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CONTEST : Send photos for paintings |
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Written by Valerie Connelly
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Wednesday, 07 July 2004 06:00 |
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Valerie Connelly is launching a contest for the best photos for paintings in these categories: 1) landscapes and waterscapes of natural beauty: fields, mountains, and shorelines or oceans, lakes and rivers 2) sunsets and dawn, over water, over land, over mountains 3) birds, water fowl, sea creatures, sea lions, in their natural habitats 4) seasonal photos of all the above, in winter, spring, summer and fall There will be three winners, and each winner will receive framed prints of the paintings of their photographs, and the photos will be posted on this website with the photographer's information. It is fun! Should be a great thing for everyone. Please submit your photos via email attachment, in JPEG format to
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You may do so by contacting the artist through this website in the contact area. Contest ends May 31, 2008 and winners will be announced in June 2008. Thanks! |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 09 April 2008 11:49 )
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I had been painting for years and never showing the work to more than my own family. Feeling shy about it kept me hidden inside. Perhaps it was because I had friends who were artists, people who had gone to school to learn their craft, and I was essentially a self-taught artist. My last class in painting was in junior high school. Sometimes it takes an almost insane moment to decide to take the work out of the house and show it to someone else. I did that, one sunny afternoon in 2002, carrying my large works in the trunk of my car to a small gallery in Hamilton, IL. I showed them to the owner, he chose three to put up in the gallery, and I went home feeling encouraged. He had said, "Your technique is beautiful, and the calm emotion flowing from your work is engaging." Okay, I was in heaven!  |
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April 20, 2008 after spending all day Saturday framing the many unframed paintings in the studio, I finally had time to paint again. A recent trip to West Virginia, in full bloom of Spring, brought me many evocative landscapes and interesting images. This woodchuck was as curious about me as I was about him, and after peeking at me a couple of times, and as I was losing patience waiting to see him again, he popped up from his cave in the broken rock and stayed long enough for me to capture him. Is he smiling at me or at the warm weather? Then, while navigating a single lane, unpaved mountain road where any on-coming traffic and I had to gingerly negotiate the narrow space to pass, I came across several nearly tumble-down barns, weathered and tarnished, with rusting roofs and vines tangling through the rotting boards. Yet, Spring made them beautiful in their decay, and presented me with a series of images that captured my heart as much as my eye. Valerie produces several paintings per week. Sometimes more, sometimes less, but always something new. Recently, images of fishing birds in Florida have been her interest. But, panoramas of mountains and other scenes infuse her work with the variety of vision she brings to the canvas. |
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For more than half a century Cedarburg, Wisconsin has served as a haven for artists and craftspeople. Its meandering creek, charming stone houses, bucolic landscapes and laid-back lifestyle have attracted painters and poets, potters and jewelers, photographers, woodworkers, musicians, sculptors and more. Twenty five years ago a handful of these people formed the Cedarburg Artists Guild to help bring attention to the burgeoning arts community. The Guild’s current membership of 150 represents the entire spectrum of the visual, literary and performing arts. As the Guild’s numbers have grown, so has its mission. The Cedarburg Artists Guild is dedicated to promoting and preserving the arts in Southeastern Wisconsin through education, scholarships, events and programs. Go to www.cedarburgartistsguild.com for more information. |
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VALERIE CONNELLY's Debut Opening at Studio Artists Café was a success. 
Guests, Whitney Dotson and her parents were among the first to arrive. The talk was about art as a passion and as a self-expression. Whitney takes are classes at her high school in Brookfield, WI. 
The catalog showed each painting and the pricing, which required some thought as patrons compared the real paintings with the photos. More than 50 paintings fill the walls of the inviting upstairs gallery, which is more like a large livingroom. The show will remain up for the month of May. Sold paintings will be personally delivered to nearby customers, and those who can return to the gallery in early June may pick up their purchases and certificates of authenticity once the show closes.  Flowers brought Spring indoors along with the good wishes of Jeanette Gabrys of the Cedarburg Artist's Guild and Kelly Kassander, owner of the Studio Artists Cafe. Conversations ran past closing on Friday night, and on Saturday afternoon, families and other interested visitors filled the space. THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME to visit the show during cafe hours, from 7am to 6 pm on weekdays, and 8am to 4pm on Saturdays and 8am to 2pm on Sundays. Check the gallery signs for summer hours. |
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