Maryland Avenue

Aurora Gallery 67 Maryland Avenue 410-263-9150

Annapolis artist Gail Higginbotham will be in attendance to demonstrate painting landscapes and still life with oil pastels.  An admirer of Manet’s bold painterly still lifes and Wolf Kahn’s colorful and powerful landscapes, Gail’s paintings are strong interpretive statements of her surroundings. The gallery will also have a special trunk show of Mediterranean Artist’s Jewelry made from glass fragements from the first and sixth centuries A.D.  This Roman Byzantine glass with its unique rich patinas coupled with sterling silver creates unique one-of-a-kind jewelry.

Maria’s Picture Place 45 Maryland Avenue 410-263-8282                                 

The gallery has an exhibit of Paul McGehee’s well-known historical harbor views of Annapolis, Washington, DC and Baltimore originally completed as large format oil paintings and then published into limited edition prints. On exhibit will be some of the rare sold out editions.

Dawson Gallery 44 Maryland Avenue 410-269-1299                           

On exhibit will be 18^th, 19^th and early 20^th century American and European paintings including works by William Baptiste Baird, Robert Brackman, Frederick Cozzens, Stephen Csoka, Gilbert Gaul, Louis Feuchter, Clark Marshall, Frederick Seeth, John Pattison, and Helen Searle.  Annapolitan Rob Wood, illustrator of best selling book covers, will be present to demonstrate his painting techniques.

State Circle

The Annapolis Pottery 40 State Circle 410-268-6153                 

Master potter Ian Stainton from the Carlisle College of Art and Design in Cumbria, England will be on hand to demonstrate his throwing techniques. Stainton’s work has been featured in a number of ceramic publications. Light refreshments will be served.

The Marion Warren Gallery 14 State Circle 410-280-1414                

Inside:  See over 100 original Marion Warren photographs on view and available to collectors. Guest artist, Mame Warren will greet visitors and show her father’s rare silver gelatin photographs and out-of-print books. Refeshments: strawberries and white wine, as well as ice cream from the Annapolis Ice Cream Store.
Outside:  Violinist will perform from 5 – 9 pm

MFA Circle Gallery, MD Federation of Art 18 State Circle 410-268-4566                                 

On exhibit is ”Color and Texture” featuring artists Winnie Coggins and Stan Wenocur. Winnie Coggins, an accomplished ceramicist, presents new figurative works and Stan Wenocur introduces new abstract oil paintings in this inventive two-artist exhibition.  Cerilo Lopezz will also exhibit recent oil paintings.

Church Circle

  ARTFX Gallery 3 Church Circle 410-990-4540

James Dean will release new original prints of “Pete the Cat” as Annapolis icons. Loree Gunn will demonstrate lampworking glass beads and jewelry; and Jimmy Reynolds will share his folk art painting techniques.  10% donation to be made to CBF for Chesapeake Bay art.  Live Music! 

                       

West Street

The Annapolis Collection 45West Street 443-994-6504

Inside:  Watch Ann Munro Wood put the final touches on a 6-foot oil on canvas portrait.  Tour the new exhibit of oils and watercolors by Roxie Munro, Bruce Braithwaite, Ann Munro Wood, and the Charter 300 ArtWalk artists Sally Wern Comport, Sy Mohr, Greg Harlin, George “Lassie” Belt. Exhibit also includes photographs from the Marion Warren, Charles Emery, and Bo Zaunders collections.
Refreshments:  Blueberries, cream puffs and red wine. Enjoy music performed by the Annapolis Connection featuring Henning Hoehne on sax & clarinet, with classical pianist Erik Apland.

Whitehall Gallery 57 West Street 410-269-6161                

Maryland realist artist, Frank Robertson will exhibit new oil paintings:  summer landscape views around the Chesapeake  and marine scenes of skipjacks, small dories and local harbors and inlets.  Frank will also demonstrate the techniques of painting in oil with a palette knife.             

Main Street

McBride Gallery 215 Main Street 410-267-7077                        

Exhibit & oil demonstration by Bill Schmidt, a noted American Impressionist plein air painter of landscape and marine scenes from Annapolis to Maine. Award winning watercolorist Bruce Handford will exhibit & demonstrate his unique painting techniques for his fresh lively scenes of the Outer Banks and Annapolis. Refreshments & Live dulcimer and guitar music by Tim Kolberg

American Craftworks Collection League of MD Craftsmen 189-B Main Street 410-626-1583

Four gallery artists will demonstrate and exhibit their artistry. Alice Webb will demonstrate etchings, from scratching a metal plate, to acid bath to inking and pulling finished impressions.  Jane Tukarski, a member of ASMA, will demonstrate scrimshaw, a folk art originating during the whaling era, using fossil ivory to create wildlife, landscapes or florals designs on jewelry, belt buckles and knife handles. Elizabeth Collard will show her internationally recognized skills painting on silk using watercolor techniques.  Carolyn Councell, a Baltimore Watercolor Society member, will demonstrate plein air watercolor painting in her expressionistic colorful style.                                                       

Wynn Bone Gallery at Casa Nova 161 Main Street 410-280-8840

Introducing a new artist, Louis Poole of Richmond, VA, the gallery will convert the upstairs into a ‘working’ studio to display Poole working on the stages of a painting in process.  Poole’s architectural paintings were recently juried into the current edition of ”New American Paintings.”  Photography and sculpture by gallery artists will also be on exhibit.  Music by the Jonathan Stone Bossa Trio

Gallery 1683 151 Main Street 410-280-2140                            

Artists Andrea Sauer, Andrew Katz and John Day will demonstrate and exhibit their work.  Watercolorist Andrea Sauer will demonstrate her painting techniques with flowers. John Day, a wood carver of ducks and birds of the Chesapeake region will be carving a blue heron. He continues to win awards from Harve de Grace to Ocean City in carving competitions.  In 2006, his prize winning Bufflehead duck graced the Ducks Unlimited calendar. Andrew Katz, who is known in the region as a fine watercolorist and art educator, will be creating a new work to compliment his crab series.
And the music of New Orleans will fill the air!

  Russell Cather Levi Gallery 121 Main Street 240-687-2700

Russell Levi will exhibit his film negative photographs of the Chesapeake Bay wetlands and water, including wooden schooners, waterfowl and regional flora and fauna.  Images from trips to Spain, Newfoundland, Costa Rico, the West Indies and Colorado are also on exhibit.  The artist will demonstrate and discuss the integrity and preference for film versus digital photography, and framing and matting presentation of photography.                        

Main Street Gallery 109 Main Street 410-280-2787                                          

Three artists will be exhibiting their newest paintings and demonstrating their skills in 3 different mediums.  Marion LeMoal will share the techniques she uses to achieve her bold, vibrant impressionist landscapes, depicting her travels here and abroad. Stan Spurlock will demonstrate the use of pastels to create an integrated well-balanced landscape composition.  Known for her fluid transparent watercolors of flowers, Merla Tootle will demonstrate the keys to achieving this pure form of watercolor painting.

Francis Street

Easy Street 8 Francis Street 410-263-5556                            

Eastport artist, Rosemary Freitas Williams will demonstrate her watercolor techniques and exhibit her paintings of local scenes including architectural images, historical landmarks, gardens, and Spa Creek views showing the character of her hometown of Annapolis.  

City Dock

Annapolis Marine Art 110 Dock Street 410-263-4100             

Patrick O’Brien will exhibit recent oil paintings in his “Age of Sail” series. The artist will be in attendance to discuss his paintings and recent books. A newcomer to the art scene in 2003 O’Brien’s first entry to the prestigious Mystic International Marine Art Exhibition won an Award of Excellence. Patrick has written and illustrated nine non-fiction books for children and will have some for gallery visitors to enjoy.