FEATURED ARTIST SHOW
See Key West’s past come alive, February 1st, 5-7:00 at the artists reception of Elizabeth Devries, a one woman show at the Key West Art Center, 301 Front Street, Key West. Show runs February 1st – February 14th.
Elizabeth Devries arrived in Key West in 1980 from Liverpool, England, never having had a hammer in her hand. Her art grew directly from the past 30 years of shutter restorations in Key West. It was in the ‘90s when she noticed a jigsaw scrap that looked like a book. Her first creation was “ The Library”, the beginning of her life in art.
“I use only recovered Dade County pine and cypress from old Key West houses for the construction of my boxes. Years and layers of Key West’s colorful past lie beneath the surface of the shutters used inside each box, the patinas created by years of rain and sun. Reds are from the shutters of Tennessee William’s House; lime green from Hemmingway’s house; light blue from Tom McGuane’s on Catholic Lane. Key West history is literally a part of my work.” States ‘Lizzie’, the Key West Shutter Lady.
Though always a 3D artist, her work is now interactive in that the viewer can move the characters for different story lines. Take for instance “The Cowboy”. She was at the gym when she first thought of a horse. With the excitement of a fresh idea, she rushed home to her sketchpad; how do I make the horse, how do I convey a trot? For Lizzie, it is the suggestion that tells the story. The horse is not an anatomical rendering, it is the intimation of the horse, it’s movement and the relationship between the cowboy and his steed.
Elizabeth was born with a gift, one she is both humble and grateful to possess. She works for the love of creating. “There is more in me!” she says. The door is ever opening to her visions, and yours … Tell her your story and she will recreate your life by way of her animated Key West shutters.
Opening night – Thursday, February 1st 5-7:00. Show runs through the 14th @ the Key West Art Center – 301 Front Street, Key West. 305-294-1241
FIGURE DRAWING CLASS ~ Open to ALL Levels
Title: Classical Figure Drawing for All Levels
Instructor: Lothar Speer
Location: Key West Art Center
Contact: Juniper Deja, Gallery Director, 305-294-1241 or [email protected]
Start Date/End Date: Wednesdays January 17 – April 18
Start Time/End Time: 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Website URL: keywestartcenter.com
Description: Learn the art of drawing the human form in the classical European tradition; focusing on proportion, anatomy, shading, edges and composition
ARTIST DEMONSTRATION ~ FREE to Public
Title: Live Artist Demo by Michele Byrne
Location: Key West Art Center
Contact: Juniper Deja, Gallery Director, 305-294-1241 or [email protected]
Start Date/End Date: Friday, February 9
Start Time/End Time: 4 – 5 PM
Website URL: keywestartcenter.com
Description: FREE to the public! Drop in as Michele Byrne demonstrates palette knife techniques and see how to create different effects through various knife holds. Enjoy this delightful preview just 6 days before her 4 day workshop begins.
4 DAY WORKSHOP
Title: Palette Knife Impressions
Instructor: Michele Byrne
Location: Key West Art Center
Contact: Juniper Deja, Gallery Director, 305-294-1241 or [email protected]
Start Date/End Date: February 19 – 22
Start Time/End Time: 9 AM – 3 PM
Website URL: keywestartcenter.com
Description: Learn to compose a plein air painting using a value study and a thrust map to lead a viewers eye across the page. Manipulate paint quality using large brushes, and other tools to create loose energetic impressionist paintings. Class will be held inside the 1st day and outside every other day, weather permitting.
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