Art Exhibits

Pen and Ink

On exhibit at Central Library, August – September 2017

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.

On exhibit at Central Library, August 2017

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.

Clouds

On exhibit at Central Library, August – September 2017

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.

The Northwest Passage

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

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.

Dreams… Colors… Thoughts… Feelings

On exhibit at Connection: Crystal City, June 27 – September 30, 2017.

Artist statement:

I use mainly acrylics in my work – they are the most vesratile media I know. And in it’s normal state the paint will dry fast – which is essential for somebody like me who doesn’t have much patience. Besides acrylics I love using charcoal pencil – for some reason outlining images with it and then smudging the lines a bit gives me immense satisfaction. I also use pastels and white ink on occasion. You can also see elements of collage in my work – paper, tissue, dried leaves, various found objects – I like to incorporate all that.

Learn more on Anya’s website.

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.

Blue as can be

On exhibit at Central Branch Library, June 2017.

Artist Statement:

Blue speaks to me in a way no other color does. It’s a primary color-an entity in and of itself. There are more shades of blue straight from the tube than any other color. When I don’t have to think about mixing colors, I can focus on knife work, on creating textures worthy of focus themselves, regardless of the color choice.

Laura Herring is selling the small works for $60, medium works for $80 and the large works for $100.

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.

“Paintings in my head”

On exhibit at Central Branch Library, June 2017.

Artist Statement:

I. do. a. lot. of. my paintings in my head at the Italian store. where. I work. at the slicer. I like. jasper. johns and van Gogh and Jackson Pollock. I like al held too. I’ve been doing mixed media using wood and wire and newspaper. I like lively paintings. I did a lot of paintings of the poor. I’m on the board of a church homeless program in DC and work with some charities. Prices are. negotiable

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.