Susan Benoit of Duxbury and Gail Loik of Hanover present A Life in Color, an exhibit at Bella's Restaurant in Rockland, opening November 11, and running through January.

Patricia Isaac of Rockland MA, was awarded 2nd place for her painting "Blue Glass" in the Oil Pastel Society's annual juried show. Her painting "The Blue Bowl" was awarde an honorable mention in the Oil Pastel Society of Maine's annual juried show.
 

Donna Rossetti-Bailey of Marshfield, MA, has won the “Best of Show” award at the Duxbury Art Association’s 90^th Annual Mid-Summer Art Show for her soft pastel painting, “Willowbrook Revisited”. It will remain on  exhibit until  September 14th at the Ellison Center for the Arts in Duxbury.

Heidi Mayo got an honorable mention at the Duxbury Art Association’s 90^th Annual Mid-Summer Art Show for her soft pastel painting, “Spring Stream” which will also be appearing in the 40th Annual Juried Show, along with another pastel painting, "Matthew's Rhody".  Heidi teaches kids and adults at the Guild's new arts centers, and enjoys painting with Donna (above) whenever she has the chance.
 

Judy Connor Jones won 3rd place in Fiber for her booth display at the Bruce Museum’s Annual Outdoor Crafts Festival, Greenwich, CT, May 19 and 20, 2007. Ms Jones is a weaver and fiber artist from Plymouth, MA who produces women’s wearables. Her trade mark designs use a spectrum of colors woven into them. The judges, Gregory Clark, owner of Artifacts Design Group, Wilton, CT and Dennis Bradbury, Gallery Owner/Director of 22 Haviland Street Gallery, Norwalk, CT, commented that Ms Jones has a good understanding of the use of color. Judy’s work can be seen on her website, www.judyconnorjones. She will also be exhibiting at “Art on the Green” at The Pinehills, Plymouth, MA on June 16th, rain date June 17th, 2007.

Donna Rossetti-Bailey of Marshfield, MA, has won an Honorable Mention Award for her soft pastel, “Sunrise at Humarock Beach” at the Duxbury Winter Juried Show at the Duxbury Art Complex Museum. She has had four pieces of artwork accepted into two national juried exhibits. “Through the Trees” and “Irena’s Geraniums” will be on display the Pastel Society of New Hampshire’s New England Juried Show from June 1 - June 17, at the Red Roof Gallery in Enfield, NH. “October Trees” and “Morning Glow” will be part of at the 2007 Northeast National Pastel Exhibit in Old Forge, NY, June 9 – July 12, 2007. Donna’s work is also part of two current exhibits. Maine Travelers, which runs through May 24, at the Dolphin Gallery in Hingham, MA, includes six pencil drawings and two soft pastels and Oil, Dust and Ashes, at Gallery 297 in Bristol, RI, May 1 – May 31, will include Donna’s soft pastel landscapes. Opening reception, Sunday, May 6, 1 - 3pm.

Two photographs taken by Donna, one of which won second prize, have also been juried into the South Shore Waters: Currents and Solace Photography Exhibit at the MA Audubon Society in Marshfield, MA, which will run April 21 – May 5.
An exhibit entitled Our Point of View, held during the month of March at the South Shore Natural Science Center Vine Hall Gallery, highlighted sixty-four pieces of artwork created by thirty-six of Donna’s students. Donna continues to teach at South Shore Art Center, North River Arts Society and in the South Shore area. She also runs workshops for teachers and other artists. The Donna Rossetti-Bailey Custom Set of Terry Ludwig Pastels is now available. Call 781-834-6820 for further information or dlrb@comcast.net.

Jacquie Gouveia is very excited to announce I am now authorized to sell prints through ArtistRising, an Art.com brand. She is currently offering affordable prints on photo paper and will soon be including fine art prints to her gallery. You get to choose your own frame and mats and can view the final framed artwork
online before you order. Prints make such a great gift! Please visit my
online gallery at: http://www.artistrising.com/galleries/jgouveia

Upcoming Shows:  group artist exhibit at this year's SoWa Art
Walk in Boston. This huge event takes place on May 19 & 20th from 11 - 6pm. Come by and say "hello". For more information, go to:
http://www.sowaartwalk.com/

Pastel Workshop: With Maggie Price, great pastelist and former editor of the Pastel Journal (only a few spots left) at North River Arts Society, Marshfield Hills, July 16-20, 2007, 5-day plain air workshop, tuition $595.  Email pcstudios@cableone.net to reserve your place.

You webmaster will be attending. :)

Exhibition Opportunity: Cravings Cafe, located on Rte. 3A in Kingston next to Stop and Shop. Inviting artists to hang work on a monthly rotating schedule. If interested call Jay or Diana Johnson, at 781-585-7711.

Patricia Isaac of Rockland, MA was awarded the month of April by the North River Arts Society in Marshfield Hills at the annual Calendar Competition. Her oil pastel painting, "Beached on Damon Point", will appear with the month of April in the 2008 calendar, which will be available for sale in May 2008. Patricia was one of 40 finalists who had work juried into the exhibit.
She also one 1st prize for her oil pastel painting "Dinghy Pile", at the national juried show in Moncks Corner Depot, South Carolina. Visit her web site at www.fineartbypatricia.com

Jacquie Gouveia has  been chosen as "Artist of the Month" at Art for Progress in New York for the month of January! What a way to start
the new year. Please visit http://www.artforprogress.org/home.php
to view her featured work. Visit her website at
http://www.jgouveia.com