Feeling the Love at Jerry's Artarama

Once again, the folks at Jerry's Artarama opened their doors to us for a fun Customer Appreciation night. You may recall that they invited us to their store last spring, not too long after they made their move to their new West Palm Beach location. There have been a few changes since then, most notably the hiring of their new manager after the retirement of the previous manager. We've been pleased to meet Margot Weissman, as well as Craig McInnis, their Outreach Manager. They've attended our events, as well as other art happenings across the county.

For our Customer Appreciation night, all Wellington Art Society members received a 20% discount on their purchases. We were filling shopping carts, and finding all kinds of things we didn't know we needed.

Here are Adrianne Hetherington, Jean Talbott, Craig, and Bobbin and Gary Salisbury.

 

 

Introducing: Watercolor Artist Bobbin Salisbury

Bobbin Salisbury has been painting in watercolors for quite some time. She has also been on the WAS Board of Directors for the past few years, and is greatly contributing to our organization. She currently has her first solo show of her artwork at Whole Foods Market in Wellington.

50 Artists/50 Bucks

The Armory Art Center recently held their event 50 Artists/50 Bucks. This has become an annual event, so be sure and look for it next year. The idea is that it is live art creation, followed by a live auction of the art created. For three hours, 50 artists set up their easels, used the wall, table, or floor to create a work of art. Acrylic paints were used so the canvases would dry and be ready for the lucky bidder to take home. One of our members, Laura Willems, participated.

Student Art at the Wellington Community Center

In my last post, I told you about the WAS members' art in the Wellington Community Center. The Center also has art on its ground floor that is done by students from Wellington. This program is managed by Michelle Garvey from the City of Wellington. She rotates art through elementary school students, then middle school, then high school. Our latest show was for elementary students. Here they are with their wonderful artwork.

Members' Art in the Wellington Community Center

We've started a new show of our members' art at the Wellington Community Center. We hang this art for a three-month rotation in their Card Room. All members are invited to apply for the next show. The Call to Artists will go out September 24, and the art will be hung November 5.

This first piece is "Mounts Botanical Gardens" by Joanne Baker MacLeod. It is done in oil and is 26" x 36".

Jean Talbott's Solo Show

We recently celebrated Jean Talbott's solo show at Whole Foods Market in Wellington. Jean filled their cafe with her oil paintings and watercolors. Jean doesn't just paint, she also creates beautiful fused glass pendants. She brought some of them with her to show at her reception.

Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery Show

A few of our members recently showed their artwork at Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery's show titled "The Naked Truth." CGMS is a cooperative gallery and has artists who regularly show their work there. They are now doing small 2-3 week shows that showcase other artists' work. You can see my previous post about their "Oddity of the Artist" show here. Here is the artwork by Wellington Art Society members at The Naked Truth show.

"Lay" by Flannery Winchester, $850.