Four Eleven Gallery in Provincetown...

I had a beautiful day wandering Provincetown photographing details of the historic saltboxes and taking in all the colour by the sea...Just before I got back to my car, I came across possibly my favorite gallery in town called the Four Eleven Gallery. The owner - Liz Carney - was just as delightful and I feel like she has such an incredible sensibility with the artists she has chosen to represent. Her gallery space is a charming beautiful clean back drop for the artists below that were hanging...and if ever in Provincetown, an absolute must:

Four Eleven Gallery

411 Commercial Street

Provincetown, MA

www.fourelevenstudio.com

This painting is by Helen Grimm- she has created a beautiful series of abstract landscapes that I fell in love with...the frames are recycled beach fences from Truro which add such a textural element to her work. 

 

Beautiful colors and architectural landscapes by Peter Hocking...

And more from Helen Grimm below...

 Clearly I wanted to actually hold each one...

 

Brigid Watson above and below was just phenomenal...the depth of texture, her sense of color and space...

 

Liz Carney is so talented herself and here is one of her pieces as well...

 

More of Helen  Grimm pieces outside the gallery greeting you at the entrance...

 

Janine Evers....stunning colorful abstracts...

 And a new abstract collage artist by Cheryl Robinson...works on paper...

Summer watercolors painted on the Cape...

A treasured gift...

I think my daughter is following in my love for painting and making jewelry. She just put this beautiful piece around my neck the other day after sitting quietly with my shells, beads, and drill. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, but she is by far the better apple!

BE.

This sweet "rock" given to me by Rae Dunn has followed me everywhere as a constant reminder. This year I think it has traveled from the Bay Area back to Cape Cod at least three times, came with me through our adventures in Turkey and later this summer to Africa. But for now she rests on my fire mantel on Cape Cod as a reminder to enjoy the salty days and nights that I love so being back on the Atlantic.

Low Tide...pink buoys and all.

A detail of Wellfleet, MA...

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Days by the sea...

Walking out to low tide, watching the storms blow through with sunsets after--- and endlessly grateful for our time by the sea...

Time in the Berkshires...

From colorful window frames, barns, my daughter jumping into her 10th year into the Stockbridge Bowl, to taking time for myself to smell the flowers again after a busy year in the studio and eat at my favorite restaurant Six Depot...and of course time with family, -- it was a beautiful week.

Back in the cottage by the sea...

It's June, the kids had about a few hours of downtime after school let out for the summer before we were on a flight back East. It goes this way every summer...I just can't wait to get back to...

Sunrises. Flip flops. Balmy nights. The sounds of squeaky screen doors. Adirondacks. Grey shingles. Fresh mown grass. Farm stands. Peaches. Dunes. Hot sand. Clamming. Atlantic. Water colors. Sandy sketchbooks and summer reads. Beach fires. Smores. Sunsets....Unscheduled time to have again. The salty life. Back on Cape Cod for the summer.

Colorful bouquet.

I love cozy mornings.

I give myself an hour every morning to sit quietly before the kids get up. It truly is so peaceful to light a couple candles and make my coffee knowing they are quietly sleeping and I have time to collect my thoughts for my day ahead.

Heading East...

 

Cheers to my last beach walk on the San Francisco Bay for the next few months. 

In the next days I am organizing my home to be lived in by a sweet family from New York, packing up two bags, closing up my studio and heading to the East Coast for the summer with my children... Sweet Atlantic Ocean, here we come.

Traveling watercolors..

I am enjoying my third beautiful traveling watercolor set which will come on the road with me this summer. I figured I would take a few snapshots before it's used well.

Good Morning Saturday.

I am taking my morning to think about the last few days here before I pack up our couple bags and head East to Cape Cod for the summer.  It's quiet, the kids and animals are asleep and I have just a few moments to myself. These moments are rare, but very treasured.

Be.

Living authentically has been my mantra for the last three years after an incredible trip we took to Bali which shifted a lot inside me. The culture there is all geared toward gratitude and beauty in a giving sense. The kindness of the people and stunning daily rituals to give thanks for living and existing in this beautiful world, were so moving to see - and have never left my heart.

 Rae Dunn, the amazing ceramicist here in Berkeley, left this little gem she made-  to be discovered in my studio after a fun visit we shared. I'm not sure she realized how well it suited me but I treasure it - as it fits so perfectly as to how I am leading my life these days...it comes everywhere with me, like a lucky friend.

Morning Beach Color.

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