Friday, March 5, 2010 at 6:00pm
through Saturday, April 3, 2010 at 5:00pm

Johanson Charles Gallery
1345 Division
Detroit, MI

Carol Cook Reid & Dolores Slowinski
(with poems by Christine Monhollen)

Claustrophobia, 1997, oilpastel, Slowinski.

Pathway Patterns, by Carol Reid, is an evolving, interactive installation where visitors are invited to participate by adding parts to extend and connect fragments of patterns collected from 12 community groups into one integrated community pattern. It is many hands at many locations working together to make one piece.

Dolores Slowinski’s drawings in oil pastel, hand-felted wool, and thread as well as her hand-felted wool forms and collaged structures are many pieces created by one pair of hands in the quiet of one studio.

The collaboration between Slowinski and Christine Monhollen is still another approach. Slowinski created the structures, photographed them and sent the images to Monhollen together with detailed notes of what prompted their

Cass Tech High School students participating in
Pathway Patterns

creation. Monhollen assimilated the notes, reflected on her own life experiences, and wrote poems that are abstract, crystalline distillations of the emotions that gave rise to the structures. The structures and poems come together in the gallery and in a book.

Patterns and Textures is an exhibition that invites the visitor to participate, look, or reflect.

Gallery hours: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 11:00-3:00 or by appointment

33 East Adams Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226
Free parking in rear
313.963.7575

Art & Ideas Contemporary Art Gallery & Studio, a recently opened art gallery and teaching studio located just north of Plymouth, is showing new artwork in March that has never been displayed in Michigan. The exhibition, called “Macro-Biology Tapestries,” is composed of hanging “gel-medium transfer prints” created by artist-in-residence Shaqe Kalaj. The show’s free opening reception will be Saturday, March 6, 7-11 pm, with a short talk and an interactive demonstration of technique by the artist at 7:30.

The gel-medium transfers are composed of layers of clear resin laid over enlarged microscope photographs of biological cells. The large (3’x3’) works allow light to pass through them; thus, “They’re hung from the ceiling so they can be viewed from both sides,” says Kalaj. A bit of bright color helps bring out the complexity of the tiny cell structures, which appear both organic and abstract at the same time.

The gallery is also currently previewing the work of two experienced artists who will be part of their own major exhibition at Art & Ideas this summer. Plymouth resident Charles Aimone is showing his colorful, multi-layered paintings that typically feature dogs as their central image. Aimone says he tries to bring out the poorly understood intelligence of dogs in these works. “Dogs know more about us than we know about them,” he says. The other veteran artist is sculptor Joan Painter Jones, who creates assemblages of machine parts and found objects. “The pieces seem as if they’re ready to start moving on their own at any moment,” says gallery director Mike Tolinski.

Functioning also as a teaching and working studio, Art & Ideas has also begun “Demo Saturdays,” 3-7pm each Saturday, during which the artist-in-residence gives a demonstration of techniques used in an actual work-in-progress. Art & Ideas also continues to offer informal, drop-in art lessons on Mondays (7pm, for adults) and Saturdays (10am, for teens and “tweens”).

Art & Ideas is located at 15095 Northville Rd. in Plymouth Township, in Provincetown Center. It’s across from Phoenix Lake, just north of the eastbound 5 Mile Rd. intersection, right at the intersection where northbound Edward Hines Drive ends at Northville Rd. For a map, directions, or other details, see www.artandideasgallery.com or call 734-420-0775.

Robin D. Stone, an independent journalist who has edited for the New York Times, Boston Globe, and Essence Magazine, will speak on her late husband’s book, “My Times In Black and White.” The author, Gerald M. Boyd, shattered the color barrier of the white establishment’s most exclusive media giant, the New York Times, and became its first black managing editor. Presented in partnership with the National Association of Black Journalists.

This event is FREE and open to the public.

Brought to you by the generous support of Bank of America, DTE Energy, and Masco Corporation.

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
315 East Warren Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48201-1443
(313) 494-5800

http://www.CharlesHWrightMuseum.org

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced that city residents are now eligible to apply for training to work in Michigan’s growing film industry thanks to a $438,000 U.S. Department of Labor Community-Based Job Training Grant that will be administered by the Detroit Workforce Development Department (DWDD), a Michigan Works agency.

“Michigan’s growing stature in the world of film production means an increasing demand for talented, educated people to work in this sector as this federal award illustrates,” said Governor Granholm. “We have worked aggressively to create this strong new base industry as one part of our economic diversification and today we see again that our plan is working.”

Detroit residents can apply online at:

http://www.facebook.com/l/5a7ac;www.detroitmi.gov/Departments/DetroitWorkforceDevelopmentDepartment/tabid/81/Default.aspx

The DWDD Film Technician Training program will provide employment opportunities in the film industry through a partnership with the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE), the Michigan Film Office, the City of Detroit, Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth, Wayne County Community College, Wayne County Film Initiative, Detroit Public Schools, Goodwill Industries, Detroit Public Television, Madonna University, Rodney Nolan and Associates-Certified Financial Advisers.

Wayne Community College in collaboration with IATSE, and the Michigan Film Office will develop a college curriculum for the Wayne County Community College District. During the management apprenticeship program, program participants will complete a U.S. Department of Labor certified apprenticeship certification, and have an option of continuing their education and earning a two- or four-year college degree in film production.

The DWDD Film Technician program will offer instruction to develop the specific skill sets needed to be a film production technician and provide the student with the necessary communication, financial, and mathematical skill training to assure success in the film industry.

The curriculum includes hands-on training with IATSE professionals, paid internships on productions and in the film industry, working in a classroom setting designed around the production environment, working in several studio settings on actual productions, receiving instruction in applied math-communications-English, mentoring by certified financial planners, individual counseling services, tutoring services and lectures by noted industry professionals.

The Film Technician Training program is expected to graduate 45 to 60 students over the next two years. The year-long course includes 36 class credit hours, 160 internship hours, 180 laboratory hours, and over 820 personal industry contact hours. It enables students to pursue associate’s or degree and then pursue a baccalaureate degree through agreement with partner universities.

Admission to the program is open to Detroit residents. Screening will be conducted by Goodwill Industries and the grant committee. Goodwill will also provide follow-up and counseling services.

Through March 20, 2010

Over 100 artists who live and or work in Macomb County submitted nearly 300 pieces for consideration for the Anton Art Center’s exhibition, Close to Home. Artist, educator and musician Benjamin Teague juried the exhibition, selecting 83 works for display.

Teague also awarded several prizes:

* Emily Duke, Oil Drum, Best of Show
* Tony Lafferty, Silent Melody, Second Place
* Kathleen Arkles, Untitled, Honorable Mention
* Renee Bernier, Arizona Stones, Honorable Mention
* Narine Kchikian, Olympus, Wednesday, 2.21.08, Honorable Mention
* Veronica Ludington, Untitled, Honorable Mention
* R.W. Steiner, O Ka Lihi Kai, Honorable Mention

A complete list of artists in Close to Home is available at www.theartcenter.org.

Close to Home will be on exhibit in the center’s Petitpren Community Gallery through March 20, 2010. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

For more information about the Anton Art Center, or to make a donation or become a member, call the center at 586-469-8666 or visit www.theartcenter.org. The Anton Art Center is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm; Friday, 10 am to 6 pm; and Sunday, 12 noon to 4 pm. The center is closed on Mondays.

The Howling Diablos perform at The Michigan Gallery’s after party at Alvin’s.
Photo by CKreationz

Incorporating the grit of local industry with the hard edged toughness of the inner city area that it took its name from, the Cass Corridor Art Scene was not only a vital art movement in Detroit in the 1960’s and 1970’s, but also grew to obtain national recognition as a major art movement of the era. As “the corridor” quieted down in the mid 1970’s, the post Cass Corridor “Cass Corridor Art Scene” found a new home in an old clothing store that had been turned into an artist run exhibition space, Michigan Gallery.

Michigan Gallery became a cornerstone of the Detroit art scene throughout much of the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s. From its conception in 1973 until its ultimate closing in 1998, Detroit’s most thought provoking and provocative exhibitions were typically at Michigan Gallery.

As Carl Kamulski, one of the founders of this space, and long time its Executive Director, nears retirement after close to 40 years of teaching, HFCC’s Sisson Gallery has put forth a stunning exhibition to pay tribute to both him and to the importance of Michigan Gallery within the Detroit art community.

The Motor City Revue 2010 opened Wednesday, January 27, 2010. There will be a closing reception, called “Michigan Gallery’s Farewell Blast” on Friday, March 5, 2010 from 6:00 – 8:00pm at the Sisson Gallery. This event is free and all are invited. Refreshments will be served and a there will be a musical performance by “Two Guitars: Ron Butzu and Marc Machaud.” Following the reception there will be an after party at Alvin’s. Alvin’s is located at 5756 Cass Ave. in Detroit. The after party will feature the music of The Howling Diablos along with a performance by Satori Circus. Tickets for the after party are $5 in advance and $10 at the door. Along with advance ticket purchase one gets a collectable “Motor City Review 2010” button. Advance tickets will be available at the Closing Reception.

The Sisson Gallery is located in the MacKenzie Fine Arts Building on the main campus of Henry Ford Community College, located at 5101 Evergreen in Dearborn, MI.  The gallery is will be open from 10am – 6pm on M,T,W and TH and 10am – 3pm on F throughout the exhibition.  The gallery may also be open by special appointment during “off” hours.  For further information, contact Steve Glazer at 313-845-6485, 313-845-6476 or 313-671-2048 (during non-business hours) or sglazer@hfcc.edu.

Artists in the “2010 Motor City Revue” include
1. Richard Brinn (Co-Founder) “Satchels and Bags” others
2. Cyndy Weeks “Bomb My Boat” “If You See Kay”
3. Roy Steyskal (Co-Founder) First Show
4. Jim Lutomski “UFO” “Electric Glass” others
5. Dan Graschuck “Boys of Summer” “Artist’s Interpret Fantasy”
6. Marianne Letasi “Out of Solitude”
7. Michelle Spivak Perron (Gallery Director) “Signs of Life”
8. Tom Rudd “Michigan Stone”
9. Art Cislo First Show
10. John Murphy “MPA Show” “Earthen III”
11. Jim Dozier “MUCK-FUCK” (Males/Females Understanding Carnal Knowledge)
12. Carl Kamulski (Co-Founder) “Motor City Review” “Electric Glass”
13. Sergio DiGiusti “Carbonara” “Innocent Visions” “Apocalypse” others
14. Lowell Boileau “Air” “Micropointillism”
15. Steven Goodfellow “Micropointilism”
16. Jim Nawara “Water”
17. Robert Bielat “Michigan Poured Metal”
18. Gilda Snowden Various Shows
19. Joe Zajac “Clay” early show
20. (Bradley Jones) Studio at MG “Michigan Figurative”
21. Mark Chatterley (Various)
22. Tom Phardel “Sharon Que and Tom Phardel”
23. John Egner “John Egner Picks Detroit”
24. Dave Roberts “The Abstract Realists”
25. Sharon Que “Accumulated Knowledge”“Sharon Que/Tom Phardel”
26. Robert Quentin Hyde (“Robert and Ronald Quentin Hyde” others)
27. Sandy Zenisek (“Full House”)
28. Jim Pallas (“Motorcity Review”)
29. Charles McGee (“Artists Against Apartheid”)
30. Rolf Wojciechowski Various Shows
31. Iva Turner (“Up with Downriver” and others)
32. Bill Sanders (“Michigan Friends of Photography”
33. Vito Valdez (Dia De los Muetros, others)
34. Jerome Ferretti (“Up with Downriver” and others)
35. Susan Aaron-Taylor (“Susan Aaron Taylor/Victoria Stoll”)
36. Hugh Timlin (“Starting Point Stone”
37. Meighen Powell Jackson (Various)
38. Russell Taylor (Performance “Satori Circus”)

“The 8th Samurai”, a behind-the-scenes retelling of Akira Kurosawa’s Samurai
masterpiece “The Seventh Samurai”.

Celebrating Michigan’s finest, the 1st Annual Detroit Independent Film Festival (DIFF) presents its line-up for 2010.

The first year festival includes over 80 films including the U.S. Premiere of George A. Romero’s newest Survival of the Dead, a special guest appearance by Lloyd Kaufman, and The Michigan Premiere of the festival hits of Mango Tango and Is It Just Me ? With a vast selection of films representing 11 countries, the DIFF is also hosting the 1st Annual Michigan Film Awards. An award ceremony that is going to honor the very best Michigan shorts, features, and performances that came out of 2009.

THE DIFF is proud of the stellar line-up that includes shorts, features, documentaries, and more. The Festival, whose motto this year is ‘Filmmakers First’ begins Tuesday, March 2nd and continues through Sunday, March 7th, 2010.

“Our first year festival is a triumph,” comments DIFF Festival Programming Director Nathan Faustyn. “We excluded entry fees for the filmmakers and we were very surprised in the amount of high quality films that were selected in our festival and the media coverage, both local and national, that we have already received”.

DIFF 2010 will kick off at the new Burton Theatre featuring Michigan’s very own Mike Manasseri’s “Babysitter Wanted”. On Wednesday, which we have coined “Troma Night”, we will have a full evening dedicated to screening audacious, uncompromising, and truly independent films, including a screening of “Paultrygeist: Night of The Chicken Dead” with a special guest appearance by Troma CEO/filmmaker himself Lloyd Kaufman (The Toxic Avenger & Class of Nuke Em High). Kaufman will host a Q&A immediately following the screening.

Opening “Troma Night” is the Detroit Premiere of the Michigan Film Award Best Feature Nominee, “The Stevie Wonder Show”, a satirical look at the power of reality TV and the fine line it creates between fame and infamy. The closing film of “Troma Night” includes the World Premiere of Thomas Video’s locally produced feature “You Can’t Rent Here Anymore”, which is described as a rude “Clerks”-like black comedy that turns into a horror film.

Thursday Night opens with a 2 for 1 Feature Block, including the U.S. Premiere of the acclaimed Canadian documentary “Eddies”. “Eddies” is a documentary that goes behind-the-scenes of this amateur Canadian beer commercial competition, which is now in its 16th year and going strong. This comedic character study follows six groups of producers on their quest to create a television commercial that will appeal not only to Big Rock but to their select panel of judges.

“Eddies” will be screened with the Best Feature nominated “Street Boss”, which is based on the true story of how the FBI brought down one of Detroit’s most notorious mobsters, Tony Jack.

Also on Thursday’s line-up includes the Michigan Premiere of “The Woman from Sarajevo”, directed by Israeli filmmaker Ella Alterman who will be in attendance to discuss her film. The 65 minute film (in Serbian, English and Hebrew, with English Subtitles) is a story about Zineba Haraga’s Serbian family, who hid a Jewish family during WWII and saved its members from certain death.

Later, Alterman became the first Muslim woman to be honored by Israel as “Righteous Among Nations”, which is a special recognition given to non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis. The closing night line-up includes a program of domestic and international short films screening at 10:00 p.m.

Friday Night’s line-up includes two grand premieres. Including the U.S. Premiere of George A. Romero’s “Survival of the Dead”, the Sixth film from “The Dead Zombie” series, which is about local residents simultaneously fighting a zombie epidemic off the cost of North America. Another Friday headliner is the Michigan Premiere of “Is It Just Me?” , a gay romantic comedy about a single gay man looking for love, without much success.

The Detroit Independent Film Festival will be hosting the 1st Annual Michigan Film Awards on Saturday March 6th, 2010. There will be an all day screening of the nominated shorts at the Deroy Auditorium on the campus of Wayne State University. “We received well over 125 films in competition; these are the very best short films that were produced out of the state” says DIFF programmer Nathan Faustyn. The screenings will begin at 10:30 am, and will end with an Award ceremony at 7:30 p.m. There are 15 categories including Best Michigan Feature, Director, Best Short, as well as technical and acting categories.

The Michigan Film Awards recognizes and celebrates important independent films that were produced in the state of Michigan in 2009. It represents the forefront of rising independent voices in the great state of Michigan. The Michigan Film Awards honors new and cutting-edge Michigan voices of film. Partnering with notable film industry companies, film educators, industry professionals, and Michigan film critics.

Also on the line-up for Saturday is the Michigan Premiere of Mango Tango, described by DIFF as “Sexy in the City” for the art-house crowd. Written, directed, and starring New York artist Marianne Hettinger, the film is about Marlene, a New York City dance teacher who’s driven to therapy by the increasingly neurotic men she meets. Marianne Hettinger will also be featured as a special guest and will host a Q&A immediately following.

The last day of the festival will be held Sunday March, 7th. The day will include the Detroit Premiere of the festival hit documentary “Official Rejection”. This is a documentary following the exploits of a group of filmmakers as they take their independent feature, “Ten ’til Noon”, along the film festival circuit, and the politics, pitfalls, triumphs and comic tragedies they encounter along the way. The documentary includes key interviews with filmmaker Kevin Smith, Lloyd Kaufman, Bryan Singer, Andy Dick, and Chris Gore. Following the screening we will present a panel hosted by Mitten Movie Project curator Connie Mangilin. This will be an open invitation to all filmmakers and anyone who has interest in independent filmmaking and filmmaking in general.

Also scheduled for Sunday is the Detroit Premiere of “The Twenty”, directed by Michigan native Chopper Bernet, who is now an actor residing in California. The film is about a married man who discovers a twenty dollar bill that has a hidden message that holds answers to his past. Closing the 1st Annual Detroit Independent Film Festival are short animated and documentary shorts.

1ST ANNUAL DETROIT INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

7:30PM “Babysitter Wanted”-Special screening with guest appearance by Michigan’s own Mike Manasseri (Director, Producer) who will introduce the film and host a Q&A immediately following.

10:00PM “Litterbug”-An earth-friendly, Generation X, coming-of-(middle)age, romantic comedy you can dance to.

Wednesday , March 3rd, 2010 – “Troma Night”

5:30PM “The Stevie Wonder Show”-Detroit Premiere

8:00PM A special screening of “Poultrygeist: Night of the Living Chicken Dead” with guest appearance by Lloyd Kaufman followedby a Q&A

10:15PM The World premiere of “You Can’t Rent Here Anymore”

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

3:30PM 2 for 1 Feature including The US Premiere of “Eddies: The Documentary” and “Street Boss”.

7:00PM The Michigan Premiere of “The Woman from Sarajevo”

10:00PM A Program of Short films

Friday, March 5th, 2010

4:30PM “Alphonso Bow” – Feature
6:00PM “Fairview Street” **Nominated Best Michigan Feature, Director Michael McCallum**
8:00PM “Is It Just Me?”-Michigan Premiere
10:00PM US Premiere of George A. Romero’s “Survival of the Dead”-the 6th film of from “The Dead Zombies” series
Midnight “Northville Cemetery Massacre”-Special Screening

Saturday March 6th, 2010 – 2010 Michigan Film Awards

10:30AM-7:30PM All day screening of nominated Michigan Shorts at the Burton Theatre and Deroy Auditorium.

7:30PM 2010 Michigan Film Awards begin with a screening of the five “Best Short” Nominations at Deroy Auditorium.

3:00PM Detroit Film Think Tank Forum—A Panel of Michigan Film Office representatives along with other experienced filmmakers lead a discussion on how we can move the Michigan Independent Film industry forward.

Sunday March 7th, 2010

12:15PM Detroit Premiere of “Offical Rejection”, a documentary about two filmmakers journey in the film festival circuit and how they struggled getting their small independent film recognition. Includes interviews by Kevin Smith, Bryan Singer, Andy Dick, and Chris Gore. A panel and discussion will be held immediately after the screening. Special invitation to all filmmakers and anyone interested in filmmaking.

6:00PM “The Twenty” – Detroit Premiere

10:00PM Closing Night – Viewing of 3 shorts, including the Detroit Premiere of “The 8th Samurai”, a
behind-the-scenes retelling of Akira Kurosawa’s Samurai masterpiece “The Seventh Samurai”.

Festival Pass $100.00
Survival of the Dead $10.00
Paultrygesit: Survival of the Chicken w/Lloyd Kaufman $10.00
Is It Just Me $7.00

All Other Screenings only $5.00

ABOUT THE DETROIT INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (DIFF)
Our mission is to promote Independent filmmaking by providing a venue that connects an audience with emerging independent filmmakers across the great state of Michigan and around the country. The 1st Annual Detroit Independent Film Festival is not your typical festival driven by sponsors, corporations, and celebrities. Filmmakers were able to submit their entries at no cost. It’s truly for the independent filmmaker to showcase their work to an audience.

For more information, please visit www.burtontheatre.com or call (313) 473-9238. Tickets are available for all events and can be purchased at www.burtontheater.com and www.detroitindiefest.com. Festival passes for all days and events are also available for purchase. The 2010 Michigan Film Awards in association with Warner and Lacross Judge LLP, Greektown Casino, Rob Skates, and Lefty’s Lounge is a presentation of the Detroit Independent Film Festival, The Burton Theatre, and the Wayne State College of Fine and Communicating Arts.

Connie Mangilin hosts a panel on the strategies, pitfalls and politics of film festivals. This film festival panel will take place at the Burton Theatre (3420 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201) on Sunday, March 7, 2010, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. as part of the Detroit Independent Film Festival.

This is a free panel with purchase of ticket ($5) for “Official Rejection,” a documentary feature following the exploits of a group of filmmakers as they take their independent feature, “Ten “til Noon” along the film festival circuit. “Official Rejection” will screen at 12:15 p.m. on March 7th at the Burton Theatre with the panel discussion to follow immediately afterwards.

Panel topics include:

 How to avoid being rejected by film festivals (what to do in preproduction) – 
By Connie Mangilin
 Which festivals to submit to – By Mike Madigan
 Getting into festivals – By Mike Madigan & Robert Joseph Butler
 What to do when there (how to make the most of the experience) – By Mike Madigan & Chuck Grady
 How to run a film festival – By Connie Mangilin & Suzanne Janik

Local film fest veterans Mike Madigan, Robert Joseph Butler, and Chuck Grady give helpful insights into how to wisely choose which film festivals to submit to, how to make the most of your time and money when submitting to film fests, having realistic expectations going in, and what to bring, who to talk to, and where to find these people when at film festivals.

Film festival organizers, Connie Mangilin (Mitten Movie Project) and Suzanne Janik (Detroit-Windsor International Film Festival, Ferndale Film Festival), lay out the do’s and don’ts of running film festivals, including how to get submissions, how to market your festival, and how to set up festival rules and procedures.

For more information:

Detroit Independent Film Festival • www.detroitindiefest.com
Mitten Movie Project • www.facebook.com/mittenmovieproject
Official Rejection • www.officialrejectiondocumentary.com
Burton Theatre • www.burtontheatre.com

March 3 – 31, 2010
Reception:  Friday, March 5, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Markham, watercolor

During the month of March Lawrence Street Gallery presents the work of nine local artists who present this exhibit as documentation of their individual and joint journeys towards discoveries and destinations both diverse and uncommon.

“We are nine artists living our creative lives in conjunction with the mundane demands of normal life. We have banded together on our diverse journeys to uncommon destinations,” says Katherine Harra, artist.
The opening reception on Friday, March 5 from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. provides an opportunity to have refreshments and meet the artists, and is free and open to the public.  The group consists of Mary McCarthy Anderson of Rochester, Yvonne Thigpen of Fraser, Diane O’Neil of Shelby Twp., Tari Kahrs of Rochester, Kristen Roinson of Oakland Twp., Pat McGraw of Rochester Hills, Katherine Harra of Beverly Hills, Karen DeCarlo of Macomb and Barbara Markham of Rochester.

McGraw, “Rainforest”, watercolor

“Our different experiences and backgrounds yield a variety of themes, subjects and styles.  What we share in common is our intention to explore individual interests and skills and our need for moral support as we strive for “success”, says Katherine Harra, artist.

“J.C. Pearce said, “To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong”, and Scott Adams has said that that while creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes,  art is knowing which ones to keep. Our group of nine meets monthly for encouragement and  help deciding which “mistakes” aren’t   actually mistakes.  Sometimes a little push is needed to overcome that fear of being wrong,  in order to complete our respective works of art.”

The individuality of their goals and styles are illustrated by these comments from several of the group:
“Paint and water define the subject and release its energy and life . . . drips and marks escape my brush and are captured in the painting.”

“I find strength and beauty and power held within the intricacies of nature. My images are stylized, abstracted, and minimized  . . . the cleanliness of a hard line makes my heart sing.”

“As an artist, I see an interesting shadow, a composition,  beauty in everyday life, and that is what I paint”.

ONeil, “Molly”, encaustic

“I explore the relationships between manmade and natural objects.  Sometime there is a harmony between them where the manmade can enhance our experience of the natural world.”

“I   paint representationally, often working from fairly mundane subject matter.  Somewhere along the line comes the magical time when I have disengaged from the painting’s initial subject and become fully engaged with the abstract 2-dimensional world of   shape,  color,  form,  line, and value on the paper in front of me.”

“Through my creative journey, I am pushed in new directions which offer great discoveries.”

Gallery Hours are Wed, Thurs & Sat, noon – 5.   Fri, noon – 9
Lawrence Street Gallery is at 22620 Woodward,
Ferndale (east side of  Woodward, two blocks south of 9 mile).
Telephone 248-544-0394,
or visit us at www.lawrencestreetgallery.com