The first of the Last Friday Concerts at Williams Park has been confirmed for December 26, 2008. The Concert is FREE but there will be a VIP Lounge with complimentary entrees, beer and wine, and hand rolled cigars available for a $50 donation. Tickets can be purchased at the new website lastfridayconcerts.com.

Friends of Williams Park is an active supporter of programming that will help restore our historic central park to its role as an active urban town center. We’re excited that the Last Friday Concerts will be added to the growing calendar of events that already includes Art in the Park on Saturday’s and Wednesday Midday Market.

Please help spread the word. See you in the park!

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)

New Works by Robert Bruce Epstein
A Benefit For CASA – Community Action Stops Abuse
20% Of All Proceeds Donated To CASA

Water, sky, earth, human and architectural images are the foundation of Epstein’s creations. His work explores natural and man-made forms through a synthesis of visual languages. Epstein’s latest series of paintings evokes a new consciousness through vibrant expressionistic imagery and abstraction.

Epstein’s paintings and sculpture appear in corporate and private collections in the United States and Europe, and include large-scale public works in California and Florida. New York Times art critic, Bill Zimmer, selected Epstein as one of Florida’s top 30 artist. “Islands in the Dream” from Epstein”s TROPiKON series is in the permanent collection of the Gulf Coast Museum of Art , Largo, Florida.

Epstein’s formal training includes study at Port Royal Academy, Paris, The Corcoran School, Washington, D.C., Tulane University, New Orleans, LA., and the American Film Institute. He received his degree from The George Washington University and in 2002 moved his studio, HIGHSTONE, to St. Petersburg, Florida.

OPENING RECEPTION FOR THIS EVENT IS:

Saturday, July 12, 2008
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 PM

From Art Addict, an art blog of North Pinellas County:

Hope you’ll be able to join us for our 2nd official Tampa Bay Area SketchCrawl on Saturday July 12th, 2008!
It will be held in downtown St. Petersburg and will be an early evening crawl this time.

You can read all the details of this event by going to  “Grab Your Sketchbooks…” Art Addict.

Epstein’s paintings and sculpture appear in corporate and private collections in the United States and Europe, and include large-scale public works in California and Florida. Epstein’s formal training includes study at Port Royal Academy, Paris, The Corcoran School, Washington, D.C., Tulane University, New Orleans, LA., and the American Film Institute. He received his degree from The George Washington University and in 2002 moved his studio, HIGHSTONE to St. Petersburg, Florida.

OPENING RECEPTION FOR THIS EVENT IS:

Saturday, July 12, 2008
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Here at Interior Motives Gallery, St Petersburg

Full Immersion – Summertime Workshop II
With St Petersburg Artist Robert J. Simone
July 10th & 11th @ Indian Rocks Beach Art Center
9:00 am – 4:00 pm with lunch break at Noon.
Fee: $60
Class Limit-12 students-please call our office at 727-596-4331 to register

Here are comments from last month’s participants:

“Robert was great-good teacher-funny-great painter and lots of patience-I really enjoyed it!” Barb K.
“Robert’s techniques have been a value tool towards stretching me as a painter, appreciate his teaching skills.” Pat T.

The workshop will use still life as subject matter. Focus on Drawing (the envelope method), Values, Colors and Edges. Emphasis will be placed on John Singer Sergeant’s Five Types of Light and proper brush handling. In addition Robert will explain the concepts of “Chiaroscuro” and “Notan”
The course is suitable for all skill levels.
Robert is represented locally by Interior Motives, 1110 Central Ave, St. Pete.