As the year settles down, I’m starting to hunker down here in Statesville, North Carolina for the winter.
This year started with my first open studio here at my home and studio. Shortly after, I headed up north for an artist residency in Deer Isle, Maine, which introduced me to friends who brought me back to Maine in September for another month of painting, this time in Stonington.
When I wasn’t in Maine, I was often in the mountains. I had the pleasure of spending a great deal of time at my cabin in West Jefferson and enjoying the goings on in Ashe County, especially in Lansing. My friend Joe Makarski took this tintype of me at Field Lines Photography Studio in Lost Province Cultural Arts. I’m also grateful to have work exhibited at the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, GreenHill Center for North Carolina Art, Deer Island Artist Association, Mooresville Arts, and Maybe It’s Fate (Louisville).
Next year, I’m looking forward to a couple of shows of my work in the summer, in Banner Elk, North Carolina, and also Ellsworth, Maine.
I’ll be mostly in Statesville this winter, and I’m looking forward to seeing friends, collectors, and students. Please let me know if you’d like to come by for a studio visit or coffee. Call me at (704) 516-5746 or email my studio manager Anna at anna@studiothorp.com.