’s a talented artist who has worked in a variety of media. In her own words:

In the process of immersing myself in art for teaching purposes, I also began doing my own art again.  I have focused for years at a time in various media: jewelry making, acrylic painting, kiln formed glass, and encaustic collage.  Since 2020, I have been working primarily in acrylic paint, incorporating gelli prints and painted papers to add depth and textures to my work. The pandemic’s silver lining for me was more time in the studio and more time in nature.  My love of trees is lifelong, so it is my great joy to have found ways to incorporate tree imagery into my art. The trees in my work are based on specific trees that I have encountered on the paths I walk: those that catch my attention with their angles and lines and especially the shapes between the branches.

Here are some examples of her trees, excerpted from her website.

This is the one I bought at a recent exhibit of her work (in a Berkeley gallery):

And this is where it lives now…

I think it looks pretty good there! I had that spot in mind when I chose that particular painting, among so many options.