Amber at the Philadelphia Flower Show!

"Amber, Dreaming" oil on canvas 24 x 20 inches

I am thrilled to announce that my painting "Amber, Dreaming" is on display at the Philadelphia Flower Show. The piece is part of a venture to showcase the work of local art school students in this year's flower show. This year's show theme is "ARTiculture" and I was very honored that the PFS committee chose my piece.  16 PAFA students were selected in all and our pieces will be rotated: Amber is in the current grouping dates to view Friday 2/28 through 3/3.

n.b. Because of some family issues which took me out of state, I was not able to get in to see it hanging in person! Many many thanks to Cara Schmidt who stumbled upon it at the show and was intrigued enough to read the label and then realize her friend had painted it...what a lucky happenstance! She snapped a shot and posted it too so I got to see it in situ...you're so great Cara ♡  And huge thanks also to my lovely model, Amber, for allowing me to paint her and then show the piece! ♡♡  Here's the show photo:

"Amber, Dreaming" oil on canvas 24 x 20 inches
The Philadelphia Flower Show 2014
photo courtesy of Cara Schmidt

Drexel Art Auction

"Dollar in a Box" NBMiller 2011 oil on linen 7 x 5 inches

I'm participating in Drexel University Arts Administration Graduate Association’s (AAGA) 11th Annual Silent Art Auction! This is tonight, Friday, Feb 28, 2014 at 7 p.m. in the URBN Center Lobby (3501 Market St.) In addition to food and drink, the evening will feature entertainment provided by Grits and Grouper Soup, a local Philadelphia folk-band. All proceeds support the AAGA’s annual trip to Arts Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.

For more information on the auction see this link. To see an online gallery of the many beautiful artworks donated to this event look here. Bids start at only a percentage of market value so if you're lucky this could be a great chance to snap up a masterpiece at "charity" prices.

"Faraway Places" at Newman Saunders Gallery

House on the Cliff   16 x 12  o/c  2010 NBMiller

Faraway Places
group show featuring the travel paintings of Valerie Whipple Craig, Elaine Moynihan Lisle, Nancy Bea Miller and Joseph Sweeney

12/8/13 thru 1/4/14
Opening Reception Sunday Dec 8, 4-7 pm
Newman Saunders Gallery
120 Bloomingdale Ave, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087
http://www.newmansaundersgallery.com/

Two new magazine articles..part 2

I have two articles in the current issue of Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine! By chance, they are running back to back. The first is an exhibition preview which you can find in the previous post, and the second is a comprehensive guide to Philadelphia as an art destination.  Philadelphia: Art Mecca of the Mid-Atlantic Pages 103-107, Fine Art Connoisseur, October 2013.

Philadelphia is the U.S.A's eighth largest city and it is also well-known for its vibrant art scene, so this was a huge undertaking, but it was also a lot of fun doing the research. Many thanks to everyone who responded to my public and private cries for help requests for suggestions! I could not have done it without you. Many people responded to my Facebook queries and emails asking for information, and I am grateful to everyone. In particular I want to thank Margaret Hughes, Cara Schneider, Martha Kent Martin and Dr. Kevin Richards whose timely suggestions were immensely helpful.

NOTE: People's screen sizes and browser capabilities vary, so to read the pages it may be necessary to drag them to your desktop and then open them in Photoshop or Preview. Of course, the best way to read the article and see the full glory of the six spectacular color reproductions is to buy a copy of the magazine!

Two new magazine articles..part 1

I have two articles in the current issue of Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine! By chance, they are running back to back. The first is an exhibition preview of a show that's about to open soon, Women Painting Women: (R)evolution.   Pages 98-102, Fine Art Connoisseur, October 2013.

People's screen sizes and browser capabilities vary, so to read the pages it may be necessary to drag them to your desktop and then open them in Photoshop or Preview. Of course, the best way to read the review and see the full glory of the twelve glorious color reproductions is to buy a copy of the magazine! I also suggest heading to Principle Gallery to see the show, which looks pretty amazing! Here's the information:

WPW: (R)evolution

September 20^th- October 18^th, 2013

Opening Reception: 6:30 pm- 9pm, September 20th, 2013

Principle Gallery

208 King Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

(730)739-9326 

www.principlegallery.com

The Last Picture Show

In front of my three paintings in this last Artists' House exhibition, July 2013

This month brings the final exhibition at Artists' House Gallery. The directors, Lorraine and Marv Riesenbach are retiring after twenty-two wonderful and successful years. I have been with this fine gallery since it began, a stroke of luck for which I am immensely grateful.  How did it come about? It was my good fortune to meet Lorraine when we were both studying in the certificate program at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Lorraine is one of the most wonderful people anyone could ever happen to meet, and we became good friends. When I got married a few months after graduation Lorraine supported me through the ceremony as one of my bridesmaids. Within the year,  she and Marv started Artists' House Gallery and I was honored to be part of the original Artists' House gang.  I know how lucky I was, and I still feel honored today...nobody could ask for a better gallery than Artists' House or a better friend than Lorraine Riesenbach. Thank you Artists' House folks, Lorraine, Marv, Leigh and Rita, a million times over for all that this wonderful gallery has done for me personally and also, more importantly, for the arts community at large! ~♡♡♡~

RETIREMENT EXHIBIT---ARTISTS' HOUSE GALLERY
July 5 to August 25
Reception: July 7, 1-4 pm.

Artists' House57 North Second Street  Philadelphia, PA 19106  (215) 923-8440    Wed - Sun 12-5 PM or by appointment
http://www.artistshouse.com/ 

My Latest Article: Susan Hagen

My latest article for Fine Art Connoisseur magazine just came out! It's a four page spread on Philadelphia wood carver Susan Hagen.  Click on the individual photos, then drag to your desktop to bring them up to readable size (or just go out and buy the issue!) 

 

I have been following Susan's career with great interest ever since we met about a dozen years ago. We had both been selected as participants in a program generously sponsored by the Main Line Art Center to assist local emerging artists in their career trajectory by connecting them with a nationally-known art critic, and I guess, also each other. It was an intriguing concept.  It was a selective program and I was honored to be chosen, and did very much enjoy talking at length with the art critic, Gerrit Henry, but unfortunately he died unexpectedly about six months after this endeavor, which was extremely sad and also pretty much stymied what was probably one of the art center's main goals for the project. But it was indeed beneficial to meet a bunch of other artists at a similar stage in their careers and see their work.  Susan's aesthetic spoke to me very strongly, so it's been a real pleasure to have this opportunity to interview her and examine her work more in depth.

Susan's show at The Center for Art in Wood  entitled "Social Studies" runs through July 20. Go take a look!