Photo by Madison Elizabeth Scheps





The Thinking Woman's Almanac

 
In this issue
BLOOMING IN WINTER

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
Theodore Roosevelt
 
During the worst of this past February and March, in order to support my sanity,  I became ruthless about keeping bouquets of flowers available in the studio.
Simultaneously focusing on studio triage. I stuffed some failed works on paper
into the recycling drawer of the studio flat file; anyone working here is welcome to remove anything from it for any purpose whatsoever. I threw out, or painted over,
some works I never wanted to see again.  The results have been very gratifying.
 
A prime candidate for triage was an 18" x 24" Aquabord used originally for a portrait of someone who shall remain nameless. Washing off most of this in my ancient ball-and-claw bathtub resulted in the perfect substrate for the first of a series of floral still-lifes, each dominated by a specific hue.
 
Annie washing down Aquabord  
The resulting substrate
 
 
 



















Van Gogh's Bathtub, oil, 8" x 8," 2012

Washed-down Aquabord 

 
The green set-up

Here's
 Spring Magnet; the very green set-up was put together in anticipation of St. Patrick's Day, for which I often do a seasonal still life.  This time, the set-up lasted long enough for a second version, in oil, and also for three of my students to do their own versions, each from a different vantage point in the studio. Judy Schiff's Flower Storm is in acrylic.  Desiree Perez Rodriguez and Marge Wolf each made of use of a previously abandoned watercolor. Desiree's  is on an 8" x 8" Aquabord, while Marge's Flower Study, Very Green is on paper.


Annie Shaver-Crandell's
Spring Magnet,
 watercolor on Aquabord, 18" x 24," 2018


Annie Shaver-Crandell's
Green on Green on Orange, oil, 24" x 24," 2018


Judith Schiff's Flower Storm, acrylic

Desiree Perez Rodriguez's
Annie's Blue Board, watercolor on Aquabord


Marge Wolf' s Flower Study, Very Green, watercolor



OTHER RECENT WORKS

OIL PAINTINGS

Yellow on Yellow on Yellow, oil, 30" x 20," 2018



Copper Pitcher and February Flowers,
oil, 30" x 20," 2018
 

Bye, Bye, Blues,
oil, 30" x 20," 2018


  
Coral Roses and Tulip,
oil, 24" x 24," 2018
 

Eucalyptus, Statice, Roses and Tulips,
20" x 30," 2018

 
MONOTYPES

I continue to enjoy our monthly monotype parties at the Salmagundi Club.  An experiment with a watercolor-based version of the medium yielded Sheep.


Sheep, watercolor monotype 1/2,
8.5" x 10," 2018


But I had enough trouble with the preparation of the Plexiglass plate with gum
arabic (no one's fault but mine) that last time I reverted to oil-based ink.  As I am
still apparently in my animal husbandry phase as a monotype artist, the most recent
effort is Angus and Herefords.

Angus and Herefords,
monotype, 5 3/4" x 7 3/4," 2018

The club's next monotype events are May 8June 12 and July 3.  These are open to non-members as well as Salmagundians, and are quite extraordinary -- wonderful opportunities to see others' modes of working, and to make new friends as well as art. If interested in participating, see details at www.salmagundi.org
.  


 
UPCOMING EXHIBITION AND SALE

Lavender Fields and monotype Three Graces will be available for bidding at
the Salmagundi Club Spring Auctions, to be held May 11 and 18, both at 8:00 pm.
In the meantime, the auction exhibition will be on view as of April 30-May 18,
weekdays 1-6 pm, Saturdays and Sundays 1-5, with a public reception May 3, 7-9 pm.

47 Fifth Avenue, @12th Street, New York, NY 10003; 212-255-7740
www.salmagundi.org

 
Lavender Field, watercolor,
11" x 15," 2014  
 
Three Graces, monotype 1/2,
5 7/8" x 8," 2016


RECENT AWARD 
   
Attentive Leaders, depicting an evening of Argentine tango at the club in the Upper Gallery pre-renovation, won first prize -- a gorgeous set of brushes -- at the recent Salmagundi exhibition of works about the club itself.   
 
 
 

Attentive Leaders

















Annie with her prize brushes, the 15-brush Alla Prima Oil Brush Set 
from the excellent Rosemary Brush Company

 
ANNIE'S CLASS SCHEDULE

Space is currently available in my group painting classes, offered in my Bond Street studio. Class is in session three times a week, on a drop-in basis. All experience levels welcome. Email me for details about these and private lessons.

Classes have begun. A few spaces remain.

Current schedule:
Monday 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Wednesday 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Thursday 10:00am - 1:00pm

A typical workstation


Please go to Annie's store to purchase Gift Certificates. click here for Annie's Store.
 
Gift Certificate
for classes with Annie
at the Bond Street Studio


_____________________
 


_____________________



One 3-hour Group Lesson with
Annie Shaver-Crandell at the 39 Bond Street Studio   
$40


 
Completed puzzle,
photo Delight Dodyk



FROM THE INVENTORY
 
Lavender at Abbey of Senanque,
pastel on paper, 17" x 22 3/4"

Three Trees, Comps,
pastel on paper, 8 15/16" x 11 3/4"


Tiepolo in Manhattan,
pastel on gessoed paper, 14" x 18"


May Morning, pastel on gessoed paper, 13.5" x 10.5," 2000


Two of the pieces ( Tiepolo and May Morning) were done on paper prepared with a coat of pastel gesso ground to which I added pumice gel and fluid acrylic.


What I've been reading recently:



 
Coming in Annie's next newsletter,
Profile Views       
    
Photo by Joseph Dalton

FEEDBACK

I love hearing from all of you with all your questions and comments. Please feel free to write me at annieshavercrandell@gmail.com and I promise to reply. Your comments help me build my studio.

Annie's work may be seen at

 www.annieshavercrandell.com  

 www.sichelsea.com  

 

Stay connected with Annie

Please contact me for more information at
annieshavercrandell@gmail.com and 212-464-7519

© 2018 Annie Shaver-Crandell