Sara's Art

You are cordially invited to come and see

The Seven Palettes

new exhibit of plein air & studio paintings

Opening Reception: Sunday, September 17th 4 – 6pm  

Dates of Exhibit: September 9 – November 17, 2023

Gallery Hours: 10am – 4pm

*Maplewood is located at 9707 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda Maryland 20814

Labor Day weekend will be the time for several annual shows. This year I am excited to once again be a participating artist in the Glen Echo Labor Day weekend show. I spend a lot of time painting in the Stone Tower with Jordan Bruns and other long time recipients of his knowledge and guidance. The Spanish Ballroom is a beautiful venue and the park in general is a wonderful destination for a fun visit.

The 52nd Annual Labor Day Art Show at Glen Echo Park will be held in the historic Spanish Ballroom from Saturday, September 2 through Monday, September 4, 2023 from 12pm to 6pm.

7300 MacArthur Blvd.   
Glen Echo, MD 20812  

Phone: (301)634-2222

The Mansion at Strathmore

10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD

Hours: Wed-Sat 12-4 PM

Through January 8, 2022

Please come view this very special show which is also available online http://www.art.strathmore.org

I am pleased to have 2 miniature paintings that were juried into this exhibit.

I’m pleased to announce that 2 pieces of artwork

were accepted for a 3 month exhibition at the

Center for Plastic Surgery

5550 Friendship Blvd, Suite 130
Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
Exhibition Dates: April 5 – July 5, 2021

A month long show started off the year at Gallery B and then off to Greece for a 10 day workshop and lots of plein air painting followed.

Another style idea more in the color palette of Expressionist Faux painters of the 19th century, with bright hues, turned into a bigger project when a painting I had slated to go to the gallery in Oakland Maryland was noticed by an admirer. I agreed to sell it to him if he didn’t mind me repainting it again. Usually an original painting is expected to be a one-of-a-kind, but in this case, since I got permission from the purchaser, I repainted the same scene in the same color palette. Of course there are some small differences, especially because it is a fairly large painting at 36 x 24 inches. The 2nd version is now proudly on display in the Garrett Arts gallery in Oakland Maryland. For the rest of the year I turned back to the non-representational abstract and began working on several new projects. More on that soon…

And for artists, creating art is essential! There are so many excellent opportunities for shows and workshops through the warmer months that sometimes there is no time to write about them. In my case, the painting opportunities came one after another beginning in January and ramping up with a workshop in Santorini, Greece in early April. Then, the Plein Air season at home went into full swing through June. The hot summer months found weekly indoor studio time at the Yellow Barn and then continued with an abstract painting class into the Fall after the Glen Echo Labor Day weekend show. Currently, I am participating in an Olney Art Show at Kentlands Mansion as well as a fundraising show at Strathmore Mansion where 2 pieces of my artwork were donated for a raffle drawing type event. In addition, I was a participating donor artist for a special event on behalf of the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless and Whatsyour50! So, I guess I don’t feel as badly about not updating my blog each month, as I usually do, when I look back on all the art things going on. Next up, pics of some of this past seasons work and some on the new projects in progress.

Autumn is my favorite time of year to do outdoor painting and enjoy the warm colors. The Yellow Barn Studio class I often attend with Walt Bartman, gets us out in the weather twice a week, September through November. Its been unusually chilly for the past few weeks, which delayed the colors, but they are finally out and we are taking advantage of it.

Its always fun to see artworks as they develop. Here’s some starts from the past few weeks. Each painting usually gets worked on for at least 2 sessions onsite and then touch-ups are done later in the studio. 

Its looking like there will be a nice batch of new paintings ready for the next show. There are several group shows on the calendar for November, December and into 2019 that I have been busily painting for. More information on those to come soon.