WEATHER REPORT
from
BUFFALO
and
points north and east
BREEZY
with a BAT or two and NO BURCHFIELDS
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| Charles Burchfield "Rainy Night Buffalo" |
I love the paintings of Charles Burchfield. He lived and painted in and around Buffalo. Excited to go to the Burchfield Penney Art Center to see as many of his watercolors as I possibly could
WHAT??
there were
NO
BURCHFIELDS
Apparently on this Labor Day holiday weekend, the museum powers that be had decided it was time to change the exhibit.
So I spent most of my time in the hinterlands of northern New York, searching for
BURCHFIELD
here's what I found
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| His house on Mariner St |
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| Sunflower Arch #2 1917 |
I went up to Buffalo to visit John and Kathleen, art friends from way back, to celebrate all of our birthdays, paint, tour, visit bull terriers, eat, drink, and be merry. They live down Mariner St from Burchfield's house, I was so close.....
They are fantastic hosts and here's a compilation of
how we spent our time
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how we spent our time
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THURSDAY night
Sea Bar for dinner (FISH of course)
Drive down Ellicott, Pass Tappo and Hotel Lafayette
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| I saw these buildings being renovated to their former glory, but not the painting |
Head to 1st ward – drive through “Silo City”
Over the sky way to the Naval Park, and up to Allentown
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FRIDAY
Drive by 3 Frank Lloyd Wright houses
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| Darwin Martin House |
Go to the Burchfield Penney Art Center
NO
BURCHFIELDS
Okay, I lied and actually saw this ONE in the cafe
and we could look through the drawing files
Albright Knox Museum
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NO
BURCHFIELDS
Okay, I lied and actually saw this ONE in the cafe
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| Autumnal Fantasy |
and we could look through the drawing files
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| Kathleen at the Robert Thierren Exhibit |
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Drive through Richardson
tour the boulevards parks and parkways by Olmstead
tour the boulevards parks and parkways by Olmstead
Lunch at Martin Cooks
Antiquing at 27 Chandler and Horsefeathers
Wegmans for food and head to WILSON
Go via Grand Island/Robert Moses Parkway
Stop at Sanger Farms for peaches
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Dinner on the lake
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| John and Kathleen's house in Wilson, on Lake Ontario |
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| John's painting |
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| Burchfield's June Clouds 1916 |
SATURDAY
Singer Naturals for Cherry juice & Jam
Yard sales
Plums at Dolanski’s
Brubacker’s and Johnston Creek Farm
ALBION
Brubacker’s and Johnston Creek Farm
ALBION
DOG Show
Tour of Albion’s commercial district
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| Sandstone Bull Terriers.....I am a woman possessed and this handsome guy could be the father of my future dog! |
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| Culvert Road, (click for the history) the only road that goes under the Erie Canal |
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| Stopped at Mexican Grocery for Tortas from Monte Alban Taco Truck
MEDINA
Walked up and down Main St. Medina Bought dresses at Lily & A Sparrow |
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View of Medina's Main St from John and Kathleen's gallery building
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| The widest part of the Erie Canal from the back of John and Kathleen's building |
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Flowers from Transit in NEWFANE
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| Ghost Plants (Corn and Sunflowers),” 1916 |
Dinner of Tomatoes & Basil, salad, peaches and ice cream
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SUNDAY
Bike riding to harbor and painting watercolors
Plum orchards and Blueberry picking
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| Boats 9.1.13 |
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| John not trespassing in the plum orchards |
Hiller Farms for jalapeno pepper and Fiegel’s Blueberry
Honey
no luck antiquing in OLCOTT
Homemade gazpacho with our tomatoes and cukes and onions
from Mennonites
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| September Wind and Rain |
Dinner with friends
bbq chicken, beet salad, cole slaw, grilled corn, peach crumble
bbq chicken, beet salad, cole slaw, grilled corn, peach crumble
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MONDAY
MY BIRTHDAY
A whole lot of plum paintings
MY BIRTHDAY
A whole lot of plum paintings
Flea market & yard sales
BLTs with T-meadow maple smoked bacon
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Birthday Dinner
martinis*
steak, salad
peach, blueberry, pear tart
martinis*
steak, salad
peach, blueberry, pear tart
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| my daybreak |
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| Daybreak 1920 |
TUESDAY
Packed up 13 napkins, two tablecloths from yard sales &
flea market
Container of blueberries
Plums
Piece of tart, Grilled chicken,
Piece of tart, Grilled chicken,
Honey & several paintings!!
| Wilson 9.1.13 9:55 am |
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| The Luminous Tree 1917 |
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| Sunset on the lake |
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| photo of Charles Burchfield painting |
and
just think,
when I shuffle off to Buffalo and points north and east again, I may even see the paintings
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| Moonset 1916 now it's time to sleep * |
I'm exhibiting at:
Proteus Gowanus
"CONTAINMENT"
1st part of the year long theme of WATER
Opening September 15th 6-9 pm
and
Tugboat Tea Company
Opening Thursday September 19th
