September’s Featured Artist – Ann Hayden
Come see Ann’s second show at Bishop’s Stock. The title is “Hey, Are You Looking at Me?” Once again Ann is captivated by “life” around her home on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Ann Hayden Featured in September
September 1, 2014 · by ·
“Hey, You Looking at Me?”
Ann Hayden has titled her second show with us in tribute to the curiosity she observes in the birds she watches near her home on the Eastern Shore of Virgina. While her first show “Flyby” caught birds in flight, this show captures their inquisitive nature. Once again she focuses on the sculptural quality of birds but this time her subjects seem to be posing for the observer. It is clear Ann finds the shapes fun to paint offering great poses and humor with titles contributed by her friend Phyllis Ward.
New Work by Lynne Lockhart & Kirk McBride Featured in April
April 1, 2014 · by ·
New Work by Lynne Lockhart &
Kirk McBride Featured in April
Bishop’s Stock Fine Art, Craft & Wine will open the spring season with the annual exhibit of new work by Lynne Lockhart and Kirk McBride, two of the area’s most recognized artists. Both artists exhibit great technical skills with brushwork, composition and use of light. Work in the show includes images from all seasons. Lockhart captures both summer and winter in her paintings of animals and people while McBride brings to his canvases images from travels to New England fishing harbors in the summer and the Arizona desert in the winter. McBride will be teaching a plein air workshop April 16. Both artists will be participating for the eleventh year in Paint Snow Hill April 17-20.
Winter Abstracts 2014
February 1, 2014 · by ·
Winter
Abstracts
2014
Each year Bishop’s Stock welcomes a year of new featured exhibits with an exclusive abstract show. Many of our abstract artists have shown with us each year but we always discover new talent to include in this very energetic, colorful show. Among the artists are Aina Nergaard-Nammack, Anne Holland, Kathy Daywalt, Diane Hurwitz-Specht, Angela Herbert-Hodges, Barbara Hager, Bobbi Shulman, Ann Crain, Terry Cullen, John Cleary, Scot Dolby. Maurice Spector, and Maurice Sevigny. In the show are work on paper, mixed media and gallery wrapped canvases. Most of the work is non-objective. The show will run through March 4.
Studio Sweep Sale Continues
January 1, 2014 · by ·
Studio Sweep Sale
Continues
The 5th Annual Studio Sweep Sale set a new record in December but there are still great paintings and other artwork available through January. This is the perfect time of year to stop by and browse. This is a great time to add to your collection or to buy gifts for others. Artwork makes great wedding and graduation gifts!
Studio Sweep Sale
December 1, 2013 · by ·
5th Annual Studio Sweep Sale
Each December Bishop’s Stock’s artists clean out their studios to offer art lovers a chance to add to their collections or find the perfect gift at great savings. For the artists this gives a chance to sell older work, the last of a series or paintings that just need to go! For those who appreciate local talent this means a great selection of oils, acrylics, watercolors and pastels. Most work is unframed but there is a small selection of paintings ready to hang plus frames to purchase. This year ceramics and jewelry are included. The sale continues through December and January so there is plenty of time to leisurely search for that perfect find. During this time newer work by gallery artists is also displayed but not at reduced prices.
New Work by Fred Sprock Featured in September
September 1, 2013 · by ·
New Work by Fred Sprock
Fred Sprock moved to Snow Hill a year ago after spending most of his life in his native Charlotte NC. He began painting, taking oil lessons from Andy Braitman at Braitman Studio in Charlotte. His work has evolved from tight representational to a looser, more painterly style. He attributes this to increasing his use of painting knives which often results in less control, leaving it to the viewer to decide “Is that a house, a church, or maybe a shed in the distance? Before moving to Snow Hill, while teaching classes at Braitman Studio, Fred would say, “If you do this, this will happen.” He realized, for him, this bridged the difference between a painter and an artist. Over time, the painter acquires a set of technical skills that enables one to render a strong likeness of the subject matter. The artist abandons that knowledge base and asks, “If I do this, what will happen?” Now that he is finding inspiration on the Eastern Shore, Fred is trying to become an artist – not just a painter. His work is included in the Duke Energy; Womble Carlyle; and Stiles,Byrum and Horne, LLP corporate collections. This is his first featured show at Bishop’s Stock.
6 Artists “Celebrate America” Featured in July
July 1, 2013 · by ·
6 Artists “Celebrate America”
The artists in this exhibition are the six charter members of the group “6 Artists,” which was formed in March of 2012, and since then they have developed a strong voice and presence through approximately four shows annually, in such places as the Annapolis Maritime Museum, Quiet Waters Park, West Annapolis Artworks & Fine Framing, River Gallery, and Maryland Federation of Art’s Circle Gallery.
6 Artists is a professional group, with the goal of creating awareness of their individual art, and building momentum to enhance the recognition of art in our community. The group consists of four painters – Phyllis Dixon, Patrice Drago, Gail Higginbotham and Desiree Holmes Scherini, and two photographers, Frances Borchardt and Carol Donahue. Their individual styles complement each other’s work, creating a balanced and cohesive body or work, regardless of the theme. Each artist is accomplished in her own right, with recognition in local, state and national juried exhibitions.
Celebrate America looks to the roots of America, fostering a greater sense and understanding of American communities, family pastimes and what it means to be an American. Through a collection of images that depict some of America’s most beloved customs and national symbols to displaying vibrant rural America scenes the Annapolis 6 will “Celebrate America” with beautiful renderings.
Jim Rehak Featured
June 1, 2013 · by ·
Plein Air Seascapes by Jim Rehak Featured in June
Jim Rehak has been showing with Bishop’s Stock since we opened on 2003. We show his work regularly but this is his second featured exhibit. Jim, a 10 year veteran of Paint Snow Hill, is almost exclusively a plein air painter. His palette is very bold and colorful. This show includes new paintings with a focus on seascapes along the coast. He has captured the changing sky and seasonal colors in the dunes and water. Jim is also a caricature artist known to summer visitors. The opening reception for Jim’s show is Friday, June 7 from 5-8. The work will be exhibited until July 2.
Gallery Artists Featured in March
February 28, 2013 · by ·
Exhibit of Work by Gallery Artists
Once a year Bishop’s Stock likes to focus on the diverse talents of the gallery’s artists. It seemed timely to welcome spring with this show in March. Among the artists showing are John Cleary, Denise Dumont, Scot Dolby, Helene English, Lynne Lockhart, Kirk McBride, Carole Boggemann Pierson, Jim Rehak, Stan Sperlak and Nancy West. This exhibit mixes representational and contemporary work in oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor and mixed media. The show opens on March 1 and closes April 2. Left: Sunrise by Stan Sperlak; Right: Workboat by Helene English
