Notes from Nancy :
Happy New Year!
With the fun and excesses of the holiday behind us, most of us turn to thoughts of how we can do some things better than we did last year. For me, it's how to get into the studio more regularly and how to judge my own work even more critically. I'm at the point in my career as an artist where I hold everything that leaves my studio to an increasingly higher standard. One of the unanticipated benefits of being a gallery owner is that my self-critique skills are constantly honed by viewing the work of others as it comes into the gallery, and I am constantly learning from observing the many stellar works of art that hang on our walls. When I have a problem to solve with one of my own paintings, I can often find the answer (or at least a nudge in the right direction) by simply taking a stroll around the gallery. Lest you all run out and start your own galleries, let me also say that managing a successful art gallery it is A LOT of work, and the work often gets in the way of my own painting. It's a trade-off, but a good one.
Our show this month focuses on new work by our gallery artists – a smorgasbord of new works of all sorts; landscapes, still lifes, florals, cow paintings -- with more arriving as I write. Please stop by and enjoy, during our First Friday Gallery Walk on the 4th of January, from 5 to 9 pm.
"Strawberry Field, December" by Ed Ahlstrom
Oil, 14x18
"40 West" by Louis Escobedo
Oil, 16x20
For those of you who are artists, or aspiring artists, South Street Art Gallery is offering ten workshop opportunities this year. I think that each and everyone of these workshops offer something to help you in your own quest for artistic excellence. Please take a moment to look them over. http://www.southstreetartgallery.com/workshopschedule.html .
Ed Cooper and students, Quimiac, France Workshop, 2007
For those of you who can’t commit a full weekend to a workshop, there are still some spaces left in our Annex Gallery Winter Painting Clinic taught by me and co-owner of the Annex, landscape painter David Grafton. Offered in an AM and PM session every Saturday in January, February, and March, this is an opportunity to start new projects, complete painting projects that may have given you some difficulties, and receive individualized instruction in a small group setting. Please call the gallery for more info.
Now, back to the studio!
Nancy Tankersley
Artist/Owner
Gallery Hours
Mon-Sat 11-5, Sun 11-3
Or by appointment
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
January 26 & 27, 2008
Diane DuBois Mullaly Miniature Oil Painting Workshop, Easton, $150.
March 3 - 7, 2008
Tracey Frugoli Light as Muse, Building Dramatic Paintings, Easton, $425.
April 21 - 25, 2008
Bethanne Kinsella Cople Pamper Yourself en Plein Air! Great Oak Manor, Chestertown. Tuition $400.
May 2 - 4, 2008
Sara Linda Poly Plein Air Workshop, Covey Point Farm, Cambridge Neck District, $275.
May 31- June 2, 2008
Karen Winslow Still Life, Portrait and Plein Air Workshop, Three Day Intensive Painting Clinic, Easton, $250.
June 23-27, 2008
Kim English The Figure in the Landscape, Private Waterfront Estate near Easton, $600.
July 28 - Aug 1, 2008
Session I Camille Przewodek Plein Air Workshop, Maple Hall, Claiborne, $650 per session.
August 4 - 8, 2008
Session II Camille Przewodek Plein Air Workshop, Maple Hall, Claiborne, $650 per session.
Sept 9 - 18, 2008
Quimiac, France Plein Air Workshop. Dates subject to change.
Sept 28 - Oct 3, 2008
Gavin Brooks & Gene Costanza Building Confidence, Plein Air Workshop, Tilghman Area, $525.
Oct 18 & 19, 2008
Bill Schmidt Plein Air Impressionist Workshop, Private Waterfront Estate near Easton, $195.
UPCOMING SHOWS
January 4-30, 2008 New Works by Gallery Artists, Part I.
Opening Reception, Friday, January 4, 2008, 5-9 PM.
February 1-March 5, 2008 New Works by Gallery Artists, Part II.
Opening Reception, Friday, February 1, 2008, 5-9 PM.
March 7-April 2, 2008 Paintings by Workshop Instructors. A special exhibit featuring paintings by all our workshop instructors,: Betty Billups, Gavin Brooks, Ed Cooper, Bethanne Kinsella Cople, Gene Costanza, Kim English, Tracey Frugoli, Diane DuBois Mullaly, Sara Linda Poly, Camille Przewodek, Bill Schmidt, Nancy Tankersley and Karen Winslow.
Opening Reception, Friday, March 7, 2008, 5-9 PM.
NOTABLE QUOTE
"Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself."
- Chinese Proverb
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