The Good Life of an Artist
art BLOG

I'm Merrill Weber, and this is where I share my life as an artist – the good, the challenging, and the colorful! Come explore "The Good Life of an Artist" with me.

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MEET THE INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN: NOT ALL ARE FAMOUS

Over a four-year period, I painted a collection consisting of 57 oil painting portraits of incredible, strong women. These are women who overcame hardships, broke records and blazed trails, shattering glass ceilings along the way.

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SPRING CITY MILL STUDIOS WEBSITE COMING SOON

Soon you will be able to visit Spring City Mill Studios via our new website.  Spring City Mill Studios hosts more than 20 working artists and creatives - painters, photographers, weavers, printmakers and writers.

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NEW ENGLAND SAILING AND CIVIC PRUNING AT THE J.M. BYRON HOUSE

For years, decades rather, we were sailors. One summer, we ventured from our safe haven in Maryland, all the way to Block Island, Rhode Island. This was bluewater, no anchoring, all-day/all-night sailing. Huge waves crashed over our bow. I thought we were going to die.

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THE ECLECTIC NEW YORK CITY HOME OF JOHN DERIAN

This morning, Stay Groovy coffee mug in hand, I was reading a NYT Style Magazine article by Mary Kay Schilling about a four-story Greek Revival in Greenwich Village inhabited entirely by creative people.

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HAPPY NATIONAL CROISSANT DAY and BEST CROISSANTS IN PARIS!

Happy National Croissant Day in the US!  My mind is in Paris where no breakfast would be complete without a croissant. I prefer my croissant au beurre (butter, no margarine) with a café Américain, while sitting at a café watching the energy of Paris pass by.

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HENRI THE PIG OIL PAINTING JURIED INTO SHOW

Henri the pig oil painting has been selected to be included in the 40th Berks Art Alliance Juried Show to take place in the Schmidt Gallery at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading, PA.

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ART STUDIO VISITS

I am fortunate to have a beautiful art studio in the Spring City Mill Studios Building in Spring City, PA, a newly renovated knitting mill factory built in 1886, with high ceilings and tons of northern light.

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2019 PAOLI HOSPITAL AUXILIARY ANNUAL FINE ART SHOW

An evening of cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and culture awaits you, your friends and family at the opening Art Gala on Friday, September 27 from 6 pm to 9 pm where you can preview and purchase original paintings and other works of art from 50 regional artists.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MALALA YOUSAFZAI

Happy 22nd Birthday to the fearless change maker, Malala Yousafzai! Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate.

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POLYPHARMACIZED: THE FACE OF AUTISM PILL BOTTLE PAINTING

Polypharmacized received the Award of Excellence (highest honor) during Chester County Art Association's Fine Art exhibition.  In creating “Polypharmacized: The Face of Autism,” a 48x60-inch painted sculpture made from over 1,200 prescription pill bottles, I show my concern for my adult son Justin and those with autism, vulnerable people.

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