October/November/December 2011 “Backgrounds” I grew up on the Iron Range, Taconite and Iron Ore gritting my teeth. I’ve lived in Louisiana, Arizona, Texas, Wisconsin and Mexico. I've lived in Durham for 11 years. I have a sweet and funny husband, a perfect dog and a horribly mean cat. I am a musician, songwriter, painter, optimist.
__________________________________________ July/August/September 2011 Spirituality Energy Radiance Adventure Passion Hope Inspiration Mystery To see examples of the tpyes of work that will be on display, __________________________________________ May/June 2011 I fine-tuned my live-drawing skills and conceptual formations while attending Barnard College in New York City. I started with realistic portraits, which turned more and more surreal and cerebral, until I was shedding journals, making rag dolls, and using an X-Acto knife as a paintbrush. Currently, my artwork, which includes a combination of etched cardboard, music lyrics, journal entries, embroidery, translucent oil paiting, and charcoal drawing, flirts with my reflections on relationships and independence. Art functions as my forum for analyszing how my brain processes the outside world and creates personal perspective. My bodies of work have focused on specific issues that shaped my worldview: how racial divisions impacted my parents and my upbringing, how my attempts to control my life led to a precarious control of my meals, how broken relationships forced me to close off myself in the name of "independence", how feelings of failure drove me to self-destructive decisions. While each piece contains formal experimentation, I have found that artistic power comes form the little part of my soul, of my experiences, of my heart that I dump into my work in order for me to analyze myself. To see examples of the tpyes of work that will be on display, __________________________________________ March/April 2011 I grew up in Northern Wisconsin in a town called Antigo. Most of my work started in Chicago where I attended Concordia University Chicago, and Dominican University. I stayed in Chicago from 2000-2008, and in October 2008 moved to Durham, North Carolina. The history of this area along with the beauty of the surrounding nature keeps me filled with creative ideas and energy to see many of those ideas through. For the past few years I have been working on my photographed watercolors. Focusing on the fluidity and playfulness of the paint. I try and capture the melding of the colors and the streams of light that come through the paint. Often I use food in my work concentrating on how the color and light are reflected in the fruit or vegetables that I am using. Painting to me is an emotional process. It calms me when I am sad, angry or depressed. It brightens my spirit when I go to paint in a good mood. Over the years my paintings have suffered through my tears and frustrations, but no matter how dark they may have started in the beginning, they all have ended on a happy note. To see examples of the tpyes of work that will be on display, A portion of all art sales will be donated to arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. __________________________________________ January/February 2011 The five-year old, pint-sized girl with thick brown glasses and four plaits in her hair stood amid the yelling and screaming of her seven siblings and countless nieces and nephews and had a notion, “We need to bring some art into this house.” Even since those early days of childhood chaos, Clara K Johnson, in her own special way, sought to make her surroundings beautiful. She often helped her late father refinish the wood work at their home and labored with him on home improvement projects throughout the city of Rochester, New York where she grew up. Quietly and unbeknownst to her, these early artistic endeavors laid the foundation for her talents and gifts to thrive. These gifts were planted from birth as her late maternal grandfather, Benjamin R. Harrison, was the creator of Johnson C. Smith University’s mascot, “The Golden Bull,” in Charlotte, North Carolina. Clara is a self-taught artist and currently resides in Raleigh, North Carolina. Artist Statement
A portion of all art sales will be donated to arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. This month's artist has chosen the Autism Society of NC as the recipient. ______________________________ November/December 2010
I work in acrylics and, sometimes, egg tempera, layering and layering paints until I create a finished surface that looks wonderfully real, but that still shows the brushstrokes, the hand involved, the inspiration and the imperfections of both the artist and the subject. Approaching each painting as a portrait, I really enjoy rendering the small marks on the surface of a piece of fruit that make it individual, different from every other piece of fruit. The dings and marks of love on the surface of a child's toy, the air bubbles in a beautiful marble... After an initial laying-in of color I use very small brushes and a combination of glazing, scrumbling, and cross hatching strokes. This is probably why acrylics and egg tempera appeal to me so much- the fast drying time, and the wonderful transparencies that allow for such depth in a finished work.
I belong to the Daily Painters of North Carolina, the Durham Arts Guild, the Visual Art Exchange of Raleigh, and to the Whimsical Women Arts Group. I have also been a part of the Daily Painting Movement since January 1, 2008.
Website: www.kelliemarianhill.com _____________________________________ September/October 2010 Luis Franco is a visual activist awakening his audiences through conscious and exciting art. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Art at North Carolina Central University with a concentration in Visual Communications and a Certificate in Multimedia at The School of Communication Arts. Franco primarily works in the digital environment but also enjoys acrylic and other mediums. His artwork tends to focus on social, political and cultural issues which he express’s through bold colors and iconic imagery. Many of Franco’s thought-provoking images center around the iconic fist hair pick symbolizing the ‘70’s theme of peace, love, and revolution. His influences are the civil rights movement, music, american pop and hip hop culture. He wishes to take his audience on a creative journey that will relax their minds and allow their conscious to be free.
Website: www.francoproject.com A portion of all art sales will be donated to arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. This month's artist has chosen the Durham Rescue Mission as the recipient. ______________________________________ July/August 2010 Jane was born in North Carolina, and grew up in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, where she also raised her son, who is now 23 years old. As a child she spent most of her summer hours in the woods and along the creek banks near her home...sometimes with wild playfulness, and sometimes with a gentle curiosity. "I have such gratitude for the way I was raised. My home was structured, yet full of creativity. Both of my parents are very talented, in so many ways. They nurtured my desire to explore...science, art, writing. Since moving to Raleigh, I've been working on my first book, and enjoy writing for my blog, Teeny Tiny Pieces, Along the Path to Wholeness." With no formal training, Jane takes her inspiration from nature, family, music, travel, and books. "Often when I'm in the woods hiking, my mind is busy capturing the smells, sounds, colors, and textures of the forest. I pick up rocks, mossy sticks, and interesting leaves along the way. I can't wait to get back home to capture it all in my art. The canvas is a wonderfully accepting vessel." "I generally paint in my garage studio, although sometimes I move out into the yard. I enjoy the close connection to the earth while I paint. It's very soothing. I also love to listen to music when I paint. New Age, Jazz, Latin...Enya and Jack Johnson are favorites. The music and the colors allow my mind to wander to a place where anything is possible, and whatever direction my brush stroke takes is okay." As a mother and as an elementary school teacher, she has always enjoyed exploring creativity with children. "I think I enjoyed it as much as, or more than the kids did. It's fun to see what happens when an 8 year old encounters watercolor, salt, and scissors....amazing stuff!" Though she sometimes plays with watercolor, she began painting with acrylics in 2009, and generally paints abstract acrylics on canvas. Her work has been displayed at the Arts Council of Fayetteville and at the Visual Art Exchange, in Raleigh. She and her husband, Frank, who is also an artist, teamed with realtors Erin Bohner and Ed Williams in a Spring 2010 Open House/Art Show. "It was Erin's fabulous idea! We had a great time and all got good exposure."
If you are interested in working with Jane on an exhibition or Open House, if you have questions about her art, or would like to talk more about her journey, email her at teenytinypieces@gmail.com. "I love email, and consider it a privilege to talk with anyone who is interested in what I do." Visit Janes websites at: Contact Jane at: A portion of all art sales will be donated to arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. This month's artist has chosen Arts For Life: Durham (Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center) as the recipient. ______________________________________ May/June 2010 I remember as a kid wondering how my father grew to be so big. The passage of time was a concept that I just couldn't understand. Now at age forty-seven, I understand the passage of time all too well, and after many years of being out of touch with my creativity I started painting and taking photos in earnest. The turning point came in 2009, during a visit to the gallery of Jonas Gerard in Asheville, NC, where for the first time I actually felt the artist's energy conveyed through the painting. I walked through Jonas' gallery in awe. He talked about losing fear, not being afraid to make mistakes, about living and loving life. It was a message I needed to hear and I took it to heart. I made the decision to try to be more present for life, to pay attention, and to enjoy the journey a little more. That is how I've chosen to experience this life I've been given, my ride around the sun on this rock we call earth. For me, painting is energy. I hope it comes through in my work and in some small way helps make your own ride on our rock a happier one. Frank is a local, self-taught artist. He is a native of Durham, currently living in Raleigh with his wife, Jane. Franks work has been exhibited at the Art Guild in Fayetteville and the Visual Art Exchange of Raleigh. He enjoyed success in his first solo exhibition at a recent open house. You can e-mail Frank at frankrochelle8@gmail.com, and see more of his work at http://www.frankrochelle.com/
A portion of all art sales will be donated to arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. This month's artist has chosen the Durham Rescue Mission as the recipient. _________________________________________ April 2010 Lucia Marcus was born in Cleveland Ohio. She received her BFA from
the Corcoran School of Art in Wash. DC. Lucia also has an MFE with
Supervision and Administration in the Visual Arts from Bank St.
College of Education and Parson’s School of Design in NYC. Lucia lives
and teaches in Durham, NC where she makes art in her downtown studio,
Muse Alley.
A portion of all art sales will be donated to arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. This month's artist has chosen the Central Park School for Children Sunshine Fund as the recipient. _________________________________________ March 2010 Tom Dunne was born in Queens, New York, where he studied traditional
drawing and painting. For many years he has worked as an illustrator
and designer, most recently having illustrated a children’s book for
HarperCollins. These days he has moved away from commissioned work to
follow his own muse. Tom lives in Durham, North Carolina and works
from his downtown studio. Tom sees his work simply as drawings with color, no distinction between painting and drawing. His pieces are often created with conte chalk on gesso with a mix of watercolors, enamels, oils and glazes. Lately his work has become increasingly abstract, a further departure from the refined traditional skills he developed through the years, moving toward a more sponaneous, personal, and sensual communication. Among the places Tom has exhibited are the Durham Arts Council, The Transom Gallery, Durham Arts Place, and Arete Gallery in Durham, The Blackwood Station Gallery and the Chelsea Gallery in Chapel Hill and has been a member of Triangle Concepts, an artists collective exhibiting at various other local venues. His work can be seen online at www.tomdunneart.com.
A portion of all art sales will be donated to arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. This month's artist has chosen the M Okada Foundation of America as the recipient. _________________________________________ February 2010 Heather Angelika Dooley is a local artist hailing originally from South Florida and has lived in Durham, NC since June 2007. She is currently a student at an all women’s liberal art college, studying and seeking a degree in Creative Writing. Beyond being an artist, she is also a writer/poet who is currently awaiting her third book to release to bookstore shelves in March 2010. Time Heals All Swoons is her third title and is in production at her publisher’s [office] at this moment in time. You will notice that some of the subject matter of her paintings are connected with, and compliment, this title like magic. In Heather Angelika’s latest pieces, you can see her former art experience, and other trades, make their way onto the canvas. She was once a scenic artist who built things for Universal Studios, Foxwood Casinos, the Grossology traveling exhibit, and Busch Gardens, just to name a few. She was also a screen-printer and a tattoo artist, so she mixes a playful retro style with that of new school flash. She doesn’t pigeonhole herself into one style or approach of artwork, and everything in this series has a bit of a kittenish edge, even if the intrinsic message is more abstruse than meets the eye. Her next series may completely stray from this style and be the total inverse of the one you see on display now. Heather Angelika is constantly evolving and taking U-turns to find different regions to feel inspired —some simpler than others, as we see in this showcase. Heather Angelika has a hand (or both hands, rather) in just about every creative and artistic medium there is. She writes, paints, draws, enjoys photography, screen-printing, building, crafting, making jewelry, home restoration, and refurbishes threadbare furniture she finds along the side of the road into collectible gems. She is the owner of KIDeidoscope Designs, which specializes in themed children’s bedrooms and playrooms. She is also a dancer, and spent over half her life dancing in companies, as well as was a DJ for many years in clubs. Presently she works at Red Beret Designs, LLC, as the local graphic designer, Claire Doyle’s, personal assistant.
A portion of all art sales will be donated to arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. This month's artist has chosen Haiti’s Disaster Relief Fund - Yele’s Earthquake Fund - as the recipient. _________________________________________ January 2010 Alisha’s artistic life began when she was a child in Belmar, NJ. At the age of 10 she moved to a Kibbutz in Israel, where she continued her education. In High School she took Art, Art History and Advanced Literature as her courses of choice. The 3 year course in art consisted of wood crafting, sculpting, charcoals, pastels, figure drawing and painting. She graduated in 2002 and decided to move back to the United States and travel. On the road she suddenly took up painting again, after a period of frustration with art. She discovered a style of art that came naturally. She became inspired again and as quite a surprise; paintings were being finished in a mere couple of hours. Suddenly it didn’t matter what the paintings were about or how to paint them, but to enjoy art on an intuitive level and experience it as a therapy. The process itself is the art, not the result. This has been truly liberating for her. She continues to paint prolifically to this day. She has no particular method or technique, only a practice of surrender. She paints primarily with oils and acrylics. She likes to paint mostly abstract and surreal paintings with organic and cosmic symbols. These images are of an inner world, perhaps even on a subconscious level. Her art is spread all over Israel and across the US. Displays in galleries and public places have primarily taken place on the Jersey Shore and Durham, NC. For more info on Alisha’s art please call: 919-608-0822 or
write an e-mail to:
A portion of all art sales will be donated to arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. This month's artist has chosen Carolina Outreach Foundation as the recipient. _________________________________________ December 2009 About My Work On Illumination Biography
A portion of all art sales will be donated to arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. This month's artist has chosen Housing for New Hope as the recipient. _________________________________________ November 2009 VIVA SUDAMÉRICA! Within every picture is an unspoken truth. The photographer exposes more that what is seen, for far beyond each image is a story. For me, an image can make an impact in such a short time; it can cross boundaries and tell all without uttering a word. Simply put, I love imagery- whether it’s a cross-processed landscape taken with my Holga or a colorful graffiti piece on an abandoned building, visual stimuli excite me. I have been travelling with camera in hand since I was sixteen years old, capturing images of the places, faces, and events that intrigue me. This past winter took me to South America for six months for a “walk about” of sorts through Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and Bolivia. It was one of the most exhilarating, exciting, albeit toughest, and at times scary, opportunities of my life. The pieces in this series represent to me the dream-like meandering as well as the fierce realities I faced through travelling the truly diverse lands of Sudamérica. I invite you to not only interpret what you see at first glance but to also consider the stories behind the images, oh and do feel free to ask me about them! Amanda La France A Midwesterner by birth and a Southerner by choice, Amanda La France made her roundabout journey from Minneapolis, MN to Durham, NC seven years ago, by way of the American West and Northwest. After graduating from the Center for Documentary Studies program at Duke she now heads a group of artists who call themselves Media Nomads. This rag-tag band of artists are bound by a passion to use their crafts to communicate, enlighten, and create a collaborative exchange for clients and the public alike. A portion of all art sales will be donated to arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. This month's artist has chosen The Jeremiah Program as the recipient.
_________________________________________ October 2009 Annemarie Gugelmann is a local artist (oil painting and printmaking) who is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College with a degree in political science and art history. Since graduating, Annemarie has been showing her art around the Triangle. In January, 2010, she will start graduate school at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI. In Annemarie’s current work, she combines her interest in political science with art and investigates how cities and communities form and change. She is interested in the public domain and how people create an atmosphere and commonality within it. In her art, she wants to capture a city’s unique atmosphere and how it separates itself from other urban landscapes. The work she created for Broad Street focuses on New York City and Miami. More than in earlier work, she's been focusing on how humans interact and react to their surroundings. Annemarie has most recently been recognized in local press for her work involving downtown Durham, New Glimmers of Old Glamour, Painting Durham. In a project made possible by the Emerging Artist Program of the Durham Arts Council, she has created 5 – 6 by 6 foot oil paintings of downtown Durham which are currently on display at the Durham Arts Council through November 1st. A portion of all art sales will be donated to local arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. This month's artist has chosen Doctors Without Borders as the recipient.
_________________________________________ August/September 2009 Saba Barnard is a North Carolina native who has been painting with steadily increasing passion and vigor over the last 5 years. An avid observer of the human condition, her skeleton figures are portraits of people in various emotional states. As skeletons, the figures are representations of humans, without regard to race, age, gender, or physical beauty. A number of the paintings use the skeleton figures to illustrate the transcendental nature of experiencing music. Her medium of choice is acrylic paint. A portion of all art sales will be donated to local arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice.
__________________________________________ July 2009 A portion of all art sales will be donated to local arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. Bonnie Marie has only been painting since March of 2008, but the colors run in her blood ~ her maternal Grandfather William Jones and Grandmother Joan Jones were painters, and her Aunt Nancymarie also is a painting fool. Her mother Karen Perron has the flame as well. Bonnie always loved using her crayolas to create rainbow patterns, since she was a small child. 'Color therapy' as her family would say. She dabbled in some sketching for fun, and always kept her eye out for a good coloring book, but never thought to paint untill one day in March.
__________________________________________________ June 2009 A portion of all art sales will be donated to local arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. Stephen Foster has been painting abstract, gallery-ready work for over 7 years, with intermittant formal training. Most of his work is highly intuitive and relies on the shape/concept to emerge once the colors begin to hit the canvas.
__________________________________________________ May 2009 A portion of all art sales will be donated to local arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. Raised in the Quaker tradition, Danielle Riley learned early the awareness that comes from the practice of quiet mindfulness. Years later, she extended this practice into her work at the College of William and Mary where she studied under writer-in-residence Nancy Schoenberger. By examining the complexity of seemingly quotidian moments in her own poetry, Riley began to recognize the value of the same in photography. “Photography serves as a kind of haiku experience for me. Mindful observation of even the smallest of spaces can be revealing; there is much we miss as we slog through our days. The camera provides the means and opportunity to be still, and remain still, in the moment.” Danielle Riley currently lives in Durham where she works as an English teacher and freelance editor. Her photography has taken her from coast to coast, down a few alleys, through train yards and into cemeteries. Riley was 8 years old when she received her first camera – a Kodak Instamatic – from her father. This show is dedicated to him.
__________________________________________________ April 2009 A portion of all art sales will be donated to local arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. Life for me began on December 23, 1977 in Vac, Hungary growing up on my grandmothers farm. Here are just a few examples of the work that was on display:
__________________________________________________ A portion of all art sales will be donated to local arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. March 2009's recipient was The Human Kindness Foundation. Here are just a few examples of the work that was on display:
Miller's works have been exhibited throughout the United States in more than 75 one-man shows and 40 juried competitions. His creations are part of prominent art collections, including those of NationsBank, Hilton, Marriott Corp., PepsiCo, Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Roberta Peters, Mitch Kapor, Avery Rockefeller III and former S.C. Gov. Richard Riley. Nicolai Cikovsky, curator of American Art at the National Gallery of Art, called Miller's award-winning painting Pencil Cup Revisited "a work of tremendous scale ... splendid sense of design and coloration which carries marvelously; it recalls Matisse." Miller's first serigraph, California Flower Fields, received awards from curators at the Whitney Museum of American Art. From 120 statewide entries, Miller won the prestigious Spoleto USA dance poster competition. The Washington Duke Inn made an inspired choice in commissioning artist Steven R. Miller to paint four images. A 1973 Duke graduate, Miller is intimately familiar with the Duke landmarks depicted: the Inn, its golf course, the Sarah P. Duke Gardens and Duke Chapel. __________________________________________________ February 2009 A portion of all art sales will be donated to local arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. February 2009's recipient was The Scrap Exchange. Here are just a few examples of the work that was on display:
Lisa N. Jones is a local Chapel Hill/Durham artist. She received her BFA in Painting & Drawing from East Carolina University and is currently pursuing further education in art. Her art can best be described as mixed media painting in a funky style with very personal messages. She uses papers, glues, acrylics, inks, pencils, fabrics, glosses, and spray paints. "Art is different for every person and tied deeply to who they are and what they believe. I believe all of existence is an absolute miracle, and it is our duty as people to strive for happiness and help each other. Art is a means to celebrate the beauty, complexity, and depth of existence and to revive our awareness and gratitude for it. Staying conscious and grateful for this miracle is how art can help people find happiness. They are boundless things aret can recite to people about life. __________________________________________________ January 2009 A portion of all art sales will be donated to local arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. January 2009's recipient was Seeds (http://www.seedsnc.org/). Here are just a few examples of the work that was on display:
As an abstract artist Perry Arneson, aka Perry A., draws upon life's experience. Perry graduated from Southwest State University in Marshall, Minnesota in 1997 with a Bachelers degree in Speech Communication: Radio and TV Broadcasting with Minors in Theatre and Studio Art. There he studied painting from internationaly aclaimed artist Edward Evans. As an actor, Perry did six plays under Obby award winning Director Maxine Kline while living in Minneapolis, MN. __________________________________________________ December 2008 A portion of all art sales will be donated to local arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. December 2008's recipient was the Durham Arts Council (http://www.durhamarts.org). PICTURES FOR THE BABY ROOM Here are just a few examples of the work that was on display:
Onur Tukel is a filmmaker, animator, illustrator based in Durham, North Carolina. He graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1995 and has written and directed four feature films including the bizarre romantic comedy Ding-a-ling-LESS. In 2007, he wrote and directed a children's educational DVD for public television called Let's Go Shopping with Read-a-Roo that features a motley crew of puppets as well as animation and songs (that Tukel composed). His edgy cartoon Trashlands appeared in Encore Magazine in 2007. The same year, his political comic series The Decider lampooned George W. Bush and appeared in two issues of the now defunct political rag Old Trout. He has created animated music videos for NYC musician BLOCK and broadway composer David Yazbek. His 16-page comic piece Steps of Another Man's House will be published in World War III magazine in December of 2008. He is slowly working on various projects, including a folk album and graphic novel and hopes to return to filmmaking in the future. This was his first art show in Durham.
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