Shaw Galleries: Beauty, Strength, Reflection Art Exhibit April 1-30 2011 Pgh PA

PITTSBURGH, PA, 3/3/10 – Shaw Galleries is pleased to announce the opening on Friday, April 1, 2011 of "BEAUTY - STRENGTH - REFLECTION: Five Perspectives on the Female Form," an exhibit featuring five women artists from Pittsburgh in a remarkable Spring show of fine art paintings. The exhibition runs through Saturday, April 30. PLEASE NOTE NEW GALLERY HOURS are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.

Within their chosen medium, these five women share their perspectives on feminine form and style. Not to be confused with nude figurative studies, these new works convey an uninhibited simplicity, a quiet, sagacious strength and luminous nobility with the focus being color, light, texture and shape. Each artist has contributed individual works on paper and canvas, as well as a five-piece collaborative piece titled "Dressing Matters" that serves as a focal point of the show.

The opening is Friday, April 1 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Contemplation, an oil painting by Christine Swann

Towel Off, an oil painting by Claire Hardy

Sand Sculpture, a watercolor by Jeannie McGuire

Kissing Echo, an acrylic painting by Barbara Kern-Bush

Recollection, a watercolor by Peggi Habets

NOTE: Images represent the kind of work each artist is displaying in this show.

www.shawgalleries.com

805 Liberty Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Telephone: 412-281-4884

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

Pittsburgh Art For Sale, Part 2, Yes by Pgh Artists...

Pittsburgh Art For Sale, Part 2, celebrates artists who delve into subject matter unrelated to the physical region in which they live...

Pgh Art For Sale, Part 1 does as well for the most part.

For more information you can visit the website highlighted with the artist names below.

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Charles A Smith II

charles(AT)artistcharlessmith.com

Thai Folklore
Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 24" x 30"
Price: $1,800.00 Original/Print: Both

For Our Sins
Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 24" x 30"
Price: $600.00 Original/Print: Both

Romanesque #1
Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 24" x 30"
Price: $800.00 Original/Print: Both

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Michael Lotenero

412-417-6021

Figueres:
60” x 40”
oils, acrylic and
varnish on canvas
$5,500.00

Barceloneta I:
72” x 72”
oils, acrylic and
varnish on canvas
$10,500.00

Barceloneta II:
40” x 60”
oils, acrylic and
varnish on canvas
$5,500.00

La Merce:
72” x 72”
oils, acrylic and
varnish on canvas
$10,500.00

La Rambla:
38” x 50”
oils, acrylic and
varnish on canvas
$4,500.00

Cadaques:
72” x 72”
oils, acrylic and
varnish on canvas
$10,500.00

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David Edwards

Artist and CEO: Art Energy Design
Ph. 412-487-0621

Original Pastel Works:

1. North Sea at Night, 20" x 20" Pastel, Framed and matted under glass. $350

2. Dutch Sea Scape, 20" x 22" Pastel, Framed and matted under glass. $ 350

3. Goldfinch after Carel Fabritius Pastel, 16'' x 20'' Framed and matted under glass. $450

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Rick Byerly

rick(AT)uniquetake.com

412-400-3778

Archival Fine Art Photography Prints Matted in Black or White to 20 by 24"
One Time Series of 50

For larger preview images please email me.

Lit Up, 20 by 24", $600

Facial Etchings, 20 by 24", $600

Devil in the Floor, 20 by 24", $600




Headed, 20 by 24", $600

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

surface and rigor at mendelson gallery, mark gualtieri, will giannotti, rick byerly

Planetary Host, Rick Byerly

Update: Rick Byerly's texture images from utah are located here.

In the over 3 years I've done this blog I've rarely plugged what I'm doing (save some ads a few years back). Well, I'm gonna shout this one from the rooftops since it's the first exhibit I'll be in since over a year (and will continue to hold back what I exhibit and show in general.)

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Surface and Rigor at Mendelson Gallery

Opening Friday Feb 4 from 6-9 pm

Show runs til March 18, 2011

Regular Gallery Hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 12-5 pm.


5874 Ellsworth Ave, Pgh PA 15232 412.361.8664 2/4/2011 through 3/18/2011

Mark Gualtieri

Through the use of industrial alkyd and resin,
Mark continues to explore the theme of growth and decay
that has been his preoccupation for the last several years.

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Will Giannotti

Will’s primary medium is wood and he incorporates
traditional and nontraditional techniques to create work
which contains narrative aspects and references
to the material itself and art history.

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Rick Byerly

Rick uses photography as a medium to explore the language
of texture amidst the unusual in nature.

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Rick Byerly is a fine art photographer who trained at Pittsburgh Filmmakers in 2001 and started his full time commitment in 2007. Over 300 of his limited edition, archival prints exist in personal and business collections across the United States, including Google CEO Eric Schmidt. PNC Financial Services recently acquired twenty-six of Rick’s photography prints for their collection.

For the exhibit, Surface and Rigor, Rick’s archival prints of rock formations continue his pursuit of exploring the language of texture amidst the unusual in nature. Rick traveled to various parts of Utah and Hawaii’s Big Island to find unusual rock formations.

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For more information please contact Mendelson Gallery at 412-361-8664.

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

Artist Masha Vereshchenko, Buy Her New Artwork Online, Pittsburgh PA

One of my personal favorite Pittsburgh artists, Masha Vereshchenko, has put more original artwork up for sale at her etsy store.

The below images are some of the original paintings on wood which you can buy.

Rick Byerly









Buy Masha's art here.

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20, 2007.pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly, www.RickByerly.com.

Dean Cercone Art

Here are images of many of Dean Cercone's paintings from his September 2010 Exhibit at Garfield Artworks:

For info on his music check out his myspace link.

If you're interested in buying his artwork he can be reached at 724-822-8070. (His work is in my collection.) You can refer to the image title (right click for #) or better yet click on the image and email it ( thenead(AT)@aim.com ). Make him an offer he can't refuse...





















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Earlier work which spans over the last 3 years:

If you're interested in buying his artwork he can be reached at 724-822-8070. (His work is in my collection.) You can refer to the image title (right click for #) or better yet click on the image and email it ( thenead(AT)@aim.com ). Make him an offer he can't refuse...


























































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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20, 2007.pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly, www.RickByerly.com.