Christmas Cheers!!

To: Those who celebrate and honour

the Christmas Holiday!

From: My Studio.

 

 

May your Christmas be filled with peace, joy,

love, happiness and merry cheering

with the ones you hold dear!

Cheers, ~ Polly ~

The Binoculars Series 2011 Retrospective!

 

A look back,

a posteriori collection,

a retrospect

of the

Binoculars Series

produced this year

of 2011.

Binoculars #139. View from East Beach, Watch Hill, RI.

8" x 48". oil on mdo board. 2011. © Copyright.

Available at the Cate Charles Gallery.

Binoculars #140. View from Giants Neck, Niantic, CT.

10" x 60". oil on mdo board. 2011. © Copyright.

Private Collection.

Binoculars #141. View from Avery Point, Groton, CT.

8" x 48". oil on mdo board. 2011. © Copyright.

Available at the Sylvan Gallery.

Binoculars #142. View from Avery Point, Groton, CT.

3" x 36". oil on mdo board. 2011. © Copyright.

Private Collection.

Binoculars #143. View from East Beach, Watch Hill, RI.

8" x 48". oil on mdo board. 2011. © Copyright.

Private Collection.

Binoculars #144. View from Avery Point, Groton, CT.

6" x 48". oil on mdo board. 2011. © Copyright.

Private Collection.

Binoculars #145. View from Avery Point, Groton, CT.

10" x 48". oil on mdo board. 2011. © Copyright.

Available at the Cate Charles Gallery.

Binoculars #147. View from Avery Point, Groton, CT.

6" x 48". oil on mdo board. 2011. © Copyright.

Private Collection.

Binoculars #148. View from Stonington Point, CT.

8" x 48". oil on mdo board. 2011. © Copyright.

Private Collection.

Binoculars #150. View from Eastern Point, Groton, CT.

8" x 60". oil on mdo board. 2011. © Copyright.

Available at the Sylvan Gallery.

Binoculars #151. View from Avery Point, Groton, CT.

3" x 36". oil on mdo board. 2011. © Copyright.

Private Collection.

Binoculars #152. View from Avery Point, Groton, CT.

2" x 12". oil on mdo board. 2011. © Copyright.

Available at the Cate Charles Gallery.

Binoculars #153. View from Avery Point, Groton, CT. 

3" x 36". oil on mdo board. 2011. © Copyright.

Available at the Cate Charles Gallery.

Binoculars #154. View from East Beach, Watch Hill, RI.

3" x 24". oil on mdo board. 2011. © Copyright.

Private Collection.

Binoculars #155. View from Eastern Point, Groton, CT.

3" x 30". oil on mdo board. 2011. © Copyright.

Private Collection.

Binoculars #160. View from Weekapaug Point, RI.

10" x 60". oil on mdo board. 2011. © Copyright.

Private Collection.

Binoculars #161. View from Eastern Point, Groton, CT.

7" x 60". oil on mdo board. 2011. © Copyright.

Private Collection.

For available pieces please contact the respective Galleries

Cate Charles Gallery

147 Water St.

Stonington, CT. 06378.

860.245.5213.

or

Sylvan Gallery.

121 West Main St.

Clinton, CT. 06413.

860.669.7278.

...

Well, by the looks of it, 

it certainly was a very productive

and succesful year for the Binoculars Series

which I am extremely grateful for!

For 2012,

my studio mission will be 

to garner a greater level of energy,

for a more productive 

and successful year!

Already I can't wait!!

Cheers!

"Why Beauty Matters"

Yesterday morning while I was reading through the newsfeed on Facebook,

I saw that my long time artist friend, Gavin Gardner, shared this incredible film.

Since yesterday morning, this hour long BBC film has been quickly making the rounds within the Artist community on Facebook and rightfully so, because it carries a profound statement about why beauty matters and what our modern day "cult of ugliness" says about the current Zeitgeist we live in.

Please take the time to watch this film and share it.
As I commented on Facebook, it needs to go viral,
because that's how paramount this message is!

Let the Age of Enlightenment and Beauty reign once again!!

Spinnakers racing by Race Rock Light.

During the lovely warm Summer months

Long Island Sound is a very busy water way 

from tankers to tug n' tows, 

from ferries to fishing boats,

from research vessels to day sailors,

from kayakers to wind surfers,

and from everything in between!

It doesn't seem to leave much room for daily sailing races to happen.

Though there were a few this past summer.

So,

purely by chance

on a bright sparkly day

with warm sea breezes in the air,

out in the misty distance

brilliant spinnakers sails

were all racing by Race Rock Light!

Perfect!

So, naturally I couldn't help myself with such a wonderful moment.

Binoculars #161. Spinnakers racing by Race Rock Light.

View from Eastern Point, Groton, CT.

6" x 60". oil on mdo board. 2011. © Copyright.

Currently at the Cate Charles Gallery

Detail of Binoculars #161.

Detail of Binoculars #161.

 

Detail of Binoculars #161

At the beginning there was Art!

Detail image from the film Cave of Forgotten Dreams,

(Chauvet Cave paintings.)

Last evening we watched a spellbinding documentry 

by celebrated film director Werner Herzog.

'Cave of Forgotten Dreams'

Imagine ...

some 32,000 years ago,

the first Human Beings 

took their hands and visions,

and created the first piece(s) of Art

in a cave now called Chauvet cave

in Southern France.

It is nearly impossible to fathom,

a time span of 32,000 years in Human history. 

Though at the same time it is easy to believe that 

while our Ancestors roamed the Planet staking their claim,

hunting and gathering, surviving and thriving,

they were indeed creating Art

both visual and musical.

Perhaps the most beautiful Art in the World was created then.

These first paintings
are an affirmation to the ever question,

'Why is Art important?'

The Answer ...

Art and the act of creating Art are important because

it continues to be our common thread,

our direct and Spiritual connection to our first Ancestors.

From the first modern day discoverer's of the cave, just a few mere decades ago,

to Werner Herzog's film crew and everyone in between 

who have had the honour of going into the cave and seeing the Art

collectively experienced a 'sense of being watched'.

The Film 'Cave of Forgotten Dreams'

Learn more on the 'Cave of Forgotten Dreams' 

Painting adventures

Update from the studio.

There are new works in varying stages in the studio all the time,

which tend to make for some very fun and exciting adventures at the easel.

There are paintings in the process of being finished, halfway to completion,

just getting started and even being thought of at this very moment. 

So, please stay tuned for next studio adventures

from the brush, palette, panel and easel! 

Cheers! 



Celebrate the Holiday Spirit with Art!

'Winter Sunsets - On the way Home' numbers 1 - 14.

Winter Sunsets - 'On the way Home' #14.

6" x 6". oil on mdo board. 2011. Copyright.

Hand-Made Black Distressed Floating Frame.

Are now on display and available at the,

Cate Charles Gallery.

147. Water Street.

Stonington, CT. 06378.

860.245.5213

www.catecharlesgallery.com

Please contact the gallery for pricing/shipping details if you are interested.

Cheers and Thank you!!