"... As, in a theatre,
The lights are extinguished, for the scene to be changed
With a hollow rumble of wings, with a movement of darkness on darkness...
"In order to possess what you do not possess
You must go by the way of dispossession.
In order to arrive at what you are not
You must go through the way in which you are not."
- from East Coker III of the Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot.
Winter Work in the Dark
Autumn yielded exploratory drawings in preparation for winter work on paintings and prints.
I'm not sure how things will turn out, but I am sure that some uncertainty is necessary to move forward artistically.
More to see in the coming months.
Winter/ Spring Classes
Three new classes on offer this February–March with MIAD Continuing Ed. in Milwaukee and the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield.
Of note is Animal and Figure Drawing which features site visits to the Milwaukee County Zoo and Milwaukee Urban Stables!
Click the button below for more information on all classes.
Sailing Weather, Sheridan Park, along with several other Milwaukee County Parks paintings, is on view at Creative Edge Gallery & Retail in Twin Rivers, WI, through January 8, 2023.
Beth Stoddard, Late Autumn Beech 2, oil on panel, 10 x 8 in., 2022.
Thank you for reading and looking.
Happy New Year!
Until next time, Beth
