Frankfort painter Ellie Harold traveled to Paris in 2022, a pilgrimage to view an exhibition of paintings by Impressionist Claude Monet and Abstract Expressionist Joan Mitchell.
The souvenirs from that trip weren’t T-shirts and tote bags, but questions, including: What does it mean to be a “real” artist?
Harold explores that question in the resulting book, “Monet, Mitchell & Me: A Painter’s Pilgrimage.”
She talks about how she answered that question at the Sept. 29Coffee With The Authors conversation, 1 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Arts Center.
Harold’s 2023 book is a meditation on her struggles with creative block, about practice, process, and why she’d rather make work than look at it in a museum. “Monet, Mitchell & Me” is the story of Harold’s journey into the valley of art historical giants, and the side trips into the interior of her own, artistic country.
Coffee With The Authors is a series of conversational interviews with local and regional authors about the craft and process of writing. This program is offered as part of the GAAC’s Shrines + Altars, an exhibition that explores what we hold sacred: To whom are we building shrines? At what altars are we worshiping? The program is free. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org /EVENTS.
Coffee With The Authors enjoys the support of the Cottage Book Shop and the Glen Lake Community Library.
