2010 – Page 5 – Deidre Adams

Cleveland — City of contrasts

Like other rustbelt cities, Cleveland is a complicated mix of beauty and misery, with attempts at revitalization and urban renewal struggling against the effects of abandoned industry and declining population. How we got to this point and what to do about it are hot topics in these times, and President Obama has evidently decided Cleveland is a good place to try to drum up some support and enthusiasm, so he’ll be giving a speech there later today. Popular wisdom says that his failure to put a fire in the belly of the people will have us running back to the arms of those who brought us to this dance. The choice: limited, cautious plans that don’t ever seem to be enough, or no plans whatsoever … what a conundrum.

I will leave it to others to discuss the politics and implications offered by Cleveland’s example, and simply say that I think it’s a beautiful place, and would love to spend some more time there.

September 8th, 2010|Photography|4 Comments

A quick update

This has been a very busy week. On Sunday, I flew to Ohio for the taping of a segment of Quilting Arts TV. Just because of the way things worked out with flights and timing, I was there for 3 full days to do something that in the end will probably take up all of about 5 minutes on the show. But it was fun, and I got to meet several new people, fabulous artists, and the lovely and charming Patricia (Pokey) Bolton. I was honored to have the opportunity to talk about my work on this very well-regarded PBS show. I’ll let you know when I get the details about when it will air.

Left to right: Victoria Gertenbach, Susan Brubaker Knapp, Candy Glendening, Jeannie Palmer Moore, Jamie Fingal, and me in the aptly-named “green room.” (Photo by Jeannie Cook-Delpit, director of national events for Bernina.)

Since I had so much time there, I used the opportunity to take lots of pictures in Cleveland and Akron. I’ll be posting some of them in the next few days.

All of this happened right in the middle of trying to get a lot of work finished for the Evenings with Monet show, which we hung yesterday, the day after I got back. With 4 of us working on it, I think we managed to hang well over 50 pieces in the space of about 90 minutes. Then it was off to a nearby restaurant for a well-deserved margarita.

September 3rd, 2010|Miscellaneous|2 Comments

Evenings with Monet exhibition

Après-midi, 20 x 13 inches, acrylic on paper. ©2009 Deidre Adams.

Last year, I was fortunate to be part of a group of students of Amy Metier who went to France for an art-immersion experience. I wrote quite a bit about my adventures and posted some photos from the trip:

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

The best thing about the trip was being there to paint. It’s one thing to travel and see the sights, but I never liked the idea of running all over to different cities and having only a short time in each one. I much prefer the way this trip was organized. We stayed in Paris for 4 days, and then Giverny the remaining 8 days, with day excursions to nearby towns. While in Giverny, we went out on location to Monet’s garden and the surrounding areas to paint. I’m convinced that this is the absolute best way to travel and get to know a place, and I hope to have another opportunity to do it again some day.

If you are in the Denver area, I would like to invite you to join me and the other artists for the opening reception of an exhibition of paintings and photographs by the participants of the trip:

Evenings with Monet

Opening Reception:
Friday, Sept. 3, 6-8 pm
Alliance Française
571 Galapago St., Denver
303.831.0304

Exhibition dates:
Sept. 3 – Oct. 30, 2010
Hours: Mon-Thurs: 9-7:30, Fri: 9-5, Sat. 9-noon

August 28th, 2010|Exhibitions|1 Comment