I've teamed up with 15 other DC-area artists to donate over 25 pieces of art to auction and raise money to benefit the Australia wildfire relief efforts.
The proceeds will be split between WIRES Australia Wildlife Rescue and Red Cross Australia.
You can view and bid on items online here: Art Auction for Australia. (Auction is now closed).
Here is the piece I donated:
The Artist's Studio IV by Jennifer Allevato
For those in the Washington, D.C. area, there is also an opening reception at artist Maggie O'Neill's studio at the Wharf on Friday evening from 6-9pm, where you can view the art in person and enjoy sips and snacks. The art will be on view all weekend.
Online bidding ends Sunday, March 8th.
Recently I visited the house and gardens at Dumbarton Oaks, an historic estate hidden away in residential Georgetown in Washington, D.C. I was awe-struck by the grounds, so tree-covered among the hills that you forget you're not in the middle of the countryside!
I took several weeks in June and July and experimented with acrylics on raw canvas for the first time. I mostly work on wooden panel and paper in my current practice, and it's been years since I worked on canvas.
After nearly 4 years, I am finally re-exploring florals in a full collection!
