Flower Power

"Lilacs in a Window"
Mary Cassatt, 1879

Up now at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond: "Van Gogh, Manet,and Matisse: The Art of the Flower". I recently saw the exhibit, and was impressed with its breadth. There were masterworks from museums such as the Louvre and the Musee d'Orsay in Paris and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. It's definitely worth a detour to catch this one. One might ask, "How many pictures of flowers can a person look at in one show??". No problem for me--the subject matter is not so important, because

You're Invited!

Please join me for this annual event!

DILWORTH ARTISAN STATION SPRING OPEN HOUSE Friday, May 1st, 2015 6 pm to 9 pm Lesley Powell Art Find me on the Third Floor--Studio #35 118 E. Kingston Avenue, in Charlotte's SouthEnd Please join us! I am co-hosting the Spring Open House at the Dilworth Artisan Station. More than twenty five artists will open our studios for this special event. It's a great opportunity to meet the artists, peek behind the scenes, and see all the latest work coming off our easels. New paintings available for sale. Live music. Beverages and nibbles. What's not to love?? Bring a friend and make a night of it!

Where to Park? The lot beside our building; spaces on the street; and in the overflow parking deck behind Carrabba's restaurant. If you can't make it Friday night, I will also be open on Saturday, May 2, from 10 am until 12:30 pm. Would love to see you! See more paintings on my website, Lesley Powell Art

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Being your Own Best Critic

"Ile de la Cite"
10 x 17, oil on linen
(c) Lesley Powell 2104
(SOLD)

Like many people in the creative world, I spend the vast majority of my time alone, working away. Sometimes I am lucky enough to benefit from the input of a small "critique group" of fellow painters. Or better yet, I may get advice from a trusted mentor. But more often than not, I am left to my own devices to work through the problems of painting.

On occasion, I finish a painting  and immediately know that it's a success. That was the case with the top painting in this post. Far more often, I "finish" a painting and I am not sure whether it is good or bad. Sometimes I am dissatisfied with it in some way. Maybe it looks chalky. Or it is just not convincing. That's when the Inner Critic must emerge. I try to bring my best judgment into play, and ask myself