5: Cantore, Watson, Ober, St. Germain, Hitzig
sept 9 – 23 Five perspectives inspired by nature and driven by passion. Virginia Cantore’s work captures the rhythms of nature: water, air and life forms, and presents them with the simple beauty of a brush stroke depicting their poetic natural shapes and forms. Allison Watson, a lifelong environmentalist, creates images of the natural world with rich painterly canvases representing the vanishing and endangered wild places that must...
Sherrie Pettigrew
sept 2 – 28 Gainesville resident Sherrie Pettigrew obtained her MFA from the University of Florida, and has spent thirty years establishing herself in the art community; showing in street venues in the ’80s and ’90s and, more recently, The Thomas Center, Hippodrome State Theater and the DORIS Art Center. She recently retired from teaching art in the public school system. Influenced by Chuck Close, Joan Miró, and Cy Twombly, Pettigrew...
Recipe Inspired by the Collection of the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens and from their new cookbook: The Chef’s Canvas
“I saw this piece, and right away it reminded me of fresh spring air. The rocky, grassy mountainscape has a lot of color and breaks in color. There are what appear to be goats at the top of the mountainside, and a beautiful blue sky with just a tiny puff of cloud. I tried to take the colors and peace that are in this painting and translate them to a theme and color scheme on a plate.
Family Folky Fun
If you and the kids haven’t heard the prolific Mrs. Kate yet, you’re missing out.
What I Did On My Summer Vacation
With the last Jacksonville Symphony performances over the Memorial Day weekend, the members of the orchestra look forward to their summer break. They won’t be back in Jacoby Symphony Hall until September 30 for the start of the 2016-2017 season, but they all will be busy.
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