July
20
2010
Fredericksburg, Va. and Frejus, France celebrated thirty years of being sister cities with the making of a 5,000 egg omelet. Here’s my rendering of some of the stirers.
Note cards are available for $5.00
July
20
2010
New F'burg by Alan Howard; Historic Fredericksburg by Tanya Richey.
The Fredericskburg, VA and Frejus, Frace celebrated 30 years of Sister City cultural exchange this year.
French participants traveled from Frejus to America spending two week hosted by Fredericksburg area families.
We hosted Fabean and her mother Paule for a week of thier visit and organized a wonderful reception at The Gallery at 915 for the entire Sister City group. Each of the French visitors recieved a special edition Art Card set of two cards. An skyline portrait of modern day Fredericksburg by Alan Howard and a historical painting of the Burg’s early days by Tanya Richey.
Card sets are available at The Gallery at 915 for $12.
June
17
2010
The hard work at Gallery 915 is starting to pay off and there’s a great article in the Weekender section of the Fredericksburg paper today!
check it out…http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2010/062010/06172010/554783
June
11
2010
Just one of many styles in this line of notecards
The Griffin Bookshop on Caroline Street in Fredericksburg is now selling my orginial framables!
May
27
2010
Study work for my Fredericksburg painting.
Come to the Gallery this weekend for the First Annual Memorial Weekend Fence Art Show! Saturday and Sunday 11-5 at 915 Lafayette BLVD!
May
26
2010
The Gallery at 915 has an amazing sculpture named Chuck Williams who will be featured in the June show. The ‘Art of Recovery” show is down and a whole new exhibit will be up for first Friday but for Memorial Day weekend an interim show and preview of Chucks Metal Art will be up.
Stop in and see how my big Fredericksburg painting is coming along. 915 will be open all weekend with a gathering Friday evening 6-9 and I will be sitting the Gallery on Saturday. Hope to see you!
May
7
2010
May First Friday at The Gallery at 915
This month The Gallery at 915 is hosting a special show for RASCB called “The Art of Recovery Exhibit” featuring the original artwork of adults with mental illness. It will be on display until May 23rd!
March
30
2010
Jefferson's Vision
I have read that when Thomas Jefferson returned to Monticello he was broke and in debt. When several friends talked to him about the seriousness of this matter his answer was to order more flower bulbs for the garden and more wine. Jefferson brought vines back from France to start vineyards in Virginia, now there are many vineyards in Virginia and a few good wines.
Acrylic 24″ x 36″ on canvas (1,400.00)
I painted the sky, Old Rag, road, hills and valleys from a sketch I did on the side of the road off Rt. 522. This was then set aside. Later, thinking of the vineyards at Sharp Rock Farm but not having a sketch I painted the vines creeping along the hills. This is a combination of observation and vision.
March
29
2010
The Home Place
Acrylic on canvas 24″ x 36″ (1,400.00)
A dog, a swing and forsythia
Daffodills, dogwoods and redbuds
The sun shinning above the blue ridge
Tis spring in Virginia
This is a romantic painting started with white and the primary colors stroked and blended for a light background . First begin with the sky, add clouds and begin a sunset. Close your eyes and envision mountains and valleys and trees, then proceed to build a place in time with shadows and dappled light . There is a time for sketches and thumbnails of values, working out compositions, etc. Sometimes we need to just paint and dream.
The Gallery at 915- Alan Howard cooks 5,000 egg omelet!As part of the French Sister City Association 2010 events a giant 5,000 egg omelet was prepared on Saturday July 19th at Riverside Park in Fredericksburg. The Gallery at 915 owner Alan Howard was an honorary Chef helping to prepare the huge omelet! […]
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