Featured Artwork: Christine Lashley

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April 16, 2018

Lifting Fog, Giverny
24 x 24 in., oil on canvas
$3150
Available from Broadway Gallery, Alexandria, VA

Christine Lashley’s artwork captures the beauty of a moment held in memory.

“Lifting Fog, Giverny was created from what I recall of my visits to northern France and from memories I have growing up in Paris. Our family would take day-trip drives on weekends to little towns outside the city. I remember lots of fog and mist during the changing of seasons. The fog would catch the light and create a special glow,” says Christine.

May 12 through June 13th Lifting Fog, Giverny will appear in a Water’s Edge, solo exhibit of Christine’s work at Broadway Gallery.

Using layers, colors and texture to look ‘real’ from afar but dissolving into abstraction up close, Christine’s paintings are often a fusion of reality and the abstract. She scrapes and repaints a painting to match what she sees in her ‘mind’s eye’ and puts all references away. Christine frequently creates artwork on location ‘en plein air’ and uses these works to inform her larger studio pieces. Her on-site painting allows her to see engaging color harmonies and watch how a subject changes over time, which she sometimes does with multiple studies. As an outdoor enthusiast (gardening, camping and hiking), knowledge of the earth finds its way into her artwork with implied detail and bold brushstrokes.

Christine’s paintings have been exhibited nationally and internationally. Recent juried exhibitions include Oil Painters of America (OPA) and the Salmagundi Club NYC. Many Best of Show honors have been awarded to both her landscape and portrait work. Recent awards include OPA’s 2017 Eastern Regional (Artistic Excellence Award) and Portrait Society of America (Finalist, non-commissioned portrait, 2017 Member’s Show). Christine is also a frequent participant in juried outdoor painting competitions such as: Plein Air Easton, Easels in Frederick, Telluride and Richmond. During the 2016 and 2017 season of plein air competitions she won honors at all events attended, including 2017 Quick Draw First Place at both Richmond Plein Air and Bucks County Plein Air.

As a teenager in Paris, Christine studied at the Parsons Art Institute and the Sorbonne, continuing on to earn her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. She worked for several years in the fashion industry in Europe, then as a muralist and graphic designer, but turned her interest back to creating fine art soon after her children were born. An art teacher for over 20 years, she teaches workshops locally and internationally. With numerous works in private and corporate collections, her work has also been published in: American Artist Magazine, American Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur, Elan Magazine, and The Washington Post.

View more work by Christine Lashley at online, see a schedule of upcoming workshops and follow her on Facebook.

Gramercy Neighborhood Art at the Salmagundi Club

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April 15, 2018

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Gramercy Park painting by Roger Rossi — Roger Rossi, “Gramercy Park,” oil on linen, 24 x 30 in. The Gramercy Neighborhood Associates helps preserve the historic character of the Gramercy area and supports local businesses and residents.

June 18 – 22, 2018
Salmagundi Art Club, New York

The Gramercy Art Show is an exhibition for local neighbors to display their paintings, drawings, and/or sculptures.

“Each year, Gramercy Neighborhood Associates hosts an Art Exhibit to give local artists the opportunity to display their work,” the association tells us. “This year’s art show and exhibition will be held at the prestigious Salmagundi Club . . . Since 1871, distinguished artists have presented their work at Salmagundi, and we are enthusiastic that our neighbors can take part in history by applying to display their artwork.”

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Secrets, Spies, and Subterfuge: English Civil War Portraits Revealed

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April 13, 2018

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Art history - portrait of John Russell — “Portrait of Colonel The Hon. John Russell,” by John Michael Wright © National Trust Images

To celebrate the recent publication of art dealer, art historian, and independent curator Angus Haldane’s The Face of War: Portraits of the English Civil Wars, Haldane Fine Art has organized a US book and lecture tour in collaboration with the Royal Oak Foundation.

Secrets, Spies, and Subterfuge: Civil War Portraits Revealed
From the Royal Oak Foundation:

Roundhead against Cavalier, Royalist against Parliamentarian, Dandy against Puritan. The English Civil Wars not only divided the country’s religious beliefs, it compromised family loyalties and often exposed weaknesses between husbands and wives.

Fine art historian and curator Angus Haldane, author of the recently published book The Face of War: Portraits of the English Civil Wars, will explore these nuances of British politics, religion and fashion and show the profound effect the civil conflict had on English society, as depicted in portraits which still hang at National Trust properties.

“Portrait of John Byron, 1st Lord Byron,” by William Dobson © Tabley House Collection, Manchester University

A series of monumental paintings by Isaac Fuller depicting King Charles II’s escape from England includes a representation of Jane Lane, later Lady Fisher, who helped the king escape by dressing him as her servant. A portrait of Lady Jane also hangs at Moseley Old Hall.

Oliver Cromwell commanded on the battlefield and dominated in the Parliamentary chamber, but was weakened by superstition of ghostly presences at Dunster Castle, where his portrait now hangs.

Prince Rupert slashed and seduced his way throughout Europe, always accompanied by his poodle Boye, depicted with the prince in his Ashdown House portrait.

Women played an important part and the gathering of intelligence between London, and Oxford was often the work of women who could and did infiltrate the beds of those with influence. A portrait of Jane Whorwood depicts the beautiful, red-haired Royalist spy who concealed gold in barrels of soap, used aqua fortis to corrode the bars of Charles II’s prison cell, and shared the king’s bed.

Mr. Haldane will illustrate the lives of those who took part on both sides and will discuss the stories, vanities, gossip, and political allegiances behind the portraits.

Tour Dates:
New York City – Monday, April 30
Philadelphia – Tuesday, May 1
Boston – Wednesday, May 2
Washington DC – Monday, May 7
Visit www.royal-oak.org for more information.

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The Allure of Venice

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April 13, 2018

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Art Collections - Walter Franklin Lansil paintings — "Grand Canal, Venice" (oil on canvas, 8 x 12 in.) by Walter Franklin Lansil

Art Collections at the Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, Massachusetts
“The Allure of Venice: Paintings by Walter Franklin Lansil”
Through June 23, 2018

From the museum:

No other city inspires and moves an artist’s emotions and imagination like Venice. Along with artists such as James McNeill Whistler and John Singer Sargent, Walter Franklin Lansil found some of his richest inspiration in this timeless city during the period they all spent there in the 1880s. A quintessential New Englander, Lansil discovered endless beauty and enduring subjects, which would continue to influence his painting for the rest of his life.

Venice landscape paintings by Walter Franklin Lansil — “Dawn of Day, Venice” (oil on canvas, 9 x 12 in.) by Walter Franklin Lansil

Art collector Stan Fry specializes in early twentieth-century American Impressionism. He began collecting more than two decades ago and has since held a number of exhibitions in public locations and in his private gallery. Fry has commissioned books about multiple facets of art history, including those focusing on artist William Jurian Kaula, and now, Walter Franklin Lansil. His collection features nearly 2,000 works.

“This much awaited third exhibition with Stan Fry, featuring an exquisite collection of works of Venice by Walter Lansil, is an exciting show that not only educates, but will inspire the senses and imagination of all ages.” says museum President and Executive Director Sara Bogosian.

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Birds in Art, Before Audubon

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April 12, 2018

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Birds in art - Alexander Wilson drawings — Alexander Wilson, ‘Plate 36: Bald Eagle,’ from *American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States, Vol. 4.* Hand-colored etching and engraving with letterpress, 1811. 10 3/8 x 13 3/4 in. (26.4 x 35 cm). Toledo Museum of Art, Mrs. George W. Stevens Fund, 2014.15d

Before Audubon: Alexander Wilson’s Birds of the United States
Through July 15, 2018
Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio
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Before John James Audubon published his famous Birds of America (1827-1838), the Scottish-born Alexander Wilson — known as the “Father of American Ornithology” — laid out much of the groundwork with his American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States series, which he began publishing in 1808.

Though Wilson had no background as an artist, he taught himself to draw accurate illustrations for the 76 hand-colored engraved and etched plates in his nine volumes of careful observations of the birds of the eastern United States — 314 species in all, 26 of which he was the first to identify. Five of these new species are now named for him.

Many of the birds represented in the exhibition can be seen during the spring migration that occurs in the region, including colorful warblers and other songbirds, ducks, and shorebirds.

“The prints are not only beautifully produced with vibrant hand coloring, but they are also historically important as the first attempt at a comprehensive natural history study of American birds,” said Paula’s Reich, the Museum’s head of interpretive projects and managing editor. “It’s also the first major scientific study published in the country.”

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Featured Artwork: Kyle Sims presented by the National Museum of Wildlife Art

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April 12, 2018

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wildlife paintings - Kyle Sims - FineArtConnoisseur.com — Kyle Sims, “The Right Idea,” oil on canvas, 24 x 44 in., from the Collection of Lynn and Foster Friess, National Museum of Wildlife Art © Kyle Sims

The Right Idea
Kyle Sims (American, b. 1980)
24 x 44 in., oil on canvas
From the Collection of Lynn and Foster Friess, National Museum of Wildlife Art
© Kyle Sims

This Kyle Sims’ painting The Right Idea is currently featured in the National Museum of Wildlife Art exhibition Jackson Collects: Wild Selections from Private Collections, on display through May 6. This exhibit brings in rarely seen work from private collections, giving visitors a sense of the amazing artwork in existence right here in our valley. The Right Idea is owned by private collectors Lynn and Foster Friess, who have been involved with the Museum for decades. Kyle Sims’ work can be found at Trailside Galleries in Jackson, Wyoming, and Scottsdale, Arizona. A few select paintings have been chosen for publication by Somerset Fine Art. Sims truly feels that getting outside is paramount and is half or more of the enjoyment of being a wildlife artist.

Americana Watercolors: Rural Scenes Painted in the 1970s

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Watercolor landscapes by Gregory Sumida — Gregory Sumida, "Padlocked," 1972, watercolor, 16 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.

Gregory Sumida: Americana Watercolors
Through May 31, 2018
Heather James Gallery

From the gallery:

Gregory Sumida is a painter and draftsman highly skilled in different media who, over a 50-year career, has explored a wide variety of subjects from landscapes and scenes of rural America to depictions of the Old West and portraits. “Gregory Sumida: Americana Watercolors” consists of watercolors Sumida made in the early 1970s of rural scenes mostly in the countryside around his hometown of Stockton, California. Following in the tradition of Andrew Wyeth, an artist Sumida greatly admires, he captured through his own interpretive lens a slice of Americana given, by his intensity of detail and superb technical control of earth tones, an atmospheric, autumnal, even nostalgic mood.

Gregory Sumida, “Tree Trunks,” 1971, watercolor on paper, 29 1/2 x 39 3/4 in.

Heather James Fine Art (HJFA) recently announced two new gallery openings in California: San Francisco (March 2018) and Santa Barbara (Fall 2018). The new spaces are the gallery’s fourth and fifth, joining locations in Palm Desert, CA, Jackson Hole, WY, and New York, NY.

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Featured Artwork: Heather Arenas

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Carousel
14 x 18 in., oil on birch
Available through the artist https://heatherarenas.com/workszoom/2678462

On a recent trip to Ensenada, Mexico, I went to the carnival. This beauty stood out in all her glory!

Artist’s Statement
One of my goals is to say more with a painting than can be said with a photograph. My works are fresh and full of colors that I see that may not be seen by the typical viewer. My work is constantly evolving and represents my artistic voice.

Influence
My grandmothers were both artists and I was provided with various art supplies growing up. I was taught to appreciate many forms of art. My favorite artists include living artists include Richard Schmidt, Tibor Nagy, Jeremy Mann, Kim English, and Dan McCaw. Deceased influences include Honore Daumier, John Singer Sargent, Anders Zorn, Richard Diebenkorn and Joaquin Sorolla.

Art Education
Over the last 20+ years, I have put myself through a rigorous course of independent study by reading books on drawing and painting and taking workshops from artists I admire. While earning a degree in biology with emphasis on anatomy in the early 1990’s, I also studied art history and ceramics.

Organizations
Women Artists of the West, Master Signature Member American Women Artists, Associate with Distinction

Galleries
Reinert Fine Art, Charleston, SC and Blowing Rock, NC
Reflection Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Mary Williams Fine Art Gallery, Boulder, CO
RS Hanna Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX
East West Fine Art, Naples, FL

Recent Awards
WAOW Spring Online, March 2018, “Modern Day Venus”, Honorable Mention
Gateway Intl Painting Contest, December 2018 for “Passion”, Finalist
Sedona Art Prize, August 2017 for “It Takes All Kinds”, Finalist
Sedona Art Prize, June 2017 for “Red in the Sun”, Finalist
Bold Brush, May 2017 For “Oscar and Sharon’s Big Day Out”, Best of Show
Sedona Art Prize, May 2017 for “Colorful Subject”, Finalist
WAOW Nat. Juried Exhibition 2016 for “Home on the Range”, Art of the West Editor’s Choice
AWA National Juried Exhibition 2016 for “Orange Taffeta”, Finalist
WAOW Hot Summer Nights 2016 for “After the Dance”, Best Overall
WAOW Hot Summer Nights 2016 for “31st and Lexington”, Honorable Mention
OPA Online Showcase Spring 2016 “Belizean Chef”, Honorable Mention
AWA Spring Online Show 2016 for “Margaritas in Tubac”, Finalist

Upcoming Workshops
See Heather’s website for upcoming workshops.

Monet and Architecture at the National Gallery

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April 9, 2018

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Claude Monet paintings — Claude Monet, “Windmills near Zaandam (Moulins près Zaandam),” 1871, Oil on canvas, 48.3 × 74.2 cm, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (purchased with support from the BankGiro Loterij, the Nationaal Fonds Kunstbezit, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, the Mondriaan Fund, the Rembrandt Association, the VSB Foundation and the Vincent van Gogh Foundation) (S0503S2001) © Van Gogh Museum (Vincent Van Gogh Foundation), Amsterdam

The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Monet & Architecture
Through July 29, 2018
London, England

From the National Gallery:

With a focus on buildings and other structures in Claude Monet’s (1840–1926) works, this is the first exhibition devoted to the artist’s relationship with architecture, and invites us to see the ‘Father of Impressionism’ in an entirely new way. With more than seventy paintings by Monet, the exhibition spans his long career from its beginnings in the mid-1860s to the public display of his Venice paintings in 1912.

Buildings played substantial, diverse, and unexpected roles in Monet’s pictures. He painted historic structures such as Rouen Cathedral, and strikingly modern ones such as the Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris. As a daring young artist he exhibited in the Impressionist shows of the 1870s, and displayed canvases of the bridges and buildings of suburban Paris. Much later as an elderly man, he depicted the splendid architecture of Venice. Visiting London as a tourist Monet presents sites we all recognise — the Houses of Parliament, Waterloo Bridge, and Charing Cross Bridge — and reflects them back to us through his unique vision. For Monet, a building could represent the human presence or function as a compositional element.

From Monet’s depictions of villages and picturesque settings, through his exploration of the modern city, and ending with his monumental series of works portraying Rouen Cathedral, the exhibition features loans from public and private collections from around the world, many of which have never been seen in the UK before.

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Winning Works from the American Women Artists Show

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American Women Artists - Shana Levenson — Shana Levenson, “Liberated Dreams,” Grand Prize award

From the American Women Artists (AWA) organization:

With 995 entries in our 2018 Spring Online Juried Show, the exhibition winners should be extremely proud of their accomplishment. The final 117 entries that make up the Online show were selected by artists Dyana Hesson, Cathryn Jenkins, and Elizabeth Pollie. The award winners were chosen by Elizabeth Pollie, AWA Master Member and owner of Elizabeth Pollie Fine Art Gallery in Harbor Springs, Michigan.

American Women Artists - Stanka Kordic — Stanka Koric, “Bridges Turn #1,” oil, 36 x 48 in., $15,000, Second Place award

“The American Women Artists,” wrote Elizabeth about the show, “with its mission to inspire, celebrate and provide exposure for women working within the visual arts, welcomes a very broad variety of genres, mediums, and styles. This spirit of inclusivity is easily illustrated in every AWA exhibit, and I found the 2018 Spring Online Juried show to be no exception. Each of the award winners ‘owns’ their particular style. The work is thoughtfully and successfully executed, and each has a level of mastery that transcends the cliches that can tend to weaken some work.”

Ellen Woodbury, “Pretty-Girl,” Carrara marble on granite, 17 x 11 x 7 in., Third Place award (Not for sale)

American Women Artists - Ginger Gehres — Ginger Gehres, “Can You See Me Now,” scratchboard, 21 x 27 in., Honorable Mention (Not for sale)

American Women Artists - Loren Dibenedetto — Loren Dibenedetto, “It’s Bittersweet,” oil, 20 x 30 in., $3,900, Outstanding Still Life award

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