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Solomons
Paint the Town
April 5, 2010
The second annual Solomons Paint
the Town art festival draws artist from not only the East coast but
as far as Chicago to paint the beautiful sites of our community.
Artists will paint Thursday through Saturday at a variety of
locations throughout Solomons. Their artwork will then be submitted
to be hung and judged in an art show and reception at Annmarie
Garden beginning Sunday, May 16. The artwork will hang and be on
sale at the gallery for a period of one week.
Artists and budding artists are also invited to participate in a
Quick Draw on Saturday, May 15 at Calvert Marine Museum. Over a
period of 2 hours, artists will create scenes of Solomons. After
being judged, the artwork will be on display and available to
purchase.
Carmen’s Gallery will be featuring the work of this year’s Plein Air
judge Carolyn Egeli in a gallery show Saturday, May 15, 7 – 9 p.m.
Egeli, a life long resident of Valley Lee, grew up in a family of
artists. She studied at Moore College of Art in Philadelphia and is
a renowned portrait and landscape artist. Her children and siblings
all have careers in the arts as did her parents.
The community is invited to interact with the artists while at work
around Solomons, to participate in the Quick Draw at Calvert Marine
Museum, to view the exhibit at Annmarie Garden beginning May 16
through May 24 and to attend the gallery show at Carmen’s Gallery on
May 15.
May 6, 2009
First annual Plein Air event comes
to Solomons
Close to 30 artists participating
A new event, Solomons - Paint the Town presents a wonderful
opportunity for artists and a fun weekend get away for visitors.
Over three days, artists will create works ‘in the open air’ drawing
inspiration from the scenery around the town of Solomons, MD.
Solomons Business Association will host the event May 14-17 and
bring artists from the East Coast and as far away as Chicago. Over
30 artists will participate in the event. They will compete for
prizes to be awarded during a reception open to the public on
Sunday, May 17th at the Annmarie Garden Gallery. The artwork
produced will also be for sale at that time.
The judge for the event is Rockville artist Bill Schmidt, a
nationally recognized, professional landscape artist. His work is
shown at numerous galleries including Carmen’s Gallery in Solomons.
A public reception at Carmen’s Gallery on Saturday, May 16th from 7
- 9 p.m. will feature many of his works.
There will be a Quick Draw event on Saturday, May 16th from 10 a.m.
to noon at Calvert Marine Museum. Quick Draw refers to artwork
produced during a short timeframe. Prizes will be awarded and the
pieces will be for sale afterwards.
The Color and Light Society will hold a Children’s Mural Painting at
the museum from 10 a.m. to noon. There will be a children’s art at
Annmarie Garden on Saturday, May 16th.
The main sponsor for the event is Solomons Island Tiki Bar. It is
also sponsored by Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association,
Annmarie Garden, Calvert Marine Museum, Carmen’s Gallery,
Asbury~Solomons and Holiday Inn Select Solomons. Several businesses
will hold special events for the artists.
For additional information and a complete listing of events, visit
the SBA website at
www.solomonsmaryland.com.
SOLOMONS –
PAINT THE TOWN: A PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL
Feb 18, 2009, 06:22
The Solomons Business Association &
the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association invites artists, who
enjoy painting outdoors, to participate in a new event, Solomons -
Paint the Town: A Plein Air Festival. This is a wonderful
opportunity for established and emerging artists to participate in
activities beginning Thursday – Sunday, May 14 – 17, 2009 in and
around Solomons Island.
Over the first three days of the festival, artists will create works
‘in the open air’ drawing inspiration from the scenery around the
town of Solomons, Maryland. On Sunday, the art works will be shown
and offered for sale from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. in Annmarie
Garden’s beautiful new gallery. Cash prize awards and reception will
begin at 10:30 a.m.
Many events for the public are being planned throughout the weekend
in and around Solomons, including a Quick Draw at the Calvert Marine
Museum on Saturday, May 16 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. Anyone is
invited to enter this exciting art competition – competitive
painters, amateurs, or anyone daring enough to give it a try! Each
contestant has only two hours to create their work and may choose a
location anywhere on the campus of the Calvert Marine Museum.
Artists will set up their supplies and paint, draw, or sculpt “en
plain air.” At the end of the two hours, all works will be judged
and awards presented. After judging, contestants may sell their
works. To register, visit the Quick Draw booth on the grounds of the
museum between 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on May 16.
Registration for Solomons-Paint the Town is open to everyone and
there is a $25.00 application fee. Visit www.mapapa.shuttlepod.org
to review the prospectus and register. For a complete listing of
activities, events, and to learn more, visit http://www.ecalvert.com/content/tourism/visitorsguide/index.asp
or http://www.sba.solomons.md.us/.
Bill Schmidt selected as juror
for “Solomons Paint the Town”
The committee for “Solomons Paint the Town” is thrilled to announce
that the juror for its 2009 premier event is Bill Schmidt of
Rockville, MD. Schmidt has been a professional landscape painter for
25 years. He has developed, over the years, his own distinctive
style of loose realism. Schmidt paints out of doors (en plein air)
in all seasons at home and in his travels. His paintings include
scenes from all over the world, including Solomons Island, where he
is represented by carmen’s gallery.
Schmidt has received much professional recognition and has his
paintings in prestigious collections worldwide. His extensive honors
and awards may be seen on his website, www.billschmidt.net/bio.htm.
Schmidt will judge the “Quick Draw” at the Calvert Marine Museum on
Saturday morning . The overall awards for the event will be
presented on Sunday at 10:30 am at AnnMarie Garden, where the
finished show will hang.
There will be a special show and sale of Bill Schmidt’s paintings at
Carmen’s Gallery on Saturday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. Artists and
the public are invited to attend and meet the artist. For more info,
please contact carmen’s gallery at 410.326.2549.
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