It’s that time of year again and Hurricane Flo has sent us rains and a beautiful sunset. The beehives are battened down and the bees are kicking the drones out.
What an adventure. We started with three hives in the mid-April and we now have seven. I will be attending an apiatherapy conference in late October as I am interested in the medicinal properties of bee byproducts especially propolis. I will post more on the American Apiatherapy Conference later this Fall.
I have been busy painting all summer.
I have these three 14″ x 11″ paintings,: The Places I Go, Bee Mine, and Bee Happy framed in lovely black and golf frames ready to ship for the special price post studio tour price of $400. Please email me at susanmedyn(at)cox.net if interested. This is a one time half price offer to celebrate the wonders of the fall.
Bee Mine
The Places I Go
Bee Happy
And now to some Hurricane of 1938 photos, and life on the Rhode Island coast.
Hurricane of ’38, Providence, RI Boatyard
Walking down Ship Street after the waters receded. Men have their trousers rolled up to navigate areas of standing water. New England Hurricane of 1938. Rhode Island, Providence 1938 September 22
HURRICANE OF ’38, FOREGROUND WRECKAGE, BRIDGE, PROVIDENCE, RI
Harbor area destroyed by storm surge. New England Hurricane of 1938. Rhode Island, Pawtuxet Village 1938 September 22
The tug Monhegan left high and dry by storm surge. New England Hurricane of 1938. Rhode Island, Providence 1938 September 22
Barber shop of the Grosvenor Building with barber chairs reflected in the remnants of storm surge waters. New England Hurricane of 1938. Rhode Island, Providence
My hurricane photos have been used in several articles. I found these in a quirky antique shop.
Here is one photo being used in Smithsonian Magazine.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-great-new-england-hurricane-of-1938-62061578/
And there are a series of my acquired photos in this article:
http://www.wcvb.com/article/photos-remembering-the-great-hurricane-of-38/8115867
You can see a peek of how my paintings look framed above David Formanek’s latest sculptures. 
Here you can see some of the work we displayed for South Coast Artists Open Studio Tours this summer. We thank all our collectors and visitors for coming out and seeing our art.
Stay tuned for more adventures of our coastal Rhode Island life and art. Soon I will be posting my foray into honey elixirs.
Love your three new paintings; whimsical as ever, but there’s always the suspicion that they’re more serious beneath the paint. Maybe it’s just me! 🙂
Love your new pieces Susan. I looked at them slowwwly. LOL. I guess I got lost reading the article and did not come back to comment on your blog. LOL. Great old photos.
So you are a beekeeper – awesome!! I have a friend that swears by popolis.
Love the poems – this was a bountiful post!!