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.
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.
FLOWER ARRANGING + PAINTING WORKSHOP
Fun mother-daughter birthday celebration for my wonderful bride-to-be daughter!
BETTY ANN GOES TO THE DANCE HAS A NEW HOME
"Betty Ann Goes to the Dance" has a new home, thanks to Square Pear Fine Art Gallery in Kennett Square, PA.
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.
INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN SOLO EXHIBITION AND COVID-19
My Inspirational Solo exhibition was scheduled three years ago. I knew then that I wanted to produce a collection that would make a difference.
BIG FLORAL PAINTINGS ON VIEW AT STEEL CITY IN PHOENIXVILLE, PA
My big mixed media floral paintings are now on view at Steel City in Phoenixville, PA, through January 30, 2020. I think the cupcake hat complements the paintings, don't you?
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
Henri the Pig Oil Painting Selected for the 40th Berks Art Alliance Juried Show
Henri, my pig oil painting, earned a spot in the 40th Berks Art Alliance Juried Show at GoggleWorks in Reading, PA. He sold, but you'll find more original pig paintings ready for your wall.
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.
INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN SOLO EXHIBITION
I am thrilled to be painting a series of Inspirational Women --- these are incredible women who overcame hardships, broke records and blazed trails, shattering glass ceilings along the way.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MALALA YOUSAFZAI
Happy 22nd Birthday to the fearless change maker, Malala Yousafzai! Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate.
POLYPHARMACIZED: THE FACE OF AUTISM PILL BOTTLE PAINTING
Polypharmacized received the Award of Excellence (highest honor) during Chester County Art Association's Fine Art exhibition. In creating “Polypharmacized: The Face of Autism,” a 48x60-inch painted sculpture made from over 1,200 prescription pill bottles, I show my concern for my adult son Justin and those with autism, vulnerable people.
PRIZE WINNING MIXED MEDIA PAINTING, A CUT ABOVE
I am happy to share that "A Cut Above" was awarded the 3rd place honor during the 3rd Annual Juried Show: Mixed Media at the Bethlehem House Contemporary Art Gallery in historic downtown Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.