Barbara Mink

I was so pleased to be alerted to an article in Buffalo Rising newspaper which was a complete surprise. A local art mover and shaker noticed that my brother Symon had hung a Giclee print of koi from years ago on his balcony wall in the heart of Elmwood Village. The reviewer was very taken with the idea of displaying personal art for the public. I wrote him a note saying that my brother and I were following in our father’s footsteps. He updated the article, and voila! Text and pictures below. https://www.buffalorising.com/2020/07/buffalo-easter-eggs-ii/ A few days ago I posted on a special  Buffalo Easter Egg  that I came across during a walk in the Elmwood Village. Today I’m posting another Easter Egg in the form of a work of art adhered to the facade of a house. What I especially find interesting about this is that due to COVID-19, there is a dearth of art opportunities at hand. With shuttered galleries and studios, art does not abound as it once did. Therefore, public art ha...

I was sitting at State of the Art Gallery yesterday, during five hours of pouring rain, and was amazed at how many people stopped by despite the bad weather. The Ithaca Art Trail show, which comes down next week, is a particularly good one, I think. It's amazing how many people live and work as artists here without an official gallery affiliation. Ithaca's central isolation and small population is a challenge, but it's a great place to produce; and a great place for people to visit. Many of the member sales in the gallery are to visitors from elsewhere. High hopes for my new online venture!

Art trail has become as exciting as the start of school used to be when I was a kid. For two weekends in October more than fifty artists open their homes and studios to complete strangers. Many people come from around the region and just browse, reveling in the chance to see how art gets made, or where it originates. Others come specifically to buy, knowing that this critical mass of availability is a unique opportunity. Whatever the motivation, it's totally fun.

But not really, I suppose. I've been actively painting for ten years, but this is the first time I've written a blog and reconfigured my website for online sales (www.barbaramink.com) . Ironic, of course, now that we're entering what could prove to be an economic disaster; but I do think that one of the things that makes us human is a love for beauty and a need to fill our nests with things that make us feel happy. Paintings certainly do that, so here's hoping.