Come by and visit the studio!

Come on by on Saturday, June 16th to check out (in person) all of the work I have been posting and a few pieces I haven't. Close to fifty other artists will have their studios open as well! Come on by and check them out, then stay late for live music, food, and drinks in the gallery to celebrate the day. 

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(Porter Mill is where I work as Studio Manager and Gallery Director so you can see what I am doing when I am not painting!)

PS - Pick up the latest issue of the North Shore Art*Throb to read an interview I did with editor in chief Dinah Cardin! 

New Work

Two more 11" x 14" acrylic on canvas paintings. 

They're better in person, come visit. 

New Paintings

Continuing with the 11" x 14" canvases, here are three more. All are currently untitled and acrylic. I'm still working on larger oil paintings, and bringing a lot of the lessons from these smaller paintings in. Working quickly on these small canvases gives me a lot of patience with the larger ones.

Working. Working. Working. 

Studio Tour and Open Studios

Greeting friends! 

At the end of June I moved out of my old studio...

...and into a new one! 

Ah yes...heaven! Bigger, brighter, more wallspace, clean, organized, and best of all, smack dab in the middle of the biggest (and coolest) artist building on the North Shore - the Studios at Porter Mill!  (I'm also the manager there!)

Walking into the studio I have a number of small works hanging up.

My larger paintings (finished and in progress) are hung on the longest wall of the studio, which I can step back from. *BONUS* I sold the painting in the middle during the Open Studios!

My big, awesome palette - and my brick wall view!

My "sit down" workspace where I work on smaller drawings and paintings.  Also - a lot of inspirational photos and "rejects" are hung on the wall. This is right next to my little office area - lucky me!

Below are a few images of the studio space, and a few from the Open Studios at Porter Mill that happened on Saturday September 24th. It was a blast! And don't worry if you missed it, there's another one coming up on December 3rd.

In my studio at the beginning of the event.

If you'd like to see more images from the Open Studios, including the Gallery Reception, check out the Studios at Porter Mill Blog!

Thanks for stopping by!

The Thrill of it All...

I've been making some small paintings.

I am also making a raisin.

I'll see you this Saturday right?

Open Studios and Grand Opening Celebration at Porter Mill

Saturday, September 24th 2:00pm - 8:00pm

95 Rantoul Street Beverly MA 01915

95 Rantoul Street, Beverly MA - Porter Mill, the newest artist studio building on the North Shore is pleased to announce it’s first Open Studios and Grand Opening Event! On Saturday, September 24th, from 2:00pm – 8:00pm the doors of this renovated 19th century factory will be open to the public. Over twenty-five artists will be in their studios from 2:00pm – 6:00pm to display and answer questions about their newest ceramics, illustrations, paintings, photographs, letterpress prints and more! Afterwards, beginning at 6:00pm, we welcome you to the first floor Gallery at Porter Mill for an opening reception of an exhibition displaying works of art by each of the thirty artists at Porter Mill. Enjoy art, live music by SWAY, beverages and refreshments.  Please join us for a lively day celebrating the North Shore’s newest artist community. Free and open to the public.

Participating artists:

Sandy Belock-Phippen, Jessica Michelson Berger, Laura Clark, Ivy Dever, Randi Dubnick, Heather Dubnick, Danielle Dugan, Jordan Elquist, Ken Goldstrom, Melissa Gruntkosky - Pressbound, Andrew Houle, Adam Kalogy - Kolodziej Violins, Jason Lapham, Tan Lau, Michelle Kenna, Jon Madden, Siobhan McDonald, Bea Modisett, Lisa Neville, Chris O'Brien, Mary O'Malley, Anne Pofcher, Jesse Potwin, Katharine Shairs - Phillips, Jacob Thomas, Jennifer Toler, Jim Vaughey, Angela Yarian, Adam Ziskie

Contact Bea Modisett at studios.portermill@gmail.com with any questions and visit our Facebook invite for more information! 

95 Rantoul Street, Beverly MA 01915,

  www.studiosatportermill.blogspot.com

Image Credit: Mary O'Malley, Ken Goldstrom, Sandy Belock-Phippen, Laura Hazard Clark

Studios at Porter Mill

Hi Friends, 

If you've been wondering why I haven't updated in a while I can tell you it's because I have been busy, busy, busy! Yes I've been painting - but I've also recently been hired to manage the Studios at Porter Mill. Porter Mill is and old factory building in Beverly MA - first inhabited in 1895 - that has had many uses and is now the home of twenty two artist studios.  Formerly the RedBrick Art Center, Porter Mill is poised once again to be a center of creative energy north of Boston. We are making a number of improvements on the building to ensure the best possible experience for our artists - Studios at Porter Mill is slated to open May 1st, 2011. Big plans include having the studios brimming with activity, gallery exhibitions, a print lab, public lectures, master classes, demos, film screenings and more! 

If you live on the North Shore and are in need of a studio space this could be the place for you! Contact me with any questions or if you would like to tour the building. I promise to begin posting again more regularly once I get into the swing of things - I have two paintings that are nearing completion, so stay tuned!

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