Paula Rosenblum

Untitled (Window with Shadows)

Inspired by: Joyce Tenneson, Fork Shaped Tree

photograph

12″ x 16″

2024

$250

The work from the Fitchburg Art Museum that I’ve submitted this piece in response to is Joyce Tenneson’s Fork Shaped Tree from a series entitled The Alchemy of Light. I love the otherworldliness of it, and the fact that she made this series of images within ten miles of her home in Maine. There are endless visually interesting moments wherever we go, if we allow ourselves to be open to them. My image of the arched window, with its play of light and shadow, and similarly limited color palette, seemed to my eye to pair nicely with Tenneson’s work.

Paula Rosenblum

Untitled (Beach Day)

watercolor

10″ x 10″

2024

$225

Recently I’ve been exploring and enjoying the fluidity and luminosity of watercolors as a medium. This piece was an attempt to capture the warmth and color of a perfect beach day.

Paula Rosenblum

Untitled (Early Morning Light)

watercolor

10″ x 14″ unframed

2024

I recently returned to art making after a long hiatus, trying watercolor for the first time. The fluidity of the medium is both challenging and pleasurable. Putting a brush with pigment to paper has been satisfying and a way to tap into some creative energy and see where it might take me. This image was an attempt to capture the first morning light emerging into a still dark room.