Studio Eleven Fall 2012 Show

These paintings were on exhibit at Studio Eleven in Lexington, Virginia from September 7 through October 27, 2012. The paintings are all of chairs in their various guises and habitats. I have found myself drawn to chairs and reflections on patience and waiting and absence. The Civil War song, “The Vacant Chair,” has long been important to me in thinking about loss and what remains: We shall meet, but we shall miss him, there will be one vacant chair. While working on these paintings at Nimrod Hall, I stumbled upon a poem by Kay Ryan, which says, “Who would have guessed it possible that waiting is sustainable—a place with its own harvests.” To me, these chairs seem settled in for the long haul. They both invite one to sit and evoke the absence of the one who has already risen.

Chair with First Position Arms (Sold)

Two Chairs (Waiting)

Three Chairs from the Back

Green Rocker

Green Chair with Curtain

Cane Chair

Mr. and Mrs. Chair

Bedroom Chair with Pink Jacket

Back Lit (Sold)

Black Chair

Rocker on the Lawn

Red Chair Lawn (Sold)

Two Adirondacks

Big Red Adirondack

Pink Shirt with Rocking Chair (sold)

Kitchen Chair, Ireland

Wait (Sold)

Reading Penelope Lively (Sold)

Chair with Atomic Lamp

Table and Chair (Sold)

Mid-Morning

Dining Room with Dresser (Sold)

Afternoon Light