Art Uptown Gallery
Florida Soliloquy
Solo Exhibit by Cecile Moran
Life Cycle by Cecile Moran
Art Uptown Gallery presents “Florida Soliloquy,” a solo exhibition of paintings by Cecile Moran. The show will run February 25 to March 30, with an opening reception on Friday, March 2, 6 – 9 pm at the gallery.
A prolific painter, Cecile’s work embodies a sense of energy, displayed through the interaction of brilliant colors. The images are created by layering and resist techniques. Paint is applied and removed in selected areas to reveal new and different color relationships.
“Florida is a land of contrasts, extreme weather, differing cultures and diverse tropical terrain and flora. The large expanse of ever changing skies and the strong horizontal impact of the landscape excite the senses and provide the impetus for my painting,” noted the artist. “I have always been intrigued by the shapes and patterns of natural forms.”
A Chorus Line - Sabal Palms by Cecile Moran
Cecile graduated with a BFA from Boston University, College of Fine Arts and an MA in Art Education from California State University. She also studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. As a teaching artist, her life experiences have taken her to diverse locations; Massachusetts, California, New York, Florida, and to Spain, where she lived and taught for three years. She resided in Tampa for 20 years teaching with the Technical and Community College art programs where she was one of five finalists for the Adult Education “Teacher of the Year” award. She moved to Sarasota in 1998, where she conducted art and educational programs for at-risk youth.
A longtime member of Art Uptown, Cecile is a past president of the Gallery and serves on the Board. She formerly served as President of the Art Teachers Association of Long Beach and organized conferences for the Southern California Art Education Association. Still giving painting workshops and demonstrations, her work is found in public and private collections throughout the United States, Canada and Spain.
KUDOS GIVEN FOR MOSTLY MAINE
“Mostly Maine,” a solo exhibit of paintings by Sarasota artist and art educator Jamie Friedli, was held at Art Uptown Gallery. The artist’s reception on First Friday in February was a great success. Many of the pieces shown were newly created on a trip to Maine which Jamie takes each year.
WATERCOLOR AND COLLAGE
DEMONSTRATIONS
ENJOYED BY GUESTS
The watercolor and collage demonstrations presented by Jackie Woolf and Jacquie Clark brought large numbers of guests to the Gallery to observe and speak with the artists. Everyone was genuinely impressed with their engaging presentations.
MEMBERS NAMES IN THE NEWS
ANNE ABGOTT won second prize in the Florida Suncoast Watercolor Show at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts. She also won honorable mention at the AGAMI Show at the Studio at Gulf and Pine. Flying to Cincinnati in April, she is taping two art instruction videos for F&W Publications and will be included in the book, The Best of Watercolor, on sale April 2012.
JON GREELEY, ANNE ABGOTT and CAROLYN RITTER are presently teaching classes in oils and watercolor at Art Center Manatee. For more information go to www.artcentermanatee.org.
JANINE HOFFMAN is teaching a drawing class in colored pencil at Longboat Key Center for the Arts. For more information on her class go to www.ringling.edu/lbkca.
CECILE MORAN’s upcoming show was recently covered in Sarasota Visual Arts and her work presented in SRQ Daily.
JACKIE WOOLF’s recent demonstration was announced in Sarasota Visual Arts, an online newsletter about art happenings on the Suncoast and Bay Area.
ARTISTS IN ACTION
February 25
and
March 31
10am - 4 pm
Art Uptown Gallery presents “Artists in Action,” a day long program of artist demonstrations on the sidewalk in front of the Gallery. The Gallery, located at 1367 Main St., has been continuously exhibiting the works of local artists for over 30 years. Art Uptown Gallery supports local arts and artists by providing art demonstrations, exhibitions, and live painting and fine craft activities. All of these events are free to the public. Come by the Gallery to view the action and meet the artists. Look for the next session on Saturday March 31 from 10 am to 4 pm.
ARTIST MEMBERS
Anne Abgott - Watercolor
Deborah Brestel -- Acrylic
Karen Case - Raku Pottery
Dana Clark - Sculpture
Jacqueline Clark - Watercolor
Brendan Coudal - Oil
Boots Culbertson - Ceramics
Shirley Rush Dean - Acrylic, Watercolor
Barrington R DeMers - Digital
Nancy Faris - Fiber Arts
Lisa Flam Corin - Jewelry
Jamie Friedli - Oil
Jo-Ann Golenia - Textile, Watercolor
Jon Greeley - Oil
Janine Hoffman - Digital, Colored Pencil
Eleanor Merritt - Acrylic, Watercolor
Cecile Moran - Acrylic
Christina Paluszek-McClure - Jewelry
Kathleen Piunti - Oil
Carolyn Ritter - Acrylic
Rita Rust - Watercolor
Patricia Sorg - Oil
Richard Stewart - Photography
Sharon Stewart - Collage, Acrylic
Karen Taddeo - Acrylic
Douglas Teller - Watercolor
Amy Webber - Ceramics
Wayne Wilmoth - Photography
Jacqueline Woolf - Watercolor
Maria Freidli - Gallery Staff
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