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Aug 25

Aug 25 An Evolving Life. Access.

An Evolving Life, Life Ramblings, Meryl Spiegel, Art Plus Conversation

Access

After dropping off my grandson at the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton this past Wednesday for an art workshop, I spent some time soaking in the dynamic paintings on view by Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)—a pioneer in abstract expressionism.

While there I was equally impressed by a program in progress. A large group of Alzheimer and Dementia patients were circulating through the museum listening to gallery discussions and even doing some hands-on painting.

What a thrill to see art being utilized as therapy in real time! I can’t think of a more vibrant and exciting way to stimulate the brain!!!

This program—called Access Parrish— is offered free once a month and facilitated by the Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center. Below is docent Wendy Kammer talking about Frankenthaler’s Low Tide, my favorite, and Blue Atmosphere II, both painted in 1963.

Please click on the images below to enlarge.

This second image provides a glimpse of the powerful allure and inspiration of art across generations.

An Evolving Life Series

2019 Posts

Get Away
A Sense of Entitlement
Love Matters
Holding On
LUMIERE
Think Spring
Becoming Fierce
Relief
Siesta
Elva’s Patio with Frog
Looking for the Light
Trapped
Sea Change
Laid Back
Searching
Footwork
Access (This one)

2018 Posts
Learn more about how it all began! Click here to read An Evolving Life posts from 2018.

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Meryl Spiegel

Meryl Spiegel is a photographic artist, whose work reflects her relentless curiosity whether she is on the street, in the fields or by the water. A former journalist for The New York Times with an MFA in Creative Writing, she now focuses primarily on her artwork, but is thrilled to share her thoughts here about how her creative life continues to evolve and expand.

“I picked up a camera years ago thinking it was the only way I could render humanity and its wonders,” she recalls. “Then three years ago, I began to draw and ultimately paint, not knowing I could.”

Also an educator, Meryl teaches photography as well as yoga, a passion that fuels her creativity off the mat. Regularly, she conducts photographic workshops at East End Arts. Last year the Center Moriches Library was awarded a grant from the NY State Council on the Arts to fund a Composition class conducted by Meryl and offered free to its patrons. This summer and fall, she will be conducting more classes at the library.

Meryl lives with her husband, Steven, and her hound dog, Copper, in East Quogue —where she raised her two daughters, Lauren, a Westhampton real estate agent, and Jaclyn, a financial analyst in Manhattan.

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