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Italian Wine Tasting Class
Celebrate Valentines week with a guided journey through Italys diverse wine regions. Lead by Jay Murrie, Owner of Piedmont Wine Imports who has personally visited these wineries. We will explore styles ranging from lively Prosecco, refreshing Ribolla Gialla to rich, expressive Primitivo. Taste, learn and discover what makes these wines so easy to love.
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ENCOUNTERS WITH CREATIVES – GEOFF BARBEY, ORIGINAL OIL ARTIST
Meet and watch original oil artist Geoff Barbey as he demonstrates his talents. After a 25-year career in advertising and marketing, Geoff felt the pull back to the canvas, rediscovering a love that emerged as a child touring museums in New York City with his grandmother. He was particularly drawn to the Impressionist paintings and…
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ENCOUNTERS WITH CREATIVES – JERRY MAXEY, BASKET AND MIXED MEDIA ARTIST
Jerry Maxey will be on hand to demonstrate his basket weaving techniques developed over decades of persistent and skillful mastery. Jerry’s work is wicker-weave basketry of dyed rattan and seagrass cord, and lathe turned wood bases, rings and rims. Each piece is a one-of-a-kind handmade original, even when he makes a second piece with the…
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ENCOUNTERS WITH CREATIVES – REBECCA KAHRS WILLIS, ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR ARTIST
Rebecca Kahrs Willis will be on site to demonstrate some of her techniques and experiences in watercolor painting. Rebecca Kahrs’ unique paintings feature vibrant color and originality in style. From her intimate wildlife close-ups to her intricate still life’s, her work explores the rare and beautiful. “My desire is to show life in a vibrant…
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ENCOUNTERS WITH CREATIVES – JOHN DAVIS HELD, ORIGINAL OIL AND PASTEL ARTIST
John Davis Held will be available to share his process in creating original oil and pastel paintings, as he probes the extraordinary and sacred mystery in his work. In his many travels, John spent several months living in an African Hut before hitch-hiking across Europe to paint the cathedrals, castles, and countryside. John’s oil paintings…
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ENCOUNTERS WITH CREATIVES – ANN WATCHER, ORIGINAL OIL ARTIST
Ann Watcher will be on hand to share her techniques and experience in oil paintings. Ann’s inspiration is creating a visual experience. She describes herself as a painter of color and expression. It is not only subject matter that intrigues her, but the play of shapes and colors and light against one another whether an…
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ENCOUNTERS WITH CREATIVES – HOLLAND VAN GORES, WOOD & MIXED MEDIA ARTIST
Meet and watch Holland Van Gores apply milk paint to his incredible wooden sculptures. Holland has spent the better part of his life working with wood. As a child, he had access to his father’s workshop and was able to use the tools and supplies. Learning these skills early in life, led him to choose…
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ENCOUNTERS WITH CREATIVES – JEFF RIPPLE, ORIGINAL OIL ARTIST
Jeff Ripple will be on hand to share his methods in original oil painting and more. Jeff is dedicated to a poetic realism in landscape painting inspired by intriguing compositions and fleeting moments of emotive light in nature. His style involves carefully planned drawings, a reliance on sketches and studies painted in nature to inspire…
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ENCOUNTERS WITH CREATIVES – NAN DAVIS, ORIGINAL OIL ARTIST
Meet and talk with Nan Davis as she demonstrates her distinctive style of oil painting with palette knives. Nan’s desire is to create beautiful paintings. With a degree in Art, but a need for a steady income, she worked in the corporate world for 25 years, only painting on nights and weekends as time allowed.…
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ENCOUNTERS WITH CREATIVES – ANNE STRUTZ, ORIGINAL PASTEL ARTIST
Anne Strutz will join the gallery to demonstrate her techniques and processes in creating original pastel artwork. Anne Strutz, PSA, IAPS-MC, is an artist in motion, pushing boundaries by infusing movement and energy into her art. For Anne, creating a pastel begins with what you cannot see. What is drawing me to this subject? What…
