Thanksgiving is still a few weeks away, but it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
Waterloo Center for the Arts staff and volunteers are knee-deep in glitter and garland, setting the stage for the annual Holiday Arts Festival, Saturday and next Sunday (Nov. 12-13). Artists from nine Midwestern states soon will roll up in their sleighs and unload paintings, pottery, jewelry and other artwork for sale at the annual juried event.
Shopping hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. The festival is free and open to the public.
"It's so exciting," says Jacqui Komschlies from Appleton, Wis. Komschlies and her daughter, Chelsea Reisner, a student at Wartburg College in Waverly, are jewelry makers participating in their first Holiday Arts Show. "You should see my Facebook page --- 'we got into an art show!' For Chelsea and I, it gives us so much to be able to come home and make pretty things, then go someplace where people are coming because it's art," she says.
Komschlies describes her intricately woven, multistrand necklaces as "painting with beads. I take a picture and try to re-create that feeling and colors and the essence of the picture in beads." Her pieces have names like "Midnight Sky," "Seashore Christmas" and "Christmas Treasure." Daughter Chelsea works with polymer clay and other elements to create unique and fanciful jewelry.
The festival will feature 67 artists from Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska and Wisconsin.
Chad Forbis, a painter from St. Louis, will be returning for his second show. "I was impressed last year. I liked the feel of the show and there was a good crowd both days. The volunteers did an awesome job and the quality of the work is high, so I'm looking forward to it," he says.
Forbis' most recent pieces are 12-by-12-inch paintings of birds in oil, acrylics, spray paint, pen and raw pigments on veneer plywood. He contrasts their natural shapes against often rough-hewn objects. Some paintings are humorous, such as "Weight of the World," featuring a large bird perched on the shoulders of a small bird, and are visual metaphors for real life situations and sentiment, he explains.
This year's event will celebrate the legacy of Clarence Alling, the late former WCA director, who began the arts festival tradition more than 40 years ago.
"He was way ahead of his time in doing this sort of thing," says Maureen Newbill, WCA visitor services manager and festival organizer. "He thought art should be accessible, and he was an artist in his own right."
Alling died last year, but left a large collection of his own pottery to the center, some pieces for the permanent collection as well as pieces that will be sold at the festival through Friends of the Center, a group he founded.
Other activities include a ceramics studio pottery sale and fundraiser, featuring work by dozens of students and instructors priced from $1 to about $ 10. Proceeds will support the WCA Ceramics Studio.
Scott Cawelti will be signing copies of his new book, "Brother's Blood: The True Story of the Mark Family Murders" at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, and Brandon Brockway will sign copies of "Waterloo Postcard History Series" at 1:30 p.m. next Sunday.
The ArtHouse Cafe will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the Phelps Youth Pavilion will offer half-price admission both days.
2011年9月14日星期三
Sotheby's Hong Kong To Hold 20th Century Chinese Art Sale
Sylvie Chen, Head of Sotheby’s 20th Century Chinese Art Department, said: “At our Spring Auction this year, we
witnessed a substantial surge of market interest in 20th Century Chinese Art. This shows the enduring value of a whole
range of 20th Century Chinese Art and the strong appeal it holds for private collectors. This Autumn, Sotheby’s has
assembled an exciting range of lots from China and abroad, which includes representative work by great masters: from
Sanyu to Wu Guanzhong. There is also no lack of exceptional provenance, museum-quality paintings, including 10.1.68, a
1960s
“In addition, the two thematic sessions – Female Artists of 20th Century China and The Art of Paper will offer great
opportunities for collectors. A sale of paper paintings will provide insights into the literary and aesthetic values of
work in this medium. We also feel the time is right to offer works by outstanding female artists such as Pan Yuliang and
Lalan, and are pleased to have assembled a wide choice of valuable work for all collectors.”
Two mainstream movements dominated the early development of 20th Century Chinese art. The first was the Modernist
School, spearheaded by Lin Fengmian who advocated integration of Western and Eastern influences. Another was the Realism
School in which Xu Beihong was the leading figure. By comparison, a number of female artists active during this period
transcended these differences. When faced with a choice between Oriental tradition and Western modern art, they
maintained an open attitude and willingly imbibed both. Although famous female artists such as Fan Tchunpi, Cai Weilian
and Pan Yuliang were steeped in a strong foundation of Realism techniques, their artistic horizons were broadened by a
continuous input of new ideas and elements into their art.
Three Pan Yuliang masterpieces will be offered this season. Moonlight Sonata (est. HK$3.8 – 5 million) was painted
during Pan’s second trip to Paris. Here, a lady in traditional Chinese costume is seen playing the pipa, a plucked
string instrument, held in her embrace under full moonlight. Epitomising classical Oriental beauty, the maiden’s demure
elegance is expressed through her hands, facial features and feminine curves, all rendered delicately through the artist
’s brush. In contrast to her demeanor is her carefree pose and flamboyant red clothing, which seem to suggest she has a
mind of her own. The painting calls to mind the artist’s early romantic encounter with her other half Pan Zanhua, whom
she eventually married. Moonlight Sonata is undoubtedly a self-portrait by the artist and holds the key to a deeper
understanding of her artistic performances and inner emotional world when it was executed during the 1950s. The
painting, which belongs to a French private collector, was acquired from the artist’s friend Wang Shouyi and is a rare
artistic gem.
Zao Wou-ki reached another pinnacle of his career in the 1960s. It was a period when his abstract work won positive
acclaim from several international art critics, with a deluge of invitations from art museums offering to exhibit his
paintings.
a representative work of modern Chinese art master Sanyu from the 1930s. The painting was on display at the Sanyu:
Language of the Body exhibition, held at Musée Guimet in Paris in 2004. Created from continuously smooth-flowing,
decisive lines, which demonstrate the artist’s firm grasp of Chinese calligraphy skills, the pink nude figure of a
woman reclines across a yellow carpet embroidered with auspicious Chinese symbols. With her back in
Full view, it seems that she is fast asleep. Though she sleeps in solitude, her seductive figure is able to lure viewers
into her dreams. Set against a plain backdrop, Sanyu’s sparing use of colours and his concise brushwork offer a
remarkable display of Oriental aesthetics, nuances and his own bold confidence. Oil paintings from the 1930s with a
nude-portrait theme are rareand few in number. Only around ten of them have survived the decades in mint condition. This
painting comes from a private collection in Europe and is a highly desirable work of art.
witnessed a substantial surge of market interest in 20th Century Chinese Art. This shows the enduring value of a whole
range of 20th Century Chinese Art and the strong appeal it holds for private collectors. This Autumn, Sotheby’s has
assembled an exciting range of lots from China and abroad, which includes representative work by great masters: from
Sanyu to Wu Guanzhong. There is also no lack of exceptional provenance, museum-quality paintings, including 10.1.68, a
1960s
“In addition, the two thematic sessions – Female Artists of 20th Century China and The Art of Paper will offer great
opportunities for collectors. A sale of paper paintings will provide insights into the literary and aesthetic values of
work in this medium. We also feel the time is right to offer works by outstanding female artists such as Pan Yuliang and
Lalan, and are pleased to have assembled a wide choice of valuable work for all collectors.”
Two mainstream movements dominated the early development of 20th Century Chinese art. The first was the Modernist
School, spearheaded by Lin Fengmian who advocated integration of Western and Eastern influences. Another was the Realism
School in which Xu Beihong was the leading figure. By comparison, a number of female artists active during this period
transcended these differences. When faced with a choice between Oriental tradition and Western modern art, they
maintained an open attitude and willingly imbibed both. Although famous female artists such as Fan Tchunpi, Cai Weilian
and Pan Yuliang were steeped in a strong foundation of Realism techniques, their artistic horizons were broadened by a
continuous input of new ideas and elements into their art.
Three Pan Yuliang masterpieces will be offered this season. Moonlight Sonata (est. HK$3.8 – 5 million) was painted
during Pan’s second trip to Paris. Here, a lady in traditional Chinese costume is seen playing the pipa, a plucked
string instrument, held in her embrace under full moonlight. Epitomising classical Oriental beauty, the maiden’s demure
elegance is expressed through her hands, facial features and feminine curves, all rendered delicately through the artist
’s brush. In contrast to her demeanor is her carefree pose and flamboyant red clothing, which seem to suggest she has a
mind of her own. The painting calls to mind the artist’s early romantic encounter with her other half Pan Zanhua, whom
she eventually married. Moonlight Sonata is undoubtedly a self-portrait by the artist and holds the key to a deeper
understanding of her artistic performances and inner emotional world when it was executed during the 1950s. The
painting, which belongs to a French private collector, was acquired from the artist’s friend Wang Shouyi and is a rare
artistic gem.
Zao Wou-ki reached another pinnacle of his career in the 1960s. It was a period when his abstract work won positive
acclaim from several international art critics, with a deluge of invitations from art museums offering to exhibit his
paintings.
a representative work of modern Chinese art master Sanyu from the 1930s. The painting was on display at the Sanyu:
Language of the Body exhibition, held at Musée Guimet in Paris in 2004. Created from continuously smooth-flowing,
decisive lines, which demonstrate the artist’s firm grasp of Chinese calligraphy skills, the pink nude figure of a
woman reclines across a yellow carpet embroidered with auspicious Chinese symbols. With her back in
Full view, it seems that she is fast asleep. Though she sleeps in solitude, her seductive figure is able to lure viewers
into her dreams. Set against a plain backdrop, Sanyu’s sparing use of colours and his concise brushwork offer a
remarkable display of Oriental aesthetics, nuances and his own bold confidence. Oil paintings from the 1930s with a
nude-portrait theme are rareand few in number. Only around ten of them have survived the decades in mint condition. This
painting comes from a private collection in Europe and is a highly desirable work of art.
2011年8月1日星期一
In Texas Museum, Wind's Evolution is on Display
A century ago, Texas was covered with windmills, which pumped water from aquifers so cattle could drink and gardens could grow. Thousands of these old-style models still exist in remote pastures, but in recent years far taller and more powerful turbines have sprouted atop western mesas, transforming this oil and gas state into the national leader in wind-generated electrical power.
This evolution is on display at the American Wind Power Center in Lubbock, which bills itself as the world’s largest windmill museum. Dozens of old, clanking windmills occupy the grounds of a small, breezy hilltop, irrigating the grass, while a 165-foot-tall modern turbine, made by the Danish company Vestas, towers in the background and supplies the museum’s electricity. Long, sleek blades from another monster turbine, the first manufactured by General Electric, lie along the edge of the parking lot, awaiting the construction of a new wing the proprietors hope to build, finances permitting.
The museum is the culmination of more than 30 years of work by Billie Wolfe. Wolfe, who taught at the College of Home Economics at Texas Tech University, got interested in old windmills in the 1960s, and much later she teamed with Coy Harris, chief executive of the Wind Engineering Corporation, to create the museum, which was established in 1997. (Wolfe died earlier that year.)
Harris, who is now the museum’s executive director, continues to expand the collection and plans to add 10 to 15 smaller electric turbines — the size people could put on their ranches — on an unused section of the property. “We’re going to put in a mini wind farm,” he said.
The Lubbock windmill collection is not Texas’ only one. Two-hundred-plus miles north, several dozen windmills are clustered in a roadside park in Spearman, just past the Hungry Cowboy restaurant upon entering the town from the south on Route 207. (It’s only fitting that the Panhandle, the state’s windiest region, boasts a wind-power display.) These are from the collection of a legendary local and windmill lover, J. B. Buchanan, and the names on the tails include some of the most storied windmill companies in history, like Eclipse, Aermotor and Axtell.
This evolution is on display at the American Wind Power Center in Lubbock, which bills itself as the world’s largest windmill museum. Dozens of old, clanking windmills occupy the grounds of a small, breezy hilltop, irrigating the grass, while a 165-foot-tall modern turbine, made by the Danish company Vestas, towers in the background and supplies the museum’s electricity. Long, sleek blades from another monster turbine, the first manufactured by General Electric, lie along the edge of the parking lot, awaiting the construction of a new wing the proprietors hope to build, finances permitting.
The museum is the culmination of more than 30 years of work by Billie Wolfe. Wolfe, who taught at the College of Home Economics at Texas Tech University, got interested in old windmills in the 1960s, and much later she teamed with Coy Harris, chief executive of the Wind Engineering Corporation, to create the museum, which was established in 1997. (Wolfe died earlier that year.)
Harris, who is now the museum’s executive director, continues to expand the collection and plans to add 10 to 15 smaller electric turbines — the size people could put on their ranches — on an unused section of the property. “We’re going to put in a mini wind farm,” he said.
The Lubbock windmill collection is not Texas’ only one. Two-hundred-plus miles north, several dozen windmills are clustered in a roadside park in Spearman, just past the Hungry Cowboy restaurant upon entering the town from the south on Route 207. (It’s only fitting that the Panhandle, the state’s windiest region, boasts a wind-power display.) These are from the collection of a legendary local and windmill lover, J. B. Buchanan, and the names on the tails include some of the most storied windmill companies in history, like Eclipse, Aermotor and Axtell.
2011年7月14日星期四
2nd Affordable Art exposition aims to make you a collector
The Affordable Art Exposition is back again, hoping to make a collector of you! After a year of waiting the 2nd Affordable Art Exposition is coming with a brand-new look. The President of SogoArt, Chen Hong-ping, notes that “we have integrated digital technology this year. It enables people to view the arts of Taiwan in greater depth and broadness than before.”
The 2nd annual Affordable Art Exposition for Taiwan is sponsored by the Council for Cultural Affairs of the Executive Yuan, the Taipei City Bureau of Cultural Affairs and the Chinese Art Managing International Commerce Association (CAMICA). It will run for ten days from Friday, July 22, to Sunday, July 31, at No. 162, Section 1, Jianguo S. Rd. and No. 47, Alley 103, Xinsheng South Rd. in Taipei. It will take place in three different halls, with each hall representing a specific artistic topic. The exhibition will include contemporary oil paintings and creative art wares in Hall 1, color calligraphy and affordable art in Hall 2, and technical creative art, comprehensive art works and new creative arts in Hall 3.
The most unique part of the exhibition will be the extension application of multimedia high technology to present the works. All art works have been digitally transposed to computers, and visitors can browse through all the artworks quickly on a computer. In addition, the exhibition halls will also feature large-scale LCD screens displaying a 24-hour dynamic broadcast of the art works, so that the Affordable Art Exposition “never takes a break” throughout the whole exhibition.
The exposition has gathered artists from many different fields to accomplish this great task, Chen Yong-sen will show “The godfather of contemporary plastic colors”; Kuo Dong-ron,“The world in the thumb of the artist”, Zhan Ashui, “Painting in the water”, Yang Nian “The local painter”, Lin Jin-pio “The grotto painter”, and Zhang Jie “Lotus master”. In the area of color ink paintings, Hu Nian-zu and Li Qimao are showing “Masters of the Human Form”; Wang Kai, “A portrait master of great learning and integrity”; and Wu Chang-peng, “Watercolor scenery”. In addition there will be images from the oldest, middle and youngest generations, of oil painters, including works by Liu Changfu, Pang Yi, Chen Ming-fang and Wang Xiao-wen.
70% of the artistic works in the Affordable Art Exposition will be priced between NT$3,000 and NT$200,000. These prices are intended to break through the stereotype which says that art must be unaffordable and priceless. Visitors with an entrance coupon will receive a complimentary gift and a chance to draw for a painting valued at NT$1,000,000.
On the last day of the exposition, there will be an auction of 30 art works with bid prices starting at NT$1. Chen Hong-ping notes that “We want to set up a perfect interaction platform so that Taiwan can have people take in art works and then take them home to enrich their quality of life and enjoy the pleasure which art brings!”
The 2nd annual Affordable Art Exposition for Taiwan is sponsored by the Council for Cultural Affairs of the Executive Yuan, the Taipei City Bureau of Cultural Affairs and the Chinese Art Managing International Commerce Association (CAMICA). It will run for ten days from Friday, July 22, to Sunday, July 31, at No. 162, Section 1, Jianguo S. Rd. and No. 47, Alley 103, Xinsheng South Rd. in Taipei. It will take place in three different halls, with each hall representing a specific artistic topic. The exhibition will include contemporary oil paintings and creative art wares in Hall 1, color calligraphy and affordable art in Hall 2, and technical creative art, comprehensive art works and new creative arts in Hall 3.
The most unique part of the exhibition will be the extension application of multimedia high technology to present the works. All art works have been digitally transposed to computers, and visitors can browse through all the artworks quickly on a computer. In addition, the exhibition halls will also feature large-scale LCD screens displaying a 24-hour dynamic broadcast of the art works, so that the Affordable Art Exposition “never takes a break” throughout the whole exhibition.
The exposition has gathered artists from many different fields to accomplish this great task, Chen Yong-sen will show “The godfather of contemporary plastic colors”; Kuo Dong-ron,“The world in the thumb of the artist”, Zhan Ashui, “Painting in the water”, Yang Nian “The local painter”, Lin Jin-pio “The grotto painter”, and Zhang Jie “Lotus master”. In the area of color ink paintings, Hu Nian-zu and Li Qimao are showing “Masters of the Human Form”; Wang Kai, “A portrait master of great learning and integrity”; and Wu Chang-peng, “Watercolor scenery”. In addition there will be images from the oldest, middle and youngest generations, of oil painters, including works by Liu Changfu, Pang Yi, Chen Ming-fang and Wang Xiao-wen.
70% of the artistic works in the Affordable Art Exposition will be priced between NT$3,000 and NT$200,000. These prices are intended to break through the stereotype which says that art must be unaffordable and priceless. Visitors with an entrance coupon will receive a complimentary gift and a chance to draw for a painting valued at NT$1,000,000.
On the last day of the exposition, there will be an auction of 30 art works with bid prices starting at NT$1. Chen Hong-ping notes that “We want to set up a perfect interaction platform so that Taiwan can have people take in art works and then take them home to enrich their quality of life and enjoy the pleasure which art brings!”
2011年6月29日星期三
School district to sell painting to raise money
At the height of the Depression, a well-known Bucks County impressionist took a collection of his paintings to schools, gave talks, and sometimes sold them his works.
In the early '30s, a school group used money raised at a "gala" bridge party in the Lansdowne High School gym to buy a snow-covered landscape scene and present it to the school.
The oil painting, by Walter Emerson Baum, was hung in the building's front hallway, joining a collection of sports trophies and the portrait of a district dignitary.
The name of the artist and the work's origins were eventually forgotten.
Recently, it was rediscovered at the school, now named Penn Wood High, and last month the cash-strapped William Penn School District decided to sell the 40-by-50-inch painting, hoping to bring in at least $20,000.
Superintendent Joseph Bruni said the district was unable to properly care for the painting. "We felt that it would be better to put it in the hands of someone who values and understands it," he said.
For those who dream of finding a valuable artwork hiding in plain sight at a yard sale or flea market, the rediscovery of the painting could give hope.
The tale of how the landscape was acquired also provides a glimpse into how the artist, who devoted a large portion of his life to educating children, brought his work to students during hard times while making money for himself.
In the late 1940s, the lifelong Sellersville resident, who died in 1956, helped create the Bucks County Traveling Art Gallery. It started out with 17 paintings donated by him and 53 from others; today it has more than 350 pieces. The program, now called Art on the Move and run by the county Intermediate Unit, takes paintings to area schools.
Baum "was very passionate about developing art appreciation in students," said Adrienne Romano, director of education for the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, which worked with the Intermediate Unit to revive the art program. "He wanted to make art accessible to all."
A revival of interest in Baum and his art is under way in some area schools.
Bucks County's Quakertown Community School District put its collection of eight Baum paintings into a permanent exhibit at its high school last year.
Souderton put its dozen paintings on display as the centerpiece of a fund-raiser that brought in thousands of dollars and is planning a display space at its high school.
In the Pennridge School District, where Baum lived and was a local school board member for decades, the education foundation is exploring how it might best display its collection of more than a dozen paintings.
There are also 18 Baum oil paintings and six watercolors in a collection of more than 1,200 artworks owned by the Philadelphia School District. The district debated whether to sell some or all of the collection - which it valued at between $5 million and $30 million - but decided in 2007 not to dispose of it.
Rudy Ackerman, director of exhibitions and collections at Allentown's Baum School of Art, which the artist founded in 1926, said that other Baum paintings might also have slipped into obscurity. "There are some places that probably don't even know what they have; they might be sitting on top of a $50,000 painting," he said.
The Baum painting at Penn Wood, titled Late Afternoon, experienced that fate for many years, a seldom-noticed fixture in a hallway. At some point, after several students added their signatures to Baum's at the bottom, it was hoisted above the office doorway to remove it from easy reach.
About 10 years ago, local historian Matt Schultz identified it as Baum's work, but it attracted little notice.
Four years ago, Penn Wood art teacher Alyce Grunt saw a Baum painting at a Haverford College exhibition. "I thought: This painting looks a lot like the one hanging up over the door to the main office," she said recently. "The way it was painted - the trees, the snow, the water - it's similar."
Though Baum's signature on the painting was too high up to see, Grunt concluded it was his work.
In the early '30s, a school group used money raised at a "gala" bridge party in the Lansdowne High School gym to buy a snow-covered landscape scene and present it to the school.
The oil painting, by Walter Emerson Baum, was hung in the building's front hallway, joining a collection of sports trophies and the portrait of a district dignitary.
The name of the artist and the work's origins were eventually forgotten.
Recently, it was rediscovered at the school, now named Penn Wood High, and last month the cash-strapped William Penn School District decided to sell the 40-by-50-inch painting, hoping to bring in at least $20,000.
Superintendent Joseph Bruni said the district was unable to properly care for the painting. "We felt that it would be better to put it in the hands of someone who values and understands it," he said.
For those who dream of finding a valuable artwork hiding in plain sight at a yard sale or flea market, the rediscovery of the painting could give hope.
The tale of how the landscape was acquired also provides a glimpse into how the artist, who devoted a large portion of his life to educating children, brought his work to students during hard times while making money for himself.
In the late 1940s, the lifelong Sellersville resident, who died in 1956, helped create the Bucks County Traveling Art Gallery. It started out with 17 paintings donated by him and 53 from others; today it has more than 350 pieces. The program, now called Art on the Move and run by the county Intermediate Unit, takes paintings to area schools.
Baum "was very passionate about developing art appreciation in students," said Adrienne Romano, director of education for the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, which worked with the Intermediate Unit to revive the art program. "He wanted to make art accessible to all."
A revival of interest in Baum and his art is under way in some area schools.
Bucks County's Quakertown Community School District put its collection of eight Baum paintings into a permanent exhibit at its high school last year.
Souderton put its dozen paintings on display as the centerpiece of a fund-raiser that brought in thousands of dollars and is planning a display space at its high school.
In the Pennridge School District, where Baum lived and was a local school board member for decades, the education foundation is exploring how it might best display its collection of more than a dozen paintings.
There are also 18 Baum oil paintings and six watercolors in a collection of more than 1,200 artworks owned by the Philadelphia School District. The district debated whether to sell some or all of the collection - which it valued at between $5 million and $30 million - but decided in 2007 not to dispose of it.
Rudy Ackerman, director of exhibitions and collections at Allentown's Baum School of Art, which the artist founded in 1926, said that other Baum paintings might also have slipped into obscurity. "There are some places that probably don't even know what they have; they might be sitting on top of a $50,000 painting," he said.
The Baum painting at Penn Wood, titled Late Afternoon, experienced that fate for many years, a seldom-noticed fixture in a hallway. At some point, after several students added their signatures to Baum's at the bottom, it was hoisted above the office doorway to remove it from easy reach.
About 10 years ago, local historian Matt Schultz identified it as Baum's work, but it attracted little notice.
Four years ago, Penn Wood art teacher Alyce Grunt saw a Baum painting at a Haverford College exhibition. "I thought: This painting looks a lot like the one hanging up over the door to the main office," she said recently. "The way it was painted - the trees, the snow, the water - it's similar."
Though Baum's signature on the painting was too high up to see, Grunt concluded it was his work.
2011年3月3日星期四
Beebe Gallery March exhibit features two Melrose artisans
The March art exhibit at the Beebe Estate Gallery features two very accomplished Melrose artists: Kevin Mack, who will show his handcrafted furniture; and Tom Sutherland, who will present his watercolor and oil paintings.
An Opening Reception with the artists will be held Friday, March 4 from 7-9 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. All works will be available for sale.
Mack of Melrose is a graduate of the North Bennet Street School and a three-time award winner of "Best in Show" at The Fine Furnishings and Fine Crafts Show held annually in Providence, RI. That yearly exhibition is a showcase for the finest in handmade furniture and fine crafts. His work has been featured on Channel 5's "Chronicle," and has been shown in numerous museums throughout New England. Pieces of Mack's work are part of a permanent museum exhibit in Old Deerfield, Mass.
Sutherland of Melrose is a well-known and respected artist and teacher, who paints in a very expressive and impressionistic style in both oils and watercolors. His work has won numerous awards and is display at various galleries and public spaces around the greater Boston area. His work is collected throughout the United States and Europe, and he is a member of Northshore and Rockport Art Associations.
An Opening Reception with the artists will be held Friday, March 4 from 7-9 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. All works will be available for sale.
Mack of Melrose is a graduate of the North Bennet Street School and a three-time award winner of "Best in Show" at The Fine Furnishings and Fine Crafts Show held annually in Providence, RI. That yearly exhibition is a showcase for the finest in handmade furniture and fine crafts. His work has been featured on Channel 5's "Chronicle," and has been shown in numerous museums throughout New England. Pieces of Mack's work are part of a permanent museum exhibit in Old Deerfield, Mass.
Sutherland of Melrose is a well-known and respected artist and teacher, who paints in a very expressive and impressionistic style in both oils and watercolors. His work has won numerous awards and is display at various galleries and public spaces around the greater Boston area. His work is collected throughout the United States and Europe, and he is a member of Northshore and Rockport Art Associations.
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