Lake Worth every minute

Lake Worth the place to be

Lake Worth Florida by the moment the source of inspiration — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:44:58 +0000

Take your pick. Art is more evident this weekend in Lake Worth, with over 400 artist on the street creating from dawn to dusk starting tomorrow. McMow Art Glass has an Experimental Fusing lab from 9 – 12 tomorrow Saturday morning. Various hot glass fusing techniques will be shown in this special workshop. Other venues to visit is the gallery in the new Cultural Council Building only feet away from all the street activities. Also only steps away fromt he main event the Lake Worth Art League on Lucerne is having a sale of books and magazines starting as low as .50 cents. The PBCC exhibition, which was well attended awarded recognition for 1st 2nd and 3rd place. 1st place went to Rick Pohl for this abstract.

your invited + provenance

Lake Worth Florida by the moment the source of inspiration — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:48:10 +0000

Come to the Jan and Gary Dario Gallery Reception 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday Feb 23, 2012 today Palm Beach State College 4200 S Congress Ave. 35 artists from the Lake Worth Art League will have their artwork showcased with the opening reception this evening at the Palm Beach State College. The show runs through to April 26 2012. A short history, provenance for my painting, from inspiration to exhibition. I’d flown up to Atlanta and took the MARTA right to the High Museum, a one day turn around trip to see their exhibition on loan from the Louvre. This alabaster marble head, Egyptian in origin, collected by Napoleon, took my breath away. I started to sketch it right there and then, and was stopped by a guard “no pens allowed”. I borrowed a pencil and sketch only to have the pencil confiscated by another museum guard. Above is that sketch on the High Museum membership envelope. That was the basis for this painting, “mermaid serving dinner”. I’ll tell you at the reception how the title came about. “mermaid serving dinner” oil artist AnnaMaria Windisch-Hunt $3,200 Exhibition history i.e. Provenance: 2008 solo show Gallery Vincent, 2009 “Seascapes and Mermaids” Windisch-Hunt Fine Art, 2010 Coconut Grove Bank , 2012 PBCC Jan and Gary Dario Gallery

Picture Perfect

Lake Worth Florida by the moment the source of inspiration — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:49:09 +0000

Cottages of Lake Worth rival those of Key West. I don’t mean rival via competition but the right. This lovely blue house has neighbors to the right and left that just makes it a picture perfect post card. When I photograph, I occasionally meet a neighbor who is watching, as happend today. She told me how much the neighborhood has changed for the better thanks to the PBSO and SOSA in less than 18 months.I was unable to get the 3 houses in a row as there was a car in one of the drives and the light wasn’t perfect but someday soon I will get the perfect photo to share. I appreciate the readership of this blog, which always spikes when I post Lake Worth cottages. There comes a time when all that is meant to be, converges. How many times have I passed this particular cottage in the last six months. It’s nice, but this day, this vehicle was there and it was a marriage made in heaven..

OMG Volunteers

Lake Worth Florida by the moment the source of inspiration — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:40:23 +0000

This is amazing, I knew about all the work happening in Lake Worth via the CRA and its’s NSP2 program. What I did not know was where the volunteers came from. Thirteen young women and nine young men, all still in high school were busy on this job site today. This project is in the south-west quadrant of Lake Worth. They hail from Boston and are staying at the Y. They are using their school break doing good. They arrived here on Thursday and will depart on Thursday. I am disillusioned that they cannot stay and enjoy Lake Worth’s street painting festival this weekend. They deserve a great big thank you. Wow! THANK YOU

Evening on the Ave. + go to

Lake Worth Florida by the moment the source of inspiration — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 05:53:39 +0000

Last evening was just delightful. Took my own advice and headed to the Cultural Plaza. The Music was a surprise and delight. I didn’t feel like I was being blasted away. Not sure of the 5 pc. bands name but their efforts were appreciated when you look closely at the faces of the audience. Enough said .Do women ever pass up bling? If you want to see some real sparkly things GO TO the Palm Beach Convention Center for the Art and Antique Show. The Bruce Kodner Gallery and Artlink International both of Lake Worth had wonderful things on display there. Half the show appeared to be dedicated to those sparkly things with lots and lots of carats. If you appreciate fine art. On view two VanGogh’s one was unsigned, 3 Marie Cassatt’s and one Singer Sargent, two very small Renoir’s. If marine art is to your taste at least six good size Montague Dawson’s are on display. He is the formost marine painter, if your not familiar with him this is the show to go see his works of art, brilliant. The above image I pulled from the internet and guess what, it is in the show. Well worth the trip and I so enjoyed walking on the carpeting, thanks for the champagne.

Volunteers always welcome

Lake Worth Florida by the moment the source of inspiration — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:22:09 +0000

Countdown is on, for the largest street painting festival in the U.S.A. HERE in Lake Worth Fl., in less than a week. It takes lots of volunteers and YOU are needed. Contact the L W Chamber of Commerce click link to sign up or just drop in at 501 Lake Ave. and sign up in person. Note as a volunteer you get a neat T shirt and I mean it is way cooool this year. Sign up with a friend it’s so much fun.Tonight is Evening on the Avenue the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month. The DCA, CRA, City of Lake Worth bring you this event. It looks like a fabulous evening to stroll the LULA district. Tomorrow Ocean Side Fresh Market Saturday mornings till 1 p.m. Hold this Date Feb. 23 5 -7 Your Invited .a sneak peak of my painting in this exhibitionNext week I will reveal the title and image.

Portrait of our artist Annette Rawlings

Lake Worth Florida by the moment the source of inspiration — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:02:58 +0000

Multifaceted artist Annette Rawlings makes her home here in Lake Worth, she migrated here from Coconut Grove lured here by the promise of the LULA program. She practices a traditional work ethic, in as her paintings are on linen, to which she first adheres rabbit skin glue as a ground for her female forms. She’s been compared to Modigliani. I see influences by Will Barnet but whoever influenced her, she is true to her minimalist art form. Her work was exhibited at the Louvre just as she was making preparations to move to Lake Worth. The Nat’l Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington D.C. showcased her jewelry. Check out her website, it’s quite impressive. Her studio/home is at Palm Lakes and the place is filled with her art as well as her personal art collection. Not only is she an artist, she has worked as Curator for the Museum of Modern Art in the South of France. She has promoted artists careers in her role as art consultant. Annette’s ceramics and hand painted table linens make wonderful gifts. Lake Worth truly will be a contender in art circles and with collectors, with the quality of artists LULA is attracting. This is a series showcasing the artists of Lake Worth

To my Valentine Lake Worth

Lake Worth Florida by the moment the source of inspiration — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:07:13 +0000

I love you for every cottage that I have been able to post. Love you for being able to walk everywhere. Love you for the diversity I see. Above all being so close to the beach. Love the music that filters through the night air, letting me know alls well everywhere.

Mark your calendars

Lake Worth Florida by the moment the source of inspiration — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:22:52 +0000

This time of year there is art and more art. We are so very lucky to be here in Lake Worth (South Florida). The largest art festivals in the country take place in February. One of them down the road the other right here. Always on Presidents weekend

the 3 day Coconut Grove Art Festival takes center stage. The following weekend it is the Lake Worth Street Painting Festival. Each is a success because of the the many many volunteers involved. But before all this Valentines Day is in just a few days. Buy local and find something, start off with the Ocean Side Fresh Market then go to the downtown side walk sale on Lake Avenue. The Palm Beach Cultural Council has a museum type gift shop and right across the street Andy has original art by Lake Worth artists.

Singing in the rain

Lake Worth Florida by the moment the source of inspiration — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:11:52 +0000

Not exactly but some of us had to brave the weather. The surprise was the amount of people downtown Lake Worth. Spotted a group of four ladies decked out in Burberry umbrellas and trenchcoats. The restaurants were starting to be busy. The ladies in the above photo heading to lunch, over which puddle? I had a deadline, for an upcoming exhibition at the Palm Beach State College. 33 Artist from Lake Worth Art League will be showcased there.