FRENCH QUARTER ART WALK – TONIGHT 5/1/2015 5 – 8 PM
The Gallery on Broad
29 Broad Street – Charleston, SC 29401
Don’t you love an art walk. No matter what city, an art walk is always such a good time. So many people out and about, perusing the galleries and the wonderful work.
Hope to see you there!
Isn’t this a classy house plan? This is the TNH-LC-40A by Moser Design Group. This plan is 2,485 square feet with 4 bedroom and 4 bathrooms. Don’t you just envy that wonderful porch? Wow!/
As I mentioned… what a wonderful front porch! Also a sweet side porch off of the kitchen and master suite, and a sunroom on the other side of the house. People often think that with an open plan you can sacrifice some of your privacy, since there aren’t as many walls to create intimate spaces. But this plan certainly has the best of both world. With the Master Suite on one side and the Guest Bedroom on the other side of the house. Also, a nice screened porch that is tucked away, or a sunroom on the other side of the house. An open Kitchen/Living/Dining space makes it nice when you want to get together as a group.
A nice upstairs with two additional bedrooms, two bathrooms and ample closet space! What a plan!
All images via MoserDesignGroup.com, used with permission…
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Plein air workshop with Robert Abele! Are you going to be in the Massachusetts area mid June? If so, you may be in luck! This is going to be a fantastic workshop, 3 days of plein air painting the South Coast of Massachusetts!
Robert is an amazing artist, who has a style all his own. His paintings are dynamite!
Read a little blip about Robert, from his website:
Robert Abele was born in Bronxville, NY in 1969. He has spent his life making images of the New England landscape. The south coast of MA. , North Fork of Long Island and Provincetown are a few of the places close to Robert’s heart. His paintings are done from life, plein air, in the tradition of Corot and Monet. Responding to the changing effects of light and atmosphere, using an economy of brushstroke capturing quick nuances and shifts in line and color. Robert studied art in New York at the School of Visual Arts & The Art Students League , graduating in 1993 with a B.F.A. in fine art. John Ruggeri, Juan Gonzalez and James McMullan were only a few of the professors that affected Robert’s early development as an artist at SVA. Robert’s work has appeared in the New York Times and The Washington Post. Many of Robert’s works have won national awards, often regarded as a painter’s painter.
Robert is inspired to paint what he calls a vanishing history of America’s past. This on going life’s passion to preserve the gentle New England coast is his muse as his dialog with this subject matter will continue to challenge him visually.
Here’s the REGISTRATION FORM… More info, from Robert…
Images via RobertAbele.com, used with permission…
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I am hooked on wraps right now. I’ve made so many different version, each as wonderful as the next. None of my wraps have included meat, but you certainly could!
Start by buying good tortilla’s. Read the ingredients. Many of the grocery store brands have horrible ingredients, (if you’re trying to be healthy) like one of the top three (listed by quantity) ingredients being Interesterified Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil and/or Palm Oil. What? Yep, if you can’t say it DON’T EAT IT!
I found some wraps at EarthFare the healthy grocery store near us Maria & Ricardo’s tortillas... they’re amazing. I’ve tried the flour tortilla and the spinach, both are fabulous. NO INTERESTEREFIED anything in these tortilla’s… organic, non GMO, etc.
Step 1: I set out a tortilla on a piece of wax paper. Let it sit and come to room temperature while you prepare the ingredients.
Step 2: Spread your “base” (a bit off center, you want it to be more to one side), and add a little to the side of the tortilla to help hold it after you roll it.
Two options that I’ve tried are hummus and avocado (or guacamole)! Both are fabulous, they’re different, but oh so good!
Step 3: Add a slice of cheese (I have been using Havarti, sliced thin, and set out for a few minutes to be more pliable so it will bend when the wrap is rolled).
Step 4: Add some veggies. I like some crunch so I’ve used radishes and cucumber. But whatever you like would work perfectly here. I’ve also added sliced avocado, tomatoes, etc.
Step 5: Add greens. I’ve used arugula, bean sprouts and kale micro greens. All are fabulous! You could also use lettuce. Whatever you like!
Step 6: Optional: you can add some leftover chicken, turkey or whatever else you’ve got.
W O R D O F C A U T I O N . . .
Do not pack too much onto this tortilla or you won’t be able to roll it. Sounds like I might have done that, huh? Oh yeah. Fred made a wrap the other day, and it was hilarious. He stuck a knife through it to hold it together because there was so much in it, ha ha… wish I would have taken a photo of that!
To roll the tortilla, fold up a little at the bottom, (in photo above, fold up to cucumber slice at bottom. Then fold the left side over the pile of wonderful ingredients, try to roll it kind of tight so it doesn’t fall apart. Roll until the “glue” (hummus) has been rolled over. Now just tuck in the top portion of the wrap. Sometimes it’s easier to eat if you roll the wrap lightly in wax paper and put in fridge for a minute.
There is no wrong way to roll a wrap, I’ve Google’d it and read many different versions, use whatever is easiest for you. Some just roll it up, and tuck in the sides.
Owie! You’re going to love this!
What do you put in your wrap? Let me know! Catch you back here tomorrow!
Frank Bruckmann is a fabulous artist who I wrote about years ago… a fascinating story, if you get a chance, check it out. Frank is an artist who spent time with his family on Monhegan. It’s a wonderful story for sure!
Looking through Frank’s paintings I absolutely love the paintings from his “Breaking Bread” series. Wonderful, intimate dinners between friends/family. They evoke so much feeling and breath life! Wonderful! You must check them out!
WORKSHOP ALERT: If you’re going to be in the Monhegan Island area June 6-13, 2015, as I write this there are TWO SPOTS left in Frank’s workshop. It sounds heavenly! Check it out!
Read a bit about Frank, from his website:
Frank began his studies at the DuCret school of Art in New Jersey, and then took classes at the Art Students League in NYC. In Paris he sketched at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, and spent 8 years in France and Spain, copying the masters in the great museums like the Lourve and the Prado, and painting plein air landscapes in the cities and countryside.
Now a resident of New Haven, CT, Frank has found endless subject matter for landscapes in New England, but periodically packs his easel and travels farther and wider in his VW camper. To continue reading, click HERE.
Image via FBruckmann.com, used with permission…
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Love this house in Charleston! Just look at the curve of the palm, the curve of the transom over the door, and the gorgeous wisteria.
Breathtaking! Catch you back here tomorrow!
This is a well photographed spot here in Charleston, SC in the spring! The wisteria is gorgeous and just look at the shadows! Love it!
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Cynthia Britain has a cool style. I enjoyed looking through her website! Fabulous paintings with wonderful light, shadow and contrast, which I think is so important!
Are you looking to take a workshop this year? Check out Cynthia’s WORKSHOP schedule!
Read a bit about Cynthia, from her website:
“My intent is to express the intrinsic truth and beauty of my subject. To reveal the power or presence of spirit in a place or person. I am inspired by what I feel and by what I see…They reflect one another.”
Cynthia’s favorite activities are twofold – painting and spending time in nature. It is the combination of these two passions that have resulted in her becoming an award winning plein air painter. “I can’t imagine a more gratifying experience than painting outdoors while listening to the birds sing and feeling the sun on my face.”
While majorning in fine art at Fullerton College, Cynthia was introduced tot he Impressionist painters. She continued her studies at UCLA and Putney College of Art in England. Both the French Impressionists and the early California Impressionists deeply influenced the direction and concentration of her work.
Europe, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and the Yucatan Peninsula area all locales where she has enjoyed painting, but California holds a special place in her heart. “Future generations will not thave the experience of this quickly disappearing natural landscape. I aspire to create a permanent repository of these unique places in my paintings.”
Cynthia Britain’s work has been shown at The Laguna Art Museum, The Orange County Museum of Art, and the San Diego Museum of Art, where she was awarded a Gold Medal. Her work is shown in a corporate and private collections throughout the world.
Image via CynthiaBritain.com, used with permission…
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The Oak Spring (C0023) plan by Allison Ramsey is another great example of a Lowcountry plan that just works so well for so many reasons. It’s charming design is mixed with a smart, efficient layout, and provides great space for those who want to gather or sit in a more intimate setting. The porches are fabulous, and so necessary! If I had porches like this, I wouldn’t come inside very often!
This plan is 2,306 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. Great for a family with children or those who have guests, as it offers a private space upstairs.
I like how the master bedroom/bathroom/closet is on one side of the house and the kitchen/breakfast area is on the other, with the great room in the center/back of the house. Also a nice touch is the side entrance that leads to a utility room off the kitchen. A screen door would be nice there! Covered porches in the front and back of the house. What a wonderful place to spend your time! Click here to see more, real-life images from the Allison Ramsey website…
The upstairs is perfect with a few bedrooms separated by the staircase, a nice little sitting room, to spend time away from the rest of the house and a shared bath. Very generous bedrooms and closets. Perfect!
Images via: AllisonRamseyArchitect.com, used with permission…
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Giving myself a day off ;) Enjoy a Charleston photo…
Fred and I were downtown the other day, and I snapped this with my phone. Just look at all those textures. What a cool, unexpected treat – that’s Charleston, SC!
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I love iced coffee once the weather starts to get warmer. Have you noticed that most places where you buy it charge you MORE for iced coffee. Here’s how to make it at home. It couldn’t be easier…
I make a pot of coffee in the morning. I make mine rather strong anyway, so if you make yours weak, and you use ice, try making a pot with a little more coffee added to it, then it won’t get watered down so easily. If you like yours sweetened, add the sugar while the coffee is still warm, stir until it dissolves. I take the lid off the pot and let it cool completely. Then pour it into a glass container, and store it in the fridge.
Mine keeps for several days, not that it typically sits around that long! Go pour yourself a glass, add cream (if you like) – Oowie, nothing better!
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Have you seen Anne Ward’s paintings? I love them! They’re all so wonderful, happy and full of those fabulous brush strokes! Anne also has an interesting blog, filled with images of her paintings! What a treat!
Anne was chosen as one of 17 artists to participate in the Paso Artfest – an event that’s coming up May 21, 2015 in central California, that raises a percentage of money for arts in schools (this is a cause near and dear to Anne’s heart). Check out that link for more info!
Here is one of the paintings of Anne’s that will be available:
This painting is the epitome of summer, isn’t it? Those cool chairs, the pretty tablecloth, the beautiful flowers, that fabulous sunlight and those shadows!!
Read a bit about Anne, from her website, also check out Anne’s blog!:
Anne Ward is dedicated to painting with the intention of capturing quiet spaces and the light that envelopes them. She decided to pursue painting after working for writer/director Lawrence Kasdan on several films. It was while living in France that Anne discovered the thrill of painting outdoors with an easel and returned home fully devoted to the pursuit of painting. Though primarily self taught, she has also studied with painters Joseph Mendez and Daniel Pinkham. Anne is an Artist Member of the California Art Club and the Oil Painters of America. Her paintings reside in many private collections. She lives and paints in Los Angeles with her husband author/painter Ian Roberts.
Artist statement: For my last several solo shows, I have been inspired by the transitional and transformative nature of light. I often title the paintings based on the specific time of day they were painted. I’m endlessly curious about light, pattern and color. It fascinates me beyond words. Many of the small still life paintings are created in my kitchen in the quiet time before dawn often using fruits and vegetables which we have grown in our garden. I find that painting in this early morning window of time, before my children and the city are awake, reconnects me to a reservoir of stillness and fosters an appreciation for nature.
Images via AnneWard.com, used with permission…
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The azaleas are exploding with color all over Charleston, SC right now. They are absolutely stunning! Our street is full of them – beautiful!
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Charleston is full of beautiful spots to take photos, it’s so hard to leave the house without at least my phone! I snapped this one the other day on our morning walk, Charlie (woof) pulling and me trying to snap! Whew, it turned out. The water was still like glass and the reflections were gorgeous!
Enjoy your weekend and I’ll catch you back here tomorrow!
Striking paintings by Lisa Egeli, aren’t they? I like how the subject is close up in For Love and Money, and those colors… very nice! That water is fabulous! Love the sun coming through the sail as well!
Isn’t this painting just so peaceful? Can you feel your shoulders drop slightly instead of being hiked up around your ears? I would like to be sitting at this very spot listening to the slight ripple in the water while watching the moon. Lovely!
Read a bit about Lisa, from the Egeli Gallery website:
Artist Lisa Egeli has been described as “a meticulous connoisseur of nature”. Her portraits and landscapes, in oil and pastel, have been featured in many exhibits and permanent collections since her professional career was launched in 1988, when she graduated from the American Academy of Art in Chicago.
Her life as a painter, however, began long before, growing up a third generation artist in a family of artists, and learning her earliest skills from her father, portrait and maritime painter Peter Egeli. Her early training led her to a series of commissioned portraits and paintings of private homes, and then on to her formal art training in Chicago, to continue developing her gift for representational art in diverse media.
Since then Lisa’s work has taken her all over the world, in pursuit of landscapes. In 1991 she set out on a nine month painting tour that took her to Europe, Southeast Asia, China, and New Zealand. “Views From Around the World,” an exhibition of documentary drawings and paintings, opened on her return. Her work has been recognized in a variety of regional and national exhibitions, including shows with Oil Painters of America, American Society of Marine Artists, Art for the Parks, and Paint America. In 1998, Lisa traveled to Alaska to paint and sketch in preparation for her 1999 exhibit, “Nature’s Moods,” and in 2001 she made two painting trips to Italy. The State of Georgia Department of Natural Resources selected her for their Artist’s Residencies on both Sapelo and Ossabaw Islands in 2003. Lisa was selected to participate in the plein air painting events “Paint Annapolis” in 2005, 2008 and 2009, “Telluride Plein Air” in 2008, and “Plein Air Easton” in 2006 through 2009. A solo show in Baltimore in 2007 exhibited paintings from travels in east Africa, the Everglades of Florida, and her home state of Maryland.
Lisa is a Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists and a member of the Washington Society of Landscape Painters. Other memberships include Oil Painters of America and Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association. “Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine” featured Lisa as one of “Today’s Masters” in the September/October 2009 issue.
Lisa continues to paint portraits and landscapes for a wide range of clients, working from her studio at home in southern Maryland most of the year and in south Florida (at Miami’s Art Center South Florida) in the winter. Her goal, whether portraying the wilds of Alaska, the endangered mountain gorillas of Uganda, or the haunting marshes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, is to capture a sense of place, and also capture that combination of awe and intimacy that is the essence of an encounter with nature.
Lisa Egeli lives by the shores of the Chesapeake Bay for most of the year and in south Florida for the winter.
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