Monday, May 19, 2014

Spring Cup Drawings and Upcoming Exhibtion News



Cup of the Day #119 - Spring on the High Line
Colored ink on upcycled paper coffee cup
By Gwyneth Leech

New York City has been in the grip of a prolonged and flowery Spring. The days have been cool and showery with long spells of settled clear weather. As a result, the succession of tree blossoming and garden flowering has unfolded slowly. No sudden leap from Winter to Summer this year. I have been revelling in this situation and have spent many days outdoors in Clinton Community Garden, Central Park, and on the High Line - blank coffee cups at the ready and a box of fresh pens at my side - trying to capture these all-too-fleeting moments of unfurling, freshness and brilliant color. 
Here is a portfolio of some of my favorite new cups and Spring photos.

These recent cup drawings will be incorporated into my next 365 Cup installation, as part of "Time Frames Marking Time", a group show curated by Elisa Decker and Barbara Lubliner at the Westbeth Gallery, 55 Bethune Street in Greenwich Village. The show opens this Saturday, May 24th 12-6 PM and runs through June 15th with a reception on June 4th from 6-9 pm. There are lots of special events scheduled, including two afternoons where I will be drawing on cups in the gallery, and I will be blogging my progress here. Scroll to the bottom of this post for all the details!

Looking forward to seeing you at Wesbeth - or catch up with me on the High Line one of these sunny mornings!

Daffodils From My Garden Plot
Colored ink on upcycled paper coffee cup
By Gwyneth Leech
 
Cherry Blossom Alley
Central Park at West 90th Street and the reservoir

 
My daughter, Grace, ornamenting a cherry tree in Central Park.

Cherry Blossom Cup
India Ink Brush pens on upcycled coffee cup
Bleecker Street Garden, Greenwich Village, NYC, April

 
Tulip flowering, April
Clinton Community Garden

April on the High Line

Fresh Green, April on the High Line
Railway Ties Garden Cup
India Ink brush pens on upcycled coffee cup
High Line Park, NYC, April

 
Early May on the High Line

  
Flowering Tree Cup
India Ink brush pens on upcycled coffee cup
High Line Park, NYC, May