Sep

2008

St Pete Saturday Art Market Begins Oct 4th

Image by calebism via Flickr

Announcing the second season of the
SATURDAY ART MARKET.
We will begin this year on:

Saturday, October 4th
10:00 - 3:00 pm
Set up - 8:00 (no later)
Break down - 3:00 (no earlier)
Williams Park - Between 1st & 2nd Avenues North, 3rd & 4th Streets

Fortunately, Williams Park is in the process of some positive changes. The Downtown Neighborhood Association has formally adopted the park, and a thorough clean up is scheduled for: Saturday, September 20th at 10:00. If you would like to join us, and meet some of the downtown neighborhood residents, this would be a good time. Also plans are underway for a possible non profit to be formed to do regular programming and such at Williams Park.
We are fortunate to have Progress Energy, The Downtown Partnership, The City of St. Petersburg, St. Pete College, and others on board to help in “re-introducing” the park as the downtown activity hub that it was in its heyday.

Another change most likely is a name change. To avoid confusion with the Saturday Morning Market, it looks like the name will be changed to ART in the PARK…at Williams Park (as a byline). This will be decided this week. A fresh new logo and banners will advertise the change.

I will e-mail weekly updates as I did last year, and ask that you answer “yes” or “no” as to your participation each Saturday. Cost is still only $20.00 per booth. This year I would like to focus on improving the quality of the market, and increasing participation.

Please forward this e-mail to any artists that you think may be interested in participating.
The art must be original, and a tent is preferred but not required…a professional display is required!
Any new artist may e-mail images of their artwork to: intmotives@gmail.com. The artist will be contacted once the artwork is previewed.

If you have any questions, please contact me by e-mail (preferred) or at Interior Motives Gallery - 727-898-6061.
If you will be participating, please let me know ASAP.
Looking forward to another great season!!!

Leslie Curran

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Aug

2008

St Pete Artists Paint Simultaneous Portraits Sat.

St Petersburg artist Carrie Jadus & Caleb will be facing off behind their easels and painting each other at work here at the gallery one during the St Petersburg Second Saturday Art Walk. This first experiement is a tentative step toward including more St Pete and Tampa Bay artists in portrait exchange events, the likes of which are gaining popularity in cities across the US.

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Jul

2008

Fundraiser/Reception For Frank Gregoire Tues. August 5th

You’re Invited to a Fundraising Reception
for

Frank Gregoire

for
County Property Appraiser
“ELECT A PROFESSIONAL APPRAISER FOR A CHANGE”

Tuesday, August 5, 2008
5:30 – 7:00 P.M.

Interior Motives Gallery
1110 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL
727-898-6061

Hosted By:
Council Members
Leslie Curran
and
Bill Dudley

Nancy Riley
Michael Bindman
Tina Harris
LuAnne Woods
Carol Hasbrouck
Amy Bromley
Amy Bofman

hors d’oeuvres – beer - wine
Please RSVP to

727-410-7065
frank@vote4frank.org

Election laws limit contributions to $500.00 per person or corporation
Contributions of any amount are helpful

www.vote4frank.org

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Jul

2008

Tampa Bay Artist Melia White Stages Show In St Pete

Tampa Bay artist Melia White announces her reception and show:

THE DEPTH OF LOVE; LIFE
A series of works that capture the ambiguity of life with passion. Each piece a sensuous story all it’s own.
Please come early to meet the artist and enjoy a glass of wine, Melia will talk about her inspiration for her new work.
You can preview 2 new pieces and get further details at meliafineart.com.
Friday, August 1st, 2008
Starting at 7
Opening Reception at Sequins & Denim Boutique
Located at 441 Central Ave, Downtown St Petersburg
Show runs thru August 31st

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Jul

2008

Tampa Bay Artist BC Woo Installs Commissioned Painting

Florida sea life artist Bill Correira has hung a 4 by 6 foot acrylic on canvas work depicting koi fish in a informal pond setting, much to the delight of his patron, who found Bill through his extensive network of satisfied collectors. “The painting adds richness and a relaxed tropical ambiance to my client’s already stylish Florida design,” says Bill. Though large, the painting by no means overwhelms the space alotted to it. “I am gratified by the respectful placement my client chose.”
A large selection of Bill “Woo” Correira’s work is available at Interior Motives in downtown St Pete.

Kelly's Koi Pond

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Jul

2008

St Petersburg Artist Caleb Releases 2 New Paintings Of Roser Park

Image via Wikipedia

Roser Park is the sinuous centerpiece of a very old neighborhood in St Pete. The unusual thing about Roser Park is that it is in a deep gulch. Big deal? Not around here. Around the Tampa Bay area, a fifty foot deep gulley is the local equivalent of the Grand Canyon, a veritable Marianas Trench of a topographical feature. Oh, and the neighborhood is kinda cute.

These 18×24 acrylic on canvas paintings are available for viewing at Interior Motives Gallery in St Petersburg.

Roser Park #1

Roser Park #2

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Jul

2008

Dorothy Starbuck Original Oil Paintings Spotlight Wild Florida

Central Florida landscape painter Dorothy Starbuck has made two lovely paintings whose subject is wild and endangered Florida. Both paintings are mounted on stretched canvas, and inexpensive high quality framing is available here at Interior Motives Gallery.

Artist: Starbuck
Titles: Reaching For The Sky
Medium: Oil
Substrate: Canvas
Size: 24×18

Artist: Starbuck
Titles: Leaning Towards the Sun
Medium: Oil
Substrate: Canvas
Size: 24×18

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Jul

2008

Dorothy Starbuck Finds A New Publisher

Renowned wild Florida landscape artist Dorothy Starbuck is now exclusively represented and published by Southern Fields, Inc. of St Petersburg, Florida. Although Southern Fields had been publishing several of Starbuck’s more recent fine art Giclee prints, her entire catalogue is now being managed and distributed by Southern Fields. Interior Motives makes Dorothy Starbuck’s work available in the St Petersburg area.
Some of Dorothy Starbuck’s prints newly available through Interior Motives Gallery are shown below. These prints are available on canvas or fine watercolor paper in a variety of sizes.

CypressSwamp

Egret Port

Fall’s Glory

Ibises

Loop Rd Swamp

Port Island Trail

Sebastian River Palms

Starbuck Swamp

Three Ibis

TopSail Hill

Water lilies

WithLacoochee River Scene

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Jul

2008

See Florida Landscape Impressionist Painter Peter Pettegrew’s Videos

All of Peter’s work is available in St Petersburg exclusively through Interior Motives Gallery.

Here’s the first one; more are upcoming. Visit Seven North to keep up with the new excerpts from Peter’s full length documentary “Heart Of A Landscape Painter.”

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Jul

2008

Landcape Impressionist PainterPeter Pettegrew In Neptune Beach, Fl

Peter Pettegrew, Orlando Florida plein air painter and friend of the Interior Motives Gallery, recently had an opening and one-man show over on the other coast. The show itself doesn’t close till the 25th.
Peter’s paintings, giclee prints and litho prints are all available here at Interior Motives, and Peter may be contacted through proprietor Leslie Curran for commissions. Peter is represented internationally by Seven North of St Petersburg, Fl.

Here’s the officially release:

Florida landscape impressionist painter Peter Pettegrew is guest of honor at his one man show hosted by The Annex at Neptune Beach FL.
A Collection of New Works from this modern day plein air impressionist. Pettegrew brought 39 paintings along with original handmade serigraphs and stone lithographs painted over the last 2 years. The collection includes painting from his travels in Montana, California, South Carolina, the Caribbean and, of course, Florida.
The huge collection of Pettegrew landscapes was matched by the huge turn-out for this fund raiser and the 1st Pettegrew show here at the Annex.
The show will be up until 25th of July The Annex 200 1st Street North Neptune Beach Florida (904-247-7200)