Upcoming Miniature Shows
Show 8/30 - 10/30/10, DUE 7/23/10 — "Mountainside Miniatures" Exhibit and Sale, Foothills Art Center, 809 15th Street, Golden, CO, www.mtnsideartguild.org.
Show 9/30 - 10/30/10, DUE 9/5/10 — "27th Annual North American Miniature Art Exhibition," The Art Gallery of Fells Point, 1716 Thames Street, Baltimore, MD 21231, 410-327-1272. For prospectus, see www.fellspointgallery.org.
Show 10/1-25/10, DUE 9/1/10 — "2nd Annual Little Washington Miniatures Painting Exhibition," 291-B Main Street, PO Box 365, Washington, VA 22747, 540-675-3039, www.icehousegallery.com.
Show 11/1-30/10, DUE 10/15/10 — "10th Annual Miniature Show," The Renaissance Art Gallery, November 2010. Competition open to all North American artists 18 and older. For information/prospectus, send SASE to The Renaissance Art Gallery, 900 8th Street, Suite #20, Huntington, WV 25701, or e-mail gallerywv@yahoo.com, www.orgsites.com/wv/renaissance.
Show 11/5/10 - 1/8/11, DUE 9/24/10 — "26th Annual Exhibition of Miniature Art 2010," Council for the Arts, 159 South Main Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201, 717-264-6883, supportthearts@councilforthearts.net, www.councilforthearts.net. Download prospectus from the gallery web site, Call for Entries page.
Show 12/3/10 - 1/2/11, DUE 10/16/10 — "2010 National Small Works Painting," The Main Street Gallery, 105 Main Street, PO Box 161, Groton, NY 13073, 607-898-9010, maingal@localnet.com, www.mainstreetgal.com. Download prospectus from the gallery web site, Call for Entries page.
Show
1/9-30/11, DUE 10/8/10 —
"36th Annual
International Miniature Art Show," Miniature Art Society of Florida,
Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL. For inquiries/clarification, contact
Michael Petryszak, 727-584-3883, mkpetryszak@verizon.net. For prospectus,
see www.miniature-art.com.
*For more show info around
the world:
www.miniatureartshows.com
www.miniatureartist.com/miniature-shows/
www.art-in-miniature.org/artshows.htm
Art Links
| Bethesda Restorations | Furniture repair, refinishing & restoration |
| Botantical Art Society of the National Capital Region (BASNCR) | A non-profit group dedicated to promoting public interest in botanical art. |
| Cobblestone Art Gallery | Art gallery in Alexandria, VA - includes framed paintings and drawings, unframed originals and photographs, miniature paintings, hand-painted birdhouses, and more...... |
| J. Robb Hall | Miniature paintings in oils or watercolors. |
| Mark Hicks | Magnifiers
- miniature size with chain. Magnifier glass 1" across; length
of magnifier 3". Variety of wood available for handle. Contact: cornishgraphics@comcast.net |
| Kimberly Jansen | Miniature paintings in colored pencil. |
| Susan Kern | Miniature paintings of pets, people, and landscapes. |
| Cindy McGonagle | Author and Artist |
| Olya Design | Enamel miniatures, silver point drawing, egg tempera |
| Wes & Rachelle Siegrist | Miniature paintings of wildlife and landscapes. |
| Song Mountain Fine Art Studio |
Detailed realistic miniature paintings (wildlife, domestic animals, landscapes). Hand-painted Christmas balls and more. |
| Barbara Stanton |
Miniature
oil paintings. |
| Carol Lee Thompson | Classical realist - still life, landscapes, portraits, and miniatures in oil. |
| Dana Lee Thompson | Art for the horse and hound lover. |
| D. Van Baalen Art | Paintings in oil--florals, landscapes, portraits (people or pets) and still life. |
| Sue Walters Pyrography | Fine pyrography on wood, tagua, paper, and leather. |
| TSS Flying Club (Takoma-Silver Spring) | A member owned, nonprofit flying club serving the Baltimore/Washington area (for those of you interested in art AND flying!) |
| WCN-NM.COM |
An
eclectic interlude along the information highway. Supplies
and services for artists of all interests including artistamps, rubber
stamps, art name plates, laser engraving, and photography. |
Miniature
Art References
1. Miniature Painting: A Complete Guide
to Techniques, Mediums, and Surfaces
- by Joan Cornish Willies
Softcover, 144 pages, c. 1995
Step-by-step lessons showing how to paint landscapes, still lifes, and
portraits. Well illustrated in color.
2. The Techniques of Painting
Miniatures
- by Sue Burton
Hardcover, 144 pages, c. 1985
The work and techniques of 28 miniaturists; includes lists of suppliers
and miniature art societies. Well illustrated in color.
3. How to Paint Miniatures
- by Robert Hughes & Elizabeth Johnson
Hardcover, 80 pages, c. 1994
Step-by-step projects in watercolor, gouache and oils, with information
on techniques and media. Well illustrated in color.
4. Painting Miniatures - by
Elizabeth Davys Wood
Hardcover, 128 pages, c. 1989
Step-by-step instructions, list of materials; how to paint landscapes,
flowers, animals, portraits, children and silhouettes. Well illustrated
in color.
5. Looking
for Eulabee Dix, The Illustrated Biography of An American Miniaturist
- by Jo Ann Ridley
Softcover, 304 pages, c. 1997
A wonderful biography and provides history and technique of miniature
painting. Some of Dix's portraits can be seen at the National Museum of
Women in the Arts. *This book available from MiniArt for $5.
6. Color: A Natural History of the
Palette - by Victoria Finlay
Soft or hardcover, 448 pages, c.
2002
Blend of travelogue and historical exploration about the ways color takes
on meaning; author traveled the world in search of ancient sources of
natural colors & recounts the surprising chemical processes by which
everything from stones to insects to mummies have been transformed into
precious pigments for paint, dyes, and varnish.
7. Miniatures:
Dictionary and Guide
- by Daphne Foskett
Hardcover, 702 pages, c. 1987
Great reference guide with over 1,000 illustrations; details
methods for dating miniatures from clothing and style.
8. Love and Loss, American Portrait & Mourning Miniatures
- by Robin Jaffee Frank
Hardcover, 358 pages, c. 2000
Illustrated book reproduces one hundred miniatures, discusses their role
in American art history, and relates fascinating stories of their making.
Miniature Art Societies
1. The Hilliard Society
Priory Lodge, 7 Priory Road
Wells, Somerset BA5 1SR, United Kingdom
011 44 1749 674472
hilliardsociety@aol.com
www.art-in-miniature.org
2. World Federation of Miniaturists
(WFM)
Joan Kelly, President
P.O. Box 1027
Burnie, Tasmania 7320, Australia
president@worldfm.org
www.worldfm.org
3. The Miniature Art Society of Florida
(MASF)
Carol Curtiss, President
2519 McMullen Booth Rd., Suite 510-252
Clearwater, FL 33761
727-525-8251
admin@miniatureartsocietyofflorida.com
www.miniature-art.com
4. Cider Painters of America
James Rogowski, President
P.O. Box 625
Dallas, PA 18621
ciderpainters@aol.com
(membership by invitation/sponsorship)
5. Miniature Artists of America
Kay Petryszak, President
1595 N. Peaceful Lane
Clearwater, FL 33756
727-584-3883
michaelpetryszak@ij.net
www.miniatureartistsofamerica.org
6. The Miniature Painters, Sculptors
and Gravers Society, Washington, DC (MPSGS)
Nar Steel, President
301-434-2421
nars@erols.com
www.mpsgs.org
(membership by invitation/sponsorship)
7. New Mexico Miniature Arts Society
(NMMAS)
Roswell Fine Arts League
107 East 5th St.
Roswell, NM
575-625-5263
contact@rfal.org
www.rfal.org
8. Northern California Society of Arts
in Miniature
Elizabeth Specht
5588 Snow Creek Fall
Mariposa, CA 95338
209-742-7035
n6pxq@sierratel.com
9. West Coast Society of Miniature
Art
Rilla Underwood, President
rillabell@aol.com
10. South Texas Miniature Art Society
c/o Art Center of Corpus Christi
100 Shoreline Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
President: Elna Smith
cen52303@centurytel.net
11. Association of Miniature Artists
Contact: Wes Siegrist
Membership and General Info
865-448-2044
siegrist@artofwildlife.com
www.miniatureartist.com
12. Alabama Miniature Art Society
Ainsley McNeely, President
PO Box 16884
Mobile, AL 36616
amasinfo@yahoo.com
Miniature Art Collections
There are some great collections of miniatures around the country. Below are just a few.
1. The
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City,
MO (about 180 works in collection).
2. Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC, Miniature Portrait Gallery.
3. Philadelphia Museum of Art, nice
collection of miniatures.
4. Woolaroc Museum, north of Tulsa,
Oklahoma, miniature paintings of all Presidents.
Also check out the web page http://www.artofwildlife.com/miniaturepaintings.html, where several collections are listed near the bottom of the page.
MiniArt Supply, 301-977-2190, nancy@miniartsupply.biz