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... believe since I don’t feel that old!  I’m pictured on The Art Shop sofa after a staff meeting with Molly & Emma – our two rescued babies. Rescuing dogs is another thing I’m passionate about, but this is a blog about The Art Shop, so I digress. While I love picking out framing in general, I especially love framing invitations and announcements ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Monday, 19 March 2012 | Hits: 724
Jaqui Reilly moved to Greensboro from New Jersey in 1995 and joined The Art Shop the following year. In New Jersey, she did framing for Eddie Murphy and Alan Alda among other notable celebs. She came to The Art Shop first as a client and was so knowledgeable we wouldn’t let her leave. She has amazing taste that has resulted in a very loyal following. ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Thursday, 05 April 2012 | Hits: 1479
At the recent wedding of a friend, the bride & groom read letters to each other during the ceremony.  It reminded me that over 35 years ago, I had written a letter to Lenny the night before we got married (in 1975).  Since he had no memory of it (of course),  I was determined to find it.  I was sure it had to be in an old trunk ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 13 July 2012 | Hits: 1261
When you’re a framer, you often have the great fortune to see some amazing and wonderful things clients bring in.  Recently, an elderly gentleman brought in an old school photo. In the photo, he is a young boy among 30 or so other children and their teacher standing in the schoolyard. We get lots of old photos and we love to see them.  What ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Monday, 02 April 2012 | Hits: 638
... Planet Earth. (We haven’t ruled out other planets in the future – we feel they are untapped markets.) The Art Shop was established in 1899, which makes us one of the oldest art and framing galleries in the country.   Lenny and Arlene Dolin purchased the gallery in 1989 from Lenny’s dad, Stan Dolin, who had owned it since 1964.  The ...
Section: Content | Category: Community | Date: Tuesday, 01 November 2011 | Hits: 1100
...  I saw a great post on Pinterest the other day.  It said: "He who works with his hands is a laborer.  He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.  He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist." I’ve got a few lines to add to that:  He who copies the work of an artist to sell as ...
Section: Content | Category: Artists | Date: Thursday, 13 December 2012 | Hits: 539
One of the questions we get asked very often is, "How do you select the art you hang in your gallery?" Other artists who would like us to hang theirs most often ask this. Generally speaking, to hang on our walls or to be featured on our website, the artist needs to be a known entity people are searching for over the Internet.  ...
Section: Content | Category: Community | Date: Monday, 23 January 2012 | Hits: 1171
... at Doubleday, Harper-Collins, Harlequin and others as well as for Vogue Italia and MaryKnoll greeting cards.  His goal was always to be recognized as a fine arts artist.  Finally, in 2004, major galleries began to display his work.  He joined his uncle in his studio and the two painted side-by-side until Pino’s death in 2010.  Vidan ...
Section: Content | Category: Artists | Date: Friday, 09 March 2012 | Hits: 9310
... and guests compete for prizes.  The staff has been brainstorming for other fun activities, so we’ll have some surprises in store. Hope you can join us for our 5th annual Holiday Open House - Thursday December 6th from 7 - 9 PM. Let us know if you're coming so we'll have enough food and wine for everyone!   ...
Section: Content | Category: Community | Date: Friday, 30 November 2012 | Hits: 574
Any plans for Valentine’s Day? Hope your celebration is better than this woman’s - she & her husband go to the card store every Valentine’s Day, pick out cards, read them to each other and then put them back on the shelf. (Yes, cards are pricey, but come on!) And I hope your spouse is more romantic than this woman’s - her husband (now ...
Section: Content | Category: Community | Date: Tuesday, 05 February 2013 | Hits: 412
... and savor future pleasures." For me, the TV highlights of 2013 include new seasons of Downton Abbey, Breaking Bad, Dexter, Homeland, Nashville, Mad Men and Doc Martin (if you haven’t seen it on Netflix, you should). (If you have another must-see show, let me know.) For 2013, I’m looking forward to a possible trip to Yosemite ...
Section: Content | Category: Community | Date: Monday, 31 December 2012 | Hits: 589
... talking about art on canvas, embellishing refers to painting over areas of the image to enhance color and/or to add brush strokes to the finished work.  Embellishing techniques are as unique as the artists themselves – some use oil paints while others use clear gesso, some have a great deal of texture while others apply a thin layer of paint. In ...
Section: Content | Category: Artists | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012 | Hits: 2510
... York, Atlanta and Las Vegas. Owners and directors of galleries across the country have signed up for Andy’s classes in Art Marketing and Art Event Planning. Evaluating art is another passion of Andy’s. Nearly every day, someone calls about or walks in with a piece of art they inherited, found or bought wanting to know what it is worth.  Andy loves ...
Section: Content | Category: Community | Date: Friday, 22 June 2012 | Hits: 1049
... coming down), the typical LED bulb pays for itself within three years. The National Gallery of London is beginning to try LEDs in a few of their galleries and interest is spreading to other museums and galleries. Most are moving into LEDs with caution. The early LEDs had many issues with color, dependability and dim ability, but manufacturers are ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 31 August 2012 | Hits: 555
... a tall piece of furniture or when you have a large grouping.) When I go into people’s homes or offices, I often get a stiff neck looking at their art.  (Although I’m too polite to say so – my mother taught me well.) 2. Using a single hook. How often do you see crooked art on the wall?  If you’re like me, you have the urge to straighten ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 03 February 2012 | Hits: 768
 
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