ARThouse Newsletter:  December, 2011
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Show this weekend!
Roberta Staat and Tara Holl
Roberta Staat--Organic Garden
"Organic Garden" oil by Roberta Staat

Roberta Staat--Sycamore
"Sycamore"  oil by Eoberta Staat

Roberta Staat--Save This Station
"Save This Station"  oil by Roberta Staat
Dec. 10 & 11, 12 - 5 pm         Two great artists I know are having a show together this weekend, from 12 -5pm each day.  It is at the home/studio of
Roberta Staat at 19136 Alpenglow Lane, Brookeville, MD.
For more information, visit Roberta's website at
Staatworks.com 



 
Help for Starving Artists
     
     Just kidding...  But I just wanted to let you know, it is not too late for for us to photograph your work and make giclee prints of it for the Holidays.  Small prints make wonderful "made in America--by you!" gifts for almost anyone on your list.

     This is how it works:
  1. You bring us the painting (it can be under glass) and leave it here a few days.
  2. We take a high-quality photograph of it.
  3. We use Photoshop to adjust the image.
  4. We use an Epson medium-format printer with lightfast inks to make your prints on acid-free fine art paper.

   Total cost: about $80 for 4-9 small prints (image sizes from 4x6 to 6x8").  You can size the image to fit into a pre-cut mat.  The whole process can be done in one week!   

 

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Wishing you plenty of "Peace and Dumplings"
over the Holidays and throughout the New Year!  
Peace and Dumplings 
"Peace and Dumplings"  watercolor by Susan Avis Murphy   image 28x20"
This adorable girl was selling pork dumplings, or baozi, near the small hotel we stayed in when we visited Beijing several years ago.  Young Chinese people like to give the peace sign, and the baozi were delicious!
Studio Show: 
Recent Paintings by Susan Avis Murphy
Through January 7, 2012
Studio Show 2011 image 
 Open hours are Wed-Sun, 10-6pm.  We have lots of smaller paintings and prints suitable for gift-giving, and would be glad to help you figure something out for a loved one or friend!   

gift certificate
   Do you need a gift for an art lover or student of art?  The ARThouse Gift Certificate can be used toward: any artwork, classes, framing services, art photography or production of giclee prints, or even watercolor supplies!  It's all right here.  We can send you the certificate in the mail, all filled out, if you just email us with the name, recipient, and amount.  Just email me at susan@susanavismurphy.com
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