http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/ The Art on Rotation Gallery provides gallery space in public places for emerging and established artists to display and market their work. en Copyright 2008 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:50:48 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The watercolor paintings by Sharon Carloni will be exhibited at The Art On Rotation Gallery at the Thayer Memorial Library in Lancaster Massachusetts all of the month of January. Come see the magic of watercolor of Sharon's paintings. Sharon is a well known artist and art teacher. Her work displays wonderful color and light. Don't miss this exhibit. A portion of the sales benefit the library.]]> http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2008/04/january_at_the_art_on_rotation.html http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2008/04/january_at_the_art_on_rotation.html Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:50:48 -0500 Featuring the photographic works of Mary Jensen Show runs May 4th - May 30th A meet the artist reception on Saturday, May 10th from 12:00 - 2:00 Refreshments will be served Art on Rotation Gallery Located in Clark’s Cafe 310 High Street - Clinton, MA Mary's Bio I was born and raised in the small New England town of North Brookfield. With a graduating class of only 89 students, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. Although I had always had a passion for photography and ..the eye.. for it, it had never occurred to me that I wanted to become a photographer. I worked in factories here and there for 18 years, hating every minute of it. One day I saw an ad in a local newspaper seeking a town reporter. Writing is my second passion so I called the editor. That phone call led to many freelance jobs as not only a reporter but as a photojournalist. The first time I held a camera in my hands and shot my first published photograph is when I realized I wanted to become a professional photographer. I enrolled in the Hallmark Institute of Photography and graduated in June of 2004. Though it was an extremely intense program and a trying time in my life, I know I made the right decision. I am happiest when I have a camera in my hands. When I..m not holding my camera I..m thinking about my next shoot. Hallmark was the best move I ever made. http://www.myspace.com/mjensenphotography ]]> http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2008/04/trip_the_light_fantastic.html http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2008/04/trip_the_light_fantastic.html Articles News Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:15:57 -0500 "Two Trees" by David Black copyright The Art On Rotation Gallery is pleased to present Yvonne and David to the gallery at Clark's Cafe for the month of March 2008. Yvonne's beautiful calligraphy and David's fine art photography is a beautiful addition to the AOR Gallery family of artists. Their work will be on display at Clark's for the month of March. About Yvonne- "Just as one would wish to speak not only clearly but with some civilized and musical quality of grace, so one may write, and the writing be worthy of the name of Calligraphy ~ by which is meant ~ handwriting considered as an art." Growing up all over these United States, Yvonne has lived in a variety of beautiful settings and quickly learned to appreciate the colors and patterns in this ever-changing world. She graduated from a commercial art program early on, and made her living at a local newspaper building ads ("ours is not to question taste, ours is but to cut and paste!"). She has dabbled in pastel portraits, and pen-and-ink, but her true love remains calligraphy. Being left-handed (and right-brained) has been a challenge at times...but one which she clearly has overcome. The grace and symmetry of the art is what moves her. It portrays a rhythm with nuances that cannot be reproduced by computer font. Yvonne's current favorite alphabet is Celtic-inspired. She also enjoys the more immediate gratification of photography....and still has a Pentax K-1000, which she favors...and continues to practice the healing arts through nursing, massage therapy and reflexology in south central Massachusetts. website: http://zhibit.org/yvonne/about About David- "Photography is simply a function of noticing things."—Elliott Erwitt The pilgrimage never stops, but my journey of images touches both the simple and sublime en route. Immersed in the places, people and events that become my vision and guide, my photographs evoke the emotional and spiritual interactions with the natural moment at hand. Please share in my very personal sense of wonder. David Lee Black, musician and award winning photographer, captures the New England landscape in his black and white and color images. Born and raised in Mexico, Missouri, he has created and exhibited his work in New England since 1985. His work was recently accepted for publication in the Canadian based literature ‘zine, "Stationaery". David won the 2005 featured artist award for New England Artists and the 2006 Juror's Choice Award at the Winter Exhibition at the Attleboro Art Museum. In June of 2007, David received the Honorarium Award at the International Society of Photographers Convention and Symposium in Las Vegas. In July of 2007, David was one of 8 selected juried artists to exhibit at Attleboro Arts Museum's Ottmar Gallery for the 8 Visions Exhibit. David's work "Lil Red Barn" was recently commisioned by Peak Organic Brew for the 2008 season and "Russell Pond" was requested for the CD label for Maine's premier rock band, Now is Now. "Wood Chromosomes" was commissioned for publication by the Library of Congress 2008 Endless Journeys. "White Mountain Sisters" is pending approval for the National Geographic Traveler. 2008 is a promising year for David as he has pending exhibits in California, New York, Maine, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. In addition to photography, he has been performing, recording and breathing in the New England music scene and radio since his pilgrimage here from Middle America. Conducting an award winning jazz and symphonic band in Maine, serving as Music Director for the Department of Interior's Orchestrations Exhibit in Boston and Washington D.C., David continues to enhance the New England art scene with his work. David's music credits include performing and recording with The McCoy Brothers, Jumpin Juba (Bone'less Records), Natural Toy (Studio A Productions), Tractor (Lakewest Records),The Brian Scott Quartet, Hydrant and numerous others. David has also produced and performed his own original project, "Blackshack" (Vincent Productions). In the world of musical theatre, David has performed in Sweeney Todd, Chorus Line, Damn Yankees, The Music Man and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. David also is a member of Orchestrations, a group of conceptual artists that present exhibits of living art. David and Orchestrations staged a Giant Pie Fight with 500 elegantly dressed people throwing 5000 pies at each other, all beautifully choreographed to music. As a nice balance, David is a Juvenile Parole Officer for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. http://www.zhibit.org/davidleeblack ]]> http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2008/03/two_visions_by_david_lee_black.html http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2008/03/two_visions_by_david_lee_black.html News Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:24:29 -0500 "Life in The Sea" by Greg Dolnikowski "Gay Head Light" New at the Art On Rotation Gallery at Thayer Memorial Library Gregory Dolnikowski will be exhibiting his acrylic paintings at the gallery at the library from February 29, 2008 to April 30, 2008. Greg’s artwork sings with energy and color. He paints wonderful, breath-taking sunsets that have an abstract quality to them. He also paints beautiful colorful abstracts in an energetic style. Don’t miss this show. It is worth seeing and viewing is free to the public. The show can be seen during usual library operating hours. For more information go to www.aorgallery.com Artist Statement I am an artist and a scientist. Does that make me a Renaissance man? Well, maybe not, but it does keep me busy. Several large universities taught me to be a scientist, but my mother taught me to paint. I paint in a high energy style, and I prefer abstract art in bright happy colors. I also paint Cape Cod landscapes. I am particularly fond of the colors in sky, the ocean and the sunset. Call or e-mail AOR Gallery curator at artrotationgallery@gmail.com and I’ll paint something just for you. You choose the color and the size, and I’ll create a painting that will fit in perfectly with your décor. Selected Recent Shows: Thayer memorial Library, 717 Main St. Lancaster, MA, Current Baldwin Hill Art & Framing, 41 Summer Street, Natick, Solo Show Starbuck’s on Newbury Street, Boston, Solo Show Natick Artists Open Studios, Multi Artist Show at the Natick Center for the Arts, and the Morse Institute Library. All City Financial Group Condo Lobby, South Boston, Kevin Huther, Five abstract art paintings The Borrowed Butler, Carole McManus, Greenbush. Four sunsets. Mandarin Cuisine, 238 Highland Ave, Needham, MA 02494 Sunsets and Abstracts St. Andrew’s Performing Arts Series, 79 Denton Rd, Wellesley, Solo Show ]]> http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2008/02/the_familiar_and_abstract_an_a.html http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2008/02/the_familiar_and_abstract_an_a.html News Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:03:39 -0500 "Shadows on Rocks" by Tally Forbes Watercolor Tally Forbes - Land Shapes February, 2008 At the Art On Rotation Gallery at Clark’s Café The emergence of landscape from a series of overlapping geometric shapes is a very old idea. Geology teaches us that new shapes bubble up from deep within the earth, that large land masses ram into each other creating mountain and valley shapes; and that water cuts into the masses creating shapes that become steep slopes, ponds, and flat plains. Human beings do the best they can to grow what they need on these overlapping shapes creating interesting patterns of their own on the landscape. This series of paintings explore how simple geometric shapes interact to create the landscapes we love and must work hard to preserve. Contact Information tallyforbes@comcast.net ]]> http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2008/02/tally_forbes_at_the_gallery_at.html http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2008/02/tally_forbes_at_the_gallery_at.html News Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:42:37 -0500 Oil Painting by Sid Solomon January and February 2008 at the Art On Rotation Gallery Thayer Memorial Library Although Sid Solomon was born in Springfield, he spent his early years in Worcester, Mass. In high school, his first prize-winning entry in the Service Clubs Essay Competition led to a scholarship to the Worcester Art Museum for three years, culminating in a graduation certificate, and an Art career spanning more than forty years. After three years of Army service and a year teaching Art, he became a portrait painter in South Florida. This experience was followed by further study with nationally-known portraitist and teacher, Edmund Archer, at the Corcoran School in Washington, DC. As a part of his course of training, he copied Rembrandts and other old masters in the National Gallery. He also taught at the Corcoran, and for the U.S. Veterans Administration, as well as painting a number of important government, military and industrial leaders and their families. After three years in the Nation's capital, Mr. Solomon traveled through the East and the South, painting portraits of over a thousand persons at art festivals. During this period he continued his studies and attained proficiency in many areas of arts and crafts, which enabled him to become a Director in the Army Arts and Crafts Program of the U.S. Department of Defense. An extended leave from his government teaching position permitted him to return to graduate school where, after nine years of intense concentration, he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Art Theory and Criticism by the University of Georgia. While completing the requirements for this degree, Mr. Solomon worked as Director of Arts and Craftshops for the 7th Army Training Command in Grafenwoehr, Germany. He had the advantage of travel and study in the major art centers of Europe, and, as a result, his doctoral dissertation broke new ground in defining the concept of aesthetic quality as used in criticism. Since 1980, Sid Solomon has maintained a studio in Worcester, Mass., where he continues to improve his understanding of drawing and painting the human figure at weekly sessions of the Worcester Life Drawing Group, which he coordinates. He has, in addition, become a prolific plein aire painter of the colorful New England landscape in all its seasons, including the depth of winter. He says, "A good portrait painter can paint anything." Sid will be exhibiting at the Art On Rotation Gallery at The Thayer Memorial Library Main St. Lancaster, MA January 4 through February 29, 2008. The public is invited.]]> http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2007/12/january_2008_at_the_art_on_rot.html http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2007/12/january_2008_at_the_art_on_rot.html Sun, 30 Dec 2007 21:50:24 -0500 January at Clark's Cafe will feature the artwork of Stefanie Sacks, a talented adult with autism. Her paintings are painted in acrylic and feature simple themes. She has sold her work in many places. This is her first solo show. Her reception is January 11, 2007 from 6-8pm at the Art On Rotation Gallery at Clark's Cafe 310 High St. Clinton, MA. A portion of the sales will go toward Autism Research. Also at the gallery at Clark's Cafe the winners of the All Artist Juried Show will exhibit their work for the month of January. Paintings by Stephen Collins, Sheryll Collins, Rachel Collins, Neil Murphy, Helen Garcia and Peter Lance will be on display. The paintings and Giclee prints may be purchased. Contact Sheryll Collins or Liz McDonald with any purchase or other information. See link on side bar. http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2007/12/january_at_the_art_on_roation.html http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2007/12/january_at_the_art_on_roation.html Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:41:28 -0500 A Walk Through Rutland State Park by Sheryll Collins Summer's Ebb by Sharon Carloni Sunset by Liz McDonald Aztec Snowflake #1 by Neil Murphy copyright 1978 Farm by Sid Solomon, PhD Juror The AOR Gallery is having a juried art show and holiday sale for the month of December from December 2-December 31. Many of the AOR gallery artists are participating. The show will be juried by Sid Solomon, PhD from Worcester, MA. An awards reception for the artists will be held at the gallery at Clark's Cafe 310 High St. Clinton, MA on December 7 from 7-9pm. Many different pieces will be offered for sale all of the month of December. ]]> http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2007/12/all_artists_juried_holiday_sho.html http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2007/12/all_artists_juried_holiday_sho.html News Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:46:35 -0500 The Art On Rotation Gallery presents Stephen Collins at the gallery at Thayer Memorial Library in Lancaster, MA. for the month of December 2007. Stephen is an experienced and accomplished artist. He paints in watercolor and oil. The exhibit features watercolor paintings of landscapes from various locations- in and around Clinton etc. and other states, still lives and wonderfully painted portraits. Stephen has received many awards for his watercolor paintings. Stephen with his wife Sheryll Collins make their home in beautiful Clinton with their son Joel, and two wonderful grandsons. Stephen works as a senior software engineer for IBM. Sheryll is the owner coordinator of the Art On Rotation Gallery. Please come and see his work all the month of December at The Thayer Memorial Library in Lancaster. For further information call Sheryll 978-549-5822]]> http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2007/12/stephen_collins_watercolors_pa_1.html http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2007/12/stephen_collins_watercolors_pa_1.html News Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:01:23 -0500 Cheryl Wareck is a fine art photographer exhibiting at the Art On rotation Gallery in November 2007. Her work can be viewed at the gallery at Clark's Cafe in Clinton. Personal Statement I used to hold a rather mechanical view of photography-that as the shutter snapped, it was important for me to capture the particular image inside a space. At the time, this goal felt shallow, and now I realize that being present in the space, and my response to this experience, is what is most important. It is the “being” in a particular space instead of the space itself that is more important. Because for anyone, it is our response to a particular place, our experiences, histories and memories in it, that really create the space. I am consistently drawn to the earth, water and air. The suggestive spaces these elements create as they mix and melt, as they are transformed by differences in weather and light, is what compels me. Historically I am influenced by the 19th Century Romantic Tradition and the sense of awe I find in the ordinary, being careful to avoid sentimentality. I find great inspiration from the painter Mark Rothko and contemporary artist James Turell. Turell’s Quaker Heritage promotes ways to live simply and in balance with nature and especially to be aware of an inner light, to look within for answers. Quaker meetings begin with what is called a “gathering” a silent, simple group of people, reflecting, and bound together for the purpose of the accumulation of light. I create photographs, poetic spaces, that represent my personal “gathering” – quiet, simple groups, a witness of an inner place revealed by the accumulation of light and time. Cheryl Wareck lives with four dogs and two birds on a Christmas Tree Farm on Ballard Hill in Lancaster, MA. She is currently employed in the Marlborough Public Schools as an art teacher and is working on a MFA degree where she expects to graduate in June. Most of her images are taken close to the place she calls home. ]]> http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2007/11/cheryl_wareck.html http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2007/11/cheryl_wareck.html News Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:42:04 -0500 As a child growing up in Vermont Louise spent countless hours outdoors exploring the world that encompassed her. She has a masters degree in landscape architecture, and continues to spend many hours engaged in the exploration of her environment, so it is natural to her that she would choose the landscape as a subject and a point of departure for her artwork. Louise works in oil on large canvases. Her brilliant compositions and designs are evident in her work. Her paintings have a wonderful use of color and have an abstract quality to them. They are breath-taking to look at. She has captured on canvas the shapes and light of the everyday landscape and has transformed them into the extraordinary. She told me that she hasn't won any awards yet but has been accepted into many juried shows. It is only a matter of time that she will be an award winner. Come see Louise's exhibit of her beautiful paintings at Clark's Cafe in Clinton all of November. A reception for the artist will be on November 10 th from 11-2 pm. Paintings are available to purchase.]]> http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2007/11/louise_arnold_landscape_oil_pa.html http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2007/11/louise_arnold_landscape_oil_pa.html Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:23:26 -0500 A Call for Artists The Art On Rotation Gallery in Clark's Cafe is having a juried art show. There will be two themes that you may enter. The First Theme is "Betty Boop". Paintings will be accepted in all medium. Any paintings related to the theme will be accepted. (Ex: a scene from the time period, a landscape that reminds of that time etc., anything with Betty) Be creative! The Second Theme is any subject will be accepted in any medium. The paintings should be submitted for consideration on December 1 at 12 noon at Clark's Cafe. Paintings not accepted will be notified by December 2. The show will run for the month of December and will end December 31 at noon. PRIZES will be awarded. Winners will have their paintings displayed at Clark's for 1 month. Newspapers will be covering the event. The paintings will be for sale. A great opportunity to sell paintings for the holidays. A reception for the artists is December 7 from 7-8pm. Snow date December 8th 12-2pm. E-mail for details and application: artrotationgallery@gmail.com Sheryll Collins More Information: E-mail: artrotationgallery@gmail.com Phone: 978-549-5822 Sheryll Collins]]> http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2007/10/a_call_for_artists_juried_art.html http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2007/10/a_call_for_artists_juried_art.html News Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:05:54 -0500 At Clark's Cafe all of the month of October the oil paintings of Diane Lebel will be exhibited at Clark's Cafe in Clinton. December 28th from 11-2pm. This is Diane's first solo show and it won't be her last. Diane's Artist's Statement For years I’ve enjoyed looking at and collecting art, but, having decided at around age 10 that I couldn’t draw, I never thought I’d be able to make art of my own. Finally, at age 50, when I left my full-time job for a part-time one, I decided to take the plunge, and enrolled in a watercolor class at the Worcester Art Museum. After a few semesters, I took a class with Kat O’Connor…and one thing just led to another, even a drawing class (hey, what do you know, I CAN draw!). One semester Kat was teaching a beginning oil painting class. I decided to give it a try, and it was love at first brush-stroke. The wonderful thing about painting, for me, is that it heightens and refines my appreciation of the beauty all around me. I’ve become more aware of clouds, interesting shadows, moss-covered rocks, and the other little details that make up a landscape. It’s also given me an entirely new way of looking at art, and my museum and gallery visits are richer for it. I am deeply grateful for the support of my family and friends, especially Kat, who always pushes me to make my paintings just a little bit better. I’ve gotten beyond the point where I was thrilled just to paint something that was “not overtly ugly,” and now hope I can paint things that people can enjoy looking at. I hope you will enjoy looking at these. Diane Lebel has practiced pathology in the Worcester area for 25 years. She lives in West Boylston with her husband, Alan Harris, and two miscreant Australian Cattle Dogs, both rescued from area shelters. ]]> http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2007/10/diane_lebel_at_the_art_on_rota.html http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2007/10/diane_lebel_at_the_art_on_rota.html News Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:58:32 -0500 At the new Art On Rotation Gallery at the Thayer Memorial Library, Scott Niemi's oil paintings will be on exhibit from October 5- November 1, 2007 during library hours. Library hours: Monday 12 n to 6 pm, Tuesday 12 n to 8 pm, Wednesday and Thursday 10 am to 8 pm, and Saturday 10 am to 2 pm. Come see his beautiful paintings. Scott Niemi was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts in 1964. Scott completed his formal education at Florida Atlantic University where he earned a M.F.A. in Visual Art with a concentration in painting. Currently, he is a part time lecturer for Franklin Pierce University (Rindge, NH) and an adjunct art professor at Becker College (Worcester, MA). In the past, he has worked for Florida Atlantic University as an adjunct art professor, for Palm Beach County as a substitute teacher (grades K-12) and has done art handler/installation work for the Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art in Lake Worth, FL. Scott has participated in many shows both on the national as well as the local level. His work can be seen, among others, in the corporate collections of the Oak Brook Bank (Oak Brook, IL), the Essex Inn (downtown Chicago), and in the Schacknow Museum of Fine Arts (Plantation, FL). He has work in over 100 private collections, ranging from Beverly Hills to Australia. He resides in New Hampshire with his wife and two children. ]]> http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2007/10/scott_niemi_paintings_at_aor_g.html http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2007/10/scott_niemi_paintings_at_aor_g.html News Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:22:00 -0500 First Place - Watercolor - "Sherry" - Stephen Collins Second Place - Watercolor - "Orange and Blue Tetrad" - Elizabeth Neuman Third Place - Watercolor - "Box Canyon" - Stephen Collins First Place - Oils/Acrylics/Pastels/Mixed Media - "The Rolling Stones" - Paul Lowe Second Place - Oils/Acrylics/Pastels/Mixed Media - "Blush" - Nan Rumpf First Place - Photography - "Total Reflection" - Betsy DeAngelis Second Place - Photography - "The Lady of the Lake" - Joe Renzoni First Place - Other - "The Tower of Babel" - Chester Burzenski Best in Show - "Amalgamation" - Nan Rumpf http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2007/09/old_home_day_juried_art_show_w.html http://www.collinsartworks.com/aor/2007/09/old_home_day_juried_art_show_w.html News Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:07:16 -0500