"Sea & Fog" will be in the upcoming CWA Exhibition

     I am so pleased to announce that my painting "Sea & Fog" has been accepted into the 84th Annual National Open Juried Exhibition of the Connecticut Women Artists.

     It was a very soggy morning when I painted "Sea & Fog" on location  at Fish Beach on Monhegan Island, Maine.  The island of Manana across the harbor appeared and disappeared eerily in the mists.  My husband called it a "Brigadoon" morning!

"Sea & Fog" is a 6 x 12" acrylic on linen.  Copyright Joan Cole.

     Juror of selections and awards was Douglas Hyland, Director of the New Britain Museum of American Art.

     The show runs from August 31 until September 27 at The Slater Memorial Museum, 108 Crescent Street in Norwich, CT 06360.

     The opening reception will be Saturday, September 7 from 2 to 4 PM.  I invite you to come.

"Squeaker Cove, Monhegan" is in the WGBH Boston Art Auction, July 10-30!

     I am pleased to announce that my painting "Squeaker Cove, Monhegan" is in the WGBH Boston Art Auction, which extends from July 10 - 30.

"Squeaker Cove, Monhegan," 8 x 10" acrylic on linen on gatorboard

     If you would like to bid on "Squeaker Cove" or any of the other items available in the auction, you will need to register at http://auction.WGBH.org.  

     If you live in the greater Boston area, perhaps you would like to attend  the Summer Arts Walk on the 24th!

				Where else can you preview select works from the heralded WGBH Fine Art Auction and place an early bid? Join WGBH, The Boston Globe, and Citizens Bank for the inaugural Summer Arts Walk and drop into any of the 10 participating galleries and venues: Copley Society of Art, Galerie d’Orsay, Quidley & Company, International Poster Gallery, Martha Richardson Fine Art, Robert Klein Gallery, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Beth Urdang Gallery, Newbury Fine Arts, and 29 Newbury Restaurant.

New Haven Paint & Clay Opening, Sunday!

Oh my goodness, I can't believe how long it's been since I've blogged.  The hand surgery I had definitely put a stop to many of my activities, including painting and writing.  Today is my first day to get used to my "new" (as in "replacement") joint in my index finger.  What a joy!  (But not without pain, at this point.  I need to go slowly.)

"Rainy Sunrise at Whitehead, Monhegan, Maine," 11" x 14" acrylic on Irish linen on gatorboard, copyright Joan Cole

I just wanted to invite everyone to join me at the opening on Sunday, March 11, from 2 to 5 at New Haven Paint & Clay's 111th Annual Juried Art Exhibition.  It's at The John Slade Ely House, 91 Trumbull Street, New Haven, CT 06510.  I'm so pleased to be able to say that my acrylic "Rainy Sunrise at Whitehead, Monhegan, Maine" was chosen to hang among the works of other artists of New England and NewYork.