Watertown Painting

Frank Quinn, one of the artists at the gallery, was inspired to paint a scene (pictured above) commemorating the spontaneous celebration of Watertown residents April 19 -- the night police captured Suspect No. 2 in the Marathon Bombing. The painting is on display at the gallery through the Memorial Day weekend and will then be moved to the Watertown Administration Building. It is 40 inches wide and 19 inches high. Frank plans to auction the painting to benefit the One Fund. The gold & black frame was generously donated by Custom Art Framing in Norwood. Anyone wishing to bid can contact Frank at 508 668-7031 or e-mail him at fxquinn@yahoo.com.

Featured Artists May 17-19

Beth Johnston and Marilyn Mooney will be the featured artists at the Artists Studio & Gallery at Patriot Place the weekend of May 17-19. Examples of their work are pictured below. (Beth's Green Apples and Marilyn's Garden in Verona.) These talented artists will host a reception Sunday, May 19, from 1-4. Please drop by and view their work along with the works of other local artists this weekend.

Paint Out at Patriot Place June 15

The Artist's Studio & Gallery at Patriot Place will host a "paint out" Saturday afternoon 1-5 pm at Patriot Place. The rain date will be the following Saturday. All artists and art students are invited to participate, set up their easels or tables outside, and turn Patriot Place into a mini-Paris. Even if you don't want to paint, you can come and look over the shoulders of other artists as they create "masterpieces" on the spot. It promises to be a fun event.

Grand Opening of the Norwood Fine Artists Gallery & Studio

October Materpiece Masquerade

The Artist's Studio & Gallery at Patriot Place wants to host a special exhibit in the Fall for 5 local art associations: Foxboro, Franklin, Canton, Taunton, and Norwood. The exhibit would be called "Masterpiece Masquerade" and the idea would be to copy a famous painting or photograph, but to add a twist, making it unique (or funny). The Foxboro Art Assn did this three years ago at the local library and one artist painted a pastel copy of Renoir's "Dance at Bougival" and put the Beatles in the crowd. Another artist painted a Van Gogh "self-portrait" and painted in a lapel pin which said "I Buy Art". Since it was so much fun, the Foxboro members want to do it again, but this time the Gallery at Patriot Place wants to open it up to other local art associations and exhibit it to a larger crowd at Patriot Place this Fall. It would be open to all media, including photography. We plan to hold it the first 2 weekends in October and think it should be judged by a jury comprising a member of each art association (who was not participating in the exhibit). The prize money would be $200 for 1st, $150 for 2nd and $100 for 3rd. Each member would submit only one piece for an entry fee of $10. Delivery is at the gallery at Patriot Place Monday Sep. 30, 2-7 pm. Any questions contact Frank Quinn at fxquinn@yahoo.com or 508 668-7031 

Featured Artists April 19-21

Pictured above is Ana Marusich-Zanor with one of her bigger-than-life pet protraits. She will be appearing with her work as one of our featured artists at the Gallery at Patriot Place this weekend, April 19-21. Accompanying her will also be photographer Rebecca Skinner and painter Jaclyn Quigley. Come and see their exhibits this weekend at Patriot Place, along with the permanent exhibits of 7 other local artists. The Gallery is located just behind the cinema, 2 doors down from Dunkin Donuts. The Gallery will be open Friday evening 5-9 pm, Saturday 1-9 pm, and Sunday 12-6 pm.

Canton High School

Pictured above is Canton High School senior Lindsey Arthur with her creative drawing of Taylor Swift during Canton High's exhibit the weekend of April 5-7. The following weekend will feature Bishop Feehan High School, the last of 11 high schools featured at the Artist's Studio & Gallery at Patriot Place this year. Afterwards, beginning the weekend of April 19,  the Gallery will resume its regular schedule of featuring local artists.