Category:Newsletter

Blowtorches and botanicals heat up Plum Gallery

For most artists, blowtorches and a freshly painted canvas mix as well as Superman and Lex Luthor. But to Claire Kendrick, it is the beautiful morphing of heat, wax and oils that makes her abstract encaustic botanical paintings alive. ……..(follow the link to read more) By KRISTIN CHAMBERS, Compass Correspondent. http://staugustine.com/entertainment/arts/2013-05-07/blowtorches-and-botanicals-heat-plum-gallery#.UYl4ArWsh8F

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Violin Virtuoso and an Extravagant Gesture.

Violin Virtuoso “American violinist Rachel Barton Pine gave a spellbinding performance at the Big Red Art Show during First Friday Art Walk on February. Mike Woodruff of the EMMA educational outreach program arranged the solo concert. Ms. Barton Pine has appeared as a soloist with many of the world’s most prestigious orchestras and has recorded 16 critically acclaimed albums. A tireless ambassador and educator for classical music, her violin virtuosity left the capacity crowd breathless! Discover Rachel’s classical and rock

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St Augustine Montessori School – April 21st Gala

Claire J. Kendrick is a full-time artist painting still life, landscape and portraits from her studio in Vilano Beach. Originally from Ireland, Claire worked as a designer in the fashion industry in Europe before relocating to Florida in 2006.  Stemming from a family of architects and designers, Claire has always been immersed in artistic expression, a love of design and an eye for detail – enriching her life as a painter. Claire will support St. Augustine Public Montessori School’s 2nd Annual Fundraising

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The Studio Spy – Subscribe to a CJK-Studio Newsletter!

The Studio Spy…for the voyeur in all of us! If you would like an invitation to my next exhibition and would like to follow whats on, consider signing up to my Newsletter. I wont send you loads of emails just one or two a month to let you know key dates or exhibitions. Everyone knows it’s not enough to just paint paintings. You can’t produce work in a vacuum and a newsletter gives a voice to the art work. It’s

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CJK Featured Artist on Ampersand Blog –

A very big thanks to all the folks at Ampersand, for featuring my paintings and sharing my work with their audience. Claire Kendrick uses Encausticbord™ in much of her oil and encaustic work.  She shares with us her reasons for this choice and how she can push the boundaries of her paints because of Encausticbord. “Using high grade materials is important when selling my fine art paintings. It is archival and that’s important to the artist, dealer and collector! The fact

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Love Wasteland

36″ x 48″ | Oil Encaustic | Love Wasteland   “Love Wasteland” One of the greatest human needs is love and connection – yet how often do we take time to consider how good we are at building friendships, connections meaningful relationships. So rarely to we think about how we contribute, are we good friends, companions, lovers? Think about the green drips representing – Volume bars on a stereo showing the love that’s in life. Notches on a bed post….!

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Dealers, Collectors and Art Lovers

The common qualities of dealer’s, collector’s and art lovers! *          an absolute love and passion for art and the artistic process *          a discerning eye *          a desire that the artist’s work be shared *          the dedicated collector supports the artists with unparalleled commitment Recently a group of artists from St Augustine received a very special invite to plein air paint at an amazing property. The location was breathtaking, with 360° panoramic sun decks wrapping around the house, all

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