Southern Fields Art Resource

Just a reminder that the opening reception for the joint show of central Florida artists Robin Maria Pedrero and Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson will be held at Seminole Community College Fine Arts Gallery, Sanford/ Lake Mary Campus, FL September 2, 5 – 7 pm. The show will run Sept 5 – 25.

Tampa’s Joyce Lazzara has released a series of three contiguous paintings forming a tropical-themed triptych. These paintings are available as signed and numbered giclee prints in the size you prefer, as the set of three, or singly. Call 727-894-5266 for pricing or email us at southernfieldsart@gmail.com

Tropical-Triptych

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Joyce Lazzara‘s “Southern Belle” will be featured in the National Oil & Acrylic Society 18th annual “Best of America” 2008 Exhibit.

Joyce Lazzara

Stellers Gallery Annex at Neptune Beach stages a show featuring abstract artist Steve Williams , entitled “Bulletproof Vest“, Friday, August 22nd from 6-9. This show will benefit Jacksonville City Rescue Mission.

Steve Williams

Veteran Florida landscape painter William North will celebrate his 81st birthday with a reception and show at Florida Fine Art Gallery in Gannon’s Antiques & Art Center, Ft Myers. The reception will be held 11am to 4pm, September 6th.

William North

Celebrate and memorialize the demise of the Polaroid as artform at ArtPool of St Pete’s Purple Polaroid Party, Sat August 23d. Polaroid photo exhibitions and portraits will be taken at the door. So remember to shave, or not to shave. And wear something purple. Seriously, wear something purple.

artpool, st pete

Orlando Magazine, a regional Florida lifestyle publication, published an apparently spurious bio of Winter Garden artist Mark Pulliam. In it, Pulliam claims to have led a wild celebrity-and-Yankees-baseball-filled life. In truth, he had taken these details from the life of a close and unwitting friend and applied them to himself. Orlando Mag caught the story and promptly outed themselves and apologized.
In our experience, artists’ bios are as usually as honest as any other resumes. But artists are allowed, even expected, to use a lot of high-falutin’, even purple prose, which makes them more entertaining, if less intelligable, than your run-of-the-mill CVs. Try some and see!

Rena Charles of David O’Keefe Studios amplifies the news we found in the trades: The Tampa-based sculptor O’Keefe is releasing a new line of sculpture caricatures– both originals and embellished limited editions– constructed from recycled materials. One of the first subjects is, appropriately enough, former Vice-President Al Gore. Other subjects include the Beatles, David Letterman, and Bob Dylan. Because of the contruction methods and use of recycled materials, each piece is unique. Prices run from $2,000 to $25,000.

Thanks to San Diego, CA blogger Spanky, oddly enough, we get details about the group drawing show at Nova 535 on MLK in St Pete called “The Edge Of The Invisible“. Show runs September 11 – October 25, 2008 and featuring artists Douglas Bosley, Clayton Chandler, Michael Chomick, Neverne Covington, Patrick Francisco, Ashleigh Gunter, Yoko Nogami, Jeffrey Pierson, Rebecca Skelton.