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A gouache painting titled “Glenview Church of the Nazarene, Glen Carbon, IL and watercolor and ink work titled St. John’s Lutheran Church, Granite City, IL” were recently show in Madison County Historical Society’s ART FROM THE VAULT exhibit.

This digital painting titled, “Accepting My Glass Cage” is currently being shown at the St. Louis Artists Guild’s exhibition “Reflections Unveiled: Contemporary Portraiture in the Digital Age”

Two paintings by Michael Anderson, including the image shown Altadena Swap Meet, have been selected for exhibition in Art Saint Louis 40, the gallery’s 40th annual all media, all subjects/themes, all styles, all techniques exhibition highlighting the work of the region’s visual artists. For this year’s show, 700 artworks in all media were submitted by 192 St. Louis regional artists for consideration by Juror Sherry Leedy, a Kansas City gallery owner, from which she selected artworks by 69 artists for the exhibition. Altadena Swap Meet began its life as live demonstration painting at a GEAG membership meeting. “Although the Altadena Swap Meet is an actual literary event, the title suggests an image of poets and writers browsing through white tented booths looking for second-hand verse and used prose under the bright California sun.” -Michael Anderson

Art Saint Louis 40, The Exhibition opens with a free public reception Nov 2, 5-7pm at the gallery’s new location at 2801 Locust, and runs through Dec 19, 2024. For more information visit  Art Saint Louis online.

Shada Vega has one piece called “Death Penalty” in the upcoming group gallery show called Memento Mori at Art Saint Louis. This show features themes of death and loved ones who have passed. The show begins on Sept.14 and ends Oct.17.

My piece, Vernal Transition was accepted into Art Saint Louis show, Memento Mori, (Remember Death) September 14 – October 17, 2024. 2801 Locust, At Louis, MO.

Carolyn Karasek’s piece, Raven to Raven, won an honorable mention at Heartland Art Club Galleries in Kirkwood, Mo., The Members show. The show is on display now through August 24, 2024.

August 8, 2024

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Missouri Botanical Garden
The Missouri Botanical Garden engages visitors with nature in unique ways. On Thursday, August 8, the Garden launches Nature Speaks Through Art—an experiential opportunity integrating nature, learning, and art. As part of our admission during extended evening hours on Thursday, visitors will be able to learn about Plein Air Art—a French phrase meaning “in the open air,” describing the process of painting a landscape outdoors. The Garden has engaged the Missouri Plein Air Painters’ Association (MOPAPA) to have local artists (about 15) including Gateway East Artist Guild members Michael Anderson and Susan Rogers creating art throughout the Garden. Shawn Cornell, a member of MOPAPA will be giving a talk in the Lelia J. and David N. Farr Auditorium for visitors to learn about the practice and its connections to nature. 
 
Schedule: 

5–6 p.m. – Set-Up and Start Painting

 

6–6:30 p.m. – Setting the Stage Presentation (Plein Air: Nature Inspired Art) – Speaker, Artist (Shawn Cornell) – MOPAPA – FARR AUDITORIUM 
 

6:30–7:45 p.m. – Visitors will walk in the Garden to observe the artists creating new art – THROUGHOUT GARDEN

 

Thursday Extended Evening Hours
Take a sunset stroll through the Garden, enjoy dinner or drinks on the Sassafras patio, and explore the Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden as the Garden stays open late (8 p.m.; last entry at 7:30 p.m.) on Thursdays this summer. Garden admission applies; free for Garden members!

About Shawn Cornell

Shawn Cornell is a plein air painter by the strictest terms. Simply defined-all paintings are completed 100% on location-there’s absolutely no indoor touch up. He does this for the vast challenges of painting from firsthand outdoor observation and to fully honor the historical tradition of painting directly from life. Why complete the painting entirely on location? It’s a personal challenge. He simply wants to see if he can.
Shawn’s paintings are neither cutting edge nor deep in metaphorical meaning, they’re simply stories about brief moments that he experiences and witnesses during his excursions. Hopefully these stories connect with the viewer, sparking a fond memory, a sense of familiarity or a bit of humor. Each painting is documented with its location, date, time of day, weather conditions, and brief observations about the day. Many have referred to this documentation as the painting’s birth certificate.
For Shawn, painting “en plein air” is more than just creating two dimensional representations. “It’s my wife’s companionship as she illuminates the canvas with a flashlight so I can paint the full moon. It’s my dad and me sharing a thermos of hot cheesy tomato soup while we paint a frozen, snow-covered stream.” It’s spending time to see the extraordinary in things many would call ordinary. It’s a brief moment of life, captured on canvas.

“Who Saved Who,” a Soulard Art Gallery Exhibit produced in cooperation with Rescue St. Louis, highlights the unique relationship between animals and humans. It opens on July 26 and runs until September 13. Shada Vega has two graphite drawings of her dogs in this group exhibit.

 

 

 

Please note the changes to times for Public Reception & Artist Talk/Demo. Apologies for any inconvenience.

Exhibit Dates: August 3, 2024 – September 27, 2024

Public Reception: Saturday, August 31, 2024,3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Artist Talk/Demo: Saturday, September 14, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Location: Gretchen Brigham Gallery Union Avenue Christian Church 733 N. Union Blvd. St. Louis, MO, Enter parking lot from Enright Avenue

Hours: Monday through Friday, 10am – 3pm

For more information, please contact:

Carla Duncan, Gretchen Brigham Gallery Coordinator, uaccgallery@gmail.com, 314-727-2309, www.union-avene.org/agua

Or Michael Anderson, michaelandersonstudio@gmail.com, 618-830-5142, www.michaelandersonstudio.com

Peggy Derhake’s piece, “The Style Within” won an Honorable Mention award at Framations Gallery in St. Charles. The exhibit was called, “Dedication” and entries were to be a piece of art dedicated to someone who has influenced you or admired. Her piece was an assemblage dedicated to her mom, her grandmother and her aunt.

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