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West End Gallery announces the opening if its newest exhibit “Thomas S. Buechner – The Past Year” WHO: Thomas S. Buechner, internationally known artist and author represented by West End Gallery, Corning, NY WHAT: "Thomas S. Buechner- The Past Year” new exhibit in the Main Gallery on the first floor. Showcased in the second floor gallery will be “Botanicals on Gold” -a new collection of paintings by Bridget Bossart van Otterloo . There will also be new work by more than 30 exceptional artists working in a variety of mediums. WHEN: October 16th - November 15th, 2008. There will be an Opening Reception on Thursday, October 16th from 5:00-7:30 p.m. sponsored by Leigh Ann Evans Interior Design. Music performed by William Groome. WHERE: WEST END GALLERY, 12 West Market Street, Corning, NY, 607-936-2011, www.westendgallery.net Gallery hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10-5:30, Fri. 10-8, Sat. 10-4, closed Sundays. All events are FREE and open to the public. __________________________________________ West End Gallery announces the opening if its newest exhibit “Thomas S. Buechner – The Past Year”. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, October 16th from 5-7:30 p.m. sponsored by Leigh Ann Evans Interior Design. Music will be performed by William Groome. The Buechner exhibit features a collection of more than 50 new paintings which he has completed during the past year. Included are still lifes, portraits, and landscapes. Showcased in the second floor gallery will be “Botanicals on Gold” a new series of paintings by Bridget Bossart van Otterloo. Also featured in the upstairs gallery will be the work of more than 30 other artists working in a variety of styles and mediums. Thomas Buechner will give a gallery talk on Thursday, October 30th from noon to 1:00 p.m. Participants may bring a lunch. Beverages will be provided. All events at West End Gallery are free and open to the public. As author and lecturer, Buechner is known to glass scholars, artists and collectors. He wrote the glass section for the Encyclopedia Britannica and founded both the Journal of Glass Studies and the New Glass Review. His best-known book is Norman Rockwell, Artist and Illustrator, published by Abrams in 1971. Recently, he wrote, How I Paint, which was also published by Abrams in 2000. Buechner was the first director of the Corning Museum of Glass (1950-1960) and then the director of the Brooklyn Museum (1960-1971). In 1972 he became president of Steuben Glass, chairman of the Corning Glass Works Foundation and president of the Corning Museum of Glass. He helped establish the Rockwell Museum in 1976, serving as its president for ten years. In 1985 he became a vice president of Corning Glass Works. Painting full time since 1986, he remains a consultant to Corning Incorporated and serves on a number of boards. An established portrait, landscape, and still life painter, Buechner has had many one-man exhibitions in New York City, throughout this country, and in Germany and Japan. His paintings have been acquired by museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American Art. He has taught in Germany, Corning, and Elmira and conducts workshops for various schools, including the Scottsdale Artists’ School. In a recent artist statement Buechner remarks, "Doing the same thing for decades and decades is never boring if it's difficult enough. Making pictures is such a thing for me because I can see better than I can paint; I feel more than I can express; every idea gives birth to another; and what so many others have accomplished is infinitely inspiring." When asked “What is Art?” Buechner replied “Art is nothing more than good work.” Bridget Bossart van Otterloo will be showcased in the 2nd floor gallery. Bridget paints and teaches art in Corning, New York. She has a degree in Studio Art from Houghton College. Bridget moved to Corning in 2002 to work as an apprentice and studio assistant for artist Thomas S. Buechner. She currently works from her light-filled home studio, where her subjects include still life, flowers, plants and landscapes painted in either oils or watercolors. Her new series of paintings “Botanicals on Gold” is a collection of oil paintings of either flowers or fruits with gold leafed backgrounds. This exhibit runs through November 15th and is free and open to the public. The new exhibit may be viewed at www.westendgallery.net beginning October 16th. Gallery hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10-5:30, Fri. 10-8, Sat. 10-4, Closed on Sundays. 12 West Market Street, Corning, NY 14830 607-936-2011. ________________________________________________________________ Thank you for your consideration in using this information in your publication or broadcast. Events are free and open to the public. Images attached may be used for PR purposes, please credit the artist. Sincerely, |
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