Category Archives: Art

Brain Space

Posted on September 7, 2014 by lucindasrunningblog

  It’s been a week since I left my full time academic job, and I’ve been immersed in the pleasures of organizing drawers and closets, tossing heaps of files on the recycling bin, relaxing into running adventures, and launching into … Continue reading →

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Frogs, Moss, and Emerald Pools of Water

Posted on July 25, 2014 by lucindasrunningblog

I’m writing from the Hewnoaks Artist Colony where I’m immersed in a week long residency. In addition to drawing bees, frogs, maps, and experimenting with new compositional strategies, I’ve been reading, writing, and enjoying the reflective time that artistic solitude … Continue reading →

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Watershed

Posted on May 26, 2014 by lucindasrunningblog

    I’m writing from Grand Manan Island, where I’ve been coming since I was a little girl. The journey here has grounded me, as it always does. This morning I sit in the family cottage, looking out at a … Continue reading →

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White Space

Posted on April 10, 2014 by lucindasrunningblog

On March 8th, I participated in the Bretton Woods nordic half marathon. As I wrote in My Visual Cue , it was my first Nordic race in 29 years, and I set out to enjoy the experience, not to compete. … Continue reading →

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Matthew Barney’s Bathroom

Posted on February 10, 2014 by lucindasrunningblog

A few weeks ago, my cousin Katie invited me to join her on a visit to Matthew Barney’s Long Island City studio. I’d just opened an exhibit at Aucocisco, completed an intensive teaching gig in the new NHIA MFA program, and … Continue reading →

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Celebration

Posted on January 3, 2014 by lucindasrunningblog

Tonight I’ll be celebrating the running/drawing project with an exhibition, Boundaries, at Aucocisco Galleries in Portland, Maine. The show consists of nine of the finished 22″ x 30″ drawings. The project isn’t finished, in fact it’s just begun, yet this feels like an important … Continue reading →

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Keeping the Sun on My Right

Posted on November 20, 2013 by lucindasrunningblog

I left the Maine International Conference on the Arts inspired and ready for the next stop on my road trip: Grand Manan Island, where I had promised to close up the family cottage for the winter. I took the airline … Continue reading →

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Circuitous Trails

Posted on October 30, 2013 by lucindasrunningblog

Last week, I spent 3 days at the Maine International Conference on the Arts, which took place on the U. Maine, Orono campus. There were a number of excellent workshops and performances and, since the campus includes a forest filled … Continue reading →

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Freedom within Structure

Posted on October 4, 2013 by lucindasrunningblog

It’s harvest time! After a summer of running farms, blogging, and drawing, the first body of work has been installed at the Maine Farmland Trust Gallery in Belfast, Maine. A year ago, when I was first invited to participate in the exhibit, … Continue reading →

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Bound to the Bee

Posted on September 19, 2013 by lucindasrunningblog

I’ve grown accustomed to a moment of awkward silence each time I call a new farmer about my project. I imagine him/her weighing the options: hightail it off the phone or take a few minutes to listen to the artist … Continue reading →

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