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| A glimpse of my exhibit "The Gathering Spot" inside one of those type of places. We hung eight paintings at the Old Brogue during the two-hour (3-5pm) break for the busy Katie's Coffee/Snuggery dining room that keeps plenty busy from morning to night. |
The choices have been made and eight paintings have been hung at the Old Brogue Irish Pub at 760 Walker Road, Great Falls VA ... just steps away from my studio at the Artists' Atelier (756 Walker Road). Husband Randy and I had dinner in the Brogue's Snuggery Dining Room (Katie's Coffee by day), and the paintings really glow at night.
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| "Picnic in Paris," oil, 18" x 24", ©2018-19 Jill Banks - shown far left in the photo of the show. I had painted this plein air in the gardens next to the Louvre and finished it recently in time to take its place in the show. |
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| Another view of "The Gathering Spot" show. You can't rely on my photography to get a real sense of the paintings - but it may help with scale. Right? |
So, if you can...
Visit for First Friday Art Walk, April 5, 6-8pm and spend the rest of the night on the town at the Brogue.
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| Join us for First Friday Art Walk in the Village, two group studios, two galleries - start at the Atelier at 756 Walker Road, Great Falls VA - Friday, April 5, 6-8pm. |
If not, visit throughout the month of April, catching open hours at the Atelier on Wednesdays, noon to 4pm and Saturdays, 10am to 2pm.
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| "Tidal Basin Pinks," oil, 12" x 24" - painted plein air in DC last week will be at the Artists' Atelier for First Friday Art Walk. Lots more to see there, too. |
View the exhibit online here.
American Impressionist Society (AIS) Small Works Showcase Acceptance. Yay!
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| "Cat House," oil, 12" x 16", © 2018 Jill Banks - painted during Telluride Plein Air 2018 |
The AIS jurors have excellent taste. I just found out on Monday that "Cat House" is one of the approximately 200 pieces juried into the exhibit to be held June 1-August 31 at the Crooked Tree Art Center in Petoskey, Michigan. This marks two major acceptances for 2019 into highly prestigious, thus exceedingly-hard-to-get-into shows. (The other is with "On Top of the World" - American Women Artists National Exhibit at the Steamboat Art Museum in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.)
Classes Start Next Week -- Some Spots Left for You!
Find out more and link to register here. Tuesday classes start April 9. Thursday Plein Air class starts April 11. I hope you'll join us!
See list below for all the neat art events coming up...soon.
Thanks for reading,
Jill
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Read the Article: Southwest Art Artist to Watch, July 2017
Here's a link to the PDF of the wonderful Artist to Watch article written by Kim Agricola.
Read the Article: "Christmas Card Paintings: 46
Years and Counting"Here's a link to the article in Fine Art Today, published by Fine Art Connoisseur December 2018.
Read the Article: "A Paris Plein Air Adventure" published by Outdoor Painter (from Plein Air Magazine)
Events
April 5 - First Friday Art Walk, the Artists' Atelier, 756 Walker Road, Great Falls VA
- 6-8pm (Art Walks run from April to December). Come attend this one
and head over to enjoy dinner and see my solo exhibit at the Old Brogue
right after. A neat night out on the town!
April 13 & 14 - Arlington Festival of the Arts - Clarendon District in Arlington VA - 10am to 5pm each day
April 22-27 - Artists on Location: a Plein Air Painting Event - Juried artist, plein air competition and sale, Knoxville TN
April 1-30 - "The Gathering Spot" Solo Exhibit, Katie's Coffee/The Snuggery in the Old Brogue Irish Pub, Great Falls VA
May 3 - First Friday Art Walk, the Artists' Atelier, 756 Walker Road, Great Falls VA - 6-8pm (Art Walks run from April to December) - I am also participating in the Spring Artfest that weekend - May 4 & 5 - at the Atelier in Great Falls. 10am to 5pm each day.
May 11 - Reception, Solo Exhibit, Great Falls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls VA - details to come
May 17-19 - Northern Virginia Fine Art Festival, Reston VA
June 1 - August 31 - American Impressionist Society (AIS) Small Works Showcase, Petoskey MI - "Cat House" chosen by AIS jurors as one of approximately 200 small works by some of the nation's finest impressionist artists.
June 7-9 - Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show, Philadelphia PA
June 28 - American Women Artists Museum Exhibition Reception - Steamboat Art Museum, Steamboat Springs CO (exhibit runs from May 24-September 2 - "On Top of the World" selected for this prestigious show)
June 29 - July 6 - Telluride Plein Air - Telluride CO
July 13 & 14 - Wickford Fine Art Festival, Wickford RI
