tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57926725880747027182024-03-04T23:23:24.172-05:00McGowan Fine ArtGALLERY CONSULTING FRAMING
<hr width="100%" height="4" color="#999999">McGowan Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050602376962806393noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792672588074702718.post-21263532669630087132013-09-25T11:26:00.004-04:002013-09-25T11:26:32.460-04:00New Blog!McGowan Fine Art has migrated over to an intra-website blog. Come visit us... <a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/blog/" target="_blank">here!</a>McGowan Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050602376962806393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792672588074702718.post-46641096476377432032013-08-13T12:20:00.000-04:002013-08-14T16:45:36.395-04:00Craig Stockwell Studio Visit<br />
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Sarah and I visited <a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/stockwell.html">Craig Stockwell</a>
in his his studio last week, in Keene, NH. Its always a treat to visit
an artist in their studio, to see their new art and pieces still in the
works.You never know what gems you will find.<br />
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Inspired
by modernist painters Matisse and Diebenkorn, Craig's paintings are vibrant and
lively. We were immediately drawn to the color and movement. Interested
in the relationships of the forms, Craig has been creating series, with
nine paintings in each series.<br />
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He selects one painting from the series to enlarge, and then takes
it a step further by recreating the composition on the wall, but by
deconstructing and reducing to the composition's simplest forms.<br />
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Craig
has also been working on singular paintings. He starts with a grid of circles. We love the layering of
forms, and the play between transparent and opaque shapes on top of this grid. He frequently
revisits paintings, reworking and adding to them sometimes years later,
encouraging an ongoing dialogue.<br />
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Craig was selected by the Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation to be awarded a studio in NYC this year. He leaves for NY next month.<br />
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<br />McGowan Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050602376962806393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792672588074702718.post-28480207354144801582013-07-13T11:46:00.000-04:002013-07-13T11:46:32.984-04:00Paper Artwork... and Humidity<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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With all of the wet weather we have been having lately I
have been hearing from people regarding waves in their framed artwork. This can
be distracting for the viewer as the ripples will cause shadows across the
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Posters and prints are permanently adhered to their support
board with glue so they are perfectly smooth and flat, although excessive
moisture can cause even these to bow. Original artwork is mounted in a way that
is reversible in order to preserve the value of the piece. This means that as
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your house. If you have any questions regarding your framed art, don't hesitate to bring it in.</div>
McGowan Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050602376962806393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792672588074702718.post-87367307015791911182013-07-09T13:15:00.001-04:002013-07-09T13:15:41.559-04:00Corporate Art -- Littleton Regional Hospital <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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McGowan
Fine Art of Concord, NH
completed a project for the new Oncology & Infusion department at Littleton
Regional Hospital, located in Littleton, NH.
Littleton Regional
Hospital has been serving the
healthcare needs of Northern NH
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Amanda McGowan Lacasse, Corporate Art Consultant for McGowan
Fine Art, selected and installed a mix of soothing and uplifting prints,
helping to foster a healing environment, for the many patients who spend hours
receiving treatment. She installed art in the waiting room, patient rooms,
nurses’ station, and treatment area. </div>
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McGowan Fine Art has over 30 years
of corporate consulting experience, and has worked with corporations and
businesses of all sizes throughout New
England. Corporate art selections
have ranged from original art, to high quality reproductions, or historical
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For more information, please call Amanda Lacasse at 603-225-2515, or <span style="color: black;"><a href="mailto:Amanda@mcgowanfineart.com">Amanda@mcgowanfineart.com</a>, or visit
www.mcgowanfineart.com.</span></div>
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McGowan Fine Art announces the opening of “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Recent Works”</i> featuring the paintings of
<a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/miller.html">Melissa Anne Miller</a>. The show will run from July 16 – August 31, with a
reception on July 19 from 5 to 7 PM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is free and open to the public.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Recent Works” </i>will
feature the quiet scenes by Ms. Miller that have become familiar to the people of New
Hampshire and synonymous with the city of Concord.
Her heightened colors and sense of light make her work distinctive and a
favorite with everyone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even those who
are unfamiliar with Concord’s
crowded streets and turn of the century downtown admire her paintings. They
have a universal feel of home, which appeals to people, wherever they are from.
Miller will have oil and acrylic paintings on display.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Miller often revisits the same scene to capture different
times of day, and different seasons. A cool, blue autumn sky, and a dramatic
shadow cast by a barren tree in “White House with Tree, Late Fall” is contrasted
by the warm early morning light. The same tree is now in full bloom, revealing
little bits of sky, in “White House with Tree, Spring”. Daubs of sunlight peek
through leaves.</div>
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Miller is currently collaborating with the <a href="http://www.concordlibraryfoundation.org/">Concord Public Library Foundation</a> and <a href="http://www.puritanpress.com/">Puritan Press</a> to produce a series of bookmarks featuring
snippets of her paintings, themed to the changing seasons. Her paintings have
always been collected by many businesses and firms throughout New
Hampshire- most notably Southern NH University, TD Banknorth in Manchester,
NH Historical Society and Rath Young &;
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This exhibit will be on display at McGowan Fine Art at 10
Hills Avenue in Concord,
NH. Please call Sarah Chaffee at
603-225-2515 for more information or visit our website at
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McGowan Fine Art recently brought in the work of <a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/wilson.html">Liz Wilson</a>,
a young artist from the Seacoast area. Her works are comprised of beautifully
transparent and calligraphic brush strokes that create an object which floats in
the large field of white paper. The layering of strokes creates new colors and
forms on the page. Pale washes create a halo-like effect around denser, more
opaque strokes. Her use of color is what first caught my eye, but as I get to
live with them I find I am also drawn to what she doesn’t paint. The creamy
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After bringing in the work I learned that Liz has a perceptional
condition called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia">synesthesia</a>, which very simply put causes the person to involuntarily
equate colors with certain visual or auditory stimulation. This sort of
information causes me to go back to the work to see if it informs it in any
way. It didn’t change my initial reaction to the work but I have to acknowledge
that having synesthesia must mean that she is very sensitive to colors and that
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Liz says about her work, “These paintings are impressions of
my experience in the world at a specific moment. When I am able to focus
inward, I see in my mind’s eye my sensory experience translated into shape and
color. This experience is part of my reality; it is the author, creator of my
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Ironically a customer came in to the gallery this past week
and announced she had synesthesia. Each letter is associated with a certain
color for her. Still grappling with what this must look like I asked her what
my name would look like. No doubt this is considered a silly parlor trick for
those with the condition but it helped me understand what they must be seeing.</div>
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McGowan Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050602376962806393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792672588074702718.post-4695903717811379952013-05-21T09:58:00.002-04:002013-05-21T09:59:56.916-04:00Corporate Project - Littleton Regional Hospital <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/">McGowan Fine Art </a>of
Concord, NH
completed a project for <a href="http://www.littletonnhhospital.org/">Littleton Regional Hospital</a>, located at
600 St. Johnsbury Road in
Littleton,
NH.
Littleton
Regional
Hospital has been serving the
healthcare needs of Northern
NH for more than 100 years.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Amanda McGowan Lacasse, <a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/corporate.html">Corporate Art</a> Consultant for McGowan Fine Art selected and reproduced historic images from
the hospital’s archives for a main hallway of the hospital. She also selected
and installed art reproductions for the newly renovated Surgical Services
Department, and in several other hospital practices in the new medical office
building.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">McGowan Fine Art has over 30 years of corporate consulting
experience, and has worked with corporations and businesses of all sizes
throughout New
England. Corporate art selections
have ranged from original art, to high quality reproductions, or historical
photographs.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">For more information, please call
Amanda Lacasse at 603-225-2515, or <a href="mailto:Amanda@mcgowanfineart.com" title="blocked::mailto:Amanda@mcgowanfineart.com">Amanda@mcgowanfineart.com</a>, or visit
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McGowan Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050602376962806393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792672588074702718.post-5406734037230993752013-05-16T10:36:00.000-04:002013-05-16T15:38:55.119-04:00NH Buisness Committee for the Arts - Micro Enterprise Award<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<![endif]--><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 200%;">We are honored to have received the </span><span class="userContent">Micro Enterprise award from the <a href="http://www.nhbca.com/">NH Business Committee for the Arts</a>, and had to share the wonderful words that were said about us! <br /><br />Thank you again to the <a href="http://www.ccmusicschool.org/"><br />Concord Community Music School </a>for the nomination. </span></i></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mary McGowan, Amanda Lacasse, Jessica Pappathan (McGowan Fine Art) and <br />Peggy Senter (Concord Community Music School)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">"When
you do what you love, the natural progression is to spread that love into the
community where you live and work.
Nothing could be truer of our first award recipient as they’ve quietly
gone about their business, building it, nurturing it and sharing it with
others.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">This
microenterprise may have few employees, but their impact is large. With involvement on many cultural and other nonprofit
boards, and a willingness to give advice, help and advocacy, the owner and each
of the employees is fully vested not only in the business but in the community
and state. Their advice, collaboration,
energy and willingness to engage has provided annual support, gift certificates
for auctions and drawings, and event sponsorship. They have been called “true champions” and “a
respected voice and advocate for the performing arts and music education” as
well as the visual arts.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">In one
instance in 2012, they participated in a major auction fund raiser, giving several
items for auction and donating 80% of their commission on all sales. They
consider themselves a resource for the community, providing assistance when
necessary and always willing to support the arts and the artists that live in </span><span style="line-height: 200%;">New
Hampshire</span><span style="line-height: 200%;">. Their passion for what they do and compassion
for those they represent is unmatched.
Support for this microenterprise’s nomination came not only from their
clients and customers, but from their competitors as well.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">Nominated
by the </span><a href="http://www.ccmusicschool.org/"><span style="line-height: 200%;">Concord</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 200%;">Community</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 200%;">Music</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 200%;">School</span></a><span style="line-height: 200%;"> for
being a respected voice and advocate for the performing arts and music
education, as well as their business of the visual arts, this year’s Business
in the Arts Award in the microenterprise category goes to:</span><b><span style="line-height: 200%;"><br />MCGOWAN FINE </span></b><b><span style="line-height: 200%;">ART"</span></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Amanda Lacasse, <a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/corporate.html">Corporate Art</a> Consultant for McGowan Fine Art,
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University’s Admissions
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<a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/"><b>McGowan Fine Art</b></a> of Concord, NH was
announced as a winner in the Business in the Arts Awards at a gala evening
presentation by the New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts. Approximately
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The winners were applauded for their outstanding support of
the arts through donations of time, money, and resources to the arts in their
communities and statewide. McGowan Fine Art was noted for their community
support in serving on boards and assisting various visual and performing arts
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Other winners include Hypertherm, Inc., PixelMEDIA, and
Laconia Harley-Davidson. David A. Jensen was named as the Leadership Award
recipient for his longstanding record of board service to the Currier Museum of
Art, the Capitol Center for the Arts and the Concord Community School, and his
ability to steer each organization while encouraging other business leaders to
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Each winner received a framed photograph by New Hampshire artist <a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/karosis.html">Rob Karosis</a>. Karosis is represented by McGowan Fine Art. The Presenting Sponsor was
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The New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts presents
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arts. The NHBCA was founded to educate, motivate and recognize business support
and participation in the arts. For more information about the awards or the
NHBCA contact the NHBCA at 603-224-8300 or visit the website at <a href="http://www.nhbca.com/">www.nhbca.com</a>. </div>
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<a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/">McGowan Fine Art</a> announces the opening of “Side by Side”, a two-person
show featuring the work of New Hampshire
landscape painters <a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/cole.html">Sally Ladd Cole</a> and <a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/davis.html">Ellen Davis</a>. The show will run May 28 – June
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Sally Ladd Cole was born and raised in Loudon,
New Hampshire, currently residing in Loudon.
She finds inspiration in her rural surroundings, and through painting, Cole
hopes to bring awareness to the irreplaceable beauty of nature. “I observe with
great concern the ever dwindling fields, farms, marshes, and forests that I
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She will have oil paintings on display,
many of familiar NH scenes. She often paints outdoors, and also from
photographs. Cole received her BA in Fine Art at the University
of New Hampshire, and has exhibited
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Ellen Davis grew up in a small town in rural Georgia. She
spent her childhood on her great grandfather’s farm roaming the pastures with
her brother and father, fishing at the pond, and enjoying the outdoors. She
later moved to NH, and after trading in her teaching career for motherhood, Davis
began studying at the New Hampshire Institute of Art. She first worked in
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Cole and Davis studied together with painter Clifford Smith
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This exhibit will be on display at McGowan Fine Art at 10
Hills Avenue in Concord, NH. Please call Jessica Pappathan at 603-225-2515 for more
information, or visit our website at www.mcgowanfineart.com, or contact <span style="color: black;"><a href="mailto:art@mcgowanfineart.com">jessica@mcgowanfineart.com</a>.
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Hampshire Business Review’s 2013 BOB Awards, which honor the best of business
in New Hampshire in over 90
categories. McGowan Fine Art was honored in a statewide reader’s survey in the
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<span style="color: black;">McGowan Fine Art has over 30 years
of <a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/corporate.html">corporate consulting</a> experience, and has worked with corporations and
businesses of all sizes throughout </span><span style="color: black;">New
England</span><span style="color: black;">. Corporate art selections
have ranged from original art, to high quality reproductions, or historical
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recent paintings of John Bonner. The show will run from April 23 – May 24, with
an artist’s reception on April 26 from 5
to 7 PM. This show is free
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paints what is immediately around him – often familiar, pubic spaces. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“My hope is that viewers will often identify
the places as ones they may have seen or visited themselves or, if not the
actual place, something very similar, and see them in a new way”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He often includes items in his paintings that are
typically left out, such as satellite dishes, phone lines, parked cars, and
trash. Bonner’s scenes lend significance to the ordinary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“It’s important to me to acknowledge and
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his recent work, he focuses on people. His recent paintings are reminiscent of
the Ashcan School artists -- such as Henri, Sloan, and Hopper – artists
painting during the early 20<sup>th</sup> century, known for portraying scenes
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painting style, capturing snapshot-like compositions of people in the
urban environment. Bonner shoots high definition video of the area,
capturing freeze frames, and later collages together likely scenes in
his studio. The stroke of his paintbrush seems to be as fleeting as the
glimpse through his window. He clearly revels in the creative act of
putting the paint to canvas, but he is also a master of gesture and
color. His quick strokes capture the distinct walk of a woman in flip
flops or the hunched concentration of a phone-texter. His use of
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I visited the <a href="http://nhia.libguides.com/content.php?pid=344076&sid=2958909">Eye Gallery</a> at the New Hampshire Institute of
Art’s <a href="http://nhia.libguides.com/home">Teti Library</a> today to jury the upcoming show, <i>Eye on Professional
Artists. </i><i><span style="font-style: normal;">The library opened their
doors to student shows and events this past fall. The upcoming show will
feature work </span></i>by students enrolled in the NHIA’s ‘Professional
Artists’ class. The exhibit will be on view April 3 – 26, with an opening
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I love student art, and was thrilled to be invited to jury
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and creativity. I chose works that I seemed to keep going back to, wanting to learn
more about. These pieces drew me in and piqued my curiosity, whether through
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This show brings together three artists who suggest three dimension
space on a two dimensional surface, while approaching the genre of
abstract art in different ways. The show will run March 19 - April 19,
with a reception taking place March 22, 5 to 7 PM. The reception is free
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Goodwin received her MFA from Yale University. She teaches foundation
studies the Rhode Island School of Design, and currently resides in
Massachusetts. Goodwin will have encaustic and acrylic paintings on
display for this show. In her encaustics, she works quickly. As soon as
the wax leaves its heat source, it begins to harden. Layers of
brushstrokes are fused to the previous layer resulting in thick,
icing-like surfaces. Her colorful and geometric forms seem to float over
the surface. Her acrylic paintings are based on reverse painted images.
"I started this as an exercise to loosen up a little. I paint the
images on plastic, in reverse so I am not quite sure how the image will
come out until I have adhered it to the canvas." The playful bunny and
rose imagery combined with the vivid colors create paintings of definite
impact.</span></span></div>
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Gross received her MFA in Printmaking from Temple University in
Pennsylvania. She has served as both a faculty member and Chair of the
Board of Directors at Two Rivers Printmaking Studio since 2005. Rachel
Gross examines positive and negative space, creating the illusion of
depth and a sense of space on a two dimensional surface. Realizing some
of the limitations of printing with color, she uses florescent spray
paint to create an alternate dimension. The intense primary and
fluorescent colors cause some of the forms to pop to the fore as in "Red
Shift", while the more subtle, gray shaded shapes create dimension on
the surface of the paper. "Frank Stella's constructions have been a real
inspiration. He was playful with the forms and colors which appeals to
me." Gross will have prints and painted wood panels on display.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sheri Tomek, transplanted from Nova Scotia, has been pursuing her interest in printmaking in a shared studio with Rachel Gross, near her adopted home of Hanover.
Her newest prints are bolder than her previous flora based imagery.
Layered plates create bold shapes which are further defined by contoured
lines carved into the plate. Intersecting lines create a rhythmic
pattern of white dots, creating another layer of embellishment. "I am
really returning to my graphic design roots, creating logos and doing
branding. These images are very simple and carry a great distance
because of this." Her palette is limited but she expands it by reversing
the printing order of the plates. A red block printed under a black
block changes the color to maroon. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This exhibit will be on display at McGowan Fine Art at 10 Hills Avenue in Concord, NH. Please call </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jessica Pappathan at 603-225-2515 for more information or visit our website at <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001tAe8cgS3XJzhyyeoIlY92CSiMcylBw3t9Ee1kM2fcNvxOtVvC1B8z4Mcj7nkRyheDzRLrTFqDo6RXfS35_uO79bt0YcuAnHCjeokpMnPGlFxI5_OaRrcfkXlwoflQI7m" shape="rect" style="color: black; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">www.mcgowanfineart.com</a>, or contact at <span style="color: black;"><a href="mailto:mcgowan@ici.net" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">jessica@mcgowanfineart.com</a>.</span> Hours: T-F 10 - 6, Saturday 10-2 and by appointment.</span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/"><b>McGowan Fine Art</b></a> completed an
installation of artwork for <b>Four Seasons Dermatology</b>, located at 354 Mountain View Drive, Colchester,
VT. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: black;"></span></div>
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Amanda Lacasse, <a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/corporate.html">Corporate Art</a> Consultant for McGowan Fine
Art, selected and installed reproduction artwork for Four Seasons Dermatology’s
new office space. She drew inspiration from the beautiful Colchester setting,
and chose nature imagery to reflect the dramatic Vermont seasons. Lacasse also
arranged and installed existing artwork, helping keep costs low by re-using
pieces already in their collection. Lacasse collaborated with interior designer
Pam Carter from Keeping Good Company for this project.</div>
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of corporate consulting experience, working with businesses throughout the </span><span style="color: black;">New England</span><span style="color: black;">
region.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lacasse specializes in complementing
and enhancing professional spaces through thoughtful placement of artwork and
historic materials.</span> </div>
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603.225.2515.
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<a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/"><b>McGowan Fine Art</b></a> completed an installation of artwork for
<a href="http://www.riverstone-group.com/"><b>RiverStone Resources LLC</b></a>, located at 250
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McGowan Fine Art, coordinated the project - selecting & installing artwork
for newly renovated and expanded work spaces. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>RiverStone’s business activities cross
international boundaries and markets, and involve resolution of a wide variety
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RiverStone’s employees and contractors, Lacasse chose peaceful, NH nature
images for the corridors, conference rooms, and work spaces. As a nod to the historic
setting of the Waumbec Mills, Lacasse also highlighted Manchester
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experience, and has worked with corporations and businesses of all sizes
throughout New England. Corporate art selections have
ranged from original art and commissions to high quality reproductions and
historic photographs. </div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/">McGowan Fine Art</a>
announces the opening of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“A Sense of
Place” features</i> the paintings of <a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/driscoll.html">Thomas Driscoll</a>. The show will run from Feb
19-March 15, with an artist’s reception on February 22 from 5 to 7 PM. There is
a snow date for the reception on March 1. It is free and open to the public.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tom has been a part
of the arts community in NH for a while and was recently featured in a show at </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">New England</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">College</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">’s art gallery. After receiving a degree from
the prestigious </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Cranbrook</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Academy</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> he returned to NH to hold various positions
in painting & printmaking at Colby-Sawyer, </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Plymouth</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">University</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">, and the </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">White Mountain</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">School</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> before settling full-time at </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Plymouth</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">University</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">In the past Driscoll
has concentrated on mark making but his current body of work has moved to a
more painterly style. Subtle variations in color create a back drop for spare
architectural evocations. “First Light” is beautiful clouds of yellow and white.
A bridge of black with a spired structure looks like mythical building rising
in a fog. “</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Temple</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">” also plays with the same architectural
imagery of distant yet monumental buildings.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Driscoll is also exploring the glow of light
seen in darkness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In “Ignis” the artist paints
the play of color and disappearing edges as seen at a nighttime bonfire. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The red glow against the black background has
the emotional urgency of fire – dangerous and seductive. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These fire paintings are both primitive and
primal.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghr-NilU_lhxm8xj_necLfwe4pl3Sxy0FA8Voh_92sqhIdjHF9BoEWNZSeT4OivQpisJDunpq8PuUo05me9KA_q5oIc_QxMElxHql0RSae97lQzJSNFvKEDHJBHajBiB5Jxd99l-zF23UP/s1600/td64.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghr-NilU_lhxm8xj_necLfwe4pl3Sxy0FA8Voh_92sqhIdjHF9BoEWNZSeT4OivQpisJDunpq8PuUo05me9KA_q5oIc_QxMElxHql0RSae97lQzJSNFvKEDHJBHajBiB5Jxd99l-zF23UP/s200/td64.jpg" width="166" /></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">A related body of
paintings features strongly articulated structures layered over collaged maps.
Driscoll’s heavily worked surfaces reflect the hours of work that go into
building these layered paintings. They are rich in imagery and color. In “Argo”
a ladder form floats over a map. Calligraphic letters form a grid pattern on
top of it all. It is a complex surface held together by fields of purple and
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">“A Sense of Place”</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> will be on display at McGowan Fine Art, </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">10 Hills Avenue</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> in </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Concord</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">, </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">NH</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hours are Tuesday to Friday,
10 to 6 PM; Saturdays 10-2 or by appointment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Please call Sarah Chaffee at 603-225-2515 for more information or visit
our website at www.mcgowanfineart.com<span style="color: black;">.</span> </span></div>
McGowan Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050602376962806393noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792672588074702718.post-57837519609807612182013-01-15T16:34:00.000-05:002013-01-16T15:22:49.141-05:00Caveat Emptor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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How wonderful - I get to combine two favorite things: art and a book review!<br />
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I have just finished reading <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13269091-caveat-emptor">Caveat Emptor</a> by <a href="http://www.kenperenyi.com/index.html">Ken Perenyi</a>. It is the book of a dissolute New Jersey youth who found his way in to the underbelly of the art world with his considerable skills in forgery. It is both terribly written and very readable. Great story, but his amazing array of skills did not extend to writing.<br />
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I, like many <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janice-harper/yer-cheatin-art-an-art-fo_b_1891734.html">reviewers</a>, am deeply troubled by how amoral and remorseless this man is. As his career crescendoed, his forged works were being passed to auction houses and tony galleries across the US and England. This meant that despite his rationalization that he was getting back at snotty or criminal dealers, eventually these pieces ended up being purchased by unsuspecting collectors.<br />
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On the other hand, he is creating work for people who care more about the signature than the painting. While they have not gotten what they paid for - an authentic signature - they have gotten what they really wanted, which is to say they own a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._Buttersworth">Buttersworth</a>, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Johnson_Heade">Heade </a>or a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stubbs">Stubbs</a>. Knowing the inauthentic nature of the piece would diminish their pleasure for sure, but these are not people who purchase for the pleasure of looking at a piece. One of the collectors (who aids Mr. Perenyi in "antiquing" techniques) enjoys that status seeking art buyers are getting their comeuppance.<br />
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He is clearly a good forger, but not quite good enough. Many dealers take short cuts to authenticate a piece, but soon enough the fraud is found out. At that point Pernyi has cashed the check and skipped town. He claims to have fooled the experts but the experts cottoned to their inauthenticity pretty quickly. <br />
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What is truly troubling is that nothing was ever done about this forger in our midst. The FBI had the goods on this guy. I was chatting about this with the art conservationist who lent the book to me. She feels the market had been flooded by so many of his copies and that so many auction houses and "reputable" dealers were involved that it would have caused the art market to crash. It makes all of these players complicit in the fraud.<br />
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Another aspect of Mr. Perenyi's story is the number of unseemly characters who were involved at all levels of art sales. There are some incredibly sleazy people out there. And a few are involved in the art market.<br />
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On a final note it is interesting to know that people are now buying his work as reproductions. I find it amusing that people are willing to pass off a fake in an effort to create a "pedigree" for themselves with old world art. So many people, spending so much money....on so little.<br />
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- Sarah <br />
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Valentine's Day - affordable art to tickle everyone's fancy.</span> </i><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">February is a month that
inspires the romantic in all of us- but are you tired of giving the same old
box of candy or vase of flowers?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
celebration of Valentine’s Day, McGowan Fine Art presents “Love Lust &
Desire,” an annual group show of over <a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/lovelustdesire.html">50 artists</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The majority of these artworks will be
smaller than a sheet of paper, with prices between $25- $300- perfect for
framing and presenting to your sweetheart. Or make it a date and pick out a
valentine for each other. With such a big theme a lot of surprises are to be
expected. And the reception is the perfect opportunity to meet the artist who
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to sweet little pins. The show also includes stunning jewelry, photography, sculpture,
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McGowan Fine Art announces the opening of the 11<sup>th</sup>
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Fine Art is holding its fifth annual Valentine's Show: Love, Lust & Desire from <span style="font-size: small;">J</span>anuary 29 - February 15, 2013. The theme is meant to be interpreted
broadly - there were many entrants who focused on love of their pet, food or
landscape in previous years. Don’t worry about being too literal with the theme!</span><br />
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clips. </b><b>The art is intended to be very affordable - so must retail for $300
or under<span style="font-size: small;">. </span></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">(see photo for<span style="font-size: small;"> how we<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">present the artwork<span style="font-size: small;">.)</span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">If you are interested in submitting to Love, Lust, and Desire this year, please email jessica@mcgowanfineart.com for a detailed <i>Call for Entries</i> and guidelines, with "LL&D 2013" in the subject line. The deadline for email submissions is December 14, 2012. </span><br />
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Amanda and I headed down to Boston on Thursday, November 15 to set up our booth for the 16th Annual <a href="http://fineartboston.com/">Boston International Fine Arts Show</a>. McGowan Fine Art has not attended since 2004 so this was a big adventure for both of us.<br />
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It was a day of packing up two vehicles with art, pedestals, shrink wrap bins and all of the tools necessary to make transactions, unloading all the artwork, then arranging and hanging the artwork on the walls. We had time for a late lunch and then back to the booth to put on our party clothes for the preview that evening.<br />
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Some of the fun of attending these events is the opportunity to talk with other galleries. We are able to indulge in a little shop talk and art world gossip, trade tips or just get a feel for the market in other parts of the country. Our booth neighbors were great. <i> From Russia With Art</i> of Cambridge, Massachusetts shared photos of their pampered Westie. The women from <i>Pride Gallery</i> of Virginia had a beautiful display that Amanda has tucked away some ideas from.<br />
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It is also great to hear from the fair goers. Many approached us and said we had the best looking booth. It is gratifying to know that the artists we carry are well received by so many. People really responded to the new street scene <i>Unloading </i>by <a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/bonner.html">John Bonner</a>. <i>Vernalis </i>by <a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/garyhavensmith.html">Gary Haven Smith</a> was also a conversation starter. The portrait and still lifes by <a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/jacobs.html">Stoney Jacobs</a>, kinetic sculptures by <a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/brucecampbell.html">Bruce Campbell</a> and bright abstracts of <a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/hirani.html">Catherine Bartlett Hirani</a> were other favorites.<br />
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Saturday and Sunday were busy days at the fair with many people wandering through non-stop. We had a chance to play with the new ap that Amanda downloaded for her phone. Using <i>Square </i>we were able to run credit cards through her phone...with people using their finger as a stylus to sign on the screen. It was easy, fast and not nearly as complicated as calling in a transaction. My how things have changed since I last did an outside show!<br />
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As Sunday wound down many of the galleries started to pack away extraneous materials and get ready for the big move out. For all the time and care Amanda and I put into assembling the booth, we were able to disassemble it in less than 20 minutes. I think our efficiency was enhanced by our desire to get home after four 12-hour days. Unfortunately we were not the only ones to want to get home. We waited another hour for space to park in front of the building and porters to help us schlep the art back out to our cars. You can see a photo of us lounging in front of our mountain of art. It gave us a little more time to chat with dealers. Some were starting drives back to Virginia or further that night. They are braver and hardier than I!<br />
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<br /><a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/"><b>McGowan Fine Art</b></a> completed a multi-phase project for <a href="http://www.rivier.edu/"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rivier University</b></a>, located 420
South Main Street, Nashua, NH.<span style="color: navy; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03-C2XPGYsm8awYb0KMj2FGoOcdxQwOnKqqeedhgD5q3mNmAXLLURrdJFyKnfCTXg3GDGp3PcsRiumZF7XTfQUhCAl8_c5HyZHMHgTMUUz22Gm8MwYy4WmVKgx4YsRv4WaAK8gSw3hKEo/s1600/Specialty+Piece+%28edited%29.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03-C2XPGYsm8awYb0KMj2FGoOcdxQwOnKqqeedhgD5q3mNmAXLLURrdJFyKnfCTXg3GDGp3PcsRiumZF7XTfQUhCAl8_c5HyZHMHgTMUUz22Gm8MwYy4WmVKgx4YsRv4WaAK8gSw3hKEo/s200/Specialty+Piece+%28edited%29.jpg" width="129" /></a>This project was coordinated by Amanda Lacasse - <a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/corporate.html">Corporate Art</a> Consultant for McGowan Fine Art. Lacasse selected bright, colorful artwork
for the recently renovated administrative building, Adrienne Hall, to reflect
the energy of Rivier’s students, faculty, and staff. She also helped to update
a historic list of all the sisters who have served on campus, helping
facilitate a fresh design and presentation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>to complement the contemporary building. <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">The final product is a modern look at this
one piece of Rivier’s history. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">McGowan Fine Art has over 30 years
of corporate consulting experience, and has worked with corporations and
businesses of all sizes throughout </span><span style="color: black;">New
England</span><span style="color: black;">. Corporate art selections
have ranged from original art, to high quality reproductions, or historical
photographs. </span></div>
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Please call Amanda Lacasse at 603-225-2515 for more information, or visit McGowan
Fine Art’s website at <a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/">www.mcgowanfineart.com</a>, or contact <span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><a href="mailto:art@mcgowanfineart.com">amanda@mcgowanfineart.com</a>. </span></div>
McGowan Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050602376962806393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792672588074702718.post-36274039859831293932012-11-08T11:16:00.002-05:002012-11-08T11:26:38.924-05:00Corporate Project - The Hematology and Oncology Center<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/"><b>McGowan Fine Art</b></a> completed an
installation of artwork for <b>The Hematology and Oncology Center</b>, located at
<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">155 Borthwick Ave</span><span style="color: navy; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">, </span><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Portsmouth, NH. The Hematology
and Oncology Center is part of <a href="http://appledoremedicalgroup.com/">Appledore Medical Group</a>: a </span>multi-specialty
group of practices affiliated with Portsmouth Regional Hospital.<span style="color: navy; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"></span></div>
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This project was coordinated and installed by Amanda Lacasse
- <a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/corporate.html">Corporate Art Consultan</a>t for McGowan Fine Art. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lacasse selected soothing, peaceful images for
the waiting room and hallway, helping create a comforting environment for
patients visiting the office. She also rearranged and re-hung artwork moved
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<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.mcgowanfineart.com/">McGowan Fine Art</a> has over 30 years
of corporate consulting experience, and has worked with corporations and
businesses of all sizes throughout </span><span style="color: black;">New
England</span><span style="color: black;">. Corporate art selections
have ranged from original art & commissions to quality art reproductions &
historic photographs. </span></div>
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information, or contact her at <span style="color: black;"><a href="mailto:art@mcgowanfineart.com">amanda@mcgowanfineart.com</a></span>. </div>
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