REAL
GARDENS / VIRTUAL FRIENDS
an
exhibition of paintings by
The
Artists of Paint-L
http://PaintL.org
Opening
Reception 7:00 - 9:00, October, 11, 2002
Exhibition
hours: 10-5, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, or by appointment: aabush@bellsouth.net
Suite
701, The Lamar Building, 753 Broad Street, Augusta, GA 30901 USA
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The following was compiled
by Annette Bush
and appeared in the brochure
provided to guests at the exhibition
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THE
ARTISTS OF PAINT-L
The tradition of artists' clubs is a long one.
What's different about this one is that most have never met face to face,
yet they "talk" every day. Their regular conversations have to do
with critiques of new work, painting techniques, sales to patrons, the
qualities of computers, printers, digital cameras, studio lighting, or
light-weight easels, who has published the latest article, book or video
and reports of family responsibilities or concerns.
Members of Paint-L have studio tours and on-line
shows; sometimes use Babelfish to translate another language, buy each
other's videos, books and puzzles. They chose a group T-Shirt by
voting for designs posted on the internet. They have a virtual bar where
they go to celebrate good news and achievements, commiserate over struggles
and disappointments and talk about non-art related topics -- yes, there
are a few ;-) All of these are normal art club activities; the difference
is that Paint-L membership is global and this is done entirely through
e-mail and the World Wide Web!
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THE
SHOW
Like all artists, the Paint-L artists paint, travel,
sketch and photograph and paint some more. Then they share with friends.
After a recent trip to France, Robin Walker posted
about 30 photos of her visit to the Gardens of Impressionist painter Claude
Monet with an offer for others to use her photos as the basis for paintings.
Conversation by email led to the possibility of a show of the resulting
pieces -- a virtual show at the list's web site: http://paintl.org.
someone remembered having the first "real" show a few years ago and a hundred
emails or so later, the plans were begun for REAL GARDENS/VIRTUAL FRIENDS.
With the influence of Monet and his gardens --
an environment he created for himself and his work -- the members voted
for the show to include images from monet's Gardens and from their own
environments around the world. And they accepted the invitation of
Annette Bush to send their garden paintings to Augusta -- Georgia's Garden
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Lance Funderburk
Maine
AZALEAS AND RHODODENDRON,
ASTICOU GARDENS
10 x 13
Oil on board
200.
ANNETTE BUSH - Georgia
Augusta native Annette Bush
gained her knowledge and love of watercolor painting while living in five
Southern states and traveling to Japan. She finds her recent excursion
into oils on canvas to be just as exciting. Since returning to Augusta,
she has divided her time between painting, teaching and judging and supporting
the community. Her invitation to the Artists of Paint-L to come to Augusta
is only one example of her downtown efforts. http://www.annettebush.com
DAVID R BECKER - Illinois
David R. Becker, MWS (Midwest
Watercolor Society), Illustrator, Fine Artist, Author and Instructor.
Becker is the author of "Watercolor Composition Made Easy," published
in 1999 by North Light Books. Becker's second book "How to Sketch with
Watercolor" will be released December, 2002. His paintings have been published
in other books and magazines including People in Watercolor (Rockport Publishers),
How To Make a Painting by Irving Shapiro (Watson & Guptill), Splash
3 (North Light), International Artist and American Artist Magazine.http://www.DavidRBecker.com
MARGOT COMSTOCK -
California
"After decades of editing
and writing, the craving to make art came like a tidal wave. So much
to do, so much to catch up on. What is my meduim? everything, let's
try it all. Now, I love oils, and pastels. and watercolor, and clay.
And each one fits different ideas. I want to do a painting of my
ancient acting teacher, I think. And mull, and look at photos, and
then I wake one morning and know that his portrait must be a statue made
in clay. A woman full of passions quickly changing is captured in
watercolors swirling to match the temperatures and moods that play on her
skin. That marvelous red striped pear wants grounding in brilliant
oils or celebration in shouting acrylics." Margot Comstock serves
on the National Board of the Women's Causus for Art. mcart2002@aol.com
ELLIE CLEMENS - Massachusetts
/ France
American artist Ellie Clemens
has exhibited in local, national and international shows. Ellie's subject
is most often the landscape, but her paintings go beyond the ordinary depiction
of the trees, the fields, the rocks and the grasses. Instead, she
treats these elements as areas of color, translating the landscape into
nuances of tone and shape, light and dark, giving the viewer a new insight
into the landscape itself. Ellie's work can be seen in the USA at
Art in the Heart of Maynard, Maynard, MA; Bilancia Gallery, Nashua, NH
and in France at the Atelier de la Gare and at Caderonne Center in Esperaza,
France. http://www.ellieclemens.com
PAT CHAPIN - Texas
Pat Chapin is a self-employed
commercial illustrator who took the "Paint-L Challenge" to paint a garden,
even though she doesn't have one much beyond some colorful weeds!
Work more indicative of her style may be seen on her website, http://www.ThreeMermaids.com.
SUZANNE FERGUSON
- California
I received a BFA from the
San Francisco Art Institute in 1972. However, I've been an illustrator
and commercial artist for most of my professional life. My career has included
traditional and digital illustration, art direction, graphic design, scenic
art, theme park design, greeting cards, book design, and multimedia. About
a year ago, I got the fine art bug, started painting again, and began taking
steps towards a career in that direction. http://www.art-by-suzanne.com
LANCE FUNDERBURK
- Maine
A native of North Carolina,
Lance has retired after teaching chemistry for 31 years at Washington and
Jefferson College in PA. since then, he and his wife, Anne have moved to
Maine where he has time to paint. Working weekly with a plein aire
group is one of the joys. This painting is evidence of the fun he's
having. http://userpages.acadia.net/lfunder/
LINDA HOARD - Washington
Linda Hoard (born 1956)
is an American Contemporary Photorealist who expresses her art as " . .
. the celebration or observation and visual experimentation. . . ."
She has been painting for over 20 years and currently resides in Washington
state. Much of her work has shown and is collected across the United States.
http://www.lindahoard.com
KAREN JACOBS - Alabama
Karen Jacobs is an established
artist with over 30 years experience in varied media. In the shapes
of her work, she portrays the textures and layers of her world -- the essence
of its spirit. She is represented by galleries in several
states and her work is in collections around the world. Her
web site serves as an online brochure. Paint-lers who attended the
Real Gardens/Virtual Friends weekend enjoyed viewing the feature film,
"The Next Big Thing" which included 24 of her paintings.http://www.karenjacobs.com
ALAN R. KELCHNER
- Florida / California
Alan R. Kelchner is an award-winning
fiber artist known for his art quilts, which have been displayed nationally.
His work incorporates both his passion for quilts and his initial
love - painting. In addition to his creativity, he is also a recognized
lecturer, instructor and quilt historian, having articles published in
nationally distributed venues. Along with his own artwork, he maintains
a representative collection of vintage quilts. His skills in the restoration
of quilts have brought him clients with both family heirlooms and historically-
significant works. Kelchner earned a Bachelor's degree in painting from
State University of New York, Potsdam. He is currently relocating
to San Francisco, CA. skitzofrenya@yahoo.com
RICK LENNEGAN - Washington
D.C.
So there I was, several
unexpected life situation changes going on at once (most of them wonderful),
so I popped in to the list for the purpose mentioned above but was caught
by the mention of a spray-fix that wouldn't dull pastell highlights, so
I stayed on. Then came Monet's garden (I dearly love Monet), and
the show, and Augusta GA, and the probable dates of the show . . . lenegan@starpower.net
BARBARA LIVINGSTON
- Ohio
For 20 years, Barbara was
an award-winning Editorial Artist/Illustrator for the Cincinnati Post,
Versatile in a variety of media as well as style, her illustrations depicted
everything from Opening Day sports, to courtroom sketches, caricatures
and elaborate feature pages. In 1995, she left the Post to open Livingston
Studio, Ltd. to pursue a lifelong dream of landscape and figurative painting.
She particularly enjoys working in watercolor, oils and pastel. She
finds inspiration in her love of nature which began in her childhood in
the bluegrass country of Kentucky. http://www.livingstonstudio.com
CHERYL McCLURE -
Texas
As a child, like most artists,
I was always interested in learning to make beautiful art. In 1986, when
my children were all either in college or high school, I then decided it
was my time to begin this wonderful challenge of learning to paint. After
about 5 years of trying every medium in the 2-dimensional fine arts, I
settled on abstraction as a primary mode of expression. Currently,
acrylic and mixed media collages are the media of choice. I don't expect
these choices to remain static since to do so would stagnant my work. Exploration
and the creative processes are so important and I expect to continue this
roller coaster journey I began so long ago as long as possible. http://cherylmcclure.com
NANCY MOORE - California
Nancy Moore lives in a small
town in the mountains of Northern California, east of Eureka. Her computer
expands her world and friends beyond the valley she lives in. Her art background
includes a minor in art from San Jose State, and what is locally available.
She has been blessed to be able to take seminars from Jo Sonja Jansen,
a prominent folk art painter. She has painted in acrylics, oils and
now is pursuing her interest in watercolor. http://www.pcweb.net/nmoore/hhart.html
