Martin’s Impressions of his second Bryn Du Mansion Art Show:
We attended the Artist Reception on Wednesday evening, September 30, 2009. Like last year, it was a large show with a wide range of art and artists. There were 64 artists and over 200 works included in the exhibition. Opening night welcomed hundreds of guests and the event was catered with wine and refreshments. Sales were down last year with only several paintings with red dots on Opening Night. This year many more sold.
My impression of this year's show was very similar to last year's show, with the new one being a little more abstract and crowded. People seemed to really come out this year. This show was hung by the students from the Visual Communications Through Art C-TEC program and their instructor Jennifer Evans-Kinsley. They also created the promo and name cards for the show. Art in the show was selected by Lyn Logan-Grimes, Art Coordinator of The Works, in Newark, Ohio. And again, the event was sponsored by the Village of Granville.
I enjoyed many pieces, especially seeing the work of friend Jane Heller. Again this year was also Amy Nelson, who had several of her large, dreamy, expressionistic landscapes on view. This year I had 4 pieces, two large canvases and two small encaustics on wood. They were split up, with the large 72" square, "Hopewell/Orange" on the large wall of the solarium. It was featured in the Newark Advocate review of the show. Click her to see review:
October 3, 2009, we were docents for the show. Again there were a lot more visitors. I'm glad they encourage their artists to participate and talk about their work. It was great being invited to show at the Mansion (again this year).
Martin Timko 10-4-2009
