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Dear ,
As promised, you are the first, well the 2nd, after the
recipient, to see the newest commission I've been working on, secretly over the past 3 weeks. So without further adieu, here it is!
"September 9, 2006", Oil on linen, 12" x 16", ©2016 by Jennie Traill Schaeffer This is the first Wedding Cake Portrait that I've painted in about three years. It was a very special project due to the relationship I have developed with the recipients, Marcia Le Beau and Lee Seidenberg. Marcia and Lee live in a neighboring town and I bumped into Lee, an advertising creative, illustrator and photographer, during
an arts festival in South Orange. Through our conversation we learned that not only does Lee share my husband's first name, but his wife, Marcia, a published poet, worked with my sister-in-law at an advertising agency years ago. Lee and I kept in touch on social media until he enrolled Marcia in my watercolor class as a gift last year.
Now, not only
is Marcia a student, but they have become good friends with both my husband and me. Marcia reached out to me over the summer to commission a Wedding Cake Portrait to commemorate their tenth anniversary. This is the result which was presented to Lee last week.
Want to read more about their story and his reaction? Hop over to my blog to
read the details and see more progress photos of the commission. Then come back and see what's coming up this weekend, including Saturday's Opening in Metuchen and Sunday's Art Walk in Maplewood.
Creatively,
I have 9 pieces in this exhibit featuring gelato, aprons, and vintage cars, which you can preview on my website. The Maplewood Grille is operated by new owners who are making art and music a major part of the dining experience, which features American - Colombian fusion cuisine. Exhibit Closes: 9/30 Great Spirits Among Us: Nails in the Wall, the Gallery
at St. Luke's | 17 Oak Ave., Metuchen, NJ. I will be in attendance at the opening reception on Saturday, September 24th. Maplewood Art Walk: Booth Location TBD, Maplewood Village, NJ P. S. I still have space in several of my Fall art classes. Did you forget to
enroll? Many of my classes still have room: including classes at my West Orange Studio on the 3rd Floor, watercolor classes at Work & Play in South Orange, and JumpstART. Have questions? Feel free to contact me. Browse all of the offerings at traillworks.com/classes.html.
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