august umbrella (2013) – oil on linen – 16 x 16
A quiet day in August, offering a light breeze off the water. The sun is a little lower now.
Studio Tour this weekend!
The Cape Ann Artisans Studio Tour is this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00-5:00. As the Mayor of Gloucester, Carolyn Kirk, just wrote, plan ahead. Find all the info at http://capeannartisans.com/, including the map, brochure, and info about each artisan, including me. There are 23 studios to visit, so reviewing the artisans ahead of time, selecting your top interests, and planning your route will save you time.
My new studio, at 1 Camborne Way (entrance on South St.), Rockport, will have my new oils, watercolors, prints, and cards. (NOTE: I've moved from my downtown Rockport studio.)
seARTS at Bass Rocks, May 2013-14
Cape Hedge South – 25 x 25 – oil on linen
The seARTS, Art@Bass Rocks 2013 includes "Cape Hedge South" for the year-long exhibition. 34 Beach Road, Gloucester. Maggie Cavallo (Montserrat) guided another engaging discussion on talking about art, at the opening on May 29th.
National Prize Show, May 15 - July 11
Enlightenment – 24 x 36 – oil on linen
"Enlightenment" has been selected for the Cambridge Art Association's 12th National Prize Show by Toby Kamps, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, the Menil Collection.
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 23, 6-8pm at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery and University Place Gallery.
robdiebboll.com - it's new
my new domain name.
pecha kucha presentation
Here's my Pecha Kucha presentation at the seARTS.org annual meeting, a 5 minute video: p-k at youtube. Learn about Pecha Kucha here: http://www.pechakucha.org/faq
seARTS.org featured artist
Check it out: searts.org/wp/featured-member/
2013 Cape Ann Artisans Studio Tour
I have joined the Cape Ann Artisans group. This means you can visit my studio on the two Studio Tours: June 22, 23 and October 12-14 (Columbus Day). Learn more at capeannartisans.com You can also visit me anytime by appointment.
In honor of the Cape Ann Artisans 30th Anniversary the Cape Ann Museum will hold a retrospective exhibit, "Cape Ann Artisans at 30", of work by 70 past and present members. For artist demonstrations and related programming, please visit capeannmuseum.org
OPENING RECEPTION Saturday, March 2, 3 - 5 p.m. On view March 2 - May 26
Bass Rocks 2012
Winter Beach
I have been awarded First Place for "Winter Beach" in Art@Bass Rocks 2012. "Enlightenment" was also selected for the exhibition. Opening Reception is Thursday, May 31st, 6-8, 34 Beach Road, Gloucester.
easter
Or resurrection. Warm, humid air from the South. It was done just before the late afternoon rain.
dog day
Dog Day - 40 x 40 - oil on linen
After the Summer ban, it's mid-September and the dogs return to Good Harbor, free and unleashed. Masters call but are unheard, unseen, unlimited space. A perfect moment.
john
To my big brother, John, who passed in November: thanks for all you have given us from your heart and left us in your work.
Your piano plays
Painted etudes, notes above.
Fall waters, leaves still.
photo © Kim Diebboll
enlightenment
Enlightenment - 24 x 36 - oil on linen
Surfing on Cape Ann (Gloucester & Rockport) has exploded over the last couple of years. New forms are evolving in the sea.
woodsie
Woodsie - 24 x 34 - oil on linen
A portrait has unique challenges besides the goal of a likeness. A palette that touches the personality; a composition that moves, like Life; legacy. Here, like with Triptych, I reference American Folk painting, especially Ammi Phillips. Happy Birthday, Woodsie.
cape hedge south
Cape Hedge South - 25 x 25 - oil on linen
Look at the map of Cape Hedge Beach and you'll see at its southwest end the curl of its tail and the finishing promontory separating it from Long Beach. Last Sunday afternoon high up on the dune of stone popples above a few strips of sand and high tide I painted this view, cooled by a perfect ocean breeze and an occasional swim in the unusually warm water. We bobbed in the choppy waves, my toes in the air. A Willow Rest "Cuban" was my appetizer before this feast of light. Ah, take me back now to those warm popples under my feet, and hints of linseed mixed with salt.
cape hedge bathers
A windy day, rough water, but the air is clear and the sun hot. Waves slam the sand, but once past the breaks you bob with the curls. Then back to the sand to warm up again. The soothing cycle. Forget everything, and dream.
storm surfers
Storm Surfers - 35 x 59 - oil on linen
I saw them in a dream, in winter.
rockport motif #1 day sat may 22nd
Motif #1 Day is Sat May 22ndSchedule and info here: http://rockportartfestivals.blogspot.com/ Art, music, events, food, and my studio will be open for the afternoon, 1:00 - 5:00.
new england prize show
"Early Spring" (below) was just accepted to Cambridge Art Association's "New England Prize Show", May 14 - June 23, 2010; opening reception: Thursday May 20, 6-8pm. How about that!
early spring
Early Spring, oil on linen, 24x36
Started this one the first weekend of April, a balmy day on Good Harbor Beach. Even Mr. Purple Shorts was out for a shirtless jog. You'd think it was June. Someone brought an umbrella for the hazy sun. I squint and see the roundness of the earth, the continents shifting.