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ARTISTS & PUBLISHERS
LaMantia Fine Art Publishes Del Orfano Hessam Marks 9-11 10th Anniversary
LaMantia
Fine Art Inc.,
Northport,
NY, is publishing the
work
of
Daniel Del
Orfano as
giclées on
canvas,
hand-embellished
by
the Long Island-based “A Passing Glimpse” by Daniel Del Orfano is a
artist. The giclée on canvas measuring 36 by 29 inches.
initial release
includes 12 giclées in editions ranging from 75 to 125 and
retailing from $695 to $1,600. Shown is “A Passing
Glimpse,” in an edition of 95, retailing for $1,200. LaMantia
Fine Art is co-owned by James LaMantia and Robert Bluver, also owners of LaMantia Gallery in Northport, NY. Telephone (631) 754-8414, www.lamantiagallery.com/fineart.
The Garmashes at Galeria del Mar
Galeria del Mar hosted
a Russian-themed private
reception
for
Inessa and Michael Garmash’s exhibition of
their Impressionist-style
paintings and prints.
More than one hundred
guests enjoyed Russian
music, wine, and dinner
served in the gallery
where they had the opportunity to spend time
with the artists. About
90% of the oil paintings,
ranging from $5,000 to
$10,000, were sold, as “Anastasia,” an oil painting by
well as a number of Michael and Inessa Garmash.
prints. The Ukraine-born
couple, known for their collaboration on every painting, are
represented by Collectors Editions and Weinstein Art Management. For Galeria del Mar, telephone (904) 829-2120 or
go to the website located at: www.cutterandcutter.com.
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Studio Fine Art has
announced that Hessam Abrishami will
unveil a 9-11 remembrance painting entitled “Still Standing”
at Artexpo New York
on Saturday March
26, at 12 noon at
Studio Fine Art’s
booth #907. The
Iranian-born artist will
then present the
acrylic painting that
measures 36 by 48
inches and is valued
at $24,000, to a nonprofit organization.
Says Hessam, “I see “Still Standing” by Hessam Abrishami.
a similar devastation
almost every day in my country. I know how hard it is and I
know how proud we can be of the American people for coming together and moving forward.” For more on Hessam’s
work, visit: www.studiofineart.com or call (818) 889-2000.
Ford Smith’s Ocean Paintings a Hit!
Ford Smith Gallery
in Roswell, GA,
hosted a splashy
reception in early
March for “Oceans
’11,” an exhibition introducing
new works by
Ford Smith featuring
ocean
themes and tropi- A Ford Smith collector views the artist’s
cal matters. Over new paintings of ocean themes.
150 guests attended the event where some 13 of his paintings were sold
of which 60% were oceanscapes and 40% landscapes with
prices from $1,400 to $17,000. A number of hand-embellished giclées on canvas were also purchased. “Selling
13 paintings during one show would have been fabulous in
a great economy, so we were more than thrilled by this
show’s success,” said Cristi Smith, co-owner of Ford Smith
Fine Art. Call (770) 552-5942, www.fordsmithfineart.com.
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Huckleberry Fine Art
Presents the art of Rob Gonsalves, Gavin Glakas,
John Payne, and J. Scott Nicol.
Cathedral of Commerce
by Rob Gonsalves
Giclée on Paper
7" h x 14" w $225
Giclée on Canvas
13" h x 26" w $750
Giclée on Canvas
22" h x 44" w $1,700
The Chalkboard Universe
by Rob Gonsalves
Giclée on Paper
8.5" h x 12.75” $225
Giclée on Canvas
16" h x 24" w $600
Giclée on Canvas
28" h x 41" w $1,700
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Huckleberry Fine Art
New York, New York
by J. Scott Nicol
Giclée on Paper
11.5" h x 17" w $225
Giclée on Canvas
18" h x 27" w $900
Giclée on Canvas
24" h x 36" w $1,200
Giclée on Canvas
32" h x 48" w $2,200
The 60's
by J. Scott Nicol
Giclée on Paper
8.5" h x 17" w $225
Giclée on Canvas
12" h x 24" w $600
Giclée on Canvas
24" h x 48" w $1,600
12063 Nebel Street | Rockville, MD 20852 | 301.881.5977
[email protected] | www.huckleberryfineart.com
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FRAMING FASHIONS
CUSTOM FRAMING
continued from page 34
tique bookplate, shown
below. To take the design
even further in a feminine direction, the mat was hand-
Touch of Lace: Lace is
hand-wrapped over the mat
and strands of pearl beads
are stitched on around the
mat opening. The inner
moulding is Providence
393931 and the outer
moulding is Calais 360814.
wrapped with lace and the
mat window opening outlined
with strands of pearl beads.
Frame Fatale: From Rita
Hayworth to Sharon Stone,
Hollywood actresses have
brought us Femme Fatale
for many years. These
women, or at least the characters they played, used
their femininity to gain
power. Similarly, Frame
Fatale shows how many
black mouldings with larger
scale patterns relate well
to feminine art and objects,
but brings a stronger look
to the presentation. The
framed example of Frame
Fatale “modeled” by Ginger
Hartford in the photo below,
is basically a bulletin board,
but its sole purpose is to
display jewelry. Many necklaces, bracelets, and earrings are artsy, so why not
use them as art when they
aren’t being worn? This
stacked moulding combination, combined with a boldly
patterned fabric covering
the bulletin board, give this
piece just the right combination of strength and femininity. Screw cup hooks into
the bulletin board so each
piece of jewelry can be easily removed and replaced.
Power Suit: Now on to
t h e
Ginger
more
Hartford,
mascuArtaisl i n e
sance
side of
sales,
custom
models
framThe
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When
Fatale.
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Patterwrap
ned fabric is mounted onto a bulletin board and
art in a
cup hooks have been screwed into it to hold
b o l d
pieces of jewelry. The inner moulding is Proviblack
dence 393930 and the outer is Marais II 457593. f r a m e ,
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Power Suit: The art is
“Pathways #34” by Michael
Moon, Item #1121824 at:
www.artthatfits.com. The
inner moulding is Brooklyn
246350; the middle,
Taichang 676092; and the
outer, Brooklyn 256350.
Black Jack: Next, they
showed the fun and relaxed
side of black frames with
Black Jack. Many black
mouldings are a perfect fit in
game rooms, home theatres, and man caves. The
show organizers created
a real conversation piece for
this look using a portion of
a blackjack tabletop, shown
in photo below. The shadowbox is set up as if a game
is in progress. The lucky
guy who gets one of these
hanging by his poker table
certainly hits the jackpot!
Black frames also work
well with game boards, as
well as flat screen televisions, vintage and contemporary posters, album
covers, and a framing fa-
as shown above, it is kind of
like the Power
Suit of custom
framing. For this
design, the look
becomes even
stronger with the
unexpected use
of a bamboo pattern. You can also
achieve an added
dose of black
when you choose Joe Petta and Scott Riley of South
bold
sophisti- Central and Southeast Region Sales,
cated art with respectively, present Black Jack. The
black accents, inner moulding is Metro 384403; the
as in “Pathways middle moulding is Thornhill 446691;
#34” by Michael and the outer is Metro 393403.
Moon, shown at
the top of this page. The vorite—sports memorabilia.
Power Suit consumer is not Part 2 of this article continonly strong in business, but ues in a future issue.
they may also have a variety
of interests outside the of- Greg Perkins is customer
fice. Appeal to him by pro- programs manager for Larmoting framing of his sports son-Juhl, Norcross, GA. To
awards or favorite travel reach him, E-mail:Greg_
[email protected].
photographs.
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