Here I am working on a new triptych painting about icebergs while, at the same time, thinking about news reports (John Vidal--The Guardian--March 25, 2013) linking the massive snowstorms and bitter spring to the dramatic loss of sea ice.

My "Iceberg Wasteland" oil painting (see below) was honored on May 1, 2013, to receive an Award of Excellence in the Manhattan Arts International Competition celebrating the Healing Power of Art.   Also please check out my interview at http://reneephillips.blogspot.com/2013/05/interview-with-artist-mary-lou-dauray.html".

The Week of 15-21 April

On Sunday, April 21, 2013, I finished a large (4' x 3') work on paper—painted with oil, watercolor and gesso.  It wasn’t until I was done that I realized the artwork was filled with my outrage and grief resulting from the horrific Boston bombings.  It has been proven that creating art of any type relieves stress, heals, and can help to release anxieties.  I was thankful to be able to put paint to paper these last few days.  It seems as though I have done that a lot this year.  There have been too many tragedies.  My prayers go out to all those maimed, in pain, missing loved ones and suffering.  

A NEW ICEBERG PAINTING!

Here I am working on an oil triptych for an upcoming show at the University of Southern California Institute for Genetic Medicine Art Gallery in Los Angeles.  The show, entitled “Aging People/Aging Planet” will be open from March 2 through June 21. 

I have been doing my “Iceberg” series for about three years now and they have become a way for me to visually express my concern about climate change and the melting of glacial ice.  This triptych, “Iceberg Wasteland” is the most recent of the series.

Big announcement:   two of my “Iceberg” paintings were just published in the Feb/March 2013 issue of “Professional Artist” magazine under the caption  “Artists as Caretakers of the Earth” by Renee Phillips.