Works from the Teaching Studio
of James Hempel November 3- December 31, 2011
Artist Reception: Thursday, November 3rd, 5-7pm With live music by jazz guitarist Don Linke
Anaba Tea Room is pleased to present “Works from the Teaching Studio of James
Hempel,”
an exhibition by James Hempel and his students.Born and raised in Appleton, Wisconsin,
James
is an oil painter who was educated in the natural sciences and fine arts at
Lawrence
University. Following three years as an educator, he returned to pursue
his artistic training
at Atelier Prohl.James
presently lives in Shorewood, Wisconsin and maintains a studio,
gallery, and
school of fine arts in Milwaukee’s historic Walker’s Point neighborhood.
The “Works
from the Teaching Studio of James Hempel” consists of a variety of plein
air
and studio works from his students, Carol Brown, Richard Colan, Sandra
DeGeorge,
Florie Enders, Vivian Foster, Roxanne Hanney, Carol Hauer, Carolyn
Larkin, Madhavi Parekh,
Debra Salvo, Jane Schneider, Pamela Stilp and Mary
Ullrich.Join us Thursday, November 3rd,
from 5-7pm for the exhibit opening and to meet the talented artists.
Read the review by Judith Ann Moriarty of Third Coast Digest
The Kiltie by Carolyn Larkin
James offers year round
weekly traditional drawing and painting classes at
his Walker's Point studio as
well as an additional variety of intensive workshops
including plein air
painting, portraiture, and figure painting.Visit www.jameshempel.com
for additional information.
Anaba Tea Room Located in the lower level of Garden Room
Open Tues. 11-5, Wed-Sat 11-9, Sun 11-3, Closed Mondays
414-963-9510
We are pleased to present “Continuum,” an exhibition by Illinois
artist Mark Nash.Join Mark on Saturday,
September 3, from 3-5pm for the exhibit opening, comprised of thirty new
paintings created especially for Anaba Tea Room.
The recession forced Mark to reconsider his compensation
options with a slowing real estate market.Nash, a long-time Chicago broker, decided that his interest in art
might be propagated in his free time while waiting out the housing recovery.
Three years ago, this self-taught artist put brush to canvas.
Today, his art is sold at The Morning Glory Gallery located
in the Marcus Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and online to
collectors nationally and internationally. Nash didn’t stop with canvas; he has
a line of note cards based on twenty-four of his most popular paintings with a
focus on organic abstracts.Card shops,
art museum stores and direct-mail consumers make up the growing base of
customers for Nash’s Gallery Greetings paper products which can be viewed on
his website at http://www.gallery-worldwide.com/artist/Mark_Nash.html.
Anaba Tea Room Located in the lower level of Garden Room
Open Tues. 11-5, Wed-Sat 11-9, Sun 11-3, Closed Mondays
414-963-9510
Author Talk & Book Signing:
Marcia Carmichael "Putting Down Roots"
Saturday, July 30, 2011 - Same Day as Shorewood Ten Gardens Tour!!
3:00-3:30 - Book talk with author Marcia Carmichael
3:30-4:30 - Book signing with author in Garden Room store
Come by Garden Room & Anaba Tea Room to celebrate the release of "Putting Down Roots: Gardening Insights from Wisconsin's Early Settlers." Author Marcia Carmichael will be doing a book talk and signing
from 3:00-4:30pm, followed by a book signing. The shop and tea room will be open to the public and
Anaba will be serving dinner, after the event, until 9 pm.
Marcia C. Carmichael is the historical gardener at the 576-acre Old World Wisconsin, the largest of the Wisconsin Historical Society's living history museums, where she exercises her passion for historical accuracy and enjoys the research as much as the design, creation and nurturing of the museum's heritage garden.
When you purchase Putting Down Roots: Receive a voucher good for ONE COMPLIMENTARY ADULT ADMISSION to Old World Wisconsin with the purchase of a SECOND ADULT ADMISSION
Kathy Armstrong Bountiful Wisconsin
July 7 - August 28, 2011 Artist Reception July 7 ● 5-7 with music by Jazz Guitarist, Don Linke
Kathy showcases Wisconsin farms, flowers and farmer's market fruits and vegetable in rich colors of transparent watercolor and acrylic. The artist confesses, "nothing beats that moment, after my initial drawing is transferred to my watercolor paper, when I start putting down color. Bringing a painting to life from a stark white sheet of paper or canvas is a source of real joy for me."
Kathy grew up in upstate New
York surrounded by nature, animals and her family of eight. She graduated from
the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and later moved to Wisconsin where she works as
a graphic designer at Good for Business when she's not painting. Although she's
loved creating art since childhood, she didn't discover her preferred medium,
transparent watercolor, until the early 90's.Most recently, self-taught in watercolor, Kathy has been exploring
painting in acrylic and enjoys the variation each medium brings. www.kathyarmstrongfineart.com
Anaba Tea Room Located in the lower level of Garden Room
Open Tues. 11-5, Wed-Sat 11-9, Sun 11-3, Closed Mondays
414-963-9510
May 7-June 26, 2011 Artist Reception: May 7 ● 3-5pm
Combining his love of art and boats,
Impressionist artist, Curt Crain, captures the natural beauty and
serenity of the water from a truly original perspective. From a bright
sunny day, to a departing storm chasing out over the water. "I enjoy working thick and fast (ala prima) and will paint almost anything.Whether
it's from a natural waterfront setting, or my comfortable studio, I
just love moving paint around." Crain's biggest influences have been
European and American artists in the late 1840's through the end of the
century.His favorite subjects are boats, waterscapes, flowers and people.Most of his work is objective, loosely painted, with liberties taken on detail and color (www.crainpainting.com).
Anaba Tea Room Located in the lower level of Garden Room
2107 East Capitol Drive, Shorewood, WI 53211
Anaba Tea Room & Gallery Hours
Open Tue. 11-5, Wed-Sat 11-9 and Sun. 11-3, Closed Mondays
Artist Reception: Saturday, March 12th 3:00-5:00pm
The traditional, classic, black and white print, made
famous by Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, lives on in William Lemke’s luminous
botanical and landscape prints.The
images are created using either a 4”x5” or 8”x10” film camera and then
individually exposed and hand processed. Lemke says “I choose to work in black
and white because it encourages me and the viewer to concentrate on texture,
tonality and the emotional qualities of light.”
Lemke received his AA in Photography at Milwaukee Area
Technical College and studied with Ansel Adams in Carmel, California.This Waukesha
photographer’s work is in collections across the country including the MilwaukeeArt Museum.He currently has been working with the U.S.
Geological Society on their Grand Canyon project. For more information on the artist, please visit www.billlemke.com
Fred Bell "Neighborhood Landscapes"
Jan. 8-Feb. 27, 2011
Bell showcases Milwaukee
neighborhoods with his award-winning oil paintings. Judith Ann
Moriarty, Third Coast Digest, writes "Bell is a 'painter's painter' ...
at his wildest, his delectable strokes resemble those of Vincent Van
Gogh." Yet, in his urban landscapes you also see the influence of
Edward Hopper which he cites as a major inspiration.
Fred Bell
studied with Henry Hensche at Cape School of Art, Provincetown,
Massachusetts, one of the premiere schools for outdoor painting in the
country. Returning to his hometown of Milwaukee after fifteen years in
New York City, Bell was struck by the great architecture here. The
landscapes and portraits are done from memory and imagination. Bell
says "They reflect momentary feelings about the present and past."
Bell's
work has been the subject of numerous shows including New Bedford Art
Museum, New Bedford, MA; Portrait Society Gallery, Milwaukee; Museum of
Wisconsin Art, West Bend; and 33 Collective Gallery, Chicago, IL. He
currently teaches painting at UW-Waukesha and at his studio. Find out
more about Fred Bell at bellart.com
Linda Kelen
"Anything But Driftless" November 4, 2010- January 2, 2011
Linda
Kelen is a by-product of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and most
recently Haystack Mountain School of Craft.She’s carbonated and fueled by intense curiosity.Growing up in Oak Park, Illinois, Linda spent
grade school and some high school Saturdays enrolled in the Young Artist
Studios of the Art Institute of Chicago.
From
college to present, she has worked with a wide range of clients including
corporate, advertising agencies, designers, museums, zoos, educational
publishers, medical institutions, point of purchase pieces, 3-dimensional
signage for interesting businesses, private buyers, etc.Past exhibitions include John Michael Kohler
Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin (Beauty of the Beast); 48th Annual Beloit and
Vicinity Exhibition, Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, Wisconsin (2005); Charles
Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (FORWARD: a Survey of Wisconsin Art Now,
2006); Center for Patient Partnership, Madison, Wisconsin (If the Shoe Fits,
2008) and Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (And You Think That's Funny, 2009).
Anything but Driftless is an eclectic selection of artings that tie together
and show her unique view of a world she record for herself using prints of
woodblock, drypoint and collagraphy.Chased and repoussed metal pieces will also be on display.Visit http://lindakelen-artings.blogspot.com/;
absolutearts.com/kelen/
Marie Myler
"Dogs of Summer" July 1-August 29, 2010
Childhood memories and recent
life experiences have lead Marie to create paintings of parks, farmlands, book
stores, coffee shops and art museums.The idea for “Dogs of Summer” began with weekly trips to the local
farmers market capturing the fun, non-formal, exciting moments in the life of a
dog. She captures that specific moment in time and wants the viewer to enjoy
the emotion of the scene.Marie continues to grow as an artist through
her daily paintings and workshops with other artists.She is a member of Wisconsin Visual Artists,
and on the Board of the League of Milwaukee Artists.www.mariemyler.com
Matt Cipov enjoys making animal art,
but always finds joy in bucking traditions.A drawing of a deer doesn’t have to look pulled from the pages of “Field and Stream” and Matt Cipov often
showcases that with his choices of medium, color and backdrops for his
beast.Most animals are far from tame
and quite bizarre….why not reflect that in art? www.mattcipov.com
Trapped in a Modern World, a new mixed media series
by Chad Edwards, explores the interaction of nature with humanity or, more
accurately, the byproducts of humanity. Whimsically depicting wild
animals struggling to operate, play with or get away from various human
contrivances, this series juxtaposes disposable culture with natural majesty to
create a situational absurdity that is delightfully executed through the
combination of pencil, water color, and digital media.www.eskimosandeggrolls.blogspot.com
Stacey Williams-Ng
"I'll Fly Away" March 4-May 2, 2010
Stacey Williams-Ng is a
painter, printmaker and arts writer. Her artwork has been featured in Emerge
magazine, and she has been the recipient of several awards, including the
League of Milwaukee Artists’ “Best of Show.”(www.staceywilliamsng.com)
Paintings
and etchings by the Tennessee-born painter are in reaction to cataclysmic
events in her life as she explores her identity as a daughter and a mother
within the context of her native Southern landscape.
Brynn Unger is a traveling photographer interested in
capturing the stark reality of people in need.Her passion and courage in documenting people and culture has carried
her to Africa, across Latin America,
and to India.She uses her camera and vision to go beyond
the foggy barrier of photography, entering a world of social interaction to
tell the stories of men, women, and children around the world who are otherwise
voiceless.
A self-taught artist,
Kathleen has developed her own techniques for firing enamels on glass for more
than 20 years. Her work has been widely exhibited internationally and is
included in the collection of the Corning Museum.
Kathleen’s works are
sandblast carved from half-inch or thicker plate glass panels, and layers of
powdered enamels are applied in multiple firings to achieve luminous color of
great depth. Individual pieces also may include fired gold or applied metal
leaf and sandblast etching.
Milwaukee Art Quilters
"To a Tea" September 3-November 1, 2009
Tea: source of solace, tradition, healing, social interaction, and a cause for freedom. This humble drink has meaning beyond beverage to societies around the world. With fabric, needle and thread the Milwaukee Art Quilters celebrate tea in all its forms and uses.
Participating artists:
Chris Lynn Kirsch, Marla Morris-Kennedy, Suzanne
Mouton Riggio, Jane C. Misslich, Nancy Kimpel, Mary Ellen Heus, Kathleen
Hughes, Laura Krasinski, Nancy Linz, Maribeth Schmit, Casey Puetz, Kasia, Necia
Wallace, Teri Kirchner, Jane Walton, Beth Shulman, Deb Kinder, Marianne D.
Kayne, Antonija Mitt, Kathleen Sweeney & Judy Zoelzer-Levine.
http://milwaukeeartquilters.wordpress.com/
Patrick Farrell "Still-lifes & Roses" Giclée & Lithography Prints July 2nd – August 30th, 2009
“. . . the gently realized, gracefully dimensional still lifes of Patrick Farrell . . . illusionistic detail that transforms meticulous craftsmanship into unabashed magic.”
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
American
painter Patrick Farrell illustrates a natural talent that has developed
without formal art training of any kind. His exploration of the
demanding style of "super-realism" has earned him a noteworthy place
among leading painters. Throughout his career he has determinedly
avoided the vogues and excesses of the art world mainstream and has won
acclaim for his still-life and landscape oil paintings. Recent
recognition includes the John Young-Hunter Memorial Award honoring his work in the 81st & 84th Allied Artists of America Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York City.
Farrell
has been exhibiting his work for over thirty years, resulting in his
having had over thirty solo exhibitions and being included in countless
group exhibitions internationally. His works can be found in public and
corporate collections throughout the United States and numerous private
collections internationally. Farrell is an Honorary Member of the Allied Artists of America, Inc., New York City. The self-employed painter resides and maintains his studio in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. www.patrickfarrellstudio.com
"Through my art I crave to create my version of nature's masterpieces. My paintings are intended to evoke the senses with serene beauty and calm compassion for our environment."
Through American Eyes:
Meeting China January 1-March 3, 2009
A photo journal of the Anaba Tea Room and
Wisconsin Historical Society’s 2008
Tea and History trip to China.
Photographers:
Hon. Tom and Jill Barland
Dr. Ellsworth Brown
Chef Gregg DesRosier
Cathy Kleinman
Tom and Nancy Mohs
Michael Schmudlach
