Gallery Members News - 2008
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January 2008
Lakeland Art Guild -Best In Show
Longboat Key-Honorable Mention
Arts On The Park -Merit Award
February 2008
Longboat Key-Honorable Mention
Arts on the Park-Best In Show
Longboat Key-Honorable Mention
March 2008
Ridge Festival- Merit Award
Arts on the Park- Merit Award
April 2008
Tallahassee Watercolor Society-
Emotional Content
May 2008
Louisiana Watercolor Society-
Memorial Award
Arts on the Park
-Honorable Mention
Imperial Art Gallery Artists Join
j. rowan galleries, inc.  
Imperial Art Gallery co-op owners merge with
j. rowan galleries of Lakeland.
(Please click on the image to enter the gallery ans see some of their work.
Shirley Bernard
Wendy De Rycke
Norman Duncan
Carol Frye
Lind McAllister
Ivy Monsees
Joan Nixon
Linda McAllister: Caught in the Act
Have brush,will paint!  Linda McAllister shows us that Plein
Air Painting is not limited to realistic subjec tmatter.
Lakeland Art Guild Melvin Gallery Show
Kappy Williams: "Al" wins!
Imperial Art Gallery  was well represemted with several members having
work accepeted into this years Lakeland Art Guild Melvin Gallery Show.
Accepted members onclude Kappy Willaiams, Wendy DeRycke, and Carol
Frye .
Carol Frye: Signature Membership LWS
Carol Frye received her signature membership in the Louisiana Watercolor Society in April, giving her, now, six signature membership.  Signature
membership usually involves getting painting accepted into three state or national shows, allowing the artist to add those initials after their signature.
Her entry "Emotional Content" also won and award.
Louisiana Watercolor Society
Carol Frye
Solo Show-
Ridge Art
Association
Lobby
Publications:
Under
Construction!!!.
Exciting information coming soon!
Carol Frye -AOP May Show
Winners Show 2008
Three Person Show
"Cutting Edge Show" at Arts on the Park:
O
ctober 2008
Carol Frye Won a Merit award for her painting "Bob's Journey", the newest
painting in her "Bob/Steve" series.
Other members with work accepteded into the show include:
Wendy De Recke
Imperial Art Gallery
Our virtual gallery is
pleased to welcome the
addition of two more
members. (June 2008)
Yvette Johnson and
Norman Duncan
Linda McAllister:
New President of the
Lakeland Art Guild
The LAG is happy to announce that Linda McAllister will assume
the duties of the
Presidency. Congratulations Linda!
(October 2008)
Wendy De Recke: Class Flyer
Bartow Classes
Carol Frye: ISAP
Carol Frye had her Mixed media collage : "Never Alone" accepted into the International Society of Experimental Artitsts show. This years show will run
September 9 - October 3, 2008 and will be held in H
ouston, Texas.
Carol Frye:
FWS Dcmonstration
Carol demonstartaed her
"Flowing Colors" acrylic on
YUPO techniques to the Florida
Watercolor Society at the
annual convention in September
Lakeland Art Guild Invitational at Arts on the Park:
July 2008
Wendy De Recke won an Honorable Mention award for her painting "Magenta Dance of the Seven Angels. This painting is part of a new series for her and two other
paintings in that series were also accepted. Other gallery members with work in the show include:
Carol Frye



June & July 2008
A vacation for h
er ego.

August 2008
Honorable Mention-Art Center
Manatee

September 2008
Best In Show-Lakeland Art Festival
Second Place-ISAP-FL
Third Pace-Center Place, Brandon
Margret Cornish Award-FWS
Honorable Mention-Arts on the
Park