The New England Plein Air Painters Paint the South Shore and Islands

SOUTH SHORE ART CENTER

Presents

Boston Harbor Islands Plein Air Tour!

THIS WEEKEND!!!

Join artists from the New England Plein Air Painters for an afternoon

exploring and celebrating the beauty of the Boston Harbor Islands.

Tour two islands - Grape and Bumpkin -

and watch artists as they capture the spirit of these unique places.

SATURDAY JULY 30TH

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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  Reserve a seat on our private charter, $75 - seating is limited. (Charter must be reserved in advance online at http://www.ssac.org/).


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  Tour the islands on your boat.


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  Tour the islands on the Boston Harbor Islands Ferry from Hingham or Boston. Visit www.bostonislands.org /ferry-schedule-summer for schedule and fees.

Complete your afternoon at the Hingham Shipyard Marina

Cocktail Reception & Wet Paint Auction 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

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  Enjoy appetizers provided by Alma Nove


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  Enjoy the live music of the Aldous Collins Band


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  Meet the artists and view the paintings


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  Bid on a one-of-a-kind view of the Harbour Islands

$75 Private Charter Boat tour, Cocktails and Wet Paint Auction (leaving the Hingham Shipyard Marina docks at either 3:15 or 3:45)

$35 Cocktails and Wet Paint Auction

Purchace tickets online at http://www.ssac.org/ or call 781-383-2787, tickets are going FAST!

Hingham, MA- Summer in New England celebrates light dancing on the water and painters gathering where the land meets the sea. The South Shore Art Center welcomes award winning landscape artists, the New England Plein Air Painters in a special exhibition Paint the South Shore at the Shipyard Gallery, 18 Shipyard Drive, Hinham, Ma 02043. The show will open Friday July 8 from 6 - 8pm. The exhibition will be on display ghtoufh August 28, 2011.

Each year, New England Plein Air Painters gather at a picturesque location, create exceptional landscapes, enjoy friendship and camaraderie, hold afresh paint event and display the year's top creations. The event at Shipyard Gallery promises to attract nautical art collectors and water sport enthusiasts.
Shipyard is part of a new complex of shops, restaurants and marine yard amenities. Beautiful architecture and boatyard ambience make it a pleasant place to idle a summer day while watching light dance on the water.

"We are delighted and honored to welcome these artists to Hingham, " notes gallery manager Alice Sloan. Art lovers and collectors eagerly await this annual show of quality paintings for sale by New England's most talented landscape artists. Among the nationally recognized artists participating in Paint the South Shore exhibition include local artists Dianne Panarelli Miller, Margaret McWethy, Sergio Roffo and Marjorie Whorf joined by fellow NEPAP artists T. A. Charron, Robert Duffy, Michael Graves, William G Hanson, Stapleton Kearns, Barbara Lussier Christopher Magadini and Caleb Stone.

"What makes this show so popular is the exquisite quality, freshness and dazzling technique that these award winning artists demonstrate in painting en plein air, or on location. Visitors to New England, especially at this time of year when the boats are in the water and the light dances with reflections, will delight in seeing these magnificent landscapes", say Sloan.

New Work

I haven't written anything on my blog for a while, so I thought I would add my new work and talk a little about what inspired me. Since Christmas, I have been mostly in the studio working on a commission and trying to replenish my inventory.
"Out to Pasture" was a scene that moved me while I was at the Shaker village in Hancock, Ma earlier this year. Years ago I remember seeing a painting by David Curtis, who was one of my mentors growing up, and this painting stayed in my memory till this day. I remembered a sloping hill, a large tree with sheep under it. I wanted my painting to provoke the same feeling that I felt looking at that piece. I have a sloping hill with a majestic tree and cows leasurely dining on the grass. I like that the painting has a foreground and a distance. This was one of those days with perfect temperature and light. I hope you feel what I felt when you look at this painting.

Feed the Hungry! November 30, 2010

Interfaith Social Services as of today raised $1,000,000 for the FEED THE HUNGRY campaign. They have provided almost 1/2 million pounds of food to help people in need of assistance. I was a tiny part in that number by doing a portrait demo to show people what they were bidding for in a live auction for one of my portraits.
Judy Manning brought her beautiful goddaughter Katie to sit while I painted her in front of the huge crowd at Lombardos in Randolph.
We must give thanks to all the angels who worked so hard to so much for the needy!
www.interfaithsocialservices.org
Interfaith Social Services 105 Adams Street Quincy, MA 02169 Phone: 617-773-6203 Fax: 617-472-7987Email: info@interfaithsocialservices.org
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Presentation of a Commemorative Portrait of the Honorable David G. Nagle First Justice of the Brockton District Court

The Honorable Judge David G. Nagle


The Judge Nagle Portrait Committee and the Plymouth County Bar Association recently presented a Commemorative Portrait in honor of his long career as First Justice of the Brockton District Court by Dianne Panarelli Miller.

Kevin P. Creedon, Clerk-Magistrate was the Master of Ceremonies. The Honorable Paul C. Dawley, the Honorable Lynda M. Connolly, Jack M. Atwood, Esquire, Kevin Reddington, Esquire, and Judge Nagle's son David G. Nagle Jr, Esquire were speakers at this memorable event.

Moonlight and Miracles 2010

Friday October 22 the Marriot Hotel in Quincy hosted it's annual fundraiser for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Jen Kelly brought a few artists together to donate their work. Bonnie Hobbs, Diane Scott, Pam Copeman, Kelly and myself had work there. My paintings brought in $1000! This is a really fancy affair with many celebraties showing up. It is always so much fun! The Sultans of Swing were on hand to keep everyone on the dance floor.

The Festival of the Arts at the La Salette Shrine

During the weekend of September 26, 2010 Dianne joined 12 noted artists to begin a 3 day art filled weekend at the La Salette Shrine in Attleboro, Ma.
The artists John Caggiano, T.A. Charron, Robert Duffy, Paul Goodnow, Mike Graves, Barbara Lussier, Christopher Magadini, Margaret McWethy, Tony Nyzio, Catherine Raynes, and Eric Tobin and myself began with a beautiful exhibition of our work. During the 3 days we all were found on the grounds painting in this beautiful and spiritual place.
Each day, a few of the artist took turns presenting a 2 hour demo. I painted Father Pat, a well known singing priest who has a few albums out. If you go to www.http://aacs15.com/?q=node%2F2114%2Fplay, you can see my demo as well as the others.
After painting in the demo, I was asked by some of the people there to paint their portraits. I gladly agreed and did 5 more paintings that day!!!
It is our hope that we will continue this new tradition each year and will attract more and more art lovers each year. T. A. Charron worked really hard to make this a success!!!

My painting "Blue" was accepted to the National Art Encounter in Naples, Fl. I was really excited to have my painting accepted to a National show, but to have a life drawing was even better. They are my favorite subjects to paint, but I don't have many places that like to show them.
My happiness was multiplied when my friend Christine said she had a house there and invited me to stay during the show. We planned on doing many paintings while there.
We flew down on short notice without any problems and landed in very hot conditions. The heat effected our entire trip making it almost impossible to paint outdoors for long.
I managed to get in 5 paintings in 6 days. Quite a feat in 95 degree weather with almost 80% humidity!!!!
I did get many beautiful photos in and hope to get a large painting from it. I was forced to actually relax for most of the week which I realized that I really needed, especially before all my classes start the next week.
We flew home with no problems or delays finishing a really wonderful week in a very beautiful land!