Anna Ayres began her painting career well before she began painting. A childhood immersed in the four seasons of rural Vermont showcased the natural world to Ayres, initiating an early… Read More
Anna Ayres
Genre: Visual
Fearless Abstract
By Gabrielle Reeder. Dane Capo and his mother Krista taught and curated an art class titled “Fearless Abstract” at Indian Rocks’ Beach Art Center, on painting without the feeling so common to artists – fear. “We came up with the idea out of Autism Awareness Month,” Krista says. “Everybody asks about how he chooses his colors and how he comes up with these weird mixtures and things. I blame it on the Autism because he doesn’t have any fear about choosing a color.”… Read More
Exploring the Emerging Artists Exhibition
By Kayte Bush. I left with dozens of images swirling in my head, I had seen all that these amazing emerging artists put out into the world. That is the message I will take away from the 2021-2022 Emerging Artist’s Opening Night – shimmering, natural, unabashed love, compassion and most of all, hope. . . Photos by Priscilla Wyatt… Read More
Sunscreen Film Festival
The 17th annual Sunscreen Film Festival is eye-opening for viewers – and for Bay area filmmakers. “The workshops are one of the most popular parts of the festival,” says Tony Armer, festival founder. “Providing educational programs on a wide variety of topics like screenwriting, acting, producing, finance and distribution gives people a chance to interact with professionals, ask questions and learn about aspects of the industry that are sometimes tough to learn.” And the lineup of new films is stellar. … Read More
Metadata at The Ringling
By Tom Winchester. Metadata: Rethinking Photography in the 21st Century at the Ringling Museum of Art gives a new perspective on the artform we all know so well. Two decades after the crisis of digitization, photography is going through a series of changes. Culturally, photography has become integral to the way we communicate, which has led to a shift in how artists approach the artform. … Read More
Theo Tamborlane Shares Her Work
By Gabrielle Reeder. Dunedin-based abstract artist Theo Tamborlane is adamant about donating art to nonprofits, community centers, colleges, hospitals and other places that would not normally host galleries or have the opportunity to showcase original work. “It does no good to keep my work in storage in CubeSmart when they might be appreciated by people from various walks of life… Read More
Picasso Tunes
By Peter Tush. April 19 from 5-6 pm, Free Zoom Event. Pablo Picasso often drew inspiration for his visual art from music and composers and transformed their sounds into visual events. In return, musicians and composers from Neil Diamond to the Modern Lovers, Coleman Hawkins to Adrian Belew, have repeatedly paid tribute to Picasso. … Read More
Tampa Bay Surface Design Guild Member Show
By Emily Stehle. If you have an interest in fiber (in this case fabric, yarn, thread) color and manipulation techniques, you might plan a short trek to St. Peterburg Opera Company’s Mirella Cimato Gallery. Featured until the end of this month is an inspiring exhibition of work by 25 artists of the Tampa Bay Surface Design Guild…. Read More
Plein Air 2022
Friends of Brooker Creek Preserve, a nonprofit support organization of Brooker Creek Preserve, is hosting Plein Air 2022, an outdoor on-location painting event. This annual program is designed to encourage the use of the 8,700-acre Brooker Creek wilderness preserve as natural inspiration for works of art. Visual artists of all levels are invited to participate…. Read More
Daniel Mrgan’s “Community Garden” is Blooming
By Daniel Mrgan. A few springs ago, I started going to a neighborhood coffeeshop across the street from a lively community garden. I would take the window seat with a full view of the garden, usually with a book or a sketchbook in front of me. I became enchanted by this tiny plot of land and especially the community of gardeners around it. As the pages of my sketchbook filled up with doodles of fantastical fruits and flowers,… Read More
