Home Again

"Shelter" 

24x30

oil on canvas

available for delayed sale

(Wrought Iron arch is at the entrance 

to the Poet's Garden in Highland Park in Rochester, NY.)

Illuminations is changing its art and my friend Barb and I picked up the show today, with the pink chair itself, the booklet with the stories, the board with the love notes and positive affirmations written by so many that the post-its are piled up high. I will share some of this in the next few posts. In the meantime, the entire show is wrapped safely and is in my studio. The next public viewing will be in August. I am taking the work to "Art in the Barn" in Cushing, Maine the weekend of August 10-12. The rest of the month I will have it on display in the Scala Art Center. In September it will go to another hospital, Hudson Valley Hospital in the Peeksvill area near New York City, with more to come after that. I will keep you updated on the shows progress.

If you have a local venue that would like an art show during June and/or July, please contact me. I am also available for presentations on the story.

Exciting News for the Pink Chair Project!

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I am delighted to share this news with all my followers:

"Dear Lynne:

The review committee of Illuminations is pleased to inform you that your work has been chosen for display in the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.  We would like to accept all of paintings that you submitted for review.

As you know, the mission of Illuminations is to create a visually healing environment, offering enlightenment, inspiration, and encouragement to patients, family members, friends and staff through the visual arts.  We believe your work reflects that ideal and will bring joy to many men, women and children whose lives have been touched by cancer.  We thank you for submitting your work for consideration.

Your work will be displayed in the February 2012-June 2012 exhibit.  A formal letter will be mailed to you with more details."

Little did I realize how far this would be going when I painted this first piece in public on top of Mt. Battie in Maine. At that time I thought I would do 3 to 5 pieces. Now there are 18 in the exhibit (still on display at tthe Topsfield Library) and I have completed two since the exhibit opened. And I am still painting.