Allegro

Please stop in to Allegro Restaurant in Bennington, VT to eat their delicious food and to look at the beautiful landscapes on the brick wall.  Each of these five landscapes was done at the Old Mill House in Shaftsbury, owned by Kathy Link.  This is a preview of a larger exhibit to come.

100 for $100 in Bennington on Saturday

Yup, I’m in.  Come see me and purchase artworks for the insane price of $100 to support our local youth in the arts.  See details in the Press Release below:

ONE HUNDRED FOR $100 JURIED ART EXHIBIT AND SALE

 

The Better Bennington Corporation’s celebrated event “One Hundred for $100 Juried Art Exhibit and Sale” takes place on Saturday, March 24, at 210 South Street in downtown Bennington.   One hundred works of art by local professional artists will be exhibited and priced for sale at $100 each.  New this year is the opportunity for the artists to include 100 additional works of art that are not restricted to the $100 price tag.

 

The “Champagne Preview” is from 4pm until 6pm.  During the preview you can speak with the artists, listen to live jazz from “Blueprint”,  enjoy complimentary champagne and hors d’oeuvres, and select your pieces of art in advance of the sale.  The sale begins at 6pm and lasts until 8pm, but arrive early to ensure getting your favorite pieces.  Tickets for the preview are $15.00, but after 6pm everyone is allowed in at no charge.  A cash bar will be available throughout the evening.

 

Also throughout the evening, Vermont Arts Exchange will be hosting an interactive art exhibit.  Matthew Perry from VAE will be bringing an exciting new perspective to the event with guests participating in the creation of an art exhibit unto itself.  TheBennington Museum and North Bennington Plein Air will also be joining the BBC at this year’s One Hundred for $100 event.    

       

BBC Arts Committee member Judy Kniffin said, “this year we are pleased to include one hundred additional pieces of artwork that the artists get to select.  We’ve always wanted to offer the artists a greater opportunity to exhibit a broader scope of their work, beyond the $100 piece, and we know this format will be the perfect opportunity for them to do that.”    

 

John Shannahan, Downtown Director, says “Bennington’s ‘One Hundred for $100’ in 2012 will prove once again that our town is a significant arts destination, because theBennington region is a center of artistic activity in every medium. So come and take part in this evening of more than two hundred works by local professional artists: painters, sculptors, potters, and mixed media artists. Meet the artists, talk with them about their techniques and what inspires them. Buy an original work at a price lower than you’ll find in the galleries or shops, AND enjoy live entertainment and refreshments too.”

 

This year’s artists include: Judy Kniffin, Shelli DuBoff, Marie DeVito, Sharon Yorke, Josh Primmer, Stella Ehrich,  Joe Comi, Fred Brownstein, Dan Barber, Samantha Ambrose, Jaye Fox, Heidi Haner, Lydia Johnston, Ann Kremers, Samantha Lamp, Aimee LaPorte, Dale Levitz, Tom Longtin, Ann McCallum, Susan Nowogrodzki, Jessica Phillips, Patricia Smith, Ronald Van Orden, Greg Winterhalter, Jenny Wren, and Ann Webster-Lang.

  

For more information please call the Better Bennington Corporation at 802-442-5758 or visit www.betterbennington.com.

 

 

Food for thought

Quiet Lifes Exhibit at the Bennington Museum

7 May 2011–Quiet Lifes exhbiti opening at the Bennington museum.  107 absolutely beautiful people were there and a good time was had by all!

Hanging at the Bennington Museum

For the best “shots” of the hanging, you  have to see the latest ArtBitch comics!  Jamie and Joyce make ADORABLE special appearances!  Go to Levhardware.wordpress.com

“Moriarty opens Museum show today”

Posted: 05/06/2011 11:04:16 PM EDT

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Viola Moriarty, “My Cowgirl Boots” (2011), oil on birchwood veneer… ()

Friday May 6, 2011

BENNINGTON — The Bennington Museum will host a opening reception of Viola Moriarty new exhibit at the museum’s Regional Artists Gallery Saturday, May 7, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. The exhibit will run through June 19.

Moriarty says, in supplied material, that her show, “Quiet Lifes,” is “a collection of still lifes, landscapes, and figurative works that all have this quiet atmosphere, the stillness of transitional moments… that liminal space between actions … even between the thoughts. These works are mainly oils along with reed pen and inks, and also include a reduction lino-cut and a work in graphite powder and graphite. They represent some of the best work I’ve done over the past almost nine years — my entire artistic life.”

Calling herself a modern expressionist painter, Moriarty finds the aliveness of the painting, the energy it expresses the most important consideration of each work.

While others often refer to Moriarty as a “self-taught” artist, she feels nothing could be further from the truth.

“I do organize, evaluate and mandate my own learning — that is true,” she said. “I also spend much time developing my eye, studying original art that attracts my attention, what I think is ‘good,’ and working with and learning from artists.”

Moriarty singled out Stella Ehrich as a artistic “friend and mentor … who first opened the door to my painting life.” Other influences include Renee Bouchard

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and Sarah Pike, who introduced the artist to the reed pen and printmaking supplies; and the instruction of Jaye Fox, to whom Moriarty’s creation of “Jon’s Wedding Shoes” and other recent works is owed.Since 2002, she has participated in countless exhibitions, both solo and group, and continues learning from fellow artists.

The Bennington Museum is located at 75 Main St. (Route 9). For information call 802-447-1571 or visit benningtonmuseum.org.

Valley Artisan’s Market Exhibit

Valley Artisan’s Market hanging and Opening.

AAUW – Vote in the AAUW Art Contest

Voting for the 2011 AAUW Art Contest

via AAUW – Vote in the AAUW Art Contest.

 

Please vote for Farmer Phoebe and Pomegranate.  xoxox

Regrouping

Please forgive the lack of posting recently….I’m recuperating from a bad case of pneumonia –my third bout in the past year– which has kept me out of the studio for a bit.

It has also caused some serious discussion between me, my fam and my doctors….so though I was looking forward to a jam packed year of exhibiting, I will be regrouping and limiting my exhibits/participation to the following for awhile:

Valley Artisans Gallery in April (opening reception on the 2nd at 3 pm)

Bennington Museum in May-June (opening reception to be announced)

North Bennington Plein Air Competition (September dates to be announced)

So, actually I’ll be posting more in process work and using this venue even more to make my work available and continue the ongoing conversation with viewers…Thank you for all the comments on line and by email. Working alone in the studio, it means a lot to have that encouragement and support.