The "Kitchen Art Show" at The Stony Creek Gallery

From October 22nd through November 22nd, I'll be one of over 30 artists participating in The "Kitchen Art Show" at The Stony Creek Gallery and Co-Sponsored by www.shorelineoutandabout.com/"(a website dedicated to promoting our shoreline)

This special exhibition will have on display artworks suitable for a kitchen, a dinning room and more, ...and a portion of proceeds will be donated to the Community Dining Room, an agency committed to feeding the hungry, serving the CT Shoreline.

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Stony Creek Gallery

Presents The

KITCHEN ART SHOW

october 22 - november 22

Part of proceeds will be donated to THE COMMUNITY DINING ROOM.

Opening Reception ~

Thursday 10/22, 5:30-8pm

HORS D’OEUVRES & Wine

Sponsored by

SBC Restaurant in Branford, Stony Creek Package Store &

www.shorelineoutandabout.com

Featured Artists

Corina S. Alvarezdelugo, Gayle Asher, Hannah Baldwin, Betsy Barker, Laura Barr, Fern Berman, Lisa Carlin, Michael Carr, Eli Cedrone, Christine Chiocchio, Margaret Dean, Eileen Eder, Betsy Evarts, Lisa Fatone, John Heddon, Mundy Hepburn, Joan Jardine, Kate Knapp, Cindy Kelly, Joanne Lehman, Brendan Loughlin, Harold Moore, Beth Munro, Rosalie Nadeau, Maureen Wilkinson, Robert Reynolds, Molly McDonald, Jackie McGuire, Diana Perron, Laurie Fox Pessemier,
Suzanne Siegel, Anita Soos

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152 Thimble Islands Road * Stony Creek/Branford CT * 203.208.1990

X 56 off I-95, next to Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library

www.stonycreekgallery.com

Hours: Thurs & Fri 11-2pm, Sat & Sun 10-4pm

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Other events during this exhibit:

* Thursday, October 29th, 6:00-8:00pm, Cookbook Demonstration with Author Terry Walters, of "Clean Food"

* Sunday, November 8th, 2:00pm, Interior Designer, Robin Reed gives talk on decorating, enjoy listening while sipping Martinis!

* Sunday, November 22nd, 12:00-4:00pm, Champagne, Dessert & Flowers by Take the Cake & Cynthias Flowers

Still Life with Apples
pastels
16"h x 12"w
© Corina S. Alvarezdelugo

P.S.: My "Still Life with Apples" will be for sale at the Kitchen Art Show

5th Annual 2009 Autumn Art Trail

This year, I'll be participating for the first time in this Outdoor Festival at the beautiful Clinton Landing, behind the Andrews Memorial Town Hall, 54 East Main Street, Clinton, CT

The event will take place
Saturday and Sunday, October 10th and 11th,
from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

There will be a Kick-Off Reception held in The Rose Room at The Clinton Memorial Town Hall on Friday, Oct. 9th, 7-9pm. The public is welcome to attend.

DESCRIPTION: Modern and representational painters, sculptors, potters, crafters, illustrators, fabric artists and jewelery-makers share their artwork during the 5th Annual Autumn Art Trail.

Begin this art adventure with the FREE Two-Day Outdoor Arts Festival on the waterfront of Clinton Landing, south of Clinton Andrews Memorial Town Hall.

After the Arts Festival, purchase your Weekend Pass for only $10.00 and head out on the Trail with a colorful program and map in hand to explore the private studios of well-known artists throughout the Shoreline. They will be discussing, demonstrating and selling their work.

For info and to purchase tickets to view the private studios: www.artscenterkillingworth.org

For more information about the work I do and to learn about other upcoming exhibitions, go to: www.corinadotdash.com

12th ANNUAL CITY-WIDE OPEN STUDIOS

Once again I'll be taking part of the City-Wide Open Studios in New Haven. This event has been celebrated for the past eleven years, and as always, it draws thousands of visitors to explore New Haven's neighborhoods while discovering artists, galleries, and the treasures of this beautiful city.

City-Wide Open Studios celebrates contemporary art in all its myriad forms, and is undoubtedly Connecticut's leading visual arts event. Art dealers and curators from the region and beyond have used CWOS as a resource to discover new artists, plan upcoming shows, and buy art. As one of the largest Open Studios programs in the country, CWOS connects hundreds of local artists with the Greater New Haven community. As described on the CWOS website.

To learn more about the artists participating in this event go to
http://www.cwos.org/directory.asp

Friday October 2, CWOS kick-off party, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Artspace, 50 Orange Street, New Haven. Free.

CWOS day 1: Saturday October 3, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
CWOS day 2: Sunday Oct 4, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

...and start your tour of the Open Studios from Erector Square, 315 Peck Street, Building 7, second floor, New Haven, CT

Want
mixed media
(paper, encaustic, acrylics, handmade paper, ink on wood)
18”h x 19”w
© Corina S. Alvarezdelugo

To sign or not to sign your two-dimensional work, where and how?

Renee Phillips, "The Artrepreneur Coach" (Author, Artist, and Director: Manhattan Arts International, and The Healing Power of ART,) just opened up a discussion on the LinkedIn group of the Manhattan Arts International about this theme.

I find her questions very interesting as I'm sure many of you artists out there, like me, have thought about them many times. In this way, I want to share my response to her questions with you, so you know a little more about me.

Renee Phillips asks:
"Artists who create original two-dimensional art, where do you sign your art work, on the front, back or both? What is the general consensus? Assuming there is a current trend regarding signature placement, do you follow it? Is it important to you to have your name visible on your art work? Do you place the date of your piece on the back of the painting? What material or medium do you use to sign?

My response:
"I'm always debating on what suits best with the piece I'm working on. But as a general rule, I like to have my signature visible and no date. I sign the back as well, just as an added touch in respect for the buyer. So they know they are buying an original piece of art.

In any case, if I feel the signature is going to be in the way, especially when working on mixed media, I try using a color that will blend with the rest so it does not take away from the message I want to convey. Now, when I’ve done landscapes and other realistic themes I would sign in a diagonal, somewhere in the lower portion of the canvas, at the right or left side (depending on where it fits best) and very clear using a dark color (blue, gray, and brown, depending on the piece, with a fine brush). This practice, which I don't regret, caused me an entry to an exhibition. The juror just couldn't get over my signature, as I was told. He would’ve wanted me to sign discretely at the bottom of the canvas instead.

My thought is that very often your signature is what sets you apart from the rest of the artists out there, is what identifies you from the rests; so why not make it bold, like Picasso did? In this way, one becomes freer to experiment with new ideas and techniques, to try different mediums and approaches, and then your creativity will have no limits. It is your signature what, at the end, will tie everything together as your body of work…your legacy.

On the other hand, regarding the material or medium I use to sign with; I use oils if the painting was done in oils, acrylics if it was done in acrylics and archival ink markers when working on paper. But sometimes I use other mediums as well, what’s important for me is to be consistent with how I sign."




I would love to hear your comments, please feel free to post them here!

ARTS CONNECTICUT 2009

The Annual Juried Exhibition presented by the Guilford Art League at The Mill Gallery in Guilford, CT.

Once again, I will be one of the artists participating in this exhibition this year since my sculpture, "AS ONE" was selected amongst many artworks by this year's juror Judy Birke, Art Critic of the New Haven Register, Art Appraiser, and owner of Judy Birk Art Consultants LLC

As One

earthenware and guitar strings
10”h x 12”w x 12”d
© Corina S. Alvarezdelugo

As One (top view)

earthenware and guitar strings
10”h x 12”w x 12”d
© Corina S. Alvarezdelugo

Come to see it all at our opening reception, this coming Thursday, September 3rd, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Location: The Mill Gallery, Guilford Arts Center, Route 77, Guilford, CT
Gallery Hours: Mon-Sat 12-4 pm

Another Award!!!

I received a phone call today to let me know my sculpture Rhino has been awarded the Joseph Gaultieri Cash Award at The 53rd Regional art exhibition at the Mystic Arts Center. I'm so excited about it and I wanted to share it with you!

This exhibition was juried by artist Carolina Pedraza, Head of Youth & Family Programs at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, a national leader in the exhibition of challenging contemporary art and the emergence of mid-career artists.

Here is my Rhino:

stoneware and encaustic
© Corina S. Alvarezdelugo

...but if you want to see it in person come to the exhibition through September 26, 2009


Opening Reception, Thursday, August 13, 5:30 - 7 pm

Location: Mystic Arts Center, 9 Water Street, Mystic, CT 06355.
Tel: 860-536-7601

My First ACEO!

“Spring Flowers”, is the first original ACEO I have ever made. How fun it is to paint in that small scale. I really enjoyed doing it!

ACEO stands for: Art Cards, Editions, and Originals, with the standard size measure of 2.5 x 3.5 inches (64 x 89 mm). You can collect them, trade them, wear them, display them... What a great idea, don't you think?

I've painted this mini, one of a kind, artwork with acrylics on Strathmore heavyweight textured paper. It is my contemporary response to a base filled with spring flowers. Here is a picture of it:

Spring Flowers
original ACEO in acrylics
© Corina S. Alvarezdelugo

You can find it for sale at my etsy store.