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Call for Artists: Day of the Dead Altars

Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos

Exhibit Dates: October 15 – November 30, 2017

Dia de los Muertos altar

The altars will be displayed at Central Library in closed, plexiglass vitrines.  Each vitrine measures  17¼”x 17¼” wide, and 13¾” high.

The theme for each altar is left to the imagination of the individual artist. It can be serious or humorous. It can honor a person, a group or an idea – or a variety of things and people. The goal is to simply make an altar honoring the dead.

Traditional imagery for altars can be found by searching Day of the Dead images online, but nontraditional imagery is welcome as well.

Deadline for Submission of Interest:

Send email by Sept. 30, 2017 to ikauff@arlingtonva.us.

 

Michele Soulé: Paintings

Kitchen Series

On exhibit at Central Library, September – October 2017

paintings by Michele Soule

Artist Statement:

I paint to create form, line, color, and space in light. I prefer simple subjects,  good contrast and often choose still-life subjects found in my kitchen or on my bookshelves. Land and cityscapes intrigue me as I try to capture the harmony of light and color in the compositions. The figure is also a great subject. Looking for the gesture in a young girl or a cherry blossom tree framing the Jefferson Memorial makes painting through direct observation a passion.

My “Kitchen Series” came about when the weather was cold and the need to paint was there.

Want to buy something you see on our walls? Artists contribute 20% of sales made during their exhibit to the Friends of the Arlington County Public Library, to help support Library programming.

 

Ester Davis: Pen and Ink Drawings

On exhibit at Central Library, September 2017

Pen and ink drawing of butterflies

Artist Statement:

I loved drawing at a very young age and in the sixth grade was so proud when one of my drawings was selected for display at Parent’s Night. I drew every chance I had and after I married with two children decided to take professional instructions while living in Newport, RI. I was introduced to different media, oil was my choice, it was a struggle but I learned a lot. Have used other media but always come back to my first love – Oil.

I have an AA in Fine Arts from San Diego Community college, have taken studio classes in Coronado, CA and other places. I started selling my art in the California area, sold around 75 paintings and donated two to the Naval Hospital in San Diego. While in Naples, Italy I met a local artist and was invited to go to the country side for a day of pleine aire painting. I loved it! Upon returning to the US I realized that I needed to hone my skills so I enrolled in art classes at NOVA. Where do I paint now? Home.

Want to buy something you see on our walls? Artists contribute 20% of sales made during their exhibit to the Friends of the Arlington County Public Library, to help support Library programming.

 

Alejandra Piñeiro: Paintings

Natural Landscape

On exhibit at Central Library, September 2017

Virginia landscape painting

Artist Statement:

Painting is an outlet to explore personal feelings and give expression to our experiences. Some of the elements involved in my art are nostalgia, wonder, and awe, which are symbolized through the effects of light, texture, and vibrant colors.

In my paintings you will see reflected the different places where I have lived or places I have traveled, places that had a positive impact on me and stayed with me.  You will find images that will take you to Argentina, Canada and the States showing agricultural farmland and the 4 different seasons especially winter and fall. Also, you will see some tropical influence from Costa Rica or Dominican Republic where I lived for years and where I decided to start painting inspired by its beauty.

My passion is about the natural landscape that surrounds us; the importance of light and shadows and how they interact to influence our emotions. I like to use strong colors that remind us permanently that life is beautiful.

Want to buy something you see on our walls? Artists contribute 20% of sales made during their exhibit to the Friends of the Arlington County Public Library, to help support Library programming.

 

Mary-Jeanne Reid Martz: Paintings

Travel through Latin America

On exhibit at the Connection: Crystal City from September – November, 2017

Painting of mountains and clouds

Artist Statement:

For me, painting and travel are strongly linked. I have made many trips to Latin America. I have vivid memories that have formed the basis for these paintings. My personal experiences and emotions are a part of my work.

While I have been to Mexico a number of times in the last forty plus years, I focused my painting there on lovely Guanajuato where I attended an art workshop a few years ago. In the Caribbean, I found Havana Cuba to have many interesting scenes to paint. The Andean indigenous love of color, as shown in “Market Day in Cuenca Ecuador”, appeals to me. Most recently, I traveled to Argentina and Chile, where the Andes are among the most spectacular peaks in the world. “In the Heart of Patagonia” is very special for me.

My work is regularly accepted for juried shows at the Arlington Artists Alliance, Art League of Alexandria, Arts Club of Washington, and McLean Art Society. I show continuously at the Gallery Underground in Crystal City.

Want to buy something you see on our walls? Artists contribute 20% of sales made during their exhibit to the Friends of the Arlington County Public Library, to help support Library programming.

 

Patricia Lecat: Cartoon Drawings

“I walk in the comfort of my shadow”

On exhibit at Central Library, August – September 2017

Cartoon drawing of a person walking

Artist Statement:

My work is whimsical in nature. The medium is more symbolic than realistic in nature. It is done in pencil and is most probably defined as caricature/cartoon.

Want to buy something you see on our walls? Artists contribute 20% of sales made during their exhibit to the Friends of the Arlington County Public Library, to help support Library programming.

 

Esther Davis: Drawing

Pen and Ink

On exhibit at Central Library, August – September 2017

Pen and Ink drawing of butterflies

Artist Statement:

I loved drawing at a very young age and in the sixth grade was so proud when one of my drawings was selected for display at Parent’s Night. I drew every chance I had and after I married with two children decided to take professional instructions while living in Newport, RI. I was introduced to different media, oil was my choice, it was a struggle but I learned a lot. Have used other media but always come back to my first love – Oil.

I have an AA in Fine Arts from San Diego Community college, have taken studio classes in Coronado, CA and other places. I started selling my art in the California area, sold around 75 paintings and donated two to the Naval Hospital in San Diego. While in Naples, Italy I met a local artist and was invited to go to the country side for a day of pleine aire painting. I loved it! Upon returning to the US I realized that I needed to hone my skills so I enrolled in art classes at NOVA.

Where do I paint now? Home.

Want to buy something you see on our walls? Artists contribute 20% of sales made during their exhibit to the Friends of the Arlington County Public Library, to help support Library programming.

 

Janine Bland: Jewelry

On exhibit at Central Library, August 2017

necklaces hanging on display molds

French jewelry artist Janine Bland designs and makes her own line of jewelry incorporating diverse cultural traditions from around the world and using fine and semi-precious stones.

A self-taught artist, Janine was able to collect and study unusual jewelry during her work with the Foreign Service. She often couples stones from around the world with antique and traditional pendants and mountings.

Want to buy something you see on our walls? Artists contribute 20% of sales made during their exhibit to the Friends of the Arlington County Public Library, to help support Library programming.

 

Steve Breighner: Paintings

Clouds

On exhibit at Central Library, August – September 2017

Painting of white clouds on a blue sky

Artist Statement:

Clouds are like dreams, like mountains that exist for a short time.

Never really, as they constantly change a mountain that existed; as a possibility they have a similar shape, the same face and feel as a mountain.

The sun must have contributed to my thinking.

As on a sunny day where thoughts drift.

At the airport there’s a similar feeling, since you’re up in the clouds flying around, who really knows where you are.

There aren’t streets up there.

Want to buy something you see on our walls? Artists contribute 20% of sales made during their exhibit to the Friends of the Arlington County Public Library, to help support Library programming.

Robin Kent: Photographs

The Northwest Passage

On exhibit at the Cherrydale Branch Library, August 2 – October 2, 2017

Photo of a man standing on a glacier

Robin Kent is a fine arts photographer known for his dramatic images of Washington, D.C. and, more recently, remote locations such as the high altitude monarch preserves in central Mexico, night photography of the Milky Way in remote areas of Yosemite National Park, and the frozen landscapes of the Antarctic Peninsula as well as the Arctic Circle.

In the last two years, Robin has traveled to both Polar Regions, photographing Iceland in September 2015 and June 2017 and Antarctica in February 2016. In August 2016, he returned to the northern Polar region with a 23-day transit of the Northwest Passage, inside the Arctic Circle.

Robin’s photographs are in the collections of major corporations, local business organizations, and individual collectors. His training has included landscape photography from the late Galen Rowell, founder of Mountain Light Photography and advanced printing techniques from Mac Holbert, a co-founder of Nash Editions. He is former President and a current member of Great Falls Studios, a consortium of 100 plus artists in Great Falls, Virginia. He is represented by Art Matters in Glen Echo, Maryland. More examples of his work can be seen at his website, www.photographybykent.com.

 

Want to buy something you see on our walls? Artists contribute 20% of sales made during their exhibit to the Friends of the Arlington County Public Library, to help support Library programming.

 

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