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Exhibiting at J. Leon Gallery

I am exhibiting 5 selected works from my Sea & Sky Collection at J. Leon Gallery in Miramar Beach, Florida, from October through December, 2020. Below is the press release for the First Friday Sip’N’Stroll on October 2, 2020.

J.Leon Gallery + Studio Debuts Four New Artists at Sip N’ Stroll Event

“J. Leon Gallery + Studio Sip N’ Stroll event showcases four new artists, a live artist painting, and champagne for guests to enjoy”

Destin, FL – (October 2020)… On Friday, October 2, 2020, J.Leon Gallery + Studio, the area’s newest fine art gallery, hosted their second Sip N’ Stroll event and debuted four new artists. The gallery welcomes new artists, Estelle Grengs, Joan Vienot, Sereen Gualtieri, and Susan Lucas to their talented lineup of eleven featured artists. 

     "We are so happy to welcome these new artists. Each artist brings new life to the already vibrant band of artists featured at the gallery. We encourage guests to stop by and take a look at what these new introductions have to offer."
      - Jason Lindblad, Owner & Artist, JLeon Gallery + Studio
a group of people sitting on a bench posing for the camera

(Artists From Left to Right – Sereen Gualtieri, Susan Lucas, Kathy Schumacher, Estelle Grengs, Joan Vienot, Jason Lindblad)

a person cutting a cakeArtist, Kathy Schumacher

During the Sip N’ Stroll event guests received a first look at the gallery’s new Fall Art Installations featuring eleven talented artists from the Okaloosa/Walton area. Visitors took a tour of the gallery and the fully functioning ceramics studio while enjoying wine, champagne, and light eats. An evening filled with creativity, guests also experienced a live painting by artist, Kathy Schumacher. 
Upcoming Sip N’ Stroll Dates:
Friday, November 6, 2020 | 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday, December 4, 2020 | 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

With the safety of guests, artists, and staff as our top priority, guests have the freedom to wear a mask and social distance during the event. 

J.Leon Gallery + Studio is open from Tuesday to Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The gallery is closed on Sundays and Mondays.  For additional information, class and workshop signup, and to view upcoming events visit jleongallery.com and follow the gallery on Facebook and Instagram. 

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J.Leon Gallery + Studio
13370 US Highway 98, Miramar Beach, Florida 32550
Phone: 850.842.3051

jleongallery.com

About J.Leon Gallery + Studio 

J.Leon Gallery + Studio is the area’s newest, fine art destination. Born with a vision to make high-end art attainable for everyone, J.Leon supports and promotes its artists while presenting guests with unique ways to engage with and uncover their next favorite work of art. More than a gallery, J.Leon is home to a working ceramics studio and offers a robust calendar of events and classes. Art is for everyone! Artists and art appreciators will not want to miss the opportunity to call J. Leon Gallery +  Studio their creative home. 

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Joan Vienot Juried Into The Foster Gallery Winter Rotation

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RSVP required for the reception, to Lee, at (850) 622-5970.

 

Joan Vienot, Melody Bogle, Carol Ann Cain, Donnelle Clark, Kathy Schumacher, Krista Schumacher, Margaret Biggs, Mary Redmann, Melissa Brown, Polli Youngbeck, Robin Wiesneth, Sarah Stewart, Susan Lucas, Victoria Guennewig, and Roslyn O’Grady are the 15 artists juried into The Foster Gallery’s Winter Rotation. Depending on the sizes of their works, each artist is showing from 5 to 15 pieces. “The Foster Gallery is an artist co-operative led by the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County that features at least a dozen artists on a seasonally rotating basis, along with special exhibits. Named for the late Susan Foster, founder of the Cultural Arts Alliance and one of the area’s first professional artists and gallery owners, The Foster Gallery also symbolizes the support the CAA strives to provide for artists in our community. Conveniently located in the Market Shops at Sandestin, The Foster Gallery is available as a venue for meetings, parties, social gatherings and other small events.” (https://www.culturalartsalliance.com/local-arts/foster-gallery/) The Foster Gallery is located beside Ben & Jerry’s in the Market Shops, at 9375 Emerald Coast Parkway, Miramar Beach, FL 32550.

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The Foster Gallery Facebook page screenshot

 

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Studio b. Is Showing Our Drawings!

Way before I ever imagined it happening, some of my figure drawings are hanging in a gallery.  Colleen Duffley has covered one of the walls in Studio b with drawings by the participants in the weekly figure drawing sessions.  The fact that our drawings are being shown at all is pretty exciting, not to mention the good fortune to be shown at Studio b, the premier fine art gallery and venue for creativity.  Italian artist Sergio Poddighe will  be showing his work in the main gallery starting with his opening reception on Saturday,  3/27/2010, from 6 to 8 PM.  Our figure work will be in the back gallery.  Our prices will be nominal, because our drawings are not matted or framed.

Male on One Elbow, With Sheet--conte and charcoal on gray--18" x 22"This week instructor Heather Clements had us draw the folds and gathers of fabric partially covering the model.  A plain light-colored sheet gave us plenty to work with.  The drawing sessions have been well-attended the last few weeks, with 10 or 12 artists there.  As always, the energy was very high this week.

Each session becomes an experience:  the scratching sound of chalk and charcoal on paper, the instructor’s soft encouragement and tutoring of the  individual artists;  one of the artists singing a parody of a mournful selection in the background music, with everyone laughing afterwards.  And spoken aloud, the questions all artists struggle with (but usually don’t verbalize)… “How do you make a foot look like a foot?  Why does mine look like a flipper?”  And the groans of protest when the timer goes off, ending a particularly good pose.  And then the hurried removal of drawings from drawing boards and the setting up for a new drawing, quick, hurry, we’re starting another 8-minute pose…

None of my drawings were “keepers”, but I’m posting a few anyway.  I experimented, even using some color.  I rarely use color for color’s sake, preferring instead to draw monotone value studies using only one color or a neutral.  I may not turn out any masterpieces when I experiment, but I learn a lot, so I never count the effort a waste.

Male Standing, With Sheet--conte on manilla--18" x 24"

 Male on Stool, With Sheet Male Leaning Back on Hands, With Sheet

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Website Challenges

OK, now you get to see how I can mess up my web-guy’s fine work.  I moved a bunch of sketches from my Figure Drawing Gallery to Sketches and Gestures, and although both slide shows progress correctly, the thumbnails shift on every other slide.   This kind of thing just stops my right-brain dead in its tracks!  “Oh W-a-r-r-r-r-r-r-e-n!”

So why have two categories?  The Figure Drawing Gallery contains pieces I would show.  The “Sketches and Gestures” section contains pieces I probably would never show, but that I haven’t thrown away yet.  Sketches and gestures sometimes have more of a sense of immediacy and intimacy, even though they are probably done hurriedly and might contain serious inaccuracies.

How do I decide what to keep and what to throw out?  The initial decision is easy, because most of what I do are warm-up drawings, and practice pieces, or compositional planning.  Many are not even recognizable, and since I prefer representational art, recognition is important to me.  Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but for me, it is all about whether the piece keeps my attention, in that I want to look at it for longer, and look at it more often, as opposed to looking at it and saying ‘Yeah, OK, that’s pretty,” and just moving on without a second glance.