Gallery West Presents

"Big World, Small Paintings"

Oil Paintings by Cindi Lewis

Wednesday, September 8 - Sunday, October 3, 2010

Second Thursday Old Town Alexandria Art Night, Thursday, September 9, 2010, 6-9pm

Artist’s Reception: Saturday, September 18, 2010, 5-8pm
Featuring Live Jazz performed by Mike and Dave Gassmann

Regular Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Sunday 11am-6pm

Painting offers many pleasures: the fresh beginning presented by every blank canvas and palette of freshly squeezed paint; the moment when an image starts to emerge and take on a life of its own; the opportunity to lose oneself in a process that is both stimulating and calming; the pride when a painting turns out well – and even the “teachable moments” when pieces go horribly wrong. But I have also discovered, like countless others before me, that the artist’s habit of looking closely at the world has additional rewards as I notice the interplay of colors, light, and shapes wherever I go. Even doing something as mundane as driving on the Beltway has been transformed; the boredom (or worse) has been replaced by cheerful contemplation of the variety of greens in the trees bordering the highway or the effect of the late afternoon light – and of how to capture them in paint.

This show shares a personal, maybe idiosyncratic, collection of such moments, in locations ranging from my backyard in Alexandria to travel destinations overseas. Emphasizing the color and light initially attracting me to each of these scenes, I invite the viewer to share my small glimpses of the world.

14th Annual National Juried Show

Gallery West is pleased to announce a call for entries for its 14th annual national juried show. The all media show will be juried by CD, awards to total $1000. It will be juried by  F. Lennox Campello. Exhibit Dates: February 9, 2011 - March 6, 2011.

Entry deadline: November 12, 2010

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE CALL FOR ENTRY

Power of Color II

Gallery West is pleased to announce a call for entries for its 2nd Annual Power of Color juried show. The show will be juried from artwork delivered to Gallery West on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010, and is open to all Washington, DC metropolitan area artists over 18.

Exhibit Dates: November 3 - November 28, 2010

2nd Thursday Art Walk Reception, November 11, 6-9pm
Artists' Reception, Saturday, November 13, 5-8pm

Please Click Here for the Call for Entries

Here's what some of our artists are up to:

Mary Allen is a juror for the POETIC ART competition at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia. The show will run from September 15th - October 10, 2010. Opening Reception & Poetry Reading - September 19th 2-4 pm.

Two of Gail Weyant's Photographic Wilderness Landscapes were selected for the Rondout Valley Organization Fundraiser Calendar and Auction. Her photograph, ”Autumn Mist over Minnewaska", will be the cover image for the calendar, and "Shadblow in Bloom" was chosen for the month of April. The reception is Sunday, October 3rd at the Rondout Valley Golf Club and Restaurant, Accord, New York, from 3-5pm.

Kathy Guzman is the featured Workhouse Associate Artist at the Lorton Workhouse Arts Center for September. The exhibit, “Mixed Messages”, consists of mixed media collage and is featured in the Main Gallery (W-16) on the first floor. The Arts Center is located at 9601 Ox Road, Lorton, Virginia.

Exhibit dates are September 8 – October 3. Meet and Greet the artist on Saturday, September 11 from 3-7pm. A public reception will be held from 6-9pm the same day.

Go to www.workhousearts.org for more information and directions.

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Coming in October

Solo show artist - Gail Saour

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Gallery West is located at 1213 King Street in Old Town Alexandria.
Just blocks from the Metro,
Gallery hours are Wednesday - Sunday, 11a.m. – 6 p.m.

On the second Thursday of each month,
the gallery participates in Old Town’s “Second Thursdays”
art walk and remains open until 9 p.m.

To see additional information about Gallery West, its member artists and their works, and upcoming events please visit the gallery’s website at www.gallery-west.com .