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Greetings Art & Design Enthusiasts! Welcome to the official newsletter of AccessoryHut.com. Where artists and interior designers are strategically brought together to network with one another. If you are a new reader and would like to receive the gallery's newsletter - SIGN UP HERE. To
further extend our marketing efforts, we are glad to announce that
AccessoryHut.com will be one of the underwriters for the American Society of
Interior Designers (ASID) 2006 Interior Design Awards Banquet for the Texas
Gulf Coast Chapter. The event is on September 7, 2006, so if you have been
thinking about joining the
Directory
of Artists or the Look for our ad in the upcoming 2006 - 2007 ASID Industry Partner Directory and Buyer's Guide that will be distributed at interior design events throughout the country from Fall 2006 through Spring 2007. The directory will also be mailed with the ASID ICON Magazine in September to 40,000 readers. JOIN NOW for only $199/year and place your name and examples of your work at the Directory of Artists before this important ad campaign is launched. Also, the upcoming WINTER issue of the ASID ICON Magazine will feature the artwork of our member artist, Terance Ramos in the INDUSTRY section of that issue. Congratulations Terance for being the gallery's featured artist during this important ad campaign. As part of the campaign, he will also be the gallery's featured artist at the home page this coming October. Visit Terance Ramos at the Bayou City Art Festival in Downtown Houston, Texas on October 14th and 15th. I would like to extend a special thank you to Ann Bell, past President of the Watercolor Art Society - Houston, for her assistance in spreading the word to her watercolor artist friends and encouraging them to join the gallery. Her ongoing support of our mutual goals has been outstanding. Also, many thanks to our Featured Interior Designer, Peggy Berk of Area Aesthetics in New York, and our member artist, Salli Babbittof Houston, Texas, for placing reciprocal links to the gallery from their websites. This type of networking is exactly what the gallery seeks out to accomplish.....giving our artist members the maximum exposure possible. Please enjoy browsing this issue's Celebrated Artists and consider their artwork for your next design project.  Alice Krueser, AccessoryHut.com
Peggy Berk, IDS Associate, is an award-winning interior decorator and redesigner whose unique design sensibility is a product of years of interest, study and experience in the field, coupled with her broad international exposure to design influences around the globe. Peggy's approach reflects her philosophy that sound design principles and a fresh creative perspective are the cornerstones of every great room, but that a livable room has to embrace both function and personality within every element of style. "If it were up to me," she says, "you'd never see a photograph of a room without the people who live in it." Her company, Area Aesthetics, is a full service interior design and decorating firm serving both residential and commercial customers in New York and Florida. Offering a range of design options and resources - from full service design to one day decorating consultations, shopping services and home staging - its mission is to make great interior design accessible to the broadest possible audience. Peggy is also a frequent media contributor and a prolific writer on the subject of design, and conducts workshops on "Accessorizing with Style."
This beautiful, signed/numbered, Limited Edition Giclee, edition size 250, is from the watercolor painting titled "Fantasy Woods", created by Houston, Texas artist, Ann Bell, Past President of the Watercolor Art Society - Houston. Measures 15" X 11". Shipping & Insurance included to US address only. $160 Artist's Statement: "When I begin a painting, I am inspired by something I have seen recently. As I paint, I move deeper into myself until I am somewhere between memory and imagination. By the time I have finished, the line between reality, memory, and imagination has totally disappeared. I want my painting to depict a place that feels real and evokes a fond memory, without being specific or photographic. I invite you to step inside and linger in a place where time stands still and nature's peace prevails." "Transparent watercolor forms the basis for my work. The surface might be traditional watercolor paper, rag illustration board, or oriental paper which I crinkle to lend an air of mystery. As I journey into the individual piece, I intuitively reach for various additional materials to express what I am feeling. I might use gouache, pastel, colored pencil, acrylic or ink. My work originates from a deep desire to explore, appreciate, and enjoy nature, and to lead the viewer along a similar path." What is a Giclee? *Giclée (pronounced "zhee-clay") is a digital method of fine art printing.
By Houston artist, Laurie Svec - Watercolor on rice paper and monoprint background. Image size: 9" X 11" matted in a white mat with black liner to 16" X 20" frame size. Portrait layout. For sale without frame. NOTE: Color might be more intense than in true life. Price includes shipping and insurance. $300 Laurie Svec is a watercolor artist, photographer, and writer. She was raised in the Pacific Northwest and took many private art lessons as a youngster. In college, Laurie received an Associate Degree in commercial art. After a move to Houston in 1991, Laurie became active in several organizations including Watercolor Art Society Houston, Egg Art Guild Houston, and Women in Visual and Literary Arts. She has had several awards, ribbons, and recognition for her watercolor art, photography and craft work. She has had a photograph accepted for the Wayfinding Project through the Cultural Arts Council of Houston. Laurie is a published writer and enjoys writing short stories, haiku, children's poetry, and traditional poetry. Laurie also participated in the Cow Parade in Houston by creating her cow named "Wildflower".
Original watercolor on paper, by Houston, Texas artist, Rona Lesser. Measures 18" high x 21" with mat. Shipping included. $225 Rona Lesser is an artist and art educator. She has been painting and drawing for over 25 years, having taken courses and workshops from many different instructors. She has a Masters in education and Jewish studies and works as an art educator in several different programs. She has shown in many juried shows in Houston, and has had work in area galleries and other sites.
Watercolor on paper by Houston, Texas artist, Jacquelyn Campbell. Measures 22" x 30". Unframed. Shipping Included. $400 Jacquelyn showed interest in drawing and painting from a young age, and attended art classes as a child and adolescent. While working toward a B.A. in English Teacher Education from UH, a B.S. in Nursing from UT, and finally a D.D.S. from UT, she maintained her passion for art, intermittently taking studio courses at University of Houston, the Art League, and the Glassell School. Presently, she practices dentistry part time, studies watercolor at the Glassell School, and serves as Treasurer of Watercolor Art Society-Houston.
Original Watercolor by Houston, Texas artist, Jeanne Heise. Contact the artist directly for information and prices. Jeanne has exhibited her paintings in many national shows including the American Watercolor Society, the Arizona Watercolor Association, the Society of Watercolor Artists and the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies. She has earned signature status in the Southern Watercolor Society, the Texas Watercolor Society and the Watercolor Art Society- Houston. She has served on the Board of Directors at WAS-H for five years as Membership Show Director, Membership Director, International Exhibition Director, and now as President for the year 2006-07.
Ann Bell will teach "Experimental Surfaces in Watercolor" on Friday afternoons at the Watercolor Art Society - Houston (WAS-H) building located at 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell beginning in September. This class will increase your creativity by teaching you to paint on non-traditional surfaces that encourage spontaneity. It is suitable for all skill levels. Advance registration is required. For more information, call Ann Bell, 281-330-3827. Pictured here is Ann Bell's watercolor Giclee titled "Sun-dappled Path".
Pictured here is Houston, Texas artist, Ann Bell's "Pathway to a Dream". Simply put, watercolor is a painting compound using water-soluble pigments that are either transparent or opaque. Because of the medium itself as well as the paper to which it is applied, watercolor is frequently thought of as a fugitive medium. Not so! While watercolor may not rival oils for durability and longevity, it is a medium that has a very durable and distinguished history and, clearly, a healthy future.
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The Los Angeles Pottery Show >
Watercolor Art Society-Houston invites you to the next 2006 Summer
Gallery Opening Night Reception honoring exhibiting member artists. > The vibrant Urban Expressionist Marcus
Antonius Jansen and the "new" Massurrealistic art veteran
Joann Sonnenberg will be exhibiting new works in the main Gallery for the month
of September 8 - 29, 2006. >
Houston Home & Interior Design Show >
Bayou City Art Festival >
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft >
The Albuquerque Museum & >
5th Annual Sonoma Plein Air 2006
Peggy Berk of Area Aesthetics says to try at least one new color in your home to break your "color habits". Be bold, do something unexpected or something you've always wanted to try. If you are really hesitant, put the color inside a closet door - somewhere where you can see and react to it. The room which makes me smile in my home is one in which the painter made a mistake and used a color that I never would have chosen for myself. As I was awaiting his return visit for a repainting, I discovered that every time I walked into the room it made me smile. The room has been repainted a few times over the years, but always with what I call "my happy mistake."
Join the gallery's Directory of Artists now before the ad campaign is launched to 40,000 interior designers throughout the country! Don't be left out. BENEFITS INCLUDE:
Congratulations to Mary-Jane Buschlen - our $250 cash prize winner. Her
photo of " "Amarylis under Moongate 2005" received the most
votes.
By: Alice Krueser So your up and running! You have your "About Me" page carefully written and posted. Your images are finally sized properly so you can proudly showcase your art or design work in your gallery. Off you go into the magical World Wide Web. There's only one problem -- you are competing with millions of other artists and designers who are hoping for the same clients to stop by and visit to purchase your art or retain your services. What's the answer? Promotion, Promotion, Promotion. If you want online exposure, you MUST PROMOTE your website to your target audience; otherwise it just becomes an occasional "pit stop" of, maybe, if you're lucky, a one to ten second session of your home page.
Listen to what our member artists, designers, and friends are saying about AccessoryHut.com. "I was so impressed with the latest Art Promotion in Motion. You are surely talented and it certainly shows"! Barbara Willis, Potter, Malibu, California "I would be delighted and feel honored to write an article for you. Thank you for this opportunity. I've enjoyed every bit of this process with you." - Steve Conti, Biographer, Beverly Hills, California "Thank you so much for your continued interest and support. We love meeting people such as yourself that have the right energy to move forward. We have noticed quite an appeal to the designer market with Marc's work over the last two years, so we are excited to work with you on this" Marketing Director for artist, Marcus Antonius Jansen, Ft. Myers, Florida.
In memory of "Harry the Hound" (1991 - 2006) who recently
died at the age of 15 years and 4 months old. Harry was a Shih Tzu & Llaso
mix with the messiest hairdo when my friend Grace adopted him from the Houston
SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). "His hair was
such a mess that I couldn't even see his eyes" says SPCA Gala 2006 Chair,
Grace Holmes when asked how she came up with his name.
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