New show opens at Beach art gallery
Guest workshop instructor Karlyn Holman spent her morning Sunday deciding which of the many member paintings entered in the Spring Show would be hung on the walls and to which the ribbons would be bestowed at the reception on March 7, from 2 to 4 p.m. This all member show will be hung in Studio I from now until March 25 when it will be critiqued by Neil Walling. As always the member artists have entered a wide array of paintings using varied mediums to depict many different subject matter from favorite beach scenes to stunning portraits.
Also at this time in Studio II, the hardy “Outdoor Painter” group is showing work done by them over the past three years here in the beach area. Each week these painters lug their gear and battle breezes, bugs and sometimes traffic to get their subject on canvas or paper during the morning hours. They take a break to lunch and critique their work, giving each other pointers and support for their art. Visitors will enjoy seeing familiar sites portrayed by these talented andtough painters. This show will hang until March 14, when the Shattered Images and Fractured Forms show starts. Work displayed in the galleries is always available for sale.
Fort Myers Beach Art Association will hold their annual Art Bazaar Scholarship Fund Raiser on March 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fort Myers Beach Library. Each year in April the art organization awards scholarships tosenior art students from local high schools going on to study art at a secondary education level. This award money is funded in part by a grant from the Town of Fort Myers Beach. Art from thehigh school, middle school and elementary students is hung at the gallery from April 14-28 by members of the art association and will be available for viewing during regular gallery hours. Awards will be given on Sunday April 25, from 3 to 5 p.m. and all are welcome to attend the event.
To earn funds for these awards the members of the Fort Myers Beach Art Association will be selling unframed art from clotheslines strung at the library site. This is always a great time to purchase a piece of art by a local artist at a great price while supporting the artists of the future.
The gallery is on Donora Street at the blinking light off Estero Blvd. It is openMonday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday noon to 3 p.m. For more information on any FMBAA activity see the Web site www.fortmyersbeachart.com or call the gallery at 239-463-3909. Visitors are always welcome and new members delight us.
submitted by Michele Buelow