Purcell Palmer had a summer solstice party. It was also Jim Palmers birthday. But he didn't want it to be advertised as such. It poured. So an outdoor party didn't work out so well. It has been raining consistently in June. Purcell had a tent set up. Everyone first gathered in the house for hors d’oeuvres. Dinner was served in the tent. Purcell and Jim have an artists residency program at their home, Catwalk in Catskill, New York. They have been working with the Chicago Art Institute for about five years (they used to live in Chicago) and have recently decided to work with Vassar College. Purcell went to Vassar. Purcell and Vassar and I have been discussing the specifics for a few months. Sacha Inger in the first Vassar Alumn to be in residency and is staying at Catwalk in June. See the following six entries.]]> Eric and Ilene posed for Cathy (Catherine Murphy). Siena came along with her mother, Ilene.]]> We arranged to meet Carole and Helen at Gigi's (dinner was particularly excellent). The Carole and Cathy and I went to Upstate Films to see Summer Hours, a film by Olivier Assayas. We all liked it very much. Helen met us after the movie.]]> We were visiting Michael and Gail.]]> Catherine and I had arranged to meet Joyce and Tom at the Clermont Plant Sale at the Clermont Historic Site, Clermont, NY. We always run into a few people we know at the sale. See the previous three entries.]]> Catherine and I had arranged to meet Joyce and Tom at the Clermont Plant Sale at the Clermont Historic Site, Clermont, NY. We always run into a few people we know at the sale. See the previous two entries and the following entry.]]> Catherine and I had arranged to meet Joyce and Tom at the Clermont Plant Sale at the Clermont Historic Site, Clermont, NY. We always run into a few people we know at the sale. See the previous entry and the following two entries.]]> Catherine and I had arranged to meet Joyce and Tom at the Clermont Plant Sale at the Clermont Historic Site, Clermont, NY. See the following three entries.]]> At Senior Shopmakers Gallery, NYC. See the previous entry.]]> At Senior Shopmakers Gallery, NYC. See the following entry.]]> Catherine (Catherine Murphy) and I went to the greenhouse at Vassar to pick up a couple of plants that Marty was wintering for us. We got into a long conversation about the state of things at Vassar.]]> We buy fish often at Adams Fairacre Farms. Brad is the person I deal with most frequently because I have complete trust in his take on the seafood.]]> Catherine and I went to NYC to see Dr. Muldune (our ophthalmologist), and to get haircuts (see self-portraits June 3, 2009, 1 and 2). Suzanne was in NY for a few reasons. We all managed to meet up for an early dinner at Dan's Japanese Restaurant before Suzanne and Steven went to the ballet.]]> Sebastian is a friend of Erik Schoonebeek's. Erik recommended Sebastian as a replacement for him. Erik is goint to Rutgers for an MFA starting in September but is starting his move this month. Sebastian came over for us all to meet each other. We decided to have him start next week and see how things go, Carly, Sebastion's wife, drove him over because she knows the area better than he does. Eric was her posing for Catherine when they came over (see Groups - Sebastian, Carly and Erik. May 30, 2009)]]> I was on my way to Millbrook to get take-out food for dinner tonight with Alexis and Shirley (see visitors:Alexis and Shirley, May 30, 2009). I stopped at a yard say and Brian came up to me when they arrived at the sale. They were going around to yard sales to look for records for Brian's collection.]]> I went to On Location to discuss photo-shopping and printing for a new project I am starting to work on. Drawings for "Hole in the Wall." A large temporary drawing for the Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar.]]> We had dinner at their house.]]> See the previous four entries.]]> See the previous three entries and the following entry.]]> See the previous two entries and the following two entries.]]> See the previous entry and the following three entries.]]> See the following four entries.]]> We had planned to meet at Toro, a Korean restaurant in the same strip Mall. It was closed so we went to Tanjori, a restaurant we had been to some years before when it was under different ownership. The food was spectacular.]]> At the Art Department Reception outside the Chapel. See the previous ten entries.]]> The Davidson Family. At the Art Department Reception outside the Chapel. See the previous nine entries and the following entry.]]> The Lentner family. At the Art department Reception in front of the Chapel. See the previous eight entries and the following two entries.]]> At the Art Department reception outside the Chapel. See the previous seven entries and the following three entries.]]> At the Art Department reception outside the Chapel. See the previous six entries and the following four entries.]]> Deena's Family. At the Art Department reception on the lawn outside the Chapel. See the previous five entries and the following five entries.]]> The Manchester family. The are sitting on the steps of the Chapel. For th many years we had met up with the art department graduates and their parents in front of the chapel. We didn't have any refreshments and not that many people showed up. And they didn't stay long. I decided to have refreshments this year and sent out an announcement that referred to the gathering as a reception. The attendance was many times greater, people stayed longer, and from what I could tell, people had a better time. For one thing having beverages on such a hot day was important. I hadn't ordered enough of anything. But I now know better for next year. See the previous three entries and the following seven entries.]]> At the Art Department reception after graduation. The reception was held on the lawn in front of the Chapel. See the previous four entries and the following six entries.]]> The view from my seat. It was a very hot morning and I am sure in the sun more than 100 degrees. See the previous two entries and the following eight entries.]]> The Dean, Jon Chenette, as part of his address was talking about the two faculty who were retiring this year-- Robert Suter and William A. Miller. See the previous entry and the following nine entries.]]> The Dean, Jon Chenette, as part of his address was talking about the two faculty who were retiring this year-- Robert Suter and William A. Miller. Pictured in the middle of the audience is William Miller. See the following ten entries.]]> The Studio Senior Majors had their exhibition in an unrented floor in an office building owned by Eitan Dor in downtown Poughkeepsie. Eitan is a friend of Peter Charlap's and very generously loans us the space. See the previous ten entries.]]> The Studio Senior Majors had their exhibition in an unrented floor in an office building owned by Eitan Dor in downtown Poughkeepsie. Eitan is a friend of Peter Charlap's. See the previous nine entries and the following entry.]]> Willa's family (her father Tom Koener wasn't in this photograph). The Studio Senior Majors had their exhibition in an unrented floor in an office building owned by Eitan Dor in downtown Poughkeepsie. Eitan is a friend of Peter Charlap's and generously loaned us the space. See the previous eight entries and the following two entries.]]> The Manchester Family. The Senior Studio Majors had their exhibition in an unrented floor in an office building owned by Eitan Dor in downtown Poughkeepsie. Eitan is a friend of Peter Charlap's who generouly loaned us the space. See the previous seven entries and the following three entries.]]> The Becker Family. The Studio Senior Majors had their exhibition in an unrented floor in an office building owned by Eitan Dor in downtown Poughkeepsie. Eitan is a friend of Peter Charlap's. See the previous six entries and the following four entries.]]>