Last Weekend of "Watermarks"

"House Hunter" © Beatrice Bork

LAMBERTVILLE NJ— It's hard for me to believe, but "Watermarks" at Artists' Gallery  is in its last weekend already! The show has been well received and quite a few paintings have found new homes. We will be having a "Coffee and Conversation" closing celebration on Sunday Oct. 4th, 2-4pm, all are welcome to stop by!

Another new painting I've featured in the show is "House Hunter", a carolina wren seeking out a new home, and has landed on a particularly interesting tree with possible potential? I enjoy our local birds as much as any birds I've seen in my travels. Wrens are cute, loud—in a melodious way, and quick. 

I've chosen a frame that echoes the tones in the painting and the bird. It has a nice contemporary feel with a rustic finish that I find suits the painting well. Conservation framing with UV protective museum glass.

"Home for the Holidays"

This week has been busy getting some of the final preparations done for the weekend events. I helped hang the feature "Home for the Holidays" on Wednesday at Artists' Gallery. We have such a great group of artists and the show looks fantastic! The show opened Dec. 10, with a reception on Sat. Dec. 11, 2:00 to 5:00 pm. I have my works "Resilience," and two new small works; "White-breasted Nuthatch," and "Carolina Wren" in the feature exhibit, as well as "On Jordan Pond," "Steath," "Red Flyer," "Lover Boy" and "Romeo" and "Looking Back" in the foyer.

"Home for the Holidays"
Artists' Gallery
18 Bridge St.
Lambertville, NJ
www.lambertvillearts.com

I'll be at two events on December 11, I hope you can make one or both of them.

"White-breasted Nutchatch" (above) and "Carolina Wren" watercolors © Beatrice Bork

"Yes, this is what I do for a living..."

Many people ask me if art is the "only" thing I do for a living. I am a self-employed artist, and have been for a very long time.

I studied graphic design, because I knew I wanted to be in the field of art, and my parents gently steered me away from being "just a painter", after college I started a graphic design business with a friend and it lasted 7 years, ending in 1996. At that point I had been doing both fine art and graphic design and started gearing myself more towards fine art. Being your own boss gave me time to paint. I used to joke that I had 2 full time jobs.

In 2001 I was accepted by jury into the Society of Animal Artists (SAA), and, I believe, 4 years later was elevated to a signature member, which is a very high honor... this is a group dedicated to animal art, and has membership from around the world.

I am fortunate that my artwork resonates with people that I can continue to pursue my artistic career. I am proud to say that my passion has never altered by outside influences on what art is, or should be. To me art is an expression of self, and personally I have much fulfillment from my surroundings.

"Virtuoso" Carolina Wren, watercolor © Beatrice Bork. The first piece accepted to a Society of Animal Artist show at Hiram Blauvelt Museum in NJ