"ART OF THE PORTRAIT" JURIED COMPETITION SCHEDULED FOR BRANDON GALLERY IN MAY 2012

Brandon Gallery will hold its first open juried portrait competition and exhibition in May 2012.

Elizabeth Taft, noted portrait artist and Brandon chair for the event, said there is a $20 fee for the first entry and $10 each for the second and third.  Art is limited to 24 inches on either side.  Juror for the competition is Renee Corwin, current president of the San Diego Portrait Society.

In March, Brandon Gallery will post a prospectus and entry form to the gallery's web sites and make it available at the gallery.  Delivery of entered art will be April 20 or 21.

"We have allocated $600 for awards with Best of Show receiving $200 and first place $150.  The remainder is spread over five other recipients, which includes a special juror's award," Taft said.  "As with our other artists' competitions, we expect an excellent turnout of Brandon Gallery members and others from Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties."  The gallery will host a reception and awards ceremony Sat., May 5, 2012, from 5-7PM.

 

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 BRANDON GALLERY HOSTS CAROL CURTIS

IN ITS STUDIO 105 IN FEBRUARY

 FALLBROOK, CALIF., JAN. 27, 2012 – Carol Curtis, an accomplished North San Diego County artist with exceptional skills in watercolor and gouache, will be the featured artist in Brandon Gallery’s Studio 105 throughout February, it was announced today.

In her work, Curtis captures the essence of still life and botanical subjects.  Her sense of color and appreciation for subtle textures and fluid lines that are found in gardens occurs in many of her pieces.

Curtis' art will be on display from Feb. 2 through Feb. 29, 2012.  She will conduct a workshop at the gallery March 26-29, 2012.

Brandon Gallery's Studio 105 is a uniquely shaped section of the gallery used often for special showings by area artists.  As many as 100 pieces of art can be shown in this wing of the gallery.

Brandon Gallery (www.fallbrookbrandongallery.org) at 105 N. Main, one door off Alvarado in the Village of Fallbrook, is a non-profit artists’ cooperative with 27 members representing many major creative disciplines.  Each month member and guest artists from San Diego and Riverside counties display hundreds of pieces of art that include textiles and sculpture, jewelry and gourd art, oil and acrylic paintings, watercolors and pastels, greeting cards, printmaking, photography and digital media and artist supplies.  Brandon Gallery, a member of the Fallbrook Art Alliance, is open from 10AM to 4PM Tuesday through Saturday and 11AM to 4PM on Sunday.