New Book Illustrated by Catherine Mahoney

"What Makes Ossie Special"

written by Kathy Meyer, illustrated by Catherine Mahoney
For more information, call Catherine at 573-486-2444.
Due out: April/May
Cost: $22.00, (including tax and postage).
Look for this new 'character-building'book, 2nd in the series, to Daisy & Digger

Available at Framations soon!

Linda Wilmes invites you to Augusta

Hills of Augusta

by Linda S. Wilmes
"Meet Me In Augusta"

For The Annual Plein Air Auction and Art Sale
Sat., May 1st At Mt. Pleasant Winery
1:00 p.m. – 6p.m.

Over 100 Artists will be participating in this year’s outdoor painting competition.
Enjoy Augusta’s Beautiful Wine Country Portrayed in Watercolor, Pastel, Acrylic, and Oil

See more of Linda's work at www.lindawilmesart.com
worldwings26@aol.com

New work by Nancy Young

A few new pieces by Nancy Young, in addition to her Featured Exhibit!

Layers in Motion

Acrylic

$75..00

Glorious Morning VI

Acrylic

$325.00

Glorious Morning IV

Acrylic

$75.00

Blue Floral II

Acrylic

$225.00

Colin Wright adds a new element to his photography

Colin Wright recently added a striking new addition to his wall, a large scale photograph on canvas.

Fall's Dance
Photograph on Canvas
32" x 48"

$575.00

"This image was captured at Yosemite National Park near the foot of Bridalveil Falls. Near the bottom of the falls, a pool gathers the waters as they begin to feed a stream, and over the head of that stream is a small footbridge. While I looked over the edge of the footbridge, I saw the brilliant fall leaves swirling in the eddies and currents, and I knew this was something special. I tipped my camera over the edge of the footbridge and opened the shutter for 30 seconds. The result is almost like a painting, and one of the images I'm most proud of."

New by Catherine Mahoney

Catherine Mahoney recently added a new piece to her wall.

Under the Arbor
Giclee of Original Watercolor

ArtWalk Opening Reception Friday, April 23

Visit the Foundry to start your trip on Main Street for the 5th Annual Spring ArtWalk! There will be an Opening Reception from 5-9 pm to kick off the event. Stroll down Main Street and stop in participating businesses to view the artwork and speak with the juried artists.

2010 Spring ArtWalk - Entertainment:
Friday, April 23
5 – 8 pm Grand Opera House, 311 N. Main
David Cattani and Canadian Dave, guitars, harmonica and vocals
6 - 9 p.m. George Denninger Gallery – 115 N. Main
Bethany Coad, easy listening pianist
6 – 9 p.m. Framations Gallery - 218 N. Main, Chris Griffith, acoustic guitarist
6 – 9 pm Foundry Art Centere – 520 N. Main
Opening Reception, Keough String Trio, classical violin,.viola, cello
5 – 8 pm 116 N. Main Gallery, Buckhannon Brothers,
Old Time Instrumental Music, guitar, mandolin and bass

Saturday, April 24
1 – 3 pm 116 North Main Gallery, David Balsamo, Keyboard, vocalist
3 – 6 p.m. George Denninger Gallery – 115 N. Main
Bethany Coad, easy listening pianist
5 – 8 pm Framations Gallery – 218 N. Main, Tess Keough, Classical Violinist,
5 – 8 p.m. Colonnade area 200 N. Main – David Cattani & Canadian Dave, guitars, harmonica wide variety/vocals
5 – 8 pm Grand Opera House – 311 N. Main, Buckhannon Brothers, Old Time Instrumental, guitar, mandolin, bass
8 –? - pm Picasso’s – 101 N. Main
Ed Yoder & Barclay Schilliday, Traditional Irish Music

Sunday, April 25
1 – 3 p.m. Remington’s Gallery – 302 N. Main, Carol Eder, Jazz, bass guitarist.
1 – 4 pm "Rollin’ Art on the River" – ACF Parking Lot @ Adams & Main,
Pennsylvania Slim Blues Band
12 - 3 p.m. Colonnade area – 200 N. Main. David Black, jazz, pop, blues guitarits
12 – 3 pm 116 North Main Gallery – Chris Griffith, jazz guitarist
3:00 pm Denniger Gallery – 115 North Main - Patrons Preference drawings

Wine Tastings
Friday: 5 – 8 p.m. Remington’s, 302 N. Main – Garland Wines’ Tasting
Friday 5 – 8 p.m. 116 N. Main – Wine tasting by various vintners
Friday 5 – 9 p.m. Foundry Art Centre – Opening Reception
Three Squirrels Winery/Wine Tasting
Saturday 11 am - 5 p.m. Remington’s, 302 N. Main
Garland Wines’ Tasting www.garlandwines.com
Saturday 4 – 7 p.m. 116 N. Main– Wine tasting by various vintners

Upcoming classes with Catherine Mahoney

2010 Colorful Brushes: "YOUNG-AT-ART" classes, for youth & adults!
At the Community Center, 311 Schiller, Hermann,MO; Adult classes: June 15, 22, 29, July 6 & 13. Youth classes: June 28 - July 9.
Cost: $175/person. Class size limited.
Gasconade Co R - I School area youth may be eligible for a scholarship.
Contact Catherine at camahoney@ktis.net for information.
Theme: Transparent Watercolor in Light

Spring ArtWalk this weekend

Join us on Main Street for a fun weekend of Art, Music, live sculpture and car painting!

Framations will have Live Music Friday and Saturday night, along with art by 2 dozen artists. Plus there will be another 60+ artists in businesses on the street and in the Foundry Art Centre!
Stop in at Framations to purchase this year's Limited Edition ArtWalk Print
by juried artist Arline Ligori.

New Collection of Work by Shirley Nachtrieb

Shirley Nachtrieb recently hung a collection of new work, ranging from original watercolors to giclees and handmade art dolls.

Rainbow Trout #1

Giclee Print of Watercolor

$150.00

Grapevine Window #1

Watercolor

$395.00

Kimono Doll in White
$150

ArtWalk Patron's Preference Tickets available!

Patron's Preference Tickets are now available!

Each Juried artist in the ArtWalk donates a piece of art valued at $250 or more. We then sell tickets for $100 to be entered into a random order drawing. Each ticket holder is guaranteed to take home a piece of art, but the fun of the drawing is the random order. You never know for sure if you will get your first choice or your 5th! Join in the fun and purchase your ticket at Framations anytime prior to or during the ArtWalk, April 23-25, as they last!

Piece Donated by Janet Fons

Piece Donated by Diana Saffo Bono



View all of the donated pieces here.

New Sculptures and Watercolors by Suzanne Lowry

Physical Attraction
Watercolor
$150.00

Downtown
Cassius Basaltic Clay, Soldered Copper, Red Jasper, Copper Wire, Sheet Copper,
Snowflake Obsidian, Yellow Jade on Golden Quartz
From the "Sculpture on the Rocks" series
$295.00

After the Storm
Cassius Basaltic Clay, Soldered Copper, Seed Pearl, Crystal, Swirled Glass,

Copper Wire on Missouri Sponge Rock
From the "Sculpture on the Rocks" series
$295.00

New Acrylics by Lisa Ober

Stickler For Details

Can't See The Forest For The Trees

New Pastel by Dave Barnard

Fishing Ninja
Pastel by Dave Barnard

Faculty and Student Show at Chesterfield Arts

See one of Garry Rose's fascinating "egg drop" photos in the upcoming
Faculty and Student Show "The Sorcerer & The Apprentice" at Chesterfield Arts.

Garry created a series of "capture" photographs through an elaborate setup to capture the exact second a raw egg was cracked and then dropped onto the tines of a fork, creating various images and patterns in the eggs. See one of them in this exhibit!

Opening Reception
Friday, April 16: 6-9 pm
Show continues through June 9

Chesterfield Arts
444 Chesterfield Center
Chesterfield, MO 63017

Gallery Hours
Tues-Fri: 10-5
Sat: 10-4

www.ChesterfieldArts.org

New work by Linda Smith

Clearing

Oil

8" x 8"

$200

Blue and Gold
Pastel on Paper
12" x 16"

Dishing Time
Oil
16" x 20"
$700
"In Augusta MO, earlier this year (2009), I took part in a great, 11 day plein-air event. One morning with a few minutes to spare, I wandered into an Antique shop in the middle of town. To my delight, everywhere I looked, there was a still life just waiting for me. My time was limited so I pulled out my trusty little digital camera and clicked away. This is the 1st in my series from this antique shop reference. I liked the drippy underpainting so much that I decided to leave it. The dishes are very colorful and seem to pop off the canvas."

Playing in Flowers
Oil on Canvas
16" x 20"
$700
"Layers and layers of paint. That's what draws me to this painting.The vase and flowers I set up were kind of boring. It started out to be a simple, pretty little painting. But it needed some umph. So I just loaded up my palette and started slathering on lots of paint.The result, an exciting, powerful floral painting."

Pretty Little Floral
Oil
12" 12"
$350

"A textural expression of a light flowing bouquet."

Abstract Oils by Natalie Fleming

New Works by Natalie Fleming

Waiting to Fly
Oil on Linen
10" x 8"
$100

Windows on the World
Oil on Linen
18" x 14"
$200

In the Beginning
Oil on Linen
Full Size ~16" x 80"
$600 (Full Triptych)

Flights of Fancy
Oil on Linen
12" x 24"
$200

Originals by Jennifer Weigel Available Online

View new works online by Jennifer Weigel.

Vasilica $60
Image Size: 8" W x 10 3/4" H
Matted in White, Outer size 12" W x 14 3/4" H

Adam and Eve $50
Pen and Ink on Paper
Image Size: 3" W x 11" H
Matted in Black, Outer size 7" W x 15" H

These pieces are original drawings, matted and ready to ship!

Opening Reception Saturday

Opening Reception Saturday, April 10: 1-4 pm

The Artists of Art For Your Spaces:
Diana Saffo Bono, Ken Farris, and Nancy M. Young

(more info and images from this exhibit)

Life Blood Exhibit

Life Blood Exhibit
Preview Party tonight at Fort Gondo
Free and open to the public.
Friday, April 9, 2010, 7 – 10 PM

Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts
3151 Cherokee St.
St. Louis, MO 63118

Opening Reception
Thursday, June 11, 2010, 6-8 PM
St. Louis Community College - Florissant Valley - Website
3400 Pershall Rd.Ferguson, MO 63135-1408

Life Blood Exhibit is proud to be part of beverlyear at Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts. This one-night-only event will include a small sampling of works by several artists in the exhibition, a bathroom installation by Jennifer Weigel and a silent auction including artworks by local artists, a Luna Pads intro kit & two certificates towards The Keeper menstrual cup products.

Life Blood Exhibit is a group art show coordinated by Jennifer Weigel and themed around menstruation that will travel to various venues throughout the St. Louis metro region from 2010 – 2011 and then travel nationally from 2011 – 2012. Each showing will highlight different artists in the group. This traveling art show features thirteen St. Louis women artists exploring the theme of menstruation, from menarche to motherhood to menopause and more. Some works are humorous while others are serious, but all are thought-provoking. Please see the shows, join in the conversation, and help break the taboo!

More information can be found on the website. http://www.lifebloodexhibit.com/

Artists: Lisa Becker, Danielle Correll, Annette Crymes, Marsha Heck, Christine Ilewski, Aunia Kahn, Arlene Ligori, Barbara Merlotti, Janice Nesser, Pat Owoc, Roxanne Phillips, Evie Shucart, Jennifer Weigel

By drawing attention to the female body and to the menstrual cycle, artists are able to comment on this life-giving aspect of womanhood and to celebrate and/or show their discontent with their own bodies & cycles. We are able to offer commentary on experience, confront stereotypes & assumptions and educate one another about things too often left unsaid. Thus we can explore the positive & negative to turn around preconceptions and help break the taboo surrounding menstruation.Life Blood Exhibit is sponsored in part by The Keeper, Inc., the leader and most trusted & recognized name in the industry, manufacturing menstrual cups since 1987. http://www.keeper.com/