Have you said, “Wow, that is unbelievable!” when you view an artist’s work?  The combination of talent, skill, and creativity to create something from nothing is the joy of every artist. It is the “magic” of art!  The Artist’s Eye Gallery & Boutique, the home of the Lake Worth Art League, invites the public to their 7th Eye-Catching exhibit.  “Seeing Is Believing” opens on Friday, April 5.  This show also highlights the artwork and life-like painted dolls of BJ Collister.  The Rickie Report shares the details and some sneak peeks.  The exhibit is available through April 28.  Stop by and be amazed!!

We often hear the exclamation “Wow, that is unbelievable!” when folks view an artist’s work. The combination of talent, skill and creativity to create something from nothing is the joy of every artist and the magic of art. This is the inspiration of our 7th show in our Eye-Catching Season of Art, “Seeing is Believing”.

We invite you to see some unbelievable works of art from April 2nd – April 28th. This show also includes the artwork and life-like painted dolls of BJ Collister. The dolls she creates are works of art that look so alive observers are shocked that they are not real!

Join us on Friday evening, April 5th, from 6 to 8 pm for our opening reception to see the show, meet the artists and enjoy some light refreshment, and to shop our boutique. All artwork on display has been created by our local artists.

The public is invited to join Pen Women from the Boca Raton Branch and the Ft. Lauderdale Branch of the National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW) for a “Celebration of the Arts”.  Workshops, activities, and speakers will take place at the Center for Spiritual Living in Boca Raton.  An art exhibit by Pen Women artists will be on display and for sale.  The Rickie Report shares the details and urges you to mark your calendars for what promises to be a fantastic day!

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Mary Christou creates jewelry pieces that speak to her love of Art Nouveau, Science Fiction, Steampunk, fairy tales, and all things Medieval and Arthurian.  Artisans On The Ave features Mary’s jewelry masterpieces at a Free Reception on Friday, March 22.  Mary will be giving a demonstration, as she creates a cuff bracelet from its bare beginnings.  The Rickie Report shares the details and some sneak peeks.

Featuring:

THE    JEWELRY   OF

M  A  R  Y      C  H  R  I  S  T  O  U

Friday, March 22 

6:00  – 9:00  PM

Free Reception with refreshments

Mary Christou asks, “Are you bored when you walk into the mall or the jewelry store? Do you have trouble finding pieces that express your personality, and don’t offend your values”?    She tells The Rickie Report, “That was me, and that’s why I started making jewelry about ten years ago. Minimalist style is lovely and classic, but it’s not who I am. In stores, the Boho pieces I did like were often of poor quality, and mass-produced in third-world sweatshops, both things that go against my core values”.

Mary Christou’s “Alice Queen of Hearts Necklace”

Mary describes herself as a daydreamer, a lover of books and movies and music. She loves science fiction, Steampunk, fairy tales, and all things Medieval and Arthurian. Art Nouveau is her favorite movement, and she is inspired by nature, the forests, the oceans.

Mary Christou’s “Steampunk Heart Cuff bracelet”

“For years, I just bought simple clothes and jewelry that didn’t make me feel special at all, suppressing what I was inside. But then creative expression began seeping through, and finally exploded out of me. Now I can’t keep it in anymore.  Once I started making jewelry and giving it to friends, it just wouldn’t stop. Pretty soon, there was so much, I had to find more people to share it with. There’s nothing like the joy of seeing someone else feeling special and expressing herself by wearing my pieces”!

Mary Christou’s “Mermaid and Roman Glass necklace”

Mary goes beyond herself as she creates high quality art jewelry, often with recycled materials. 10% of her jewelry and class sales go to two charitable organizations: WaterAid provides clean water and basic sanitation for people in 38 countries (and counting). Kiva gives those less fortunate a leg up in their businesses so they can feed their families. She says, “I believe there is room for all of us and we can all help each other. I have also learned the joy of teaching jewelry-making to others, especially when they may have thought they were not “artsy” at all because they couldn’t draw. We are all creative, and if you can use a twist-tie, you can make jewelry from just about anything.  So do join me on this journey, because we all deserve to express ourselves and feel special every day”!

Caren Hackman‘s passion for the peaceful and restorative aspects of yoga shows in her newest paintings!  The Palm Beach Gardens’ GardensArt Project features Caren’s “The Art of Yoga” at the Burns Road Recreation Center. The public is invited to the free Opening Reception and Meet The Artist on Friday, March 22.  The Rickie Report shares the details and some sneak peeks.  This exhibit will be available until May 14.

YogaPainting Art Exhibit

by Caren Hackman

The peace and beauty of yoga come to life in art.

Opening Reception:

Friday, March 22, 2019

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM 

Burns Road Recreation Center

4404 Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

Exhibit runs through May 14, 2019

Caren Hackman, artist

YogaArt by Caren Hackman

For more information about Caren’s artwork:

https://yogapainter.com

https://carenhackman.com

https://www.facebook.com/myyogapainter/

About GardensArt:

Founded in 1989, the GardensArt program is a unique program that exhibits the work of locally and nationally recognized professional artists and photographers. It was established to increase the opportunities for cultural exchange between artists and the community. The rotating exhibits are loaned to the city for approximately 6 to 8 weeks and provide contact with a broad spectrum of high quality artwork through varied techniques and mediums. GardensArt has earned and maintained an exceptional reputation among professional artists and the community as a whole. The program may offer workshops, artist demonstrations, musical performances and community partnerships in order to make the program more interactive. All of the exhibits are free and open to the public. Exhibitions and dates are subject to change.

CALL TO ARTISTS:

New GardensArt Opportunity!
Seeking Artists for Rotating Solo Exhibitions at the new Sandhill Crane Golf Clubhouse,
11401 Northlake Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33412
Call 561-630-1116 or email astepper@pbgfl.com

Award winning abstract artist, Karen H. Salup, is offering two workshop options locally: a One-Day workshop on Saturday, March 30 at the Arts Warehouse in Delray Beach and a separate  4 session workshop on abstract painting in Lake Worth at Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery.  This is an opportunity to hone your skills or try something new!  Karen will teach you techniques, composition, and how to structure your own paintings!  Develop your own style and voice with Karen’s guidance.  The Rickie Report shares the details of how to register for the workshops and some of Karen’s paintings.

Work in Progress by Karen H. Salup

ABSTRACT   PAINTING    WORKSHOP

4 WEEKS:

Thursdays, April 4, 11, 18,25

$150.  

Bring your own supplies

10 am – 4 pm

at

Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery

15 South J Street    Lake Worth, FL

4 Week Workshop at Clay Glass Metal Stone:

REGISTER HERE :  monet12@bellsouth.net

For three decades, Karen H. Salup has been intriguing audiences across the country with her paintings.  Her artwork has been featured in several galleries and exhibits through Florida and New York, including SOLO exhibits at Viridian and Jain Marunouchi Galleries.  Karen tells The Rickie Report, “As a painting evolves I am composing intuitive images that references lean to nature. There is a vocabulary that I have developed, consisting of visual poetry”.

“Birthday Celebration” by Karen H Salup

Using acrylic, watercolor, and pastels on canvas and paper, Karen creates a world that vibrates with bold colors and bright light paired with brushstrokes that evoke a strong sense of movement and energy.  Her paintings begin with a theme of nature, but invariably evolve into an imaginative creation that invites interpretation from the audience.  Karen’s work is influenced from Impressionism  to Deconstructionism  to Abstract  Expressionism.

“Swirl” by Karen H. Salup

She explains, “These terms such as markmaking, brushstrokes and gestures where known as idiosyncratic visual poetry by the Abstract Expressionist movement creating gestures that bring to the viewer; Forms, Texture, Color and Light”.

“Summer Fling” by Karen H. Salup

“My work is very much like a process. I find image secondary to the art making. Although abstract in nature, there is an underlying visual order that gradually seems to emerge. Working intuitively, I enter a realm of the unknown where there is more of a calling than any real choice. I seem to be forever altering and adjusting the core of the painting and some invisible reality that appears”.

“This self-imposed repetitive process as I build, erase and paint layers becomes a definite chaos through which the work evolves and it seems to return repeatedly to its beginning. With each revival to the surface, there are the mark markings, forms, subtleties and sensitivities that appear in my work”.   Karen is an active member of the National Association of Women Artists (NAWA), Women in The Visual Arts (WITVA) and the Palm Beach Watercolor Society.

For more information about Karen’s artwork:

Website:  karenhs.com

Email:  monet12@bellsouth.net

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On Saturday, March 16 The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County invites the public to meet Featured Artist, Michael D’Amato.  His award winning artwork has been part of international and national exhibits, bringing viewers a different eye to photography. The Rickie Report shares the details of this Free Art Event and encourages you to meet the artist and hear what piques his interest and inspires him.  We include a few sneak peeks.

601 Lake Avenue       Lake Worth, FL 33460

 (561) 471-2901

INVITES  THE  PUBLIC  TO  MEET

 FEATURED  ARTIST:

MICHAEL    D’AMATO

SATURDAY, MARCH 16

3 -5 PM

Light refreshments will be served

Exhibit Runs Through March 23

Cultural Council of Palm Beach County

601 Lake Avenue       Lake Worth, FL 33460

 (561) 471-2901

Public Hours:
Tuesday – Saturday | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed Sunday and Monday

Michael D’Amato “Two Women at Hagia Sophia”

Michael D’Amato takes the viewer on a journey through shadow, shape, and structure with his photographs.  What does he see that others miss?  He tells The Rickie Report, “Light, shadow and atmospheric change trick the eye and cause an ordinary structure to appear both static and dynamic”. Michael celebrates construction, geometry, and architecture.  He brings the viewer along as he travels the globe.

Michael D’Amato “Queensborough Bridge NYC”

Sometimes, Michael’s perspective makes us wonder where in the world he found such a place – and how we can go there!  His knack for engaging  viewers in this dialogue is wondrous.  When artwork gets you to ask questions, the artist is doing a good job!

Michael D’Amato “Circular Path”

Michael shows us how buildings, as a whole and as parts-of-the-whole, have their own beauty and mystery.  He maximizes natural light’s effect on moving clouds and water. Instinctively, we are aware, but rarely do we take the time to appreciate it!  

Michael D’Amato  “Dervishes”

Michael’s travels through Southeast Asia and India are particularly fascinating, as he takes a real slice of life and makes one photograph sing with a story.  He has won awards in juried exhibits and his photographs have been in several SOLO exhibits.  He often quotes American sculptor Arthur Carter, “Only squares and circles, lines and ellipses can elegantly explain and simplify the complex meaning of life.”

For more information about Michael’s photography:

www.michaeljdamato.com

561.504.5457

mdamato@comcast.net

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Wool sculptor, Gin Blische has created a community of woodland creatures who are caught off guard when a big wind sends them on an adventure!  Stop by the free Opening Reception on Friday, March 15 at Artisans On The Ave and meet Gin as well as the other artists in this gallery!  Gin’s needle-felted sculptures are one-of-a-kind and each has its own personality.  The Rickie Report shares the details and a sneak peek.

“The  Briar  Wind”

Featuring:

G I N         B L I S C H E

Friday, March 15  

6:00  – 9:00  PM

A community woodland creatures are caught off guard when a big wind sends them reaching for any anchor they can get their feet into!  You’re invited to a fantastical felted world created by wool sculptor, Gin Blische.  “The Briar Wind” will enchant anyone with whimsy in their heart and forest life in their soul!

The Sallie and Berton Korman Gallery at the Center for Creative Education presents “Passenger: A Global Journey” featuring photography by Christopher Fay, Hope Kahn, and Shalini Nopany.  Curated by Bruce Helander, this exhibit explores how individual artists view the world and capture images to share with the viewer.  The Opening Reception takes place on Saturday, March 16.  This exhibit is available now through March 30. The Rickie Report shares the details and some sneak peeks.

425 24th Street    West Palm Beach, FL 33407
T: (561) 805-9927       cceflorida.org

The Sallie & Berton Korman Gallery at Center for Creative Education

PRESENTS:

‘Passenger: A Global Journey’

Curated by Bruce Helander

Featuring photography by:

Christopher Fay, Hope Kahn, & Shalini Nopany

Public Reception: Saturday, March 16

 6:00 – 8:00 PM

$10 Entry to support the charitable mission of Center for Creative Education.  Light Bites and Drinks to be served

Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday | 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Exhibition is open to the public Now through March 30

Photography by Christopher Fay

Photographer Christopher Fay believes recognizing beautiful ART around you constantly is a gift and skill that comes from viewing the world through the Artist’s Eye. The trick is to develop the patience and imagination to recognize it.  From there, each image calls for its own composition.  With the onset of digital photography and many digital photography advancements, new worlds have opened a new age of creating high-quality photographic artwork.  By using various techniques and tools to enhance regular photographs, spectacular results can be achieved in the finished image.

Photography by Hope Kahn

Photographer Hope Kahn uses many different photographic means to capture an image; such as digital cameras, plastic cameras and pinhole cameras. She then applies, a variety of finishing techniques.  Some of the techniques used are historical processes such as Photo Gravure, Cyanotype as well as the use of paper negatives. The common thread in her art is the blending of the realistic into the interpretative – producing a poetic quality to her photographs. Her clients have often called her work “mysterious and otherworldly.”  

Photography by Shalini Nopany

Photographer Shalini Nopany is known for both black and white and color images of people and places. Her photographs, which radiate with a woman’s sensibility, freeze a moment in time that captures emotions and actions. Her themes have included motion, emotion, and people’s activities in different settings.

Curator Bruce Helander

Curator Bruce Helander is an art critic, arts writer, curator and artist whose specialty is collage and assemblage. He has a master’s degree in painting from the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design, where he later became the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs of the college. He is a former White House fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts and has won the South Florida Cultural Consortium fellowship for professional achievement in the visual arts. He is one of two 2014 inductees to the Florida Artists Hall of Fame, Florida’s most prestigious arts and culture honor (the other is musician Tom Petty).

The Gallery at Center for Creative Education
425 24th Street    West Palm Beach, FL 33406
561-805-9927

For more information about this event, classes, workshops or upcoming exhibits:

Jonathon Ortiz-Smykla, Gallery and Marketing Manager

JonathonO@cceflorida.org

State Issued Photo ID Required for Visit
T: (561) 805-9927 ext. 106   F: (561) 805-9929
W: cceflorida.org 

Empowering Students to Grow Academically, Creatively and Socially Through Arts-Based Education

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17019 SW Sapri Way   Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

Equine artist and sculptor, Jean Williard will be the featured demonstrator for the Wellington Art Society‘s meeting on Wednesday, March 13.  The public is invited to this free event to network and meet the artists.  This event takes place at the Wellington Community Center and includes a Meet and Greet, Demonstration and a unique raffle (proceeds go to the Art Scholarship Fund).  The Rickie Report shares the details and some sneak peeks. 

Public Is Invited To Wellington Art Society Meeting

Wednesday,  March 13, 2019

6:30 pm

12150 Forest Hill Blvd.   Wellington, FL

FEATURES:

 EQUINE ARTIST AND SCULPTOR

JEAN WILLIARD

 This is event is open to members and non-members

Jean Williard with one of her sculptures

Jean Williard has always loved horses, drawing them from the time she was very small.  Her mother who was a portrait painter who discouraged her from pursuing her art, telling her” you have to be great to succeed”. Jean became an academic, receiving her doctorate in Developmental Psychology, teaching as an adjunct professor and working with children with behavioral and developmental problems.

“Downhill” by Jean Williard

Jean’s family could never afford a horse, so when she received a graduation check from her parents, she bought her first horse.  Her horses became her passion.  Years later when her mother came to live with her, she retired from her profession and after her mother passed away, Jean’s daughter suggested they take an art course together.

“Chucker” by Jean Williard

 Once she had  enrolled in a sculpture course she was hooked!  She has moved from working with ceramic clay to oil based clay and has been winning awards for her sculptures ever since.  She is delighted to have rediscovered herself at this point in her life.  She displays her beautiful sculptures in the Wellington Galleries and the LighthouseArtCenter in Tequesta. Jean says “I hope I can share this enthusiasm and love for horses with you”.   

Close-Up  “Big Jumper” by Jean Williard

The Wellington Art Society is a non-profit charitable organization in its 37th year. It is open to artists of all mediums and patrons of the arts, allowing both local and regional artists to display their art work in local galleries, interact with other artists and serve the community through their art.

For further information please visit wellingtonartsociety.org

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The Loxahatchee Art Show at Gisela Pferderkaemper Gallery will feature ten artists’ original 2D and 3D artworks.  Stop by the Opening Reception on Sunday, March 10 and enjoy live music, refreshments and an opportunity to meet the artists.  The Exhibit continues March 11 and March 12.  The Rickie Report shares the details of this Free Event and knows you will enjoy the festive celebration in the garden.

Artwork by Carla Golembe

Gisela Pferderkaemper Gallery

Opening Reception:

 Sunday, March 10th

5 – 9 pm

Exhibit Continues March 11 – March 12

 9 am – 4 pm   

561-422.3037

14281 Collecting Canal Road, Loxahatchee, FL

DIRECTIONS:

Out Southern Blvd past fairgrounds turn right on D Road and go to 2nd street and turn right. Gisela is on left a short way down.
Please pull in gate to park.

“Africa” by Gisela Pferderkaemper

Exhibiting Artists :

Gisela Pferderkaemper

Michelle Hundt

Susan Painter

Mindy Colton

Rollin McGrail

Patricia Peters

Emma B

Lorella Zanchetta

Philippa

Carla Golembe

“A Little Attitude” Sculpture by Mindy Colton

For more information email Gisela: howald@hannovercorp.com
or call 561-422.3037

14281 Collecting Canal Road, Loxahatchee, FL

DIRECTIONS:

Out Southern Blvd past fairgrounds turn right on D Road and go to 2nd street and turn Right. Gisela’s is on Left a short ways down.
Please pull in gate to park.

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17019 SW Sapri Way   Port St. Lucie, FL 34986