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November 2019
CBAA Newsletter - November 2019
Officers
President Brittany [email protected]
Vice President Peter [email protected]
Secretary Betty [email protected]
Treasurer Alan [email protected]
October 2019 Newsletter
Hospitality Chair Kathy & Terry [email protected]
Membership Chair Rita [email protected]
Newsletter Chair Elizabeth Dale [email protected]
OV 57 Art Show Chair Ellen [email protected]
OV 57 Art Show Assistant Dave [email protected]
Student Art Show Chair Tonya [email protected]
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Table of Contents
Spotlight Artist Cover Pg 1
CBAA Officers & Chair Persons Pg 2
Letter from the President
TOC Pg 3
Future CBAA Meetings
Western Theme Judge Bio
Minutes & Treasurer’s Report Pg 4
Happenings & Members’ News Pg 5 - 10
For Sale by CBAA Member and Contest Pg 12
Spotlight Artist Pg 13
Art Galleries & Museums Pg 14Interesting Art Facts and Editor’s Note Pg 15
Future CBAA Meetings
Our Judge for the Western Theme Art Challenge is: Donna IonaDrozda.
Donna Iona Drozda is a visual artist/ educator and has more than 40years of passionate art makingexperience encompassing a widerange of media. Working withthemes of non-violence and strongbelief in nature to help heal ourdeepest wounds, she exploresdrawing, collage, printmaking,textile arts, symbolist paintings,memoir writing with more than 175illustrated journals plus a weeklyYou Tube Art/Life blog.
Community engagement includes designing and offeringstudio/classes of Virginia MOCA, making keynote addresses,presenting mixed media workshops by invitation and maintaininga coaching service for Creatives called Lifecycle. She is acharter member and advisor for Tidewater Arts Outreach;training artists to bring the healing power of the arts todisenfranchised members of the community. Hospice volunteerwork inspired the illustrated book titled: Twenty-Two PrayerPoems for Care Givers.
A life-long nature lover and birder, Iona tends a 50-acretree/nature retreat in the Virginia Piedmont, as well as, oneforested acre of lakefront land, minutes from the Atlantic Oceanwith wife, BD, and two zany pups: June Bug and Bodhi.
Iona’s artwork has been exhibited extensively, collected widelyand numerous reviews have appeared in newspaper andmagazine articles.
Honorable Mention: Fusion - 2019 Mid-Atlantic Mixed MediaExhibition
Honorable Mention: 2019 Virginia Artist Juried Exhibition
Recent Solo Exhibition: Norfolk Botanical Garden
http://www.donnaionadrozda.com/
Thursday, December 19th is our annual Christmas Party witha White Elephant Gift Exchange. Gifts should be at least$15 and a Dish to Share would be greatly appreciated.
Local Indoor Shows
Good luck to our CBAA Members whose art is in the 2019 “ArtistWho Protect” Art Exhibition at The Art Institute of Virginia Beachfrom November 4th through January 31st, 2020. Tonya Hopson,Elizabeth Dale Mauldin, Mick Grochowski, and others will bein the Art Institute’s new gallery on the second floor. OpeningReception is Friday, November 8th from 4:30 - 6:00 PM.
The PrimePlus, Norfolk Senior Center, announced its WinterSenior ArtFest Edition to be held from November 14th throughDecember 13th. Some CBAA Members who are entering are:Stan Tenney, Tonya Hopson, Elizabeth Dale Mauldin, KenBecker and Mick Grochowski. Go see CBAA Members’paintings for both the Virginia Beach and the Norfolk events!
Talking about indoor shows, seems those are the way to goduring our bad weather days. At the Stockley Gardens Fall ArtShow, only a handful of people stayed during Sunday’s rain. Congratulation to CBAA Members for weathering the storm: EdObermeyer, Tonya Hopson & Jeffrey Diener.
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CBAA Monthly Minutes
Tuesday, 15 October 2019Attendance: (19) AttendeesMeet and Greet: 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
President:Brittany Johnson - Opened the meeting at 7:00 pm. Welcomed ourthree new members and our guest speaker for this evening, JoshDavidsburg. Josh presented an amazing presentation on socialmedia and how to utilize it to promote your art business.
Hospitality:Thanks Kathy and Terry for the yummy snacks this evening and toanyone else who contributed!
Membership Chair:Rita Chandler is working on a new CBAA trifold brochure. Anysuggestions?
OV Art Show:Thank you to everyone who made this event such a success. Wecould not have pulled it off so well without a huge team effort. Special thanks and recognition goes to Ellen Thacker who steppedup to coordinate the show planning, registration, tent layout, and themany numerous tasks that kept everyone on track … and to herhusband Steve who was invaluable helping with set up and breakdown. Woo Hoo!
Thank you also to the following key players on the team:
< Pete Lampell for organizing the Spivey rentals, providing a tentfor the Welcome area and coordinating Security for the show.
< Alan Rickman for researching food vendors, insurance, andmanaging all the money and accounting.
< Betty Sutton for organizing the Welcome tents.< Patty Worthy Benson for buying and picking up the snacks for
the artists.< Terry Bruce, Mick Grochowski and Meryl Ann Butler and
everyone else who provided or chased down ads for theprogram.
< Ken Becker for printing the CBAA Ad Program booklet.< Elizabeth Dale Maudlin who brought the Granby Street Bistro
on board, sent postcards to city council members, created andsent press releases to all local news stations and proofread thead booklet.
< Cindy DeVall who escorted our judge and managed thepresentation of the ribbons.
< Tonya Hopson who once again did an outstanding job runningthe student tent.
And to so many of you not named above who stepped in when neededthroughout the weekend.
OV Art Show Winners:
Best In Show – Bill CarnesFirst Place – Scott RobertsSecond Place – Claudette Pacheco-MedranoThird Place – Kathy BruceHonorable Mentions – Rosalie Pinkard, Brittany Johnson,Mike McDonald, Diana BruessMember’s Choice – Stan TenneyStudent Choice – Tonya Hopson
Sponsorship – Jodie Woodward is interested in meeting next monthto discuss ways to grow the show for next year. Ideas includereaching out to the School of Rock or the Governor’s School formusic and equipment support, featuring student musiciansthroughout the event. Students bring in parents which in turn bringsmore foot traffic and potential sales. Win-Win!
Spotlight Artist:
Our Spotlight Artist for this month is Tonya Hopson. Congrats! If youwould like to be considered for this honor, please submit two imagesof no more than 2 MB, as well as a blurb about yourself, yourartwork and process. [email protected]. The Spotlight Artist isfeatured on our homepage for a month, as well as in our newsletterand the annual calendar. Ideas for newsletter covers are:
NOV Theme - Think Harvest, Thanksgiving, Family, Veteran’s DayDEC Theme – Think Winter, Snow, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa,Decorations, and Gingerbread Houses, Yummy Treats.
Old and New Business Reminders:
Don’t forget to start working on your Art Challenge piece for theNovember meeting. The theme is Western! Awards will be given outfor first, second and third place.
Our annual CBAA Holiday Party is on Thursday, 19 December at theMary Pretlow Library. Please bring a side dish and, for those whowish to participate in the white elephant exchange, bring a $15wrapped gift. We are also looking forward to the beautiful voices ofthe Green Run Choir.
CBAA has an Instagram account – it #757CBAA. You can post yourwork here for the world to see!! Do it.
It is time to start thinking about our new board members for nextyear. We need a Nominating Chair and folks to step up intoleadership roles for our awesome organization. We need you!!!
Open Forum:
Jenny Wong is the featured artist this month at Gallery 21 located
in the Ghent area of Norfolk. Be sure to stop in and see her work.
Treasure's Report:
OV Checking - $14,000
OV Savings- $8,000
Totals - $22,000
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Betty Sutton, Secretary
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Featuring a picture of Jenny Wong in her first ever Solo Art Exhibit, “Creative Currents” at Gallery21, 115 West 21st Street, Norfolk,VA. The gallery is open on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 till 6:00 PM weekly. Prior to Jenny’s solo art show,she did a tremendous amount of art and she has sold over 40% of her artwork since her show opened October 19th. So, if you wouldlike a coveted piece of the Jenny Wong art, now’s the time to purchase as her show will close on November 16th. Jenny will donateda portion of her profits to the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters (CHKD). You will be very surprised how low the prices areas Jenny had purposely and temporarily lowered her prices to facilitate sales and raise money for CHKD.
Here’s Jenny again on opening night of hersolo art exhibit, “Creative Currents” whichruns from October 19th through November16. Now, all the nice drinks and yummyhors d'oeuvres were only available onopening night.
Jenny’s Ceramics - House and BambooPlanters. Staff serving wine
Jenny with Maury High School Friends,“Ruby Red Wood” acrylic Triptych” andTonya Hopson and Jenny Wong. Tonyahurried at closing time so she could visitJenny’s art show on opening night afterStockley Art Show closed for the day.
Owners of Gallery21: Darlene & JimTodd with Jenny Wong.
www.gallery21norfolk.com
Happenings & Member’s News
https://jnphotocreations.pixieset.com/jennywong-creativecurrentsexhibit/
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Jamie Casumano, Art Teacherfrom Churchland HS
Meryl Ann Butler with studentswho received Scholarships fromher Ocean View Arts Studio.
Face Paintings by Students
Happenings & Member’s News2019 Ocean View Art Show Student Tent
Student Tent Judge: Rebekah Egdorf
Student Tent Chair: Tonya Hopson
CBAA OV Art Show Student Award Winners
High School
1st place James McMillan - Churchland HS
2nd place Morgan Jones - Governor’s School
3rd Place Samaria Allen - Churchland HS
Honorable Mention I Alyson Olaso - Churchland HS
Award of Merit Elizabeth Augstine - Governor’s School
Award of Merit Serenity Solinsky - Princess Anne HS
Award of Merit LaMiyah Robertson - Churchland HS
Award of Merit Jozlin Goins - Churchland HS
Middle School
1st place Shannon Martin - Azalea Gardens MS
2nd place Katie Stegall - Independence MS
3rd Place Kiya Stagg - Kempsville MS
Honorable Mention II Veha Kandi - Great Neck MS
Award of Merit Nishtha Chaudhary - Great Neck MS
Student Judge Rebekah Egdorf
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Bill Carnes - Best in Show
Scott Roberts - 1st Place
Claudette Medrano -2nd Place
Kathy Bruce - 3rd Place
Mike McDonald
Rosalie Pinkard
Brittany Johnson
Diana Bruess
Stan TenneyMembers’ Choice Award
Tonya HopsonStudents’ Choice Award
Kristy MitchellEllen McKinnon Winner
Happenings & Member’s NewsThe 57th Ocean View Art Show hasbeen put to bed. Elle and Stevehave saved all the items needed toput on the show yearly in their brandnew shore garage which Steve built.
The 57th Ocean View Art ShowWinners are:
Best In Show – Bill Carnes1st Place - Scott Roberts2nd Place - Claudette Medrano3rd Place - Kathy BruceHonorable Mentions - RosaliePinkard, Brittany Johnson, MikeMcDonald, and Diana BruessMembers’ Choice - Stan TenneyStudents’ Choice - Tonya HopsonEllen McKinnon Award - KristyMitchell
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“Homage to Cats” a trompe l’oeil to fool the eye by Stan Tenny
Sponsor
Stan Tenney’s Members’Choice Award
Welcome Tent
Food VendorGilly’s Creamery seemed to have more
sales than artist! Yummy!
Happenings & Member’s NewsSome of the very few images I received about the 57th Ocean View Art Show.
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Tonya Hopson and Raven
Tonya all made up. Notice the Bird.
Jerry’s ArtaramaHalloween Contest
Jerry’s Artarama held a Halloween Contestin October and guess who won a ribbon;probably not only for her painting, but forher amazing make up. Take a look atTonya Hopson and her painting #4.
Remember CBAA Members areparticipating in the first time everPrimePlus Winter Edition of the SeniorArtFest in Norfolk, VA.
Suffolk Art League 2019 Annual JuriedExhibition is being held from October 26th
through December 6th at Suffolk ArtGallery, 118 Bosley Avenue, Suffolk, VA. Mike Morgan, Vanessa Golson andTonya Hopson are CBAA Membersparticipating in this exhibition. There isplenty of time to visit the show and see thebeautiful art.
2020 Boardwalk Art Show ArtistProspectus
The 2020 Boardwalk Art Show ArtistProspectus is available for artists andregistering for the show. Deadline isDecember 29, 2019
https://virginiamoca.org/boardwalk-art-show-applications.
Christian Williams is a ChildNutrition Assistant, School Nutrition,Norfolk Public Schools and an Artist
To brighten up the children’s day,Christian Williams painted threepaintings and placed in the cafeteria atSewells Point Elementary School.
Also, Christian Williams designed and heand Vanessa Golson painted a fall muralfor the children and the staff of TheLearning Academy in Norfolk, Virginia. Everyone is enjoying the painting on glassof the fall mural entitled, “Harvest Moon.”
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Happenings & Member’s NewsCall for 2020 SculptorsDeadline for entries is:November 30, 2019
The Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center seeks proposals for the 2020 OutdoorSculpture competition on view April 4 – October 12, 2020. VanessaThaxton-Ward, Ph.D., Director, Hampton University Museum is juror for the 2020competition. Awards include Juror’s Choice: $1,500, Seawall Art Award: $1,000,and People’s Choice: $500. Travel stipends provided.
Open to artists 18 years and over. To enter, submit up to five images of existingworks completed within the last five years and not already presented at thePortsmouth Art & Cultural Center. Include artist’s vitae, titles, dimensions, weight,materials, date of completion, and representative images.
Deadline: Postmarked by November 30, 2019. Send to the attention of SculptureCommittee, Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center, 521 Middle Street, Portsmouth, VA23704-3622.
To apply for the Outdoor Sculpture competition, download the Prospectus here: http://portsmouthartcenter.com/exhibits/
Welcome Again New Member
In the Welcome New Members section of the July 2019, we welcomed Terry D.Wylie, but did not receive his entire biography and/or pictures.
Terry is a fine artist from San Antonio, Texas, who has spent 30 years in the U.S.Navy while traveling the world and sailing the seas and oceans of the world. Hisart career started while still in school doing portraits and landscapes in pencil. Hethen took a job as a commercial artist, doing art for newspaper, books, magazinesand other media. His commercial work includes projects for the Houston Rocketsand Coastal Oil Corp.
As Terry moved into his military career, his artwork evolved into fine art pursuits,where he produced a variety of work in oil, acrylics, watercolor, pencil, pen andink. His focus has primarily been nautical but he still enjoys mixing it up withportraits, westerns, and different realism pursuits.
Now retired from the U.S. Navy, Terry has turned his attention to fine art thatdepicts Naval history and heritage. He has a keen ability to capture details andcompositions that depict Naval Ships and Sailors in a truly unique way; thereforeconsiders himself a Maritime Fine Artist. After spending a lifetime at sea, his worktells the story of the mariner in a way that could only be shared by someone whohas been there.
He currently resides in Norfolk, Virginia, and continues close ties to the U.S. Navy. He produces fine art for sale, including limited addition prints and commissionpieces.
Find Terry: [email protected]; YouTube #MasterChiefPaintLocker;www.MCPaintLocker.com; www.instagram.com/masterchiefpaintlocker; www.Facebook.com/MasterChiefPaintLocker; www.linkedin.com/in/terry-wylie/
Some of Terry’s art follows:
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Pat DeHart, Nancy Lucks, Jenny Wong & Laverna Leach
“The American” by Tonya Hopson
“Primal” Triptych by by Alan Rickman
Happenings & Member’s NewsThe Isle of Wight Arts League presents
Smithfield Art Festival
The Smithfield Arts Festival will celebrate visual, performingand culinary art in the quaint and historic downtown ofSmithfield, Virginia. The juried art show will be held Saturday,May 16, 2020. The event will take place rain or shine. Feesare non-refundable.
September 10, 2019: Call for ArtistsNovember 10, 2019 Application DeadlineDecember 10, 2019: Jury selection announced for show
entryFebruary 10, 2020: Deadline for accepted artists to
submit payment for spaceArt Show: May 16, 2020, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m
https://tinyurl.com/y6y8rh46
“Nancy’s Art Association” is an association created afterthe passing of Art Teacher, Nancy Lucks. They meetevery other Saturday at the Pretlow Library, in Norfolk, or at the Joint Use Library/Tidewater CommunityCollege (JUL/TCC) in Virginia Beach. Meeting is from10:00 AM until 1:00 PM unless otherwise noted. Theartist bring everything they need to paint that day. Some artist paint with acrylic paints and some paint withoil paints or watercolor. Some members are retired
teachers, retired military, just retired and some are stillworking, but love to get together and paint on Saturdays. Ifyou are interested in joining the group, please [email protected] or show up at one of the meetings:
November 9th JUL/TCC Room L102November 16th Pretlow Meeting Room 1November 23rd JUL/TCC Room L102November 30th Pretlow Meeting Room 1
If you just show up, make sure you check to see if Nancy’sArt Association is there on time.
The image is of Nancy (the tall one) and a group of artist notin the association yet, but highlighted in red are members ofCBAA.
Chesapeake Conference Center Annual Holiday Craft Showis November 16th and 17th at 700 Conference Center Drive,Chesapeake, VA. Free and open to the public. TonyaHopson and will be there selling her small items includingcross-stitch.
November Cover Submissions
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Creating a New Column. This column is for CBAAMembers who wish to sell some of their art suppliesincluding tents, panels, paints, brushes, easels, weights,frames, etc.
Happenings & Member’s News
Deborah Branch sold her Magnifying Lamp to one of ourCBAA members. Congratulations Deborah on your first sale. Also this is the first sale for our “For Sale by Owners” column.
Deborah Branch also wanted to sell someEpson Printer Paper this month, however thiseditor grabbed that fine paper up beforeprinting the sale in the newsletter. Sorry folks,but that’s a benefit of preparing the newsletter.
Elizabeth Dale Mauldin is selling her Autograph Super PrismProjector with an extra lens, extra bulb and the floor stand(featured in next column) for $225.00 for all four pieces. OnAmazon, the prices are/were:
Autograph Super Prism Projector $286.00Autograph Lens 69.00Autograph Bulb 33.00Floor Stand for Autograph Projector 122.00
$510.00
This is a Tabletop projector for horizontal projection of artwork,designs, patterns, prints an line drawings. The prism lens isreversible to achieve a wide projection range from 80%reduction up to 20 times enlargement in full color.
[email protected] (757) 754-0601
James “Jim” Christopher’s Tent Package, with everything youneed to setup an art show, except art of course, is still available forsale at a great price. Contact Jim at: Jim Christopher (757) 390-1315 or [email protected].
Remember if you are not using a piece of equipment and wishto sell it, here’s one of the place to advertise.
CONTEST TO FOLLOW!
In the October contest, when Tonya Hopson was the Spotlight/CoverFeature Artist, the question was to name the painting that Tonya receivedthe “Norfolk Artist Award” for at the Stockley Gardens Art Festival. Noone answered, so the prize is forfeited. The answer is “Suffer-Ring.”
New Contest:
Name five ofthe artist whow e r e t h eoriginal artistpainting thewomen in thisp i c t u r e b yc a r t o o n i s t ,Harry Bliss, ofhis famousartist modelinga g e n c ycartoon: Sendyour answerst o m e a [email protected]. Thev e r y F i r s tm e m b e rproviding thecorrect answerwins!
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November Spotlight Cover WinnerWho is Sheila Nash?
This month, we spotlight CBAA member, Sheila Nash,
who was born and reared in Norfolk, VA.
Sheila Nash is an Ocean View resident of Norfolk, Virginia.
She has a double major in Fine Art and English with a minor
degree in Secondary Education from Old Dominion University.
She taught art in private school and went on to teach English in
Norfolk Public Schools for 15 years prior to her retirement as
their English Department Chairperson.
After retiring from teaching, she once again returned to art
as her mainstay. She is a member of Tidewater Artists Alliance
and a member of Chesapeake Bay Art Association (CBAA). As
a CBAA member, Sheila has served as past Chairman of the
Student Scholarship Fund, Student Tent Chair, Membership
C h a i r , V i c e
P r e s id e n t , a n d
President. For
several years, Sheila
was Director and
C o - c ha i r ed th e
Ocean View Art
Show and she also
chaired the CBAA
Spring Members Art
Show several years too. Sheila has dedicated many years to our
organization.
Her work has been in the Riverview Gallery in Portsmouth,
LIN-LIN Gallery, the Gallery at The Chapman in Hampton Town
Center, The American Cottage Gallery in Yorktown, and the East
Beach Gallery. She has won many awards over the years and
some prestigious awards such as Best In Show and First Place
Ribbons. She also won the Outstanding Member's Award in the
Ocean View Arts Festival two years in a row.
https://sheilanashart.shutterfly.com/
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Local Art Galleries and Museums
Art Galleries are various; many offer more
than art and some do framing as well as
hold art classes. Museums and Art
Galleries are on this list. Many art
galleries come and go, so check carefully.
Every art gallery is different, but most
galleries take somewhere between 40% to
50% commission from pieces of art they
sell for you. Some galleries take a very
small percentage in exchange for monthly
payment. For instance, if it cost $300/mo
to display in the gallery, they only take
30% of the sale. If you know of other
galleries that take in your art work for a
commission, please let me know so I can
update these listings. Also, some are
galleries that offer events and/or indoor art
shows.
Norfolk
The Art Works
Gallery and Frame Shop
321 West Bute St
Norfolk, VA 23510
757.625.3004
http://www.artworksva.com/
Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries
4509 Monarch Way at 45th Street
Norfolk, VA 23508
757-683-6271
ww2.al.odu.edu/art/gallery/
Chrysler Museum of Art
One Memorial Place, 245 West Olney Rd
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-664-6200
www.chrysler.org
d’Art Center
208 E. Main Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-625-4211
www.d-artcenter.org/
Gallery 21, Art gallery in Norfolk, Virginia,
115 W 21st St, Norfolk, VA 23517
(757) 624-8429
http://www.gallery21norfolk.com/
The Gallery at East Beach
9559 Shore Drive
Norfolk, VA 23518
(757) 351-0400
www.galleryateastbeach.com/
Harbor Gallery
1508 Colley Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23517
757-627-2787
www.harbor-gallery.com
Kennedy Gallery
One Eleven Art and Foundation
111 Pennsylvania Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23504
757-625-1110
http://www.one11foundation.org
Neil Britton Art Gallery
Virginia Wesleyan College
1584 Wesleyan Drive
Norfolk, VA 23502
757-455-3257
https://www.vwu.edu/the-arts-at-virginia-
wesleyan/neil-britton-gallery.php
Okay Spark801 Boush St.Norfolk, VA 23510757-407-1368http://www.okayspark.com/
Quixotic ArtsDana Cobb, Proprietor3824 Granby StreetNorfolk, VA [email protected]
The Dragonfly Art Studio
1703 Colley Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23517
757-324-5488
http://www.thedragonflyartstudio.com
Hermitage Museum
7637 North Shore Road
Norfolk, VA 23505
757-423-2052
www.thehermitagemuseum.org
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center
400 High Street
Portsmouth, VA 23704
757-393-8543
www.portsmouthartcenter.com
Olde Towne Art Gallery
525 High Street
Portsmouth, VA 23704
757-673-2667
Virginia Beach
21st Street Art Gallery
615 North Birdneck Road,
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
757-491-2943
http://www.21streetartgallery.com
Art Studio on the Boulevard &
Fine Art Gallery
3500 Virginia Beach Blvd, Ste. 101 / 217
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
757-675-3580
http://www.boulevardart.com
Virginia Beach Art Center
(Home of the Artist Gallery)
532 Virginia Beach Blvd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
757-425-667
https://www.theartistsgallery.org/
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Richard Stravitz Fine Sculpture and Art
Gallery
1217 Laskin Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
757-305-9411
www.sculpture-bronze.com
Beach Gallery
313 Laskin Rd., #104
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
(757) 428-3726
www.beachgallery.com
Jones Art Gallery
184 Central Park Ave, Town Center
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
757-557-6868
www.jonesart.com/
Sandler Center Art Gallery
201 Market Street
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
(757) 385-2787
https://www.sandlercenter.org/about/art-
at-the-sandler-center
Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art
2200 Parks Ave
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
757-425-0000
http://www.VirginiaMOCA.org
Hampton
The Charles H. Taylor Art Center
4205 Victoria Blvd.
Hampton, VA 23669
757-727-7448
https://www.hamptonarts.net/the-charles
-taylor-visual-arts-center
Blue Skies Gallery
26 S. King Street
Hampton, VA 23669
757-727-0028
www.blueskiesartgallery.com/
Suffolk
Suffolk Art Gallery
118 Bosley Avenue
Suffolk, VA 23434
757-925-0448
http://www.suffolkartleague.com/
Newport News
Peninsula Fine Arts Center
Mariners’ Museum
101 Museum Drive
Newport News, VA 23606
757-596-8175
www.pfac-va.org
Interesting Art Facts about Art and Artist
Many surveys have revealed that students engaged
in extracurricular activities such as art show better
brain development. They are also more likely to
achieve recognition in academics. Art since the birth
of civilization has intrigued mankind and is considered
a true expression of one’s self. Artists over the ages
have created paintings, drawings and sculptures that
have created art movements, revived old cultures and
reflected the contemporary times in which they were
created.
Here are a few facts about art and famous artists.
Claude Monet the great artist was never approved by
his father for his paintings. His father always wanted
him to become a grocer.
Monet and Pierre Auguste Renoir were considered
the pioneers of impressionist painting, a particular
movement in the history of Art.
Willard Wigan is a micro-sculptor who creates art
pieces so tiny that he claims to have inhaled one of
his own creations by mistake. Some of his pieces are
created in the eye of a needle.
A study had revealed that most artists are left handed.
Leonardo Da Vinci was left handed. His notes can be
found written starting from the right and moving to the
left side of the page in his diary of personal notes.
It took Leonardo Da Vinci 12 years to paint the Mona
Lisa’s lips.
“The Pieta”, a sculpture by Michelangelo considered
a Renaissance masterpiece is the only creation that
was personally signed by him. However, he regretted
his outburst of pride and later vowed to never sign on
any of his pieces ever again.
Salvador Dali, famous surrealist painter believed
that he was a reincarnation of his own brother of the
same name. He had been kicked out of Madrid Art
School and is even said to have set his own
bedroom on fire.
Sandro Botticelli is best known for his works The
Birth of Venus and Primavera, both of which reflect
the rich Renaissance era of art and culture.
Vincent Van Gogh may only be most popular for his
art piece ‘The Starry Night’ but he is said to have
produced over 900 paintings, 1100 drawings and
sketches during his lifetime.
Paul Gauguin was one of the construction workers
of the Panama Canal during which around 25,000
workers died. He is today considered to be a
famous French painter.
Pablo Picasso is said to have been able to paint
before he learnt to talk.
In 1961, Henri Matisse’s painting ‘Le Bateau’ which
rests at the Metropolitan Museum of Art was put
hung right side up. For 46 days the painting had
hung upside down and no one had noticed it.
Oil paintings are lest costlier to be framed than the
printed pictures of similar size. At night the light
used to illuminate paintings at museums are
required to be dimmer than in the morning when
brighter lights are used.
Art has a lot to educate children and adults alike
teaching us to appreciate different perspectives and
create one’s own interpretation of the world.
Inducing creativity is possible if students are made
to do so just like subjects of Math and English.
Well, this is my fifth newsletter. Information is
slowly trickling in, however, I’m still
researching. When sending your images,
please crop and please name each image. I
use those name to add captions to your
paintings. Please send your images in
jpg/jpeg format. And remember, you have to
brag about your art. For me, it’s easy to write
an artist biography, but to write an Artist
Statements for each painting is absolutely
painstaking. Please keep sending your
information for upcoming newsletter by the first
Tuesday of the month to [email protected].
Thank you, Elizabeth Dale Mauldin, Newsletter
Chair
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