Published November 18th, 2008
in Our Art Collection.
#25 in the Meet the Artists Who Have Inspired Us to Part with Our Cash series is the amazing Michael Biello. Not only is Michael a marvelous ceramic sculptor and chandelier maker, but he is one half of the award-winning songwriting team Martin & Biello. Both Michael and his partner Dan Martin are dear friends of ours. Click the thumbnails to view larger images of the Biello works that grace our home and studio.
You may find out more about Michael Biello’s work and his collaboration with composer Dan Martin at http://www.biellomartin.com
Michael can contacted at michael@biellomartin.com
Published November 11th, 2008
in Our Art Collection.
# 24 in the Meet the Artists Who Have Inspired Us to Part with Our Cash series is painter David Wander. The work of David’s that caught Betsy’s eye is pictured at left. It is titled Lavendar Field. The small oil painting (13.5″ X 17″) was on display in the window of the Sande Webster Gallery, 2006 Walnut Street, in Philadelphia. As Betsy tells it, it was love at first sight, and she felt an overwhelming desire to enter the gallery and purchase the piece. It now occupies a prominent place in the piano studio. (Click thumbnail to view larger image.)
David’s work can be viewed on his website at http://davidwanderstudio.com/index.html
He may contacted at davidwander@aol.com
In Philly, David’s work is avalable at
Sande Webster Gallery
2006 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19103
215-636-9003
www.sandewebstergallery.com
Published November 4th, 2008
in Our Art Collection.
#23 in the Meet the Artists Who Have Inspired Us to Part with Our Cash series is glass artist Laurie Thal. Laurie (pictured to the left), along with collaborating artist Lia Kass, create vases and bowls with intricate sandblasted designs.
Thal’s website states “…the latest collection of sculpted vases intertwine image, form and texture. Each piece is masked by hand, and sometimes several passes with the sandblaster and frisket are required to evolve the enchanted figures you see here.” Click thumbnail on the right to view larger image of the Thal/Kass piece that we own.
And be sure to check out more of their amazing work at http://www.thalglass.com/
Published October 27th, 2008
in Our Art Collection.
#22 in the Meet the Artists Who Have Inspired Us to Part with Our Cash series is Gwen Fryer. Gwen is a former member of the Philadelphia Dumpster Divers. She has since moved to Sarasota, FL. Her mixed media assemblages incorporate collage, painting and the use of architecural salvage and other found objects. Her works are as beautiful as they are surprising. A visit to her website is a must. She may be contacted at PetraH2o@aol.com
The piece that greets guests as they climb the stairs to the second floor piano studio is pictured to the left. It is titled "Hope."
(Click the thumbnail to view larger image.)
Published October 19th, 2008
in Our Art Collection.
#21 in the Meet the Artists Who Have Inspired Us to Part with Our Cash series is sculptor Karen Brown. Karen founded the Philadelphia Open Studio Tours in 1999 as a one-day event to offer the public a more intimate way to view the artwork of Philadelphia area artists. Now in it’s ninth year, POST has gone from nineteen original artists to over 285 in 2008. It was through the beginning of our involvement as participating artists in POST in 2001 that we met Karen for the first time.
Her works incorporate plaster, raku, aluminum, acylic resin and holography. You can view her work on her website, on which she also discusses the various techniques involved in creating her compelling and evocative sculptures. Karen can be contacted via email at karenbrown@karenbrownstudios.com
(Click the thumbnail on the left to view a larger image of the sculpture we are so very pleased to have as part of our collection.)
Published October 12th, 2008
in Our Art Collection.
#20 in the Meet the Artists Who Have Inspired Us to Part with Our Cash series is Linda Mehnert (formerly Linda Harris). We bought our first painting by Linda from the then Afif Gallery on South Street. The two subsequent purchases of Linda’s work were also made at the Afif Gallery. Gallery owner, Liz Afif, has since moved to New York where she opened the Square Inch Gallery. She continues to exhibit work by Linda Mehnert.
The first piece was the one to the right, an angel holding a box of some sort. Betsy and I were both quite taken with the painting, and it was our introduction to Linda and to Ms. Afif, both of whom we are now delighted to count among our friends. The other two works of Linda’s that we are so pleased to have in our collection are pictured below. (Click any of the thumbnails to veiw larger versions).
You may contact Linda at ninaina@aol.com or 267-324-9242
Published October 6th, 2008
in Our Art Collection.
#19 in the Meet the Artists Who Have Inspired Us to Part with Our Cash series is Robert P. Waddington. Robert is a frequent exhibitor at Salon Des Amis Gallery and his work is also available through the Roger Lapelle Gallery in Old City Philadelphia.
This small work caught Betsy’s eye because of her fond memories of going to amusement parks with her father when she was a child. The presence of the spaceship doesn’t hurt either, as we are both sci-fi fans. (Click the thumbnail to view larger image.)
More of Robert’s work can be viewed online at http://www.rodgerlapellegalleries.com/Waddington.html
Published October 1st, 2008
in Ms. Celaneous.
Smoke is from the 1990s series of Cabinet Sculptures. It features smoking pipes, reeds, a pipe stand and wooden turned table legs rescued from the trash. This piece is one of my wife’s favorites, which is why we still have it. Ocassionally, I create something that so thrills her that she immediately lays claim to it, and it becomes part of our permanent collection. All that changed recently when we decided to offer the piece for consideration for an upcoming juried exhibition. (Click thumbnail to view larger image.)
Published September 28th, 2008
in Our Art Collection.
# 18 in the Meet the Artists Who Have Inspired Us to Part with Our Cash series is award-winning Philadelphia painter and muralist Meg Saligman.
Chances are very good that if you live in Philadelphia or have simply driven through the city, you’ve already seen Meg’s incredible work towering above the city streets. Her mural work is some of the finest in the country, even the world. And we are so fortunate to not only own one of her smaller works, but to count her among our treasured friends. (Click thumbnail to the right to view larger image of the piece we own.)
There are a number of websites that feature the murals of Ms. Saligman, and you can find them quite easily by Googling her. But the best place to start would be her own website at http://www.megsaligman.com
She can be contacted at (215) 485-7358 or (267) 975-1696
Email: saligmanstudios@comcast.net
Published September 21st, 2008
in Our Art Collection.
#17 in the Meet the Artists Who Have Inspired Us to Part with Our Cash series is Laima Sprangauskaite. Laima is a regular exhibitor in the Rittenhouse Square Fine Arts Festival held in Philadelphia in the spring and fall. The event is the oldest outdoor art show in the nation. (Click thumbnail to view larger image.)
About her work, Laima writes: “My artistic expression is drawn from the oldest traditions of mystical intuition; the unity of void, plenum and self and their pulsing interconnectedness. My art attempts to display this intrinsic unity and harmony that is revealed every day and everywhere.”
You can view more of her art at http://www.laimaart.com
#25 in the Meet the Artists Who Have Inspired Us to Part with Our Cash series is the amazing Michael Biello. Not only is Michael a marvelous ceramic sculptor and chandelier maker, but he is one half of the award-winning songwriting team Martin & Biello. Both Michael and his partner Dan Martin are dear friends of ours. Click the thumbnails to view larger images of the Biello works that grace our home and studio. 
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