Karen Bradfield
Back in a gallery show
Almost didn't apply to the WNYAG regional show this year, allowing tech issues to annoy me/ stop me. Got through that and submitted 2...
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Karen Bradfield
- Oct 11, 2020
- 1 min
Working on the house
Three houses between the 2 of us is too much. If you are someone who doesn't really care about keeping old houses in good shape, then...
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Karen Bradfield
- Dec 29, 2019
- 1 min
Where have I been?
Santa Fe in October was brilliant: a matriarchal experience, unplanned. Agnes Pelton's paintings are full of light and calm; Georgia...
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Karen Bradfield
- Jul 13, 2019
- 1 min
Prep for opening our new space
It's not a gallery really, more a space for us to work, and invite folks to see stuff 2 times a year. We've been renovating since...
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Karen Bradfield
- Jul 8, 2019
- 1 min
1st LGBTQ+ show in Erie, PA
Acceptance, pure and simple. We are not going back into anybody's closet, certainly not the bastard's currently in the WH. I found this...
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Karen Bradfield
- May 27, 2019
- 1 min
Spring work
We closed on the new house/studio mid-April and have been working on it since. We are not gutting it, but instead finding things to fix/...
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Karen Bradfield
- May 27, 2019
- 1 min
About those 2 Shows in January...
Midwest in the winter, you say? Not exactly a great time to travel, and I wanted to attend both openings. So we made reserves for both,...
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Karen Bradfield
- Jan 6, 2019
- 1 min
2 for 2
A few weeks back, I submitted paintings to 2 different shows to give me a focus away from the holidays. Open calls give me a chance to...
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Karen Bradfield
- Nov 17, 2018
- 1 min
Shouldn't art be thought provoking?
In college a few years back, those of us in visual and performing arts felt outside of mainstream business and computer groups. We...
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Karen Bradfield
- Sep 1, 2018
- 1 min
New Studio Space
After much agonizing and looking at expensive real estate in Buffalo, I found a great space above a restaurant at the corner of Elmwood...
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Karen Bradfield
- Aug 25, 2018
- 1 min
WNYAG Regional Show
I submitted 2 pieces to the WNYAG show last Saturday, and my newest work, "Walking down Irving Place " was accepted. It was grouped with...
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Karen Bradfield
- Apr 28, 2018
- 1 min
Lifted
Miriam passed in March. Phyllis did a great job putting it all together: the service was nice, folks showed up, it was warm and sunny...
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Karen Bradfield
- Mar 28, 2018
- 1 min
Kenan Center non-hoopla
Being a member of Buffalo Niagara Art Association enables you to participate in 2 annual juried group shows. The spring show opened a...
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Karen Bradfield
- Mar 6, 2018
- 1 min
A Mixed Bag
We were in Florida a little over 2 weeks. Miriam was placed in hospice, our stress levels were through the roof, we did way too much...
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Karen Bradfield
- Feb 24, 2018
- 1 min
Rhymes with Delirium
The opening reception went well, we had 46 people attend and did NOT run out of wine! (It seems our friends are no longer the big...
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Karen Bradfield
- Jan 12, 2018
- 1 min
Solo show in 2 weeks!
Excited and stressed about the show at Felicia's on Jan 27. We invited about 100 people- yikes! I always worry about running out of...
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Karen Bradfield
- Dec 7, 2017
- 1 min
Why are there no great women artists?
With more than a passing nod to Linda Nochlin- what the hell kind of a question is this? These male/female hierarchies are just bullshit....
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Karen Bradfield
- Nov 10, 2017
- 1 min
Election Day
Not sure how I feel about the 100 yr anniversary of women's voting rights in NYS. I'm 62. I put the sticker in the car so I can see it...
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Karen Bradfield
- Nov 10, 2017
- 1 min
November in Buffalo
Fall is my favorite season. In Buffalo we sometimes have a number of seasons' weather all within the same week. This week was sunny,...
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Karen Bradfield
- Nov 5, 2017
- 1 min
Thinking of Ptown- October
Provincetown is the almost perfect combination of urban and sea and gay stuff. You never need a car, there's choices for everything and...
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