Sunday, October 16, 2011

Fearrington Artist, Leslie Palmer invites you to a reception at the Carolina Brewery


“Conversations in Color— Two Approaches” is the name of a new exhibit featuring artists, Kathleen Jardine and Leslie Palmer, both members of the Chatham Artist Guild. Their work, at the Carolina Brewery and Grill in Pittsboro, can be viewed Oct. 1st through Nov. 27th with a meet-the-artists reception on Sunday, Nov. 6th, from 4 to 6 p.m. The public is invited.

The title, inspired by Jardine’s observation that although she and Palmer use dissimilar approaches in their art, they are both expressing feelings through color. Palmer agreed, “Showing together for me is uplifting, seeing it work, that we are both having conversations with the viewer and asking them to relate to our work on an emotional level is thrilling.” They agree on another point, neither feel the need to explain what a painting means. “A painting’s power”, according to Jardine, “is in its mystery and strangeness.” Jardine’s radiant realistic paintings present a chaos of details offering many possibilities of meanings. Palmer’s non-objective paintings are independent of visual and intellectual references. Both however, share a spiritual intelligence and beauty.

(http://www.chathamartistsguild.org/) is a non-profit organization of regionally and nationally recognized visual artists. Each year, Guild members open their studios to the public through the Chatham Open Studio Tour. Visitors travel throughout lovely rural Chatham County to meet artists in their own workspaces, and share their ideas on art and the creative process. The 19th Annual Open Studio will be held the first two weekends of December 2011.
Carolina Brewery (http://www.carolinabrewery.com./) a locally-owned brewery and restaurant, has drawn international attention for its handcrafted beers. Carolina Brewery is equally dedicated to food and its expanding menu, which raises the bar on traditional bar fare. The Chatham Brewery and Grill is located on route 15/501 just north of Pittsboro.
Image: Splendid Escape by Leslie Palmer

Friday, October 14, 2011

Joan Sommers exhibits at MH Art Gallery



"Across Generations: Modernism in 20th and 21st Century Southeast Asian Art."


Oct 8th - Nov. 19th 9 West 20th St. NY, NY


The MH Art Gallery exhibit features over twenty works by recognized post-World War II masters like the Philippine’s Hernando Ruiz Ocampo,Thailand’s Chalood Nimsamer and Indonesia’s Mochtar Apin as well as younger artists like Mochtar Apin protégé Yoes Rizal and printmakers KitikongTilokwattanotal and Amarin Kantawong from the art collective Chengmai Art on Paper (C.A.P.) who continue the innovative spirit of printmaking begun by Chalood Nimsamer. Also featured in this exhibit are selected works by American artist Joan Sommers. A graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she embraced the ideas of her contemporaries in each of the distinct cultures she lived and came to know many of these artists personally. While residing in the Philippines, Ocampo invited her to join his legendary Saturday Afternoon Painting Group (Taza do Oro Group) where she became a regular. Many of the works exhibited are from Sommers and her husband’s personal collection.Curated by Daria Sommers and Nicholas Rosal.


Image: Dewi, Goddess of the Kitchen Works her Magic" by Fearrington Artist, Joan Sommers Oil on Canvas 20"x 24" 2007

Fearrington Artists Hold Trunk Show

Artist Studios at Fearrington Village artist, Jane Palkoski will be joining Fearrington artists Beth Buttitta, Aud Ackerman and Jackie Goodwin at the 4th Annual Fearrington Holiday Trunk Show at 9 McDowell Square, East Camden Fearrington Village. Shop for the Holidays for original handcrafted items for home and gifts: holiday accessories, handmade jewelry, purses, knitted scarves and hats; sweaters, and much more. The trunk show is Fri Nov 4th 10am -3:30pm. and Sat. Nov. 5th 10am - 3:30pm.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Carol Owen to show at Ackland Museum

Fearrington Village artist Carol Owen will display her altered books in a show at the Ackland Museum store in Chapel Hill, Oct. 21-12/18. She will give an artist's talk there on Nov. 10, at 7 PM.

Owen has been a professional artist for 30 years, working initially as a weaver and papermaker, and now in mixed media. She has exhibited throughout the United States and her work has appeared in many publications, including Collage for the Soul, and magazines including Mary Engelbreit's Home Campanion (Dec/Jan 2008), Somerset StudioLegacy and Country Living. Carol's book,Crafting Personal Shrines, was published by Lark Books in October, 2004, and reprinted in soft cover in February, 2006. She is a member of Artist Studios at Fearrington Village, a group of artists who live and create in Fearrington.

Caption: Details of an altered book by Carol Owen

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Hands, Hearth and Home




Fearrington artist Carol Owen will exhibit her paintings and spirit houses at Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts in Winston-Salem. The show is titled "Hands, Hearth and Home) and runs from 9/2-30-11/26.








Caption: Spirit house "Hilltown" by Carol Owen






Monday, October 3, 2011

Fearrington Artists getting ready for outdoor art show

Members of Artist Studios in Fearrington Village are busy readying for their inaugural event, Art in the Village, a celebration of the visual arts in the Village Center. On Sunday , October 9th, more that 30 artists who live and create in Fearrington will display their works. If you like paintings, pottery, sculpture, photography jewelry, fabrics and all sorts of mixed media works, please join us on Sunday.from 10 AM until 4:30 PM. Enjoy the beautiful gardens, the great restaurants and experience our creativity. We will have demonstrations and lovely art for sale. The show is family friendly and free to the public.

For information on the participating artists go to: http://fearringtonartists.blogspot.com/2011/09/fearrington-village-art-show-update.html

Murry Handler makes social comment with his art

SAVE THE DATE -- Everyone is invited to the Artist’s Reception Oct. 21 from 5-7PM (part of Third Friday ArtWalk)
Durham Arts Guild 120 Morris St. Downtown Durham
Exhibit open Oct. 8 through Nov. 13

Fearrington Village artist Murry Handler will exhibit his paintings on social themes together for the same time at the Durham Arts Guild. His dynamic ink paintings, calligraphic brush drawings and large-scale works have received recognition over the past decades from collectors and art lovers in the triangle, in New York City and beyond. His serious political statements, a major component in his work, have never before been shown together in one exhibition. "This body of work is my effort to purge my mind of the pain and suffering that can befall mankind" stresses Handler. "It is a privilege to show them in one ensemble."

Arts Council hours: Mon-Sat 9AM -9PM Sun 1-6PM

Caption Murry Handler's 9/11 In Memoriam”, acrylic on canvas, 8’ x 8’, one of the works featured at the Durham Arts Guild Exhibit.