Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Make Art this Summer with an Accountability Coach
Are you frustrated with not getting to the studio? Do you need help and a plan
to make some art over this summer? Are you stuck? Are you currently in a hard
place and need some light? Are you confused and trying to find a creative style?
Do you have ideas but lack the discipline to show up for them?
Well- perhaps it
is time to Show up for the Muse with me via Zoom!!! • Show up each week for 6
weeks • All Media artists are welcome! • Once a week Zoom to check in on your
progress • Email support at any time • Exhibition at end of session at
ArtsMidHudson
We can do this together! I have been teaching art to all age groups for the last 26 years
and have learned that making art is possible for everyone if they just show up.
The challenges in life cost all of us time and space, but I am living proof that
an art practice can lift you, like a life raft, through turbulent times and it
can enrich your participation in the good times. Just a few years ago my
marriage was crumbling. I was sitting at the bedsides of two dear dying friends
and my father-in-law was degenerating into Dementia. On top of it, my children
were leaving home as adults. The feeling of loss and lack was almost unbearable.
By a miracle, and through a daily gratitude list, I was able to see my way to
the studio. Not expecting to be able to do much, I focused on one thing, the
color orange! I painted with that color until the tube emptied. Have you ever
looked at an apple (the same apple) for 30 days and tried to see it differently?
It is a classic art lesson that forces you to go beyond the physicality of the
subject. Certain parameters on your art can actually push you to see through to
a liberating perspective. I learned so much about seeing the world when I tried
to paint the greens of summer in Pyrole orange! Ever since, I have been showing
up every day to paint my way to health and happiness. I have seen firsthand how
a daily art practice can transform a life. 
Some of each series can be seen on my
website: www.tillystudio.com. Now I am passionate about helping others find
their way through the challenging times, and even the best of times, by showing
up for the Muse. Doing anything for 40 days, and there is historic proof that it
will change you!
The details! Go from feeling cloudy to clarity As your
accountability coach, I will inspire discipline to the creation of at least 6,
and possibly up to 40, works of art! Sign up through www.ArtMidHudson.org ,
under summer workshops $100.00 per person AMH Members and $115.00 per person
non-members This is a virtual class. Our weekly zoom sessions will be on
Tuesdays, June 15, 22, 29, July 6, 13, 20; 7pm-8pm You will be guided each week
through goal setting, series synthesis, time management, handling challenges,
chronicling insights, and of course-celebrating successes! The class
participants will be your new support group and I will be available for email
support as well. We have a group exhibit opportunity at the MidHudson Arts
Gallery in Poughkeepsie!! Expect bonus PDF resources and downloads as well as
links to other artists and stories of working in a series. Are you ready to show
up? Working in a series has many benefits. It is a tool to process an event,
emotion, and even relationships. If you do anything for 40 days it will change
your life! Sign up at www.artsmidhudson.org Questions: tillystudio@aol.com Let’s
show up together!
Monday, May 10, 2021
Successfull studio tour has me feeling inspired to help you create a series too
It's been a whirlwind of fun and socializing since we opened our doors to the studio a week ago!
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| My Pa- Julian in his gallery of kinetic scrap sculptures |
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| Me- Getting a quick break from the mask |
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| My niece Natalie demonstrating her painting technique in the Operating room |
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| Michael in some heated conversation with a fellow artist |
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| My nephew Ian pondering the next step in his cardboard creation |
I am amazed by the love and support that came gushing forth from the local scene as well as from family and friends from afar. People came from Brooklyn and Albany, Poughkeepsie and Hartford!! There were fantastic conversations and brief exchanges of possible future dates to gather again. Each one of us with work in the barn had at least one sale. I feel joyous and emotional at the memory of it.
Many of the visitors were curious about the process of creating a series of work, like my "Conversation with Trees During Lockdown" series, and I will be offering, through Artsmidhudson.org a workshop this summer for those who want a coach to push them through the creation of a 6 week series.
The class will consist of a group zoom session one evening each week, for 6 weeks. I will guide you through planning and executing a body of work. You will get lots of support, such as downloadable information and exposure to artists who use the series process well. There is also a bonus of an exhibition at the end of the 6 weeks at the MidHudsonArts gallery in Poughkeepsie!
More in my next post. But please spread the word! Thank you
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Open Studio This Weekend
This weekend I will be in the studio with my family... four artists, (three generations), making art. People are welcome to drop by and visit. Since it will be a "working studio tour", we have scheduled demonstrations every hour. Do you wonder about the inspiration and tools of creating art? This is a unique experience to see art produced and reflect on styles and interests found across generations of a single family.
Over two days, May 1 and 2, in one barn, working from 11-
5pm each day, we will be ready for visitors to witness the creative act, ask questions, and
purchase work. This is open to all, free event. Caution required as it is a barn, with some innate hazards and the studios contain some radical ideas.
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| Michael, Julian and Tilly in front of HF Art Clinic |
At our studio barn on 55 Haight Road:
Julian Strauss, beloved veterinarian, well known for his small batch maple syrup products, now moves from the sawmill to his wood shop. Using the slash from his timber production, he will be creating maple and walnut spoons, forks and stools. A small gallery in the converted waiting room displays his kinetic sculptures and backwards running clocks. Recycling is his passion and evident in the materials he transforms into lamps and unique jewelry.
Tilly Strauss, moi, his daughter, will be in my skylit loft on the third floor. What comes through in the paintings when I focus my lens on the outside world, are visions both personal and universal. I will be launching a sale of my current series, “Conversations with Trees During Lockdown”. The small oval birch ply paintings are ready to hang and for sale.
Michael Gellatly, my partner in life, will be exhibiting and working in the transformed Kennel room. He is an artist and illustrator. He will be working on a series of smaller abstract landscapes. His larger paintings are mind-blowing in technique and vision. He is recipient of numerous fellowships, grants and residencies. Forthcoming he will have a 17-foot painting included in the Wassaic Project’s summer show. His work has illustrated maps for George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones, books for Rita MaeBrown and the products of Home Farm Maple Syrup.
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| My niece Natalie Strauss |
Please visit our Home Farm Art Clinic, 55 Haight Road, just off route 22 north of Amenia. The Home Farm Art Clinic- part workspace, part show case and part clubhouse- is a rich environment of historic and artistic interest. Originally a barn for draft horses, the three floors also served up until recently as an animal vet clinic and library. Today it houses workshop studios and gallery space for family connections.
Open May 1 & 2 from 11am to 5pm both days. Light refreshments outside, please wear masks.www.tillystudio.com
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