If you are interested in portraits, I have a show for you to see!
"Expressions"
is the name of an amazing portrait show being held right how, though Nov. 22, at Art Space Herndon. Jurors selected 25 paintings as finalists for display, and my painting, "Contemporary Couple", was selected. It is the only watercolor in a show of almost exclusively oils! (strange that...).
Art Space Herndon is located at 750 Center Street, Herndon, VA, telephone 703-956-6590. You can read about the show on their website at:
This truly is an excellent show and worth the trip to Virginia.
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| Dear ARThouse friends,
This is the month of Pumpkin Pie here at ARThouse, and at your house too, I'm sure! And it is the month for our watercolor show, "Recent Paintings by Susan Avis Murphy". We are now busy re-decorating the gallery, putting up all the newest paintings, and adding the finishing touches like title cards and the like. The opening will be on Sunday, November 13, from 12:00 - 5:00 pm, and the show continues through January 7.
There will be nice refreshments, including ARThouse punch and pumpkin pie, so please come and have a piece! We will be open during Thanksgiving weekend, including Friday, if you would like to stop by with your friends or relatives. Your invitation is below--
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Studio Show 2011:
Recent Paintings by Susan Avis Murphy November 13, Sunday, 12:00-5:00pm Come see! 
I am going to have a solo show this time, of all my recent work done in the last year or two. The show will feature new watercolors from my series "Urban Archeology", plus my new figurative paintings of statues (and real people!). Also, all the new things I have been painting recently, including abstracts and still life. Giclee prints of many of these new paintings will be available at a lower cost, and can be framed anyway you desire.
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"The Latte Effect" won an award at the 83rd Grand National Exhibition of the American Artists Professional League at the Salmagundi Club in New York. This show
features paintings done in a realist style that are drawn from all over the country. The goals of the society are "To advance the cause of the fine arts in America, through the promotion of high standards of beauty, integrity and craftsmanship in painting, scupture and the graphic arts". We went up to see the show this past Monday, and it really was an astounding collection of finely executed paintings. |
"The Latte Effect" image 20x28" watercolor (the latte effect is a term coined by financial guru Ric Edelman that refers to the amount of money that can be saved in the long term by not buying that latte every day!)
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This is near the front entrance of the venerable old Salmagundi Club, at 47 Fifth Avenue in New York. The Salmagundi Club is one of New York's premier venues for art shows, and is the site of the annual American Watercolor Society show each year. It is the only remaining brownstone building on Fifth Avenue.
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This was a very worthwhile workshop. I had never really worked with gouache before, and found that I liked it very much! If you are interested in attending a workshop sponsored by the Baltimore Watercolor Society, visit our website at
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ARThouse is a unique studio and gallery located in Sandy Spring, Maryland, about 10 miles north of Washington, DC. It is the original studio of watercolorist Susan Avis Murphy, and has been expanded to also showcase and sell the work of other excellent artists from the Washington metropolitan area. Also adult classes in watercolor and drawing are taught at ARThouse.
ARThouse is open to the public almost daily and is the venue for special art shows several times per year. Join our mailing list by emailing us at susan@susanavismurphy.com and you will receive invitations to the shows and special announcements.
Contact information:
Susan Murphy, owner and manager
ARThouse is located near Olney, MD at:
17520 Doctor Bird Road
Sandy Spring, MD 20860
email: susan@susanavismurphy.com
phone: 301-774-3418
hours: Wed.- Sun. 10am-6pm
open Mon. & Tues. by appointment
open evenings by appointment |
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