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MERYL ENERSON
2023 E-telier (Online Salon) at Art Students League of New York
The Art Students League of New York continues its E-telier series of online salons, featuring work from the students in its online classes. I am pleased to be participating again as part of the salon for the Advanced Drawing & Painting class with Chris Gallego....
Joining the Curatorial Committee for The Gallery at Spencertown Academy
I'm pleased to announce I will be joining the Curatorial Committee for the Gallery at Spencertown Academy Arts Center n Spencertown, New York. The Gallery hosts several exhibitions annually, from botanical shows (in coordination with their Garden Tours) to...
Field studies to studio paintings
Recently I took a class with Bernard Dellario at the Winslow Art Center to explore the use of gouache as a field study medium. While gouache is less frequently used than either sketching tools or transparent watercolors, it has the advantages of being opaque. This...
Tropical colors
One thing that has always struck me is the way colors change and imbue a landscape with mood. In different time zones, this can be intensified and is one of the great pleasures of travel (whether you're an artist or not). The scene above is the On a recent trip to...
2022 “eSalon” at Art Students League of New York
Last month, the Art Students League of New York began presenting an "eSalon" featuring work from the students in its various "e-telier" classes (virtual classes). The show runs through June 2022. I am pleased to have my painting "Last Light" (2021, oil on paper) be...
Spencertown Group Show July 10-August 8th
I am participating in the group Member Show at the Spencertown Academy in Spencertown, NY. Closed for 2020 because of the Pandemic, the Academy is once again hanging art on its Gallery walls, a cause for celebration. My watercolor "Early Morning Cornfields" will be...
Same Idea, Different Medium
Recently I have been exploring how to use different art media to cross-pollinate visual ideas. Across the ages, of course, artists have developed sketches in one medium (whether with a drawing or a watercolor) to create large-scale compositions in their "formal"...
Art Challenges (and Why they Work)
Recently I responded to a 10-day art challenge on Facebook and several of my friends and colleagues responding and joining in. Not everyone wants or needs an art challenge (perhaps their day-to-day work is challenging enough), but it got me thinking about what is an...
Why Cows Make Good Models
I live in a very rural area, surrounded by small, family-run farms. Many of my neighbors also keep cows, so I am always driving by cows (and oftentimes groups of cows) when I go anywhere. I ventured into painting them during an online workshop with Patti Mollica last...
The Fall Landscape
Fall is a magical time of year in Columbia County, and this year was particularly spectacular. For some reason, whether because of the rain or the temperatures, the colors of the trees lasted longer than most years. It was a welcome respite from political news and...