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2009 Annual MAA
Banquet
Keynote Speaker: Dustan Knight
Dustan Knight, watercolorist from New Castle, was the keynote speaker. She originally planned to do a slide presentation on critiqueing Art, but decided it will be more fun to do critiques. She critiqued a variety of artists' pieces.
Dustan Knight
 Dustin Knight is a professional artist with a MFA in painting from Pratt Institute in NY and a MA in Art History from Boston University. She retired from teaching full time at the NH Institute of Art where she was, among other things, Chairman of the Foundations Department. She currently teaches workshops throughout NE. She is a past recipient of the NH State Fellowship for the Arts and a resident of MacDowell Artist Colony in Peterborough NH and Cunningham Artist Community in the Berkshires. She has won numerous awards including a grant from the State Percentage for the Arts Program for a 21" x 7" watercolor tryptch in a Dover NH courthouse. Dustan exhibits her work throughout the United States, particularly in NE.
Dustan's current large scale watercolors are mounted on hard panels and finished with UV resistant acrylic varnish. Frequently flowers as well as landscapes and seascapes, Dustan's watercolors celebrate the brilliant color fluidity and vitality of the medium. A recent series is inspired by vintage kimonos. The Kimono Series explores the elegant designs and subtle colors of antique oriental silks.
You can find Dustan's web site at DustanKnight.com, where she writes:
After a fabulous fall and winter working on commissions with Art Three, I am hard at work in my studio putting the finishing touches on some gorgeous new works for the 2009 summer exhibition season. The paintings are a bit more atmospheric and poetic than last year... must be the weather!
As most of you know I have been writing art reviews for Art New England for the last ten years. Find me in "Regional Reviews". I have recently had a short piece published in Accent's "Lifestyles", a colorful glossy magazine about living the good life in New England. My article is about art glass and the next issue is on silversmithing. I love promoting the arts!
Kimono Series show at SNHU was written up by Manchester Newspapers and had over 1000 visitors!
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Our annual banquet was held on June 1st at the Puritan Restaurant at 6:30pm.
The event included our Artist of the Month program, announcement of our scholarship winner and our artist of the year. A great evening was had by all. |
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15th Annual Art Affair in the Country
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Art in the Park
2008
The 2008 Art in the Park
Was Held
September 6th - 7th
Veteran's Memorial Park, Manchester, NH
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14th Annual Art Affair in the Country
Newsletter Supplement
We would like to thank all of the artists who participated in the 14th Annual Art Affair in the Country and congratulate them for their outstanding talents and exceptional works!
A purchase Prize donated by the Rotary Club of Bedford for $500 was awarded to Jan Grossman for "Presbyterian Church". This piece will be donated to the Bedford Library for the community to enjoy.
Congratulations and thanks to all!!!
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| Oil / Acrylic |
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| 1st |
Steve Previte |
"Barn With Lilacs" |
| 2nd |
Dick Fisher |
"Silo Barn" |
| 3rd |
Phil Bean |
"Last Light" |
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| Watercolor |
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| 1st |
William Earnshaw |
"Tulips in a Vase" |
| 2nd |
Betti Williams |
"Misty" |
| 3rd |
Phil Bean |
"Cloudy Shores" |
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| Pastel |
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| 1st |
Robin Frisella |
"Lunch at Stubby's" |
| 2nd |
Cathleen Leavitt |
"Waiting for Her Entrance" |
| 3rd |
Mary Buergin |
"Road to Blueberry Farm" |
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| Photography |
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| 1st |
Kenneth Harvey |
"Portland Headlight" |
| 2nd |
Ting Cai |
"Nichols Farm" |
| 3rd |
David Bateman |
"Looking Up" |
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| Mixed Media |
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| 1st |
Charles Mooradian |
"Lion" |
| 2nd |
Charles Mooradian |
"Oriole" |
| 3rd |
Jennifer Vigneau |
"Triumph Over Death" |
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