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Central Park on a beautiful fall day My husband and I spent four days in New York City last week.  We timed the visit around the  Agnes Martin  exhibit at the Guggenheim, and the show was definitely worth the visit.  It's difficult to convey the impact of her work in photos, as almost all of it is very quiet.  Her work looks minimalist, but is at heart abstract expressionist.  If you can be in New York before it closes (January 11), do go. We filled our days with museums, walks in Central Park, music, good food, and time with friends--a lovely visit.  Here are the exhibits I went to: Carmen Herrera  at the Whitney (through January 2).   Carmen Herrera is not someone whose work I knew about.  I love her work, which has much in common with Ellsworth Kelly.  You can read an analysis of why her work is not better known in this NYTimes article .  Herrera is now 101 years old, and still working. Paths to the Absolute: Kandinsky, Male...

I find that I can't post about my work in progress as though nothing else is going on in the world. Since I like to keep this blog focused on my studio work, I've posted my thoughts about the election on Facebook instead.  If you'd like to read the post, you'll find it here .    I am hoping that writing these thoughts out will clear space in my mind for other things. . . Penny