Painting of the Month- May 2021

I usually try to send out my Painting of the Month newsletter as close to the 1st of the month as possible. I am a bit late this month for a good reason, which I will get into a bit later in this newsletter.

But let's talk now about the Painting of the Month. "Falling" is the first painting from a new series I simply call "Falling", a celebration of the waterfall. The soothing powers of water have always intrigued me. You can almost feel and hear the water spray in this painting.

Where I live in Prince Edward County there are some wonderful natural waterfalls, some of them in very secret locations.

I am pleased with the texture and movement I was able to achieve in this painting through the medium of encaustic. This painting along with others from this new series are available for purchase through my online shop.

Now onto to why this newsletter is so late this month. I am excited to announce that I will be trying out a new studio space up at the old Camp Picton Air Base just outside of Picton, Ontario. To those of you who are not familiar with this historic site let me fill you in. Built in 1940 as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), seven hundred and one acres of land on the outskirts of Picton became the home of the Royal Air Force (RAF) where many young British, Canadian, and American men trained as combat pilots. Decommissioned in the 60s, many of these barracks are now work spaces for artists, carpenters and various local businesses. Barrack #3 will be the new home of Melt Studio and Gallery.

The space will include my encaustic working studio,  an open concept Main Gallery Space,  which will showcase my work in addition to a small selection of work from emerging and mid-career Canadian artists and artisans from all disciplines.

There will also be 3 Project rooms.  Project Room 1 will be dedicated to Audio Visual and Media Arts and will be curated by my daughter,  Vanessa Rieger, a multi-disciplinary artist.  This room will be for rent to artists who practice this discipline.

Project Room 2 will also be a rental Room dedicated to solo or group shows in all mediums.  I will be curating this room with Vanessa's assistance.

Project Room 3 will be a Group Show Room that will have small group shows inspired by a specific theme.  The first show is called "Little Red" inspired by the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. 
There will also be a Showroom\Gallery Shop with some wonderful design ideas and gifts.

I will also be running an exciting new Experience Workshop called "Pause" from this new space,  a NATURE+ART experience.

Of course opening this space to the public will rely on when we as a community can re-open safely to the public.  However in the meantime,  I will be keep busy working in my studio and plan on providing online 3D tours of the Gallery and Project Spaces as they are completed.

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Looking with hope and creativity towards the future!
                 
                                        -Susan

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