New Gallery affiliation

I have recently signed with Hollis Gallery in Chattanooga. Presently, they handle six or so artists. Two of us are "locals" and the rest are out-of-town. Keith Abney (part-owner) lives in Atlanta and does very contemporary work. Phyllis knows the girl from LaGrange, Signe ?, who paints from old photographs. Very interesting! There are a couple of other artists who have the same rep or agent as Keith. My work will be the most representational so I hope that it will be a welcome change and not a "sore thumb".
My work will be introduced next weekend at a city-wide Gallery hop. Every gallery is supposed to be open 2 - 9 on Sat for open house. Then I will have the featured wall for Oct. (Signe is Sept) I love painting large! Will post photos of the gallery, etc on my blog: www.artisttravels.blogspot.com this weekend.
Durinda

New Studio

I have just leased a new studio space in the historic area of Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia. I will be using the space to work and as my "headquarters" for developing classes and workshops. The space is right next to The Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Battlefield. I found out the space used to be the original post office!
Can't wait to work on new pieces for upcoming shows.
Will post photos soon.
Durinda

Tuscany

June 10. 2007
I have just returned from a two-week trip to the Tuscany area of Italy. It is truly a fairy-tale land. While there, I learned the egg tempera technique of painting from Fred Wessel. Egg tempera predates oil painting and is used in the fresco paintings and icons from the Renaissance. We saw some beautiful images in area churches and museums. Egg tempera requires building layers of thin paint by hatching and cross-hatching.
I did have time for some quick watercolor sketches of the areas where we stayed. I will post some of them after I get my images shot!
Ciao!
Durinda