Hosting the Renaissance Art Gallery March 16, 17, & 18 2012

Flower Power
Pati Payne

Friday March 16, 2012 will see Linda Helgason hosting The Renaissance Art Gallery. Linda has been drawing and painting nudes for nearly twenty years. Short, vigorous poses are her favorites.



Pati Payne will be in Saturday March 17, 2012. She is from Ironton Ohio, and is a painter of memories. She likes to paint the people, places and things she wants to remember. Many years ago she started doing a painting of every flower given to her as a gift. This January for her birthday she was given two vases of flowers and a live potted orchid. Her paintings of these flowers will be on display at the Renaissance Art Gallery. You can see these paintings; "Flower Power", "Variety", and Orchids in Bloom" when you visit with Pati as she hosts The Renaissance Art Gallery Saturday March 17, 2012.



“I will be working Saturday March 17 and anybody is welcome to come in and get a free watercolor lesson from me.” ~ Pati Payne.



Pati taught painting classes at Ironton Ohio University Community Education but as she says: “I know a lot more about painting now!”



Sunday March 18, 2012 is a gallery gather day, when all the artists of The Renaissance Art Gallery will be available at the gallery from 1-4 pm.

Cartoons And Drawings And A Bit Of Stone This Week At The Renaissance Art Gallery

For the Weekend of March 9-11, 2012

On Friday March 9, Gary Lapelle will be hosting The Renaissance Art Gallery. Gary is known throughout the tri-state area for his pet portraits. Now would be a good time to come in and talk about immortalizing your very special friend. Gary also has many, many whimsical animal prints available.



Saturday drawing artist, Susan Tschantz will again be demonstrating Pen and ink. This week she will be working on more drawings from West Virginia wetlands including Greenbottom Wild life preserve with both India ink and colored inks. She will also have her Sumi ink and brushes. And the coffee pot will be on. Come in and enjoy a cup with Susan.



Linda Harbison: “I'll bring a stone miniature to work on Sunday.” Says sculpture Linda Harbison. She is working on a miniature cat sculpture and will continue its refinements on Sunday, March 11.



The Renaissance Art Gallery

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Huntington, WV 25701



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Gallery hours are:

Friday & Saturday 12-4 pm, Sunday 1-4 pm

Studio hours Monday 10-Noon, Wednesday 1:00-7:30 pm and Saturday 10-Noon

First Weekend in March

The Renaissance Art Gallery is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday each week. Hours Friday and Saturday are 12-4 pm, while Sunday hours are 1-4 pm.

Everyone who "hosts" the Gallery is a working artist, and they are happy to visit with you.

This weekend, the Renaissance Art Gallery is hosted by:

Friday March 2, 2012 : Linda Helgason, Figure Artist

Saturday March 3, 2012 : Abstract artist and teacher Fern Christian

Sunday March 4, 2012 : Photograher Laura Moul

Come in and talk a while.

Passion in Art

Often we talk about technique, about different mediums and new tools. About how we make art, but what is at the core is why we make art.

Michael Newberry, artist has published his views on why he creates.

Michael Newberry's manifesto.

In the coming year, perhaps we should focus not on media or subject but on why.

Local Photographer Earns Craftsman Degree

Laura stands before her
display of winter photography
At the Renaissance Art Gallery

Laura Moul of Creative Photography, Design, & Consulting LLC (Milton WV) and Renaissance Art Gallery member has earned the Photographic Craftsman degree from Professional Photographers of America. The degree was presented to Mrs. Moul by PPA President Don Dickson, M.Photog. Hon.M.Photog., CPP at the association's annual convention, Imaging USA, held January 15-17, 2012, in New Orleans, Louisiana.



Moul has met the standards of excellence set by PPA and was awarded this degree in recognition of her contributions to the profession of photography through continuing education and the sharing of knowledge with fellow photographers to promote excellence in imagery and business practices.





Craftman's Badge



Professional Photographers of America http://www.ppa.com/ is a worldwide association, exists to assist its more than 22,000 members in achieving their professional, artistic and fraternal goals; promote public awareness of the profession; and to advance the making of images in all of its disciplines as an art, a science, and a visual recorder of history.

Laura has brought in a great display of winter photography to the Renaissance Art Gallery or you can see more at her website: http://www.moulphotography.com,/

Figures and Poetry

February 3, 2012 Linda Helgason’s Figure Paintings will illustrate poetry at the Upstairs Gallery in Ashland, Kentucky. This reading will be part of the First Friday art walk and is an adult only event.

for time and location, see the Upstairs Gallery's Facebook page:

facebook for The-Upstairs-Gallery

Linda is well known in the area for her inventive figure drawings. She has gain the respect of her fellow artists throughout the tri-state for her devotion and passion for art.

“I think Linda's figure pieces have a relaxed and graceful quality. She makes good use of contour lines and value changes to express form.” ~Linda Harbison, sculptor and watercolorist, Flatwoods, KY



"I like the very direct and decisive lines of her figures. The beautiful and bold washes complement her work." ~Bruce H. Bowersock, artist and teacher, Ona, WV



“Linda's art shows the beauty of the human body with gesture, line and movement. Linda is a true artist. She paints for herself and to show everyone the beauty of our bodies.” ~ Pati Payne, artist, Ironton, OH



“Linda's work is expressive as she creatively and artistically represents the beauty of human figures turning them into beautiful artwork.” ~ Laura Moul, Photographer, Milton, WV

Plein Air Through The Back Door

I wanted to work from life but also wanted to stay in where it was warm, so I stood at my kitchen door and painted part of the scene in front of me.

I call it, "Looking Out My Back Door" with apologies to CCR.

Looking Out My Back Door
Watercolor
Linda Harbison

I literally stood looking out the back door to paint it. A while back at the artists of The Renaissance Art Gallery were talking about finding subject matter near at hand to where ever you happen to be. As usual, I can't remember who said what, but the idea of not making a special trek to some special place to find a worthy subject stuck with me. So I decided to try to find things to paint in my own neighborhood. I live in Flatwoods Kentucky, on top of a hill. My neighborhood is a collection of identical ranch houses. So when I look outside, I see the rooftops of all these simple, rectangular houses. There is also a baseball field in the distance, though you can only see part of a dugout from this point of view. I took several sessions to sketch the scene directly on watercolor paper. Since I had the luxury of seeing it every day, I watched the light from morning to evening to see when it was most interesting. It turned out that late afternoon to early evening light was the most dramatic, so I painted between about 3:30pm and 5pm.

~Linda Harbison, Artist

The Renaissance Art Gallery

 

Note:

 

This and other pieces by Linda Harbison are now hanging and on display at the Renaissance Art Gallery

 900 8th Street, Suite 20,

Huntington, WV