CHAL artist Aina Nergaard-Nammack is presenting the second solo exhibit in a series of CHAL artists at the wine bar managed by the Four Seasons Hotel. Location is 2810 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC. This exhibit runs through October 29th.

FRAGMENTS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC: While I listen to a determined piece, I start  painting large brush strokes in accordance of what I am listening to. I get immersed in the music and my brush hits the canvas in different  directions  and  tempo. At times I have two  or three brushes in my hand,  different sizes and different colors, and I use them  as the music tells me to.  I am not thinking of what I do, but anytime a brush stroke appears on the canvas, I move away  to really look at the composition and decide what direction I will take next.  I pause many times, to avoid a chaos that could start if I am not careful.  When I am painting, I use my whole arm and my body and paint somehow away from the canvas so that I can continually see from a distance, what I am doing.  www.nergaard-nammack.com

CHANCE ENCOUNTERS
Cathy Abramson
Opening September 3rd at the ENO Wine Bar in Georgetown – the first solo exhibit in a series of CHAL artists at the wine bar managed by the Four Seasons Hotel. Location is 2810 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC. This exhibit runs through September 25th.

The opening reception with the artist is Wednesday September 17th, 6:30-8:30pm on the second floor of the wine bar.

“Chance Encounters” explores the mysterious, temporary, and incongruous nature of random encounters in an urban setting. The viewer is pulled into the painting as though witnessing an event and can feel the immediacy of the scene. And, the more one examines a painting, the more it reveals about random encounters, emotions, and what lies beneath the surface. The four images in the “Gallery After Hours” series are reflections and refractions of urban landscapes that occur when the passerby, the gallery goer or the musician at the reception, interacts with the artwork and gallery space in a fragmented, unintentional way. They then become part of the painting. The viewer becomes disoriented when viewing these images seen through windows and reflections. Are they passive observers or are they part of the event.

The latest newsletter (July 2014) from the Capitol Hill Art League is available to download by clicking here.

Rose O’Donnell, Director of The Art League Gallery in Alexandria, VA will share her experience in working with over 1,000 local artists who are members of The Art League.   This session will talk about the steps necessary to develop professionally as an artist. Topics covered will include; how to write a resume, what an artist statement should include, how to prepare your work for presentation, record keeping and opportunities for artists to enter local juried shows. She will discuss what jurors typically look for when judging an exhibit including her own experiences as a juror for local exhibits.

Check out all the latest happenings from CHAL and the View from CHAW!  The February 2014 CHAL Newsletter can be downloaded here.