‘Art Uncovered’ Archives
LET’S GET NUTS
ART UNCOVERED Tara O’Neill Oh, let’s get nuts. There are so many artistic goings-on in this peculiar area all the time that I’ve decided to pluck the next few days (randomly) out of the calendar to inspire you to get out there and see how many you can experience before you become over-stimulated. Not that that’s a bad thing. [...]
Advice for emerging artists
ART UNCOVERED Tara O’Neill Some say New Year’s Day is an arbitrary date, requiring no special observance (big fibbers). Yet, so many of us use it as an opportunity for both reflection and forward thinking. Wishing to set out on the right foot, we take stock, we aim to detour bad habits and cultivate better ones. Today I am thinking [...]
Deck the walls with bounds of Hawley
Tara O’Neill Ethereal images pulsate from the work of Naples-based (but internationally collected) artist Bonny Hawley. The word is: entrancing. You look and look and, inescapably, must look some more. The more you look, the more you see. The more you see, the more you feel. The art is warm-toned acrylic mixed media collages: [...]
AGAINST ALL ODDS
By Tara O’Neill I am so excited today, I’m grinning from ear to ear and my heart’s skipping like a 10 year old with a jump rope. Picture jump-roping. Now picture jump-roping and typing at the same time - this could get messy. The Highwaymen are coming. Well, their paintings are. Against All Odds: The Art of the Florida Highwaymen [...]
A NATURAL COLLABORATION
Tara O’Neill A different sort of beast was roaming in full display at Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve on Tuesday, November 15. Rare and wonderful Florida Artists were out in numbers for the opening reception of the Rookery Bay Annual Painting Exhibition sponsored by the United Arts Council of Collier County and the Friends [...]
True art trumps time and technology
Tara O’Neill I was recently part of an artists’ forum sponsored by the United Arts Council of Collier County. (If you are not already a member I suggest you get on it - they are the backbone of the Arts in our area.) The general topic was promoting and marketing art in an uncertain economy. Take a roomful of perfectly happy artists and ask [...]
Art of his own
Tara O’Neill There’s an unorthodox gallery in town. The Marco Island Branch of the Collier County Library hosts a monthly rotation of original artwork by members of the Marco Island Center for the Arts (home of the Art League) - a satellite gallery of sorts. The exhibits feature one artist a month, allowing visitors to get a more [...]
The Shirley Street Scene
Tara O’Neill Why in the world are art lovers converging on Shirley Street, the traditionally industrial neighborhood in Naples? I’m guessing it’s for a chance to see fine artists of all genres at work in their studios. Okay, I’m not guessing, I’m filthy with inside information. Shirley Street Galleries and Studios, formerly the [...]
Touring Art 101
Tara O’Neill It’s September and you know what that means: SEASON cometh. Artists are gearing up for a busy exhibition schedule; galleries are fine-tuning plans for upcoming events. And you, my friend, still feel like you’re missing something. I’ve seen you out there, nosed pressed to gallery window, eyeballs rolling up and down [...]
News from the center
ART UNCOVERED By Tara O’Neill Time to check in with our own Marco Island Center for the Arts. You may be accustomed to calling it the Marco Island Art League, but new Executive Director Lynn Holley believes (as do I) that since the recently restructured organization aims to include as many diverse presentations, workshops, exhibits and [...]
