Upcoming Miniature Shows
Show 6/28 - 8/2/08, DUE 6/21/08 (hand deliver by 6/28) — 4th Annual Heartland Art Guild Miniatures Art Show, Swan River Museum, Paola, KS, open Mon-Sat 10-4. For prospectus, send SASE to Jean Cook, 35357 W. 263rd Street, Paola, KS 66071 or download at the HAG web page, www.artkc.com.
Show 8/27 - 10/26/08, DUE 8/1/08 — Mountainside Miniatures Exhibit and Sale, Foothills Art Center, 809 15th Street, Golden, CO. For prospectus, www.mtnsideartguild.org
Show 9/30 - 11/1/08, DUE 9/5/08 — 14th Annual Gateway to the Rockies Art Exhibit, Aurora Artists Guild, PO Box 440457, Aurora, CO 80044-0157, contact Charlene Speigleman 303-695-8022, www.auroraartistsguild.com.
Show 11/17/08 - 1/3/09, DUE 9/1/08 — 75th Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature, sponsored by Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, DC. Show at Strathmore Mansion, Rockville, MD. For prospectus - www.mpsgs.org, contact Nancy Still, nancy@miniartsupply.biz.
Show 11/3/08 - 1/2/09, DUE 9/29/08 — 4th Annual Miniature Art Show, South Texas Miniature Art Society, Art Center of Corpus Christi, 100 Shoreline Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78401, contact Donna Van Baalen, cen52303@centurytel.net.
Show 11/6/08 - 1/10/09, DUE 9/27/08 — 24th Annual Exhibition/Miniature Art 2008, The Council of the Arts, 159 S. Main Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201, 717-264-6883. For prospectus, http://www.councilforthearts.net/prospectus_08.pdf. Contact supportthearts@councilforthearts.net.
Show 1/18 - 2/8/09, DUE 10/10/08 — 34th International Miniature Art Show, sponsored by Miniature Art Society of Florida (MASF). Show at Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL. MASF, 2519 McMullen Booth Rd., Suite 510-252, Clearwater, FL 33761, 727-525-8251, www.miniature-art.com, admin@miniatureartsocietyofflorida.com.
*For more show info around the world, see The Hilliard Society web site noted below.
Art Links
| Botantical Art Society of the National Capital Region (BASNCR) | A non-profit group dedicated to promoting public interest in botanical art. |
| Cobblestone Art Gallery | Art gallery in Alexandria, VA - includes framed paintings and drawings, unframed originals and photographs, miniature paintings, hand-painted birdhouses, and more...... |
| J. Robb Hall | Miniature paintings in oils or watercolors. |
| Susan Kern | Miniature paintings of pets, people, and landscapes. |
| Cindy McGonagle | Author and Artist |
| The Melange Gallery | Original fun and fine art for sale or commission; fine art miniature portraits; personalized graphic design. |
| Wes & Rachelle Siegrist | Miniature paintings of wildlife and landscapes. |
| Song Mountain Studio Fine Art | Showcases original artwork by award-winning Christian artist, Ellen Strope. |
| Barbara Stanton | Miniature oil paintings. |
| Carol Lee Thompson | Classical realist - still life, landscapes, portraits, and miniatures in oil. |
| D. Van Baalen Art | Paintings in oil--florals, landscapes, portraits (people or pets) and still life. |
| Sue Walters Pyrography | Fine pyrography on wood, tagua, paper, and leather. |
| TSS Flying Club (Takoma-Silver Spring) | A member owned, nonprofit flying club serving the Baltimore/Washington area (for those of you interested in art AND flying!) |
| WCN-NM.COM |
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Miniature
Art References
1. Miniature Painting: A Complete Guide
to Techniques, Mediums, and Surfaces
- by Joan Cornish Willies
Softcover, 144 pages, c. 1995
Step-by-step lessons showing how to paint landscapes, still lifes, and
portraits. Well illustrated in color.
2. The Techniques of Painting
Miniatures
- by Sue Burton
Hardcover, 144 pages, c. 1985
The work and techniques of 28 miniaturists; includes lists of suppliers
and miniature art societies. Well illustrated in color.
3. How to Paint Miniatures
- by Robert Hughes & Elizabeth Johnson
Hardcover, 80 pages, c. 1994
Step-by-step projects in watercolor, gouache and oils, with information
on techniques and media. Well illustrated in color.
4. Painting Miniatures - by
Elizabeth Davys Wood
Hardcover, 128 pages, c. 1989
Step-by-step instructions, list of materials; how to paint landscapes,
flowers, animals, portraits, children and silhouettes. Well illustrated
in color.
5. Looking
for Eulabee Dix, The Illustrated Biography of An American Miniaturist
- by Jo Ann Ridley
Softcover, 304 pages, c. 1997
A wonderful biography and provides history and technique of miniature
painting. Some of Dix's portraits can be seen at the National Museum of
Women in the Arts. *This book available from MiniArt for $5.
6. Color: A Natural History of the
Palette - by Victoria Finlay
Soft or hardcover, 448 pages, c.
2002
Blend of travelogue and historical exploration about the ways color takes
on meaning; author traveled the world in search of ancient sources of
natural colors & recounts the surprising chemical processes by which
everything from stones to insects to mummies have been transformed into
precious pigments for paint, dyes, and varnish.
7. Miniatures:
Dictionary and Guide
- by Daphne Foskett
Hardcover, 702 pages, c. 1987
Great reference guide with over 1,000 illustrations; details
methods for dating miniatures from clothing and style.
8. Love and Loss, American Portrait & Mourning Miniatures
- by Robin Jaffee Frank
Hardcover, 358 pages, c. 2000
Illustrated book reproduces one hundred miniatures, discusses their role
in American art history, and relates fascinating stories of their making.
Miniature Art Societies
1. The Hilliard Society
Priory Lodge, 7 Priory Road
Wells, Somerset BA5 1SR, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1749 674472
www.art-in-miniature.org
e-mail: hilliardsociety@aol.com
*see "Societies" page at this
web site for more info on miniature societies.
2. World Federation of Miniaturists
(WFM)
Joan Kelly, President
P.O. Box 1027
Burnie, Tasmania 7320, Australia
www.worldfm.org
e-mail: president@worldfm.org
3. Miniature Art Society of Florida,
Inc. (MASF)
Carol Curtiss, President
2519 McMullen Booth Rd., Suite 510-252
Clearwater, FL 33761
www.miniature-art.com
e-mail: masf@miniature-art.com
4. Cider Painters of America
James Rogowski, President
P.O. Box 625
Dallas, PA 18621
e-mail: ciderpainters@aol.com
(membership by invitation/sponsorship)
5. Miniature Artists of America
Kay Petryszak
1595 N. Peaceful Lane
Clearwater, FL 33756
Tel: 727-584-3883; Fax: 727-460-0526
e-mail: michaelpetryszak@ij.net
6. The Miniature Painters, Sculptors
and Gravers Society, Washington, DC (MPSGS)
John A. Thompson, President
10681 Weymouth St., Apt. 2A
Bethesda, MD 20814-4242
Tel: 301-897-5232; Fax: 301-897-2536
www.mpsgs.org
e-mail: johnt42@yahoo.com
(membership by invitation/sponsorship)
7. New Mexico Miniature Arts Society
(NMMAS)
NMMAS
P.O. Box 2928
Roswell, NM 88202
(enclose SASE for info)
8. Northern California Society of Arts
in Miniature
Elizabeth Specht
5588 Snow Creek Fall
Mariposa, CA 95338
Tel: 209-742-7035
e-mail: n6pxq@sierratel.com
9. West Coast Society of Miniature
Art
Rilla Underwood, President
e-mail: rillabell@aol.com
10. South Texas Miniature Art Society
c/o Art Center of Corpus Christi
100 Shoreline Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
President: Donna Van Baalen
11. Association of Miniature Artists
Contact: Wes Siegrist
Membership and General Info
siegrist@artofwildlife.com, 865-448-2044
www.miniatureartist.com
Miniature Art Collections
There are some great collections of miniatures around the country. Below are just a few. Also check out this web page of Wes and Rachelle Siegrists' fine art - http://www.artofwildlife.com/miniaturepaintings.html - where they list numerous collections near the bottom of the page.
1. The
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City,
MO (about 180 works in collection).
2. Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC, Miniature Portrait Gallery.
3. Philadelphia Museum of Art, nice
collection of miniatures, including "eyes" (see photo on "Gallery"
page of this site).
4. Woolaroc Museum, north of Tulsa,
Oklahoma, miniature paintings of all Presidents.
MiniArt Supply, 301-977-2190, nancy@miniartsupply.biz