Allison Buenger
January Newsletter
In This Issue
FEATURED ARTIST
CARNEGIE EXHIBITION
UTRECHT FUNDRAISER
BEFORE AND AFTER
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Happy New Year Open Door Art Studio Fans!

Open Door is unspeakably excited for 2012. Now that we have fully settled into our new home we can focus more and more on new opportunities for our artists. Stay tuned for some very exciting announcements this year! Please read on to learn about veteran Open Door artist, Randall Perkins, an upcoming exhibition at the Carnegie Gallery, and an exciting Before and After Makeover...
FEATURED ARTIST
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Click on Randall to see more of his artwork!
Randall Perkins
Randall Perkins is full of contradictions. Simultaneously salty and sweet, he can often be heard telling everyone around him to "Behave!" while acting the part of the class clown. Growing up in a family with sixteen children in the hills of West Virginia no doubt helped to shape his dynamic personality. Randall brings a smile to people's faces both through his character and his art. His illustrations of fun critters come to life when he is given a pad of paper. These drawings have inspired countless paintings, as well as a line of finger puppets, aptly named "Ran-Dollz." Besides creating, Randall's favorite activities include watching "the ball game" and going out to eat.
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Three Amigos No. 12 

The banner above features a small selection of a larger painting titled Blue Hills of Randville. Randall is also featured in this month's "Before and After" section. Read on to learn how he transformed a donation into a work of art. Additionally, Randall's work Receding Dreamscape appears on the postcard for the upcoming Open Door exhibition at the Columbus Main Library's Carnegie Gallery.   

EXHIBITION AT CARNEGIE GALLERY
Art from the Other Side:
Work from a Movement Without a Name 

What: Exhibition of artwork from over forty local visionary    

          artists who create at Open Door Art Studio

When: Exhibition runs from January 12 - February 19

          Opening Reception is January 12th from 5:30-7:30 pm 

Where: Carnegie Gallery, Columbus Main Library  

            96 South Grant Avenue Columbus, OH 43215-4781

Why: To celebrate and share exceptional artwork!  

 

More about the show:

 

"Art from the Other Side" includes a truly remarkable body of work from artists who cannot easily be defined by a particular movement.  We hope that viewers are moved emotionally by the raw and earnest offerings of this wonderful selection of artists.

  

Allison BuengerFrom Left to Right: 

Randall Perkins, "Receding Dreamscape", Acrylic

Corey Sokolnicki, "Nefertiti's Revenge", Watercolor

Doug Gantt, "Lady In Waiting", Acrylic

UTRECHT FUNDRAISER SUPPORTS OPEN DOOR
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Big Thanks to the "Build a Snowman" Campaign run by the Short North Utrecht Store!

During the month of December the Utrecht store in the Short North accepted monetary donations on behalf of Open Door as part of their "Build a Snowman" campaign. They raised over $300 towards supplies for the studio. Their store manager Todd McGill-Rusynyk said the following:

 

"Around 200 customers donated a dollar or more to the cause, and each one filled out a little paper "snowball" which we placed all over our front doors.  It really brought a lot of wonderful holiday cheer to what otherwise is a very busy season in our store!"

 

Here at Open Door we are truly thankful to the generosity of Utrecht and their customers. If you are in need of art supplies, the Utrecht in the Short North is really a one-stop shop and we highly recommend it.   

 

Visit:

 

Utrecht Art Supplies  

612 N. High St.

Columbus, Oh. 43215

 

BEFORE AND AFTER
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Before: Donated Shadowbox
What Ever Happened to That Donation? 

We get lots of exciting donations here at Open Door.  In this section we feature what happens when one of our creative artists reworks the ordinary into the extraordinary.

 

Kat Marie Moya, a local "self-taught, research based mixed media artist", donated several commercial shadowboxes to the studio. Randall Perkins was up to the challenge to rework one of them into an original work of art. After removing the mask, he added several elements including a background painting, several figures, and dangling clouds. This fantastic work shows off a very imaginative use of materials and is for sale in our gallery.

 

Open Door always takes donations.  Big thanks to Kat!

Interesting in learning more about Kat's amazing artwork?
Visit www.katmariemoya.com
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Randall Perkins, As Big as a House, Mixed Media
Thank you so much for your continued support of the studio and the amazing people who create here.

 

Sincerely,

 

Open Door Art Studio Team

 

Open Door is supported by the following agency: 

 

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