Painting / Illustration
Date:2/17/2010
Featured Artist: Michelle Connolly
Website: http://www.michelleconnollyart.com
I am very manic at times…my work can be crazy but its something I am compelled to do and it helps me to express my ideas…another language recently through a number of shows I have had at ACME art studios and Phoenix I have met people who speak the same language…this is exciting to me it validates what I am doing…I have the freedom to dream and I let my imagination and my work run wild…never knowing where it will take me but it’s a lot of fun and heartache too!
Portrait of an Emu
Michelle Connolly
Curious Bird
Michelle Connolly
Star Struck
Michelle Connolly
Brian
Michelle Connolly
Liza
Michelle Connolly
BIO:
Michelle Connolly
Since 1999 I have been creating art based on ideas that I collect from everyday life. I am inspired by many things; my children, daydreams, happy accidents, the response to my artwork, and emotional expression – joy, fear, excitement. My British roots have provided me an appreciation of comedy and irony that often is reflected in my work.
I am constantly playing with visual material in the environment and the physical materials: paper, fabric, inks, paints ... in my studio. My work is spontaneous, experimental, playful and expressionistic. My creative process relies on a constant stream of ideas and I prefer working on multiple images at a time.
Making art has taken a central role in my life since moving to Wilmington from Australia where I worked in the software industry. Chiefly self-taught, I find passion and self-expression through my art.
Michelle’s studio is located at:
ACME Art Studios
711 North 5th Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28401.
http://www.michelleconnollyart.com
http://www.michelleconnollyblogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/marsconnolly
Katherine Ladd’s Profile
Cliff Dancers
by Kate Ladd
Poppies in My Yard
by Kate Ladd
Summer City
by Kate Ladd
Sun on the River
by Kate Ladd
Keep up with Kate!
http://www.heronkate.etsy.com
http://www.boundlessgallery.com/artist/11713.art
http://www.heronkate.1000markets.com
http://www.blueheronkate.blogspot.com
Featured Artist: Jillian Goldberg
Elements
by Jillian Goldberg
acrylic on canvas, 16x20
Genesis
by Jillian Goldberg
acrylic on canvas, 24x36
Featured Artist: Nancy Marple
You can also view Nancy's work at the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts.
Cosmic Event
Reliquarytn
Blue Canyon
Red Moon Rising
Weekly Exhibit: 8/05/09
Featured Artist: William Puckett
William Puckett is an artist living and working in the city of Charlotte, NC.
Weekly Exhibit: 4/29/09 - 4/6/09
Featured Artist: Ortrud K. Tyler
10th Wave
21st Century
Global Measure
Haiku
Millinneumcity
Rainsing
4/08/09 - 4/15/09
Featured Artist: Allen Montague
New Beginnings
Purple Iris
Summer Splendor
The Erecting Of Hatteras
The Homeplace
Water Lilies Floating
3/25/09 - 4/01/09
Featured Artist: Jude Lobe
Winter Cool
Acrylic
Mandolin & Friend
Acrylic
KEYED INTO JAZZ
Acrylic
3/18/09 - 3/25/09
Featured Artist: Charmaine Ortiz
Washers
Hallway2
CockR1
Kitlook
Kit
Charmaine Ortiz
03/04/09 - 03/11/09
Featured Artist: John Hyatt
Bus Stop
Wired
Shutdown
Fresh Fish
01/28-02/04/09
Featured Artist: Cathy Johnson
Stripes l
Barn Owl
Beach finds Conch
Beach Finds Sanddollar
Carolina Blue
Egret Feather
Osprey Landing
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01/28-02/04/09
Linda Carmel
Linda's Blog - with recent works
Artist Statement & Bio
I was born and raised in England. For eight years I lived in religious communities in India, England and Oregon, where I came to understand that every task is an opportunity for meditation and every task done with total awareness is a work of art.
I did not realize the value of this insight until I returned to making art. I have learned to respect the unknown in my work, allowing the paintings a space to grow. I paint from a place inside myself, beyond my mind. The painting tells me when it is ready.
In my paintings I am concerned with surface. I sculpt and burnish texture onto my canvasses so that they become both visually and tactually exciting.
I take my inspiration from the world around me; from patterns in nature and my observations on the human condition.
I now live in Chapel Hill with my husband and daughter. I am a member of the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, the Orange County Artists Guild, the Durham Art Guild and the Visual Art Exchange in Raleigh. I have my work in Main Street Gallery in Carrboro. I am also a docent at the Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill.
For more information you can visit my website and blog at www.lindacarmel.com
Contact
lcarmel@bellsouth.net
P.O. Box 2007, Chapel Hill, NC 27515
(919) 933 3010
Leap Of Faith
Life's A Beach
Cornucopia
Bed Of Chard
A Peck of Peppers
Crazy Cabbage
Popping Pods
Weekly Exhibit: 01/14/09 - 01/21/09
Featured Artist: Steve T. Goione
Beaufort Tallships
Pirates Cove
Irish Lady
Pirates Cove 00
Bimini Flights
Cruising New Bern
01/07/09 - 01/14/09
Featured Artist: Osiris Rain
Self Portrait with White Kite
Self Portrait Pariah
Beneath The Dreaming Tree
Allegory of Love
Osiris Rain's Website
12/03/08 - 1210/08
Featured Artist: Jennifer E. Miller
Jennifer has been invited to paint next summer at the Door County Plein Air Festival in Wisconsin, by the Peninsula Art School. www.doorcountypleinair.com/
Jennifer does a lot of her work on site. Smaller paintings are finished outside in one visit, but larger ones can take months of work, off and on, returning to the site, painting in the studio from detail photos and smaller sketches.
Giant (White Oak)
oil on canvas
40 x 30
Bug
oil on canvas
20x20
Downriver Greens (Flat River)
oil on canvas
24 x 36
Below the Dam (Flat River)
oil on canvas
24 x 36
11/12 - 11/19
Featured Artist: Jenna Fromal
Jenna Fromal has been studying art and painting most of her life, specializing in portraits and figure studies. Her background in art began as a child studying with an accomplished watercolorist, and continued with formal training in college in Philadelphia PA. She is now a working artist and current chair of the Halifax County Arts Council which has just opened its first gallery in Roanoke Rapids.
Yellow Rose
Pastel
First Kiss
Watercolor w/pastel
Dr. Jazz
Watercolor w/pastel
Blue
Watercolor w/pastel
10/29 - 11/05
Featured Artist: Katrina Fairbank
Bio
Katrina Fairbank is a realistic acrylic painter of both portraits and landscapes. Focusing on light contrasts, Katrina uses the brightness and versatility of acrylics and colored pencil to portray her interpretation of people, animals and landscapes. She also does commissioned portraits in acrylic, charcoal and colored pencil of people, pets and even boats.
As a native of Maryland, Katrina studied illustration and music at Montgomery College in Rockville and minored in art education at the University of Maryland. She put her art studies on hold while pursuing two degrees and a career in special education. She moved to Colorado Springs in 1994 where she studied for 3 years at the Bemis School of Art. Katrina took classes in painting and pastel in Florida while on a 3-year RV trip around the country. While living in Durango, CO., she taught an after school art program and private drum lessons in the schools. Now a resident of Southport, N.C., she continues to paint and play drums as well as teach art and music to children.
Favorite subjects of Katrina's are boats and coastal scenes, musicians in action, children and pets. Using her camera and sketchbook, she plans paintings on location, working on them later back in her home studio. Katrina's work has shown locally wherever she has lived and has won awards in Colorado and North Carolina. Her commissioned portraits are in private collections in Colorado, Maryland, Montana, North Carolina and Washington. She is a current member of the Associated Artists of Southport, Oak Island Art Guild, the Brunswick Concert Band , Brunswick Big Band and the Brunswick Little Theater. Her work can be seen at Franklin Square Gallery in Southport, NC and Sunset River Marketplace in Calabash, NC, as well as local shops here in Southport.
Weekly Exhibit: 10/19 -10/26
Featured Artist: Penny Everhart
Standing Watch
Penny's Bio:
Patrice Donnelly sums up Artist quite beautifully: "An artist is more than the person who puts brush to canvas, notes to page, clay to form etc. An artist is an actual state of being, one that moves both inside and outside the realms of a studio or creative work. It is a way of living, of perceiving, and most of all, of sharing."
There is no way to better state who I am or what I am. I live and work in a small rural community in the foothills of North Carolina. My art is representative of the type of lifestyle around me. I love painting landscapes and still life's. The country side here is full of history and life. It shows on the people here and in their lifestyles. I also believe it shows in my work as an artist.
I am married to a wonderful husband that encourages my inspirations and talent. I have two new babies Nicki a miniature dachshund and Deacon a Yorkie. Their antics in my studio make for some interesting times. With paint and brushes and canvas everywhere they manage to find lots of entertainment while "mom" is painting or drawing. They have an old t-shirt of mine that they play with, it keeps them entertained for hours.
I love art whether it be abstract,traditional, or realism it is the self-expression of that artist. The artist puts a part of their soul into every painting or drawing.
Cafe Walk
I love the outdoor cafes and being able to sit and watch people as they stroll by.
Stranded on the Low Water Bridge
Sunrise over Pilot Mountain
The sun is just beginning to rise and those in the old house are waking to the smell of bacon frying and coffee.The occupants are getting ready for another day of work
Weekly Exhibit Oct 4th - 11th
Featured Artist: Susan Dade
Susan Dade in Profile
New York city in the 70 's was a perfect place for Fashion Illustrator Susan Dade.
While perfect for fashion, it lacked natural beauty... something that pulled Susan from the busy city to North Carolina a few years ago.
Now, instead of sketching models, she paints landscapes, waterfronts and other natural beauties. Her paintings are free and colorful yet detailed.
Upon graduating from the prestigious Parsons School of Design, she was hired as a fashion illustrator for Womens’ Wear Daily the fashion industry bible consulted by designers, manufacturers and store buyers looking for the latest trends. Susan was on staff there for six years when she was hired by Glamour magazine to illustrate and design ads all connected with the major advertisers in Glamour. Her charcoal and pen and ink drawings were printed and seen nationally in The New Yorker magazine and The NY Times as well, through the early 80' s.
Her ready-to-wear lifestyle slowed Down a bit when she left to raise a family and started teaching at a number of art schools including Fashion Institute of Technology. After 15 years of teaching, moving to a warmer climate was looking better and better. The family visited Caswell Beach on vacation and fell in love with the area. In 1994 they moved to St. James Plantation.
She doesn't miss the fashion sketches that jump started her career, but instead keeps busy painting the coast! Her work is shown at galleries up and down the coast. Susan has won numerous awards including Best in Show at the Wilmington Azalea Festival show. Her work is in many private and corporate collections nationally and worldwide, available locally at Ricky Evans Gallery and Franklin Square Gallery both in Southport, Sunset River Marketplace, Calabash.
Susan’s painting South Harbour was juried in the NC Watercolor Society 63rd Show by Juror Charles Ried at the Greenville County Museum of Art.
NC Show: Oct 26th - Dec 31st, 2008
Susan's Website