The Good Life of an Artist
art BLOG
I'm Merrill Weber, and this is where I share my life as an artist – the good, the challenging, and the colorful! Come explore "The Good Life of an Artist" with me.
INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN PORTRAITS AT THE MEDIA ARTS COUNCIL
The Inspirational Women are on the move! For five years, I have been painting a collection of now more than 60 oil painting portraits of incredible, strong women.
INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN SOLO EXHIBITION OPENS TO A CROWD OF HUNDREDS
Hosted by the Chester County Art Association, the collection consists of 57 oil painting portraits of incredible, strong women.
MEET THE INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN: NOT ALL ARE FAMOUS
Over a four-year period, I painted a collection consisting of 57 oil painting portraits of incredible, strong women. These are women who overcame hardships, broke records and blazed trails, shattering glass ceilings along the way.
INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN: ART EXHIBITION
A collection of more than 50 oil painting portraits of incredible, strong women, four years in the making.
NEW ENGLAND SAILING AND CIVIC PRUNING AT THE J.M. BYRON HOUSE
For years, decades rather, we were sailors. One summer, we ventured from our safe haven in Maryland, all the way to Block Island, Rhode Island. This was bluewater, no anchoring, all-day/all-night sailing. Huge waves crashed over our bow. I thought we were going to die.
THE ECLECTIC NEW YORK CITY HOME OF JOHN DERIAN
This morning, Stay Groovy coffee mug in hand, I was reading a NYT Style Magazine article by Mary Kay Schilling about a four-story Greek Revival in Greenwich Village inhabited entirely by creative people.
Red Nook in Paris: Painting a Room Full of Character
Eighteenth-century English painter, Joshua Reynolds, said, “A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts.” Instantly, you know this room in the Paris home of James Cook is hung with thoughts, and beautiful pictures.
HAPPY NATIONAL CROISSANT DAY and BEST CROISSANTS IN PARIS!
Happy National Croissant Day in the US! My mind is in Paris where no breakfast would be complete without a croissant. I prefer my croissant au beurre (butter, no margarine) with a café Américain, while sitting at a café watching the energy of Paris pass by.
ANGELINA'S HOT CHOCOLATE IN PARIS AND FAMILY
No trip to Paris is complete without enjoying the famous hot chocolate at Angelina, the 1903 tea house on Rue de Rivoli.
MY LOVE FOR BLUE AND WHITE CHINA
My mother and the women who raised her can be credited for my love affair with cobalt blue and white china.
WEBER & WEBER 2020 SHOW AT VISUAL EXPANSION ART GALLERY
It's October! That means it's time for Weber & Weber 2020, a two person show at Visual Expansion Art Gallery in lovely downtown West Chester, Pennsylvania.
WHEN RON CEPHAS JONES COMMENTS ON YOUR INSTAGRAM POST
When Ron Cephas Jones (@cephasjaz) comments on your Instagram post, it makes your day! MY INSTAGRAM POST I’ve been thinking a lot about Hulu’s teen melodrama done right, “Looking for Alaska.” The sleeper star of the 8-episode limited series is Ron Cephas Jones as Dr. Hyde, a wise and crusty professor who is a gay Buddhist
ART STUDIO VISITS
I am fortunate to have a beautiful art studio in the Spring City Mill Studios Building in Spring City, PA, a newly renovated knitting mill factory built in 1886, with high ceilings and tons of northern light.
SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDER HAS SOLD AT SQUARE PEAR GALLERY
So happy to share that mixed media floral painting, "Sunshine on My Shoulder," has SOLD thanks to Square Pear Fine Art Gallery in historic Kennett Square, PA.
A PICTORIAL OF THE 2019 CHESTER COUNTY STUDIO TOUR
The art highlight of the month of May was the Chester County Studio Tour that took place the weekend of May 17 and 18 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia
GALLERY 222 HAS SOLD GIRLS ON THE DANCE FLOOR
Happy to share! "Girls on the Dance Floor" has SOLD thanks to Gallery 222 in Malvern, PA, as part of their "Under a Floral Spell" group art exhibition.
SQUARE PEAR ART GALLERY HAS SOLD DAZZLE ME
Happy to share! "Dazzle Me" has SOLD thanks to Square Pear Fine Art Gallery in Kennett Square, PA, as part of their "The Joy of Summer" art exhibition.
ARTIST GIRLFRIENDS WHO LUNCH + GORGEOUS POTTERY
UPDATE: Bonnie Ann Burnett left this world too soon. RIP, Bonnie Ann. You are missed. xo It's a parking lot pop-up show! This is what happens when artist girlfriends go to lunch and one mentions that she has two boxes of her GORGEOUS pottery in her car. We all go running!
THE JOY OF SUMMER ART EXHIBITION AT SQUARE PEAR FINE ART GALLERY
There was a great turnout on August 2, 2019 for "The Joy of Summer" group art exhibition at Square Pear Fine Art Gallery in picturesque Kennett Square, PA.
THE MAKING OF PRETTY BOY, RECYCLED CARDBOARD MALE PEACOCK DRESS
After a recent trip to Mexico, where gorgeous male peacocks turned in circles fanning their feathers, I knew that my entry would be a male peacock dress.