Monday, May 11, 2020
Virtual Studio Visit with Bridget Bossart van Otterloo
Enjoy this virtual studio visit with views of my paintings, and a look at one of my botanical paintings on copper leaf in progress.
Thanks for stopping by!
Bridget
Saturday, December 14, 2019
Mark Twain's Quarry Farm
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"Ghosts of Quarry Farm" 8x12 oil painting by Bridget Bossart van Otterloo |
There is
something magical about creating in a place with rich history. If you
have a chance to visit Quarry Farm, you feel that history as soon as you
step foot on the property.
This past July, I set
up my French half-box folding easel on the green grass of Mark Twain's
lawn. Plein air painting is not easy, there's the weather to deal with.
On this day in July it was very hot, until a rain storm came through and
I had to pick up my painting box and make a dash for the covered
porch.
My plein air painting is titled "Ghosts of
Quarry Farm". I imagined Mark Twain, and the ghosts of all the artists
who have visited Quarry Farm, watching and smiling as we gathered to
create on his beloved back porch and yard.
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| Plein air painting at Quarry Farm |
The Community Arts of Elmira presents Clemens and The Pen – Perspectives from The Porch at Quarry Farm
- Saturday, December 14, 2019
- 6:00-8:00pm
- Free & Open to the Public
- Community Arts of Elmira – 413 Lake Street – Elmira, New York – 14901
- www.communityartsofelmira.com
Regional artists, designers and poets include Satyavani Akula, Bridget Bossart van Otterloo, Joe Caparulo, Christopher Eldred, Matt Guagliardo, Lynne Rusinko, Laura Jaen Smith, Brent Stermer, Sam Somostrada, and Shannah Warwick.
Lynne Rusinko stated that “Community Arts of Elmira is most grateful to the participating artists who applied through application and the Elmira College Center for Mark Twain Studies.”
For more information on future artist opportunities for Clemens and The Pen, email info@communityartsofelmira.com.
marktwainstudies.com
Monday, July 8, 2019
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| "Suspend" oil and silver leaf, 10"x10" by Bridget Bossart van Otterloo, inspired by the poem below: |
Sic
habebis glorium totius mundi*
by Rhonda Morton
Black
widow rounds her legs above her head,
a
halo circling delicate fangs.
She
suspends judgment.
For
now.
She
is simply waiting
to
spin me, you,
into
a straight and knotted fate.
The
great neuroscientist
Karl
Friston is her friend.
He
says
everything
alive acts
to
reduce the difference
between
expectation and experience.
Karl
and the widow agree:
we
are here
to
eliminate
surprise.
Fate
is a blanket over our heads,
a
suffocating repeating weave,
indecipherable
dots and dashes
burned
onto our souls.
How
much glory can I stand?
How
much grace?
What
happens if I drop a stitch,
dive
into the pitch,
collapse
a different wave?
I
could pledge the gumption
to
become
a
blue crescent moon spooling from the sun.
Ribs
breathing golden arrows.
A
pyramid whirling back to angel spit and dust.
I
look at where the thread goes.
As
above, so below.
I
throw away the needle.
Choose
to scatter thistle seed instead.
*You
will understand the glory of the whole world
This poem and painting are part of a "Year Long Celebration of Poetry" project organized by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes, culminating in our current exhibit. Please join us for a closing Reception on Thursday, July 11, 2019.
Game of Telephone
Conversations in Poetry and Art
On view through July 14, 2019
Reception: July 11, 2019
6-8pm
The classic childhood "game of telephone" has been given an artful twist in the unique exhibit, Game of Telephone: Conversations in Poetry and Art.
To
kick off National Poetry Month in April of 2018 The ARTS Council worked
with poet, Michael Czarnecki, who wrote a poem to start a year-long Game of Telephone
in the arts. Michael's poem was given to a visual artist who created a
piece inspired by the poem and then the visual art was given to the next
poet, who created a poem inspired by the artwork. This continued on for
a year with the artists and poets seeing only the piece that came
immediately before them.
The
culmination of this project is on exhibit at Carey's Brew House in
Corning with a reception on Thursday, July 11th from 6:00 - 8:00pm.
Everyone is invited to this free event. All artworks will be available
for purchase. Come see what one poem turned into over the course of a
year!
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Pink Cyclamen
This painting was created mostly with a palette knife, and a few brush strokes. I really love the thick texture of paint I can build up with a palette knife, plus it forces me to be looser in my painting.
The snow was swirling on a bitterly cold winter day while I painted this in my friend's studio. Grocery store plants help me get through our long winters.
"Pink Cyclamen" will be available at the Spring Fever Handmade Market this Saturday from 10am - 4pm in the large greenhouse at Chamberlain Acres, 824 Broadway Elmira, New York.
Little paintings like this go fast at this market, so if you're interested message me and I will hold it for you.
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| "Pink Cyclamen" 7x5 oil on canvas by Bridget Bossart van Otterloo |
-Bridget
Watercolor Workshops in my Home Studio
Join me in my light filled home studio for a relaxing afternoon of painting! All supplies are included in the cost of the class, and no experience is necessary.
Sunday March 10, 1-5pm
Sunday April 7, 1-5pm
Sunday May 19, 1-5pm
More info on my website: www.bridgetbossartvanotterloo.com/workshopsFollow this link to register: Register for Workshop |
Spring Fever Handmade Market
Saturday March 2, 10 am – 4 pm
A unique shopping experience in the greenhouse
Chamberlian Acres
824 Broadway Elmira, New York 14904
chamberlainacres.com
Join the event: ElmiraHandmadeMarket
New Paintings in the Gallery Store
Memorial Art Gallery
500 University Ave., Rochester NY 14607
mag.rochester.edu
Made in NY 2019
Schweinfurth Art Center
March 22 - May 12, 2019
Reception Friday March 22, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
205 Genesee Street, Auburn, NY 13021
www.schweinfurthartcenter.org
Arts in Bloom
Steuben County Arts Trail
This will be our 7th year celebrating Artists in Steuben County!
My studio will be open to the public
Saturday April 27, 10am – 7pm
Sunday April 28, Noon – 5pm
artsinbloom.net/painters
Join the event: www.facebook.com/events
Metamorphosis
May 5 - June 16, 2019
Reception Saturday May 19, 5:30 - 8:00 pm
Oxford Gallery
267 Oxford Street, Rochester NY
www.oxfordgallery.com
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Enough
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to sit here quietly
to feel
cool northeasterly breeze
warm sunshine on hands
to hear
crickets constantly chirp
clap of horse’s hooves on nearby road
to see
goldenrod sway in gentle wind
cooper’s hawk soar silently by
enough
to sit here quietly
breathe
Poem by Michael Czarnecki
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Tomorrow, Friday November 16, is the last day to see our exhibit at 171 Cedar Arts Center. I will be taking it down on Saturday. On Monday, November 19 I will hang a selection of paintings and poems from this exhibit at the Dormann Library in Bath, NY.
Coming up, during Summer 2019, a selection of work from this project will be on exhibit at the Atrium Gallery, Corning Community College. Stay tuned for more details!
* All paintings are framed and available for sale.
Please email me at bbvanotterloo@gmail.com to inquire about purchasing a painting. *
Paintings by Bridget Bossart van Otterloo and poetry by Michael Czarnecki, inspired by landscapes in Steuben County, New York.
Grateful acknowledgments and appreciation to The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes for assistance in making this project possible by awarding us an Individual Artists Grant for 2018.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Ghosts in the Golf Course, Pinnacle State Park, Addison NY
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still walking old fairways
still swinging irons and woods
still lining up putts on greens
how many lost golf balls
still lying in overgrown rough
how many lost golf balls
sunk in mud at bottom of ponds
how many lost golf balls
sliced out of play into thick woods
now, peaceful quietness reigns here
as golf course slowly evolves away
Poem by Michael Czarnecki
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Houghton Gallery, 171 Cedar Street, Corning, NY
On view now through November 16, 2018
This is the last week to view the exhibit at 171 Cedar Arts Center. On Monday, November 19th I will hang a selection of paintings and poems from this exhibit at the Dormann Library in Bath, NY.
Click here to see all plein air paintings and poetry in this series.
* All paintings are framed and available for sale.
Please email me at bbvanotterloo@gmail.com to inquire about purchasing a painting. *
Paintings by Bridget Bossart van Otterloo and poetry by Michael Czarnecki, inspired by landscapes in Steuben County, New York.
Grateful acknowledgments and appreciation to The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes for assistance in making this project possible by awarding us an Individual Artists Grant for 2018.
Monday, November 12, 2018
Spencer Crest Nature Center, Corning NY
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| "Memory of Light" 11x14 watercolor by Bridget Bossart van Otterloo |
pond almost perfectly still
then
sudden breeze ripples surface
tree reflections
so clear a moment ago
now a blur, trees gone
stillness replaced with
wind-driven motion
a once placid scene
now agitated
where nothing is quite clear
moments later, breeze gone
tree reflections return
scene quite placid
once again
Poem by Michael Czarnecki
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Houghton Gallery, 171 Cedar Street, Corning, NY
On view now through November 16, 2018
Click here to see all plein air paintings and poetry in this series.
* All paintings are framed and available for sale.
Please email me at bbvanotterloo@gmail.com to inquire about purchasing a painting. *
Paintings by Bridget Bossart van Otterloo and poetry by Michael Czarnecki, inspired by landscapes in Steuben County, New York.
Grateful acknowledgments and appreciation to The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes for assistance in making this project possible by awarding us an Individual Artists Grant for 2018.
Friday, November 9, 2018
Day After Labor Day on Keuka Lake
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yesterday’s birthday banners
now just memory
after Labor Day
though hot humid conditions
swimming beach empty
paddling slowly
two kayakers approach shore
ducks swim out of way
one could never tell
gazing at surface of lake
how deep underneath
from this vantage point
lakeside hills covered in trees
is this wine country
empty swimming dock
other than one lone black duck
occasional quack
yellow butterfly
lands, flies, lands, flies, lands, flies, lands
on dandelions
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"Plein Air Painting and Poetry" on exhibit at 171 Cedar Arts Center
Houghton Gallery, 171 Cedar Street, Corning, NY
On view now through November 16, 2018
Click here to see all plein air paintings and poetry in this series.
* All paintings are framed and available for sale.
Please email me at bbvanotterloo@gmail.com to inquire about purchasing a painting. *
Paintings by Bridget Bossart van Otterloo and poetry by Michael Czarnecki, inspired by landscapes in Steuben County, New York.
Grateful acknowledgments and appreciation to The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes for assistance in making this project possible by awarding us an Individual Artists Grant for 2018.
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Mossy Bank Park, Bath NY
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far below
Cohocton River flows slowly by
cars, trucks
speed by on highway
four decades ago
I stood here
gazed at river
gazed at highway
time, too, flows by
speeds by
Poem by Michael Czarnecki
Mossy Bank Park in Bath, NY was the setting for session six on September 1. If haven't been there yet, you should go! They have great educational programs spring though fall. The park has lovely trails through shaded woods, and a great view out over the river valley.
This has been the year of rain, and there were plenty of mushrooms around - some edible, some deadly poisonous. Destroying Angels are deadly, don't eat them if you find them in the woods! They do have an other-worldly glow with their pure white translucent skin against the dark forest floor - good for painting, not for eating. Michael knows a lot about mushrooms, and even had a near death experience with them years ago. Ask him about it.
Follow this link to find out more about Mossy Bank Park: https://mossybankpark.com/
"Plein Air Painting and Poetry" on exhibit at 171 Cedar Arts Center
Houghton Gallery, 171 Cedar Street, Corning, NY
On view now through November 16, 2018
Click here to see all plein air paintings and poetry in this series.
* All paintings are framed and available for sale.
Please email me at bbvanotterloo@gmail.com to inquire about purchasing a painting. *
Paintings by Bridget Bossart van Otterloo and poetry by Michael Czarnecki, inspired by landscapes in Steuben County, New York.
Grateful acknowledgments and appreciation to The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes for assistance in making this project possible by awarding us an Individual Artists Grant for 2018.
Monday, November 5, 2018
Finding our way
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Bridget’s colorful paint
flows on to canvas
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osprey flies by high over river
water brown from heavy rains
with such murkiness
can osprey see its way
to finding food for young
Poems by Michael Czarnecki
For session five we started out early near the river launch site on the Chemung River in Corning, NY. If you live in Corning, you're familiar with the fog that covers the river valley in the morning, usually lifting by late morning.
As I set up to paint the river, Michael pointed out the abundance of wildflowers growing on the unmowed sloop. I had to add these bright yellow Evening Primroses to my painting. I think they're a nice bright pop of color in an otherwise melancholy scene. Many of us here in the Southern Tier are hoping for brighter days soon. Don't forget to vote!
"Plein Air Painting and Poetry" on exhibit at 171 Cedar Arts Center
Houghton Gallery, 171 Cedar Street, Corning, NY
On view now through November 16, 2018
* All paintings are framed and available for sale.
Please email me at bbvanotterloo@gmail.com to inquire about purchasing a painting. *
Click here to see all plein air paintings and poetry in this series. Paintings by Bridget Bossart van Otterloo and poetry by Michael Czarnecki, inspired by landscapes in Steuben County, New York.
Grateful acknowledgments and appreciation to The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes for assistance in making this project possible by awarding us an Individual Artists Grant for 2018.
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