ARTmonday: Connecticut Collection

I spent a few days in Connecticut before fleeing the Northeast for sunny South Florida. As I may have mentioned before, my in-laws have all sorts of wonderful artwork. I took a bunch of Instagram shots of their collection. Many Cape Cod/NYC artists, who are also longtime family friends, are represented, including Budd Hopkins, Paul Resika, Selina Treif, Joan Miller, and Sidney Simon, as well as my husband’s great, great grandmother, Ina Whitney, whom I didn’t even realize was a painter.  I’ve also included a piece by James Rosenberg, which was their very first piece of art, given to them by my husband’s grandparents, and painted the year they were married. Here are the highlights of the artwork that is hanging in their home at the moment.

budd-hopkins-yellow

Budd Hopkins

budd-hopkins-red-purple

Budd Hopkins

girl-in-pink-shirt

Gerritt Hondius

green-fields-painting

Maurice Freedman

herman-maril

Herman Maril

herman-maril-farm

Herman Maril

ina-whitney-still-life

Ina Whitney

arthur-cohen-painting

Arthur Cohen

edwin-dickinson-nude

Edwin Dickinson

eagle-sculpture

This eagle is carved out of a single piece of wood.

judyth-katz-mountains

Judyth Honeycutt Katz

judyth-katz-tree

Judyth Honeycutt Katz (detail)

keiko-minami-friends

Keiko Minami

sidney-simon-nude

Sidney Simon

wolf-kahn-landscape

Wolf Kahn

trees-detail

Nora Speyer (detail)

man-with-cats

Paul Resika

march-avery-cat

March Avery

march-avery-woman-stripes

March Avery

selina-treif-roosters

Selina Trieff

selina-treif-bird

Selina Treiff

tropical-bird-painting

Oliver Chaffee

james-rosenberg-trees

James Rosenberg

paul-resika-trees

Paul Resika

paul-resika-purple-sailboat

Paul Resika

paul-resika-red-yellow

Paul Resika

joan-mcd-miller-laundry

Joan McD Miller

joan-mcd-miller-nude

Joan McD Miller

elspeth-halvorsen

Elspeth Halvorsen

remo-farrugio-oil-painting

Remo Farruggio

ARTmonday: Group Show at Berta Walker

Friday night we went to the opening of a group show at the Berta Walker Gallery in Provincetown.Berta represents some of the best artists in Provincetown, including Paul Resika, Robert Henry, Selina Trieff, Elspeth Halvorsen, and Romolo del Deo. I am excited and proud to say that my mother-in-law, Judyth Honeycutt Katz, had six pieces in the show. Five gorgeously colored pastels of the Truro landscape hung in a group on a wall in the middle gallery, in prominent view. Another was up by the front desk. Two sold on opening night; I’d best hang on to mine! Here is a sampling of some of the pieces I liked best in the show, plus a peek at works in Berta’s office.

Oliver Chaffee

Salvatore Del Deo

Left: Salvatore Del Deo

Left: Robert Henry  |  Right: Romolo Del Deo

Romolo Del Deo

Far left: Paul Resika

Paul Resika

Judyth Honeycutt Katz

Judyth Honeycutt Katz

Left: Robert Henry  |  Center: Selena Trieff  | Right: Judyth Honeycutt Katz

Penelope Jencks

Far left: Selina Trieff  | Center top: William Fitts

Sky Power

Erna Patroll

Left: Herman Maril  |  Center: Romolo Del Deo  |  Right: Blanche Lazell

Romolo Del Deo

on a shelf in Berta’s office

Center left: Erna Partoll  |  Center right: Elspeth Halvorsen

Left:  Salvatore Fiumara

Romolo Del Deo

Agnes Weinrich

Agnes Weinrich 

Blanche Lazell

sculptures in Berta’s office

Berta Walker