SoWa Art Walk and Lisa Costanzo
I completely forgot to write an advance post about the SoWa Art Walk going on in Boston's South End this weekend, which is where I happen to have my studio.
I have a bit of a hard time opening up my work space to the public, so instead of working the floor and schmoozing, I usually stay at my work table and try to get some painting done. I've been slowly working on this same duck magnolia watercolor for weeks and weeks.
Of course, for all my complaining, a friend of mine reminded me that clearly I must be at least a slight exhibitionist (if that is indeed what an artist is when she lets complete strangers walk around her studio) if I have my profile up on various online networking sites that shall remain nameless, and perhaps I do protest too much, but I am always relieved when these open studios weekends come to a close. Here are some studio shots, including an easel full of work from the youngest artist in this household, and work on the walls that has come back from various galleries in recent weeks.

Down the hall from me is the studio of my friend Lisa Costanzo, who was the T.A. in a painting class I took back in art school in the late 90's. She makes large-scale oil paintings that examine such heavy-hitting topics as portraiture, fairy tales, identity issues, fashion, gender roles, costume and ornament -- all sorts of things that I love thinking about. Her newest paintings have to do with Alice in Wonderland and the fashion images found in the pages of W magazine. (Lisa, I hope I didn't completely butcher your artist's statement!) Here are some shots of Lisa and her work (and check out the cool balcony she has in her studio!).




If you are local and want to see some art on this stunningly beautiful Spring day, please come on down to 450 Harrison Avenue in the South End and say hi!

















