New Paintings of Vintage Abandoned Scenes

Wanderlust has been haunting me over the last Covid year and one of my favorite things to do while traveling - is to stop whenever and wherever I want. Along the road at abandoned places, behind buildings, down alleys - shooting photos for future paintings. I’ve a compromised immune system and the dismal spread of Covid and now the new Delta variant, has me realizing I may not be able to do any travel other than road trips for a long while… But who doesn’t like road trips? I can’t see myself missing an airport anytime soon!

So lately I’ve been traveling through my paint brush, adding some mixed media pieces of street scenes and found goodness to my abandoned art series. You may view and purchase them in the Once We Were Here section. Wonderfully rusty stuff, peeling paint, defunct signs and colorful shop fronts. Available for only $250, these are affordable original artworks for anyone’s home! All rendered on superior Arches pure cotton watercolor paper…

Hari, New Altered Book Art For Upcoming Marin MOCA Exhibit

Pleased as punch to share my new piece, a beautiful altered vintage book, originally titled “Hari, The Jungle Lad”. I was inspired by some inner pages which talk about listening and silence - almost with a meditative connotation. I cut out the pages in squares on each side of the book, to inset and frame my art, which depict scenes described in the book pertaining to lessons on how to hear, listen and enjoy silence. Things we all can use lessons in!

It will be on display in MarinMOCA’s “10th Annual Altered Book Exhibit” which opens this Saturday. If you can’t make it to the opening reception, be sure and drop by for the auction. Book lovers will be happy with the chance to add some art to their walls…

Exhibit Dates: April 27, 2019 - June 1, 2019
Opening Reception: April 27, 4-7pm
Live Auction and Closing Party: June 1, 5-8pm

Art Talk with Mary Austin and Donna Seager
April 27, 4pm, Hamilton Community Center,
(next door to MarinMOCA) 503 South Palm Drive, Novato, 94949

“The book becomes art at MarinMOCA’s 10th Annual Altered Book Exhibit and Fundraiser. Marin’s most unique art show features over 180 original book art objects, created by artists who combine compelling messages with creative technique. Fans and art collectors will see an innovative display of Altered Books. Mary Austin, Founder of the San Francisco Center for the Book, and Donna Seager, of Seager Gray Gallery in Mill  Valley will jury this year’s exhibition for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, honorable mention. “

500 Palm Drive,
Novato, California 94949