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Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Demos

Demos:
Please register for these free demos, 941-746-2862
Thursday, Sep 30, 2:30-4:30, Bill Farnsworth OPA
Friday, Oct 1, 9:00-11:00, Katie Dobson Cundiff OPA
Friday, Oct 1, 1:30-4:00 Plein Air
Friday, Oct 1, 4:30, Group Critique, John Michael Carter OPAM
Saturday, Oct 2, 10:00-Noon, Hodges Soileau OPA

Thursday, September 30, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Painting Demo by Bill Farnsworth OPA
Location: ArtCenter Manatee, 209 9th St. W, Blue Studio
A 1980 graduate of the Ringling School of Art and Design, Bill Farnsworth has spent more than 40 years as an Illustrator and Fine Artist. Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, Bill spent many years painting landscapes of the rural area, while supporting himself and family with his growing illustration career. His paintings have been in many National Shows, museums, and private collections throughout the United States.

Friday, October 1, 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Painting Demo by Juror of Awards Katie Dobson Cundiff OPA
Location: ArtCenter Manatee, 209 9th St. W, Red Studio
Katie Cundiff OPA acquired an early appreciation for the fine arts, drawing, and painting, under the tutelage of artist parents. Early works resulted in scholarships from National Scholastics Magazine and the Croatian Fraternal Union, earning a B.A. in Fine Arts and Painting from Ringling College of Art and Design. A love of the out of doors combined with painting has produced numerous awards and recognition in plein air events. Her work also includes still life, figurative, and wildlife, and has been featured on apparel and print for Ducks Unlimited, National Wild Turkey Federation, Quail Unlimited, The Billfish Foundation, Safari Clubs International, and Gulf Coast Conservation Association. In addition, Cundiff has been featured in American Art Collector Magazine, American Artists Magazine, Southwest Art, and at the Museum of Florida Art and Culture in Sebring, Florida. Juried exhibits and awards include those from Oil Painters of America, American Women Artists, Women Painters of the Southeast, Cumberland Society of Oil Painters, and American Impressionists.

Friday, October 1, 1:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
OPA Plein Air Painting in Bradenton
Location: Meet at ArtCenter Manatee at 1:30 p.m.
Bring your art supplies and join us for a morning of plein air painting in and around the Bradenton area. There is no shortage of subject matter in this beautiful coastal town! Artists will paint on their own, but a list of recommended locations will be made available. OPA will supply Gamsol.

Friday, October 1, 4:15 p.m.

Group Critique Session with John Michael Carter OPAM
Location: ArtCenter Manatee, 209 9th St. W.
Bring your painting from the morning plein air session (or another painting if you like) for an insightful group critique session led by John Michael Carter OPAM.

Saturday, October 2, 10:00 a.m. to Noon
Painting Demo by Hodges Soileau OPA
Location: ArtCenter Manatee, 209 9th St. W
For more than twenty-five years, Hodges had a successful illustration career gracing the covers of more than three hundred books. He worked for most of the major publishing houses in New York, Field and Stream Magazine and notably Scholastic (Babysitters Club series) and, Harlequin (Romance Covers). Hodges was a long-time member of the prestigious Society of Illustrators where he received many citations of merit for work exhibited in annual shows. After years of executing ideas and concepts of others, he presently paints subjects that are of personal interest. His work hangs in private collections as well as the United States Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard permanent collections. The permanent collection of Golf Digest Magazine includes several of his paintings.

Call 941-746-2862 to register for these free demos. Seating is limited.

Create: Call For Artists

An Open, All Media, Juried Exhibition

Exhibit: Sep 8-Sep 24
Reception: Sep 23, virtual or live TBD

Pick up: Sep 25

The first show of the 2021-2022 season is Create, an open, all media, juried exhibit. Each artist may enter up to 3 pieces. The all media work will be displayed in all Galleries. All artists welcome. Please see the exhibition requirements.

Awards
First Place: Martin Dunn, Crossroad
Second Place: Carla Rudolph, 60ish
Third Place: Joanna Coke, Leilani
Merit: Kathy Simon McDonald, The Chalk Artist
Honorable Mentions:
Nathan Miller, Kingdom of the Savannah Warrior
Mike Knapp, Into the Future?
Joyce Ely Walker, Fragments
Larry Felder, Heidi

Juror Statement: It was a pleasure to jury an exhibition for ArtCenter Manatee. Making selections for an exhibition with so many outstanding entries, was not an easy task, nor one I took lightly. My decisions were informed by the ways the works speak to one another, and the ways in which so many artists eloquently meet the moment by responding to recent pivotal shifts fueled by social media, Black Lives Matter, the #metoo movement, COVID, and the devastating effects of climate change. I am also excited by the way much of the art cleverly responds to art historical conventions, finding new ways to reinvigorate and question the past. As an artist, educator, and juror, like you I am one set of eyes, and from my vantage point, I am excited and encouraged by the work and the conversations created through this dynamic collection of art.

Juror: Caui Lofgren (Bradenton, FL) was born in Eugene, OR, and raised in Minneapolis, MN, and Northern California. He received his MFA and BFA from the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. He is currently the chair of the fine art program at IMG Academy, Bradenton, FL. He has been an Adjunct Professor of Art at New College of Florida, Sarasota, FL and Sante Fe College, Gainesville, FL. His work has been exhibited at the Brevard Art Museum, Melbourne, FL, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL and Art Center Sarasota, FL. He is included in the Drawing Center Viewing Program artist registry and has been included in the past two yearly publications of Manifest International Drawing Annual (6&7), an international juried survey of contemporary drawing.

Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition

Image by Katie Dobson Cundiff, Juror OPA

Exhibition: September 28 – October 22, 2021
Reception: Thurs, Sep 30, 5:00-7:00

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The premier exhibit will feature over 110 of the finest representational oil paintings. OPA is the first national organization founded for the sole purpose of representing traditional, representational oil.

Artists, collectors and art enthusiasts will find an unparalleled collection of traditional oil paintings representative of the high quality of work being produced by the nationally and internationally acclaimed group of oil painters in this exhibition. OPA’s membership is comprised of over 3,500 artists from across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Over the years, OPA’s exhibitions have garnered a reputation for being one of the premier art shows in the country.

The awarding juror will be respected OPA Signature member and Sarasota resident, Katie Dobson Cundiff. Her focus in the jurying process will be to select paintings that show the highest quality in draftsmanship, color, and composition, emphasizing a diversity in representational style and subject matter. The awards include a $4,000 Best In Show.

The Opening Reception will be held on Thursday, September 30, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm with the awards presentation in person at 6:00 pm. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. On Friday, October 1st, Katie Dobson Cundiff will lead a 2-hour painting demo at the ArtCenter.

Juror: Katie Dobson Cundiff
Recognized for her bold and confident brushwork, Katie Dobson Cundiff is one of Florida’s best-known impressionist painters. Born in Chicago in 1950 to artist parents, Katie began painting at an early age and was awarded a National Scholastic Scholarship in 1968 to attend the Ringling College of Art and Design. Upon graduation, she and her husband founded a decorative accessory design business and later expanded to include a chain of retail art galleries featuring their exclusive work. A later venture was a business centered around wildlife art apparel printing with clients including Ducks Unlimited, the Wildlife Federation of Florida and the Gulf Coast Conservation Association. Through the sale of Katie’s designs, hundreds of thousands of dollars were contributed to these organizations. In 2000, Katie began to focus exclusively on her oil painting, with an emphasis on plein air, or outdoor, landscape work. She entered her first plein air competition in 2004 and, in 2009, returned to painting and teaching full-time. In addition to her own workshops,

Katie is an adjunct Professor at Ringling College of Art and Design. Katie is a member of, and has exhibited with, many respected regional and national art organizations. These include The Oil Painters of America, The American Impressionist Society, American Women Artists, Women Painters of the Southeast, Cumberland Society of Painters and Plein Air Painters of the Southeast. She has won numerous awards for her work and is represented in both public and private collections.

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Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition Gallery

Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition
September 28 – October 22, 2021
Call 941-746-2862 for more information or to purchase a painting.

The Calling by Richard Alexander, 11×17, $875

White Lillies by Stephanie Amato, 12×16, $1,800

The Beaver Pond by Marc Andersen, 24×34, $3,500

Bud's Old Cherry Tree by Kathy Anderson OPAM, 30x24, $5,500

Where the Deer Run by Denise R Antaya, 24×18, $2,950

Red and Yellow Joy by Carol Arnold, 10×20, $2,500

Afternoon Tea by Suzanne Aulds, 18×24, $2,000

Blue Skies of Taormina by Nikolo Balkanski OPAM, 16x20 $3,500

Rockport Harbor by Poppy J Balser, 12×16, $1,100

Bliss by Sue Barrasi, 10×12, $975

As It Opens by Stacy M Barter OPA, 8×10, $1,250

Sunrise, Early Spring by Paul F Batch, III OPA, 30×40, $7,500

Lori in Blue by Dan Beck OPA, 16×12, $2,200

Memories in Grey by Kevin C Beilfuss OPA, 24×36, $8,000

Touch of Light by David Boyd, Jr OPA, 18×24, $2,400

Under Beacon Basin by Lon Brauer OPA, 20×20, $3,850

Circle of Life by Shelley Breton, 12×16, $950

Still Magnolias by Jenny Buckner OPA, 30×40, $9,500

Apples of Adoration by John Buxton, 17×13, $6,500

Peonies Dance by Ken Cadwallader OPAM, 12x16, $2,500

Idle Hours by Elizabeth Cedrone, 12×16, $1,800

Thirsty Roses by Rosanne Cerbo, 12×9, $1,250

Dulcinea by Adam Clague OPA, 14×11, $1,350

Still Life by Natalia I Clarke, 11×14, $950

Race The Wind by Kathleen Coy, 8×10, $1,900

A Studio Composition by Steven L Creighton, 16×12, $900

Swing Bridge Tender House Sunset by Karen L Crenshaw, 20×16, $900

On A Clear Day You Can See Forever by Nancy S Crookston OPAM, 16x20, $2,000

Winter Evening by Joshua L Cunningham, 12×16, $1,400

An Seisiun by Donald E Curran OPA, 16×20, $2,000

Sunset Sails by Mark Daly, 30×24, $9,500

Morning Delight by Arlene E Daniel, 16×20, $1,620

Together Again by Randi J Davis, 8×10, $560

Better Days by Sandra Desrosiers, 12×12, $1,400

Hanging Grapes by Loren DiBenedetto, 24×18, $3,800

Katie Cundiff Dobson

Sundance by Gerald Erley, 10×10, $950

Cool Shade by Bill Farnsworth OPA, 16×20, $3,600

Alice by Larry C Felder, 18×24, $4,500

Early Birds Over Lake Killarney by John Felton, 16×20, $1,400

Manu by Nanette Fluhr. 30×24, $15,000

La Abuela by Howard Friedland OPAM, 11x14, $2,500

November's Beauty by Mary Garrish, 20×24, $3,200

A Day Without Rain by Salvatore Graci, 33×18, $4,555

Home by Katherine T Grossfeld, 30×30, $3,000

The Red Barn by Albert Handell OPAM, 24X36, $18,500

Early July by Marc Hanson OPAM, 24x30, $5,400

Lemon Squares III by Melissa Hefferlin, 11×11, $1,300

Last Stand by Frits Hoendervanger, 20×13, $3,800

Midsummer's Eve by Paula B Holtzclaw OPA, 24×20, $4,900

Homeless Old Man in India by Hai Ou Hou, 16×12, $3.200

August Evening by Neal J Hughes OPA, 30×30, $9,400

Reluctance by Maria C Jimenez, 12×9, $1,200

Old Friends by Krista Johnson, 30×40, $5,200

Cattail Cotton by Nils P Johnson, 24×36, $4,200

Sheltered by Rana Jordahl, 18×18, $1,900

Saluti by Charles G Kapsner, 9×12, $4,750

Dear Ruby by MaryBeth Karaus OPA, 24×36, $5,200

Taxi Stand by Shelby L Keefe OPA, 12×16, $1,850

Tall Ships by Alana M Knuff, 18×24, $2,800

Four Musketeers by Yelena Lamm, 12×30, $3,800

Last Alta Reflections by Christine Lashley OPA, 14×18, $2,650

Blue Palm by Joyce E Lazzara, 40×30, $6,800

Waning Light by Dottie T Leatherwood, 10×30, $1,600

Distant Memories by Jeff Legg OPAM, 24X36, $19,500

Incoming Tide by Calvin Liang OPAM, 12x16, $2,400

Driving Force by Amanda Lovett OPA, 20×30, $3,050

Drifter in Repose by Johanne Mangi, 18×36, $7,000

Golden Morning by Patrick McGannon, 20×16, $1,000

Bittersweet and Dragons by Lynne B Mehlman, 12×16, $2,800

Catopezinho de Sao Benedito by Monica Mendes, 26×32, $2,500

Act One Scene Two by Sandra L Murzyn, 16×12, $1,500

New Digs by Debra Nadelhoffer, 20×24, $2,000

Peonies by Patricia Nebbeling OPA, 14×16, $1,500

Plated Lemons by Judith Nentwig, 10×10, $500

Autumn Harvest by Pamela C Newell OPA, 10×20, $1,800

Lemon Reflections by Agnes Niemiec, 11×14, $750

Mood Indigo by Barbara Nuss, 10×16, $1,700

Burn Pile by Kathie Odom OPA, 15×24, $3,400

Wooded Pond by Aline E Ordman OPA, 16×20, $1,800

Early Morning by Sarah M Paddock, 16×20, $1,800

Afternoon Tea by Marcia J Palmer, 11×95, $1,100

Winterset by Robert Papp, 38×27, $9,500

Drunkards Path by Martin Pate, 22×28, $2,800

Not Forgotten by Susan J Patton, 24×30, $2,850

Folklore by Susan S Perrish, 24×18, $1,200

June Moon & Lil' Belle by Elizabeth Pollie OPA, 24×24, $5,600

Tanned by Antwan L Ramar, 12×16, $1,500

La Solana View to Sunroom by Hope B Reis, 24×20, $4,200

Daydream by Julie Rosa, 16×24, $3,200

America's Pastime by John Schisler, 30×12, $3,500

Joy Comes in the Morning by Larry Seiler, 24×36, $4,800

Pile Up by Claudia H Seymour, 18×20, $5,000

April Snow by Shi Xiangbin, 16×20, $1,800

Unkindness of Ravens by Tamara A Sigler, 14×18, $1,725

Sweet Honeybells by Robert J Simone, 20×16, $3,000

Ocean Sunset by Michael Situ OPAM, 12x16, $2,000

Flowers, Citrus and Oils by Shannon Smith Hughes, 24×24, $4,400

David and Goliath by Mary O Smith, 24×36, $3,500

Sunset by Yelena Snovsky, 24×30, $4,700

The Granite Coast by Hodges D Soileau OPA, 12×16, $1,900

The Preparation by Pavel Sokov, 40×30, $35,000

Light and Colour by Janet Stapinski Greco, 14×11, $1,400

Fallen Idol by Shawn Sullivan, 16×20, $1,970

Say What? by Joseph Sundwall, 20×20, $4,100

Fishing Boats Maintenance by Yan Sun OPA, 20×24, $4,500

Little Island in the Afternoon by Deborah Tilby OPAM, 20x20, $2,800

Golden Calm by Patricia C Tribastone, 16×12, $1,500

Night Crossing by Seth Tummins, 14×24, $3,000

Nobleman by Li Volk, 20×16, $4,700

Round the Corner to the Sea by Barb E Walker, 12×12, $1,000

One Old MF (Massey Ferguson) by Steven S Walker, 30×40, $4,900

Radiant Selene by Charles Young Walls OPA, 16×12, $4,000

The First Ride by Shuli Wang, 18×24, $3,600

Her Many Colored Blanket by Sarah Warda, 24×18, $3,600

Firefly by Chuck J Weber, 20×26, $2,200

Sittin in Latitude Yearn Seat by Gail E Wegodsky, 22×32, $2,500

Golden Hour by Trish Wend, 16×12, $2,300

Sentinel by Steven J White, 18×24, $1,600

Queen Pea by John V Whytock, 16×20, $2,950

Carolina Casting by Leah Wiedemer, 24×36, $3,500

Wissahickon Ducks Posing by Keith G Willi, 16×20, $960

After the Storm by Marge Worthington, 16×20, $1,900

Morning Correspondence by John Michael Carter OPAM, 36×24, $12,500

Associate Member = no designation, Signature Member = OPA, Master Signature Member = OPAM

Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Demos

Create: Call For Artists

An Open, All Media, Juried Exhibition

Exhibit: Sep 8-Sep 24
Reception: Sep 23, virtual or live TBD

Pick up: Sep 25

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Exhibit: Sep 8-Sep 24
Reception: Sep 23, virtual or live TBD