Shadowboxes

manager — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:36:07 +0100

Take a look at our latest creations. Two shadowbox frames were made this week.

The first is a dagger brought over from Qatar that was given to our client by her fellow Airmen. The second is a set of grips I used during my long lost days as a gymnast. We can put just about anything in a shadowbox.

If you have anything that has fond memories attached to it, but it doesn't fit your decor for display in the house, bring it in and we can help present it to fit your style.

We're going to be on TV!!

manager — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:52:13 +0100

Artistic Designs Gallery will be on Channel 6 on September 18 at 11:30 AM. The show is "Savor Indiana" and they are showcasing seven locations in Hendrick's County. We are lucky enough to be selected through Rural Routes to Main Street. Read below for more info.

Savor Indiana – September 18
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Tonto and Scout via Toy Story 3

manager — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:28:05 +0100

Thank you, Toy Story 3!!

Why am I thanking a movie? The latest Toy Story movie is a little nostalgic about Andy's favorite toy, Woody. Which started me thinking about my favorite toy as a child, Tonto. In the movie, Woody and the "posse" are thrown out by accident because his mom mistook the bag they were packed in for garbage. As in the movie, my dad threw out our toys because he confused the good bag of toys with the bad bag. Andy's toys came back to himRead More...

New Wood Carvings by Kenny Vermillion

manager — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:57:49 +0100

Kenny Vermillion just dropped off some new work. Check it out!!

Art Classes at Artistic Designs

manager — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:59:31 +0100

Art students from The Sketch Pad Art Studio-Brownsburg were in the gallery today working on seascapes and landscapes in chalk pastel. They learned how to blend analogous colors to create the effect of a sunset as well as how to create the reflection of a sun setting in water by using deeper values in the reflection During the week students also created works of art in oil pastel, polymer clay, and acrylic paint. Registration is open for art classes held at the gallery during the 2Read More...

Mark Kelso's Plein Air Workshop

manager — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:39:11 +0100

Mark Kelso taught a fantastic workshop in the gallery Saturday. Although this "Plein Air" Workshop was inside, Mark spent the day preparing participants to paint in the field the following day. He explained the importance of being prepared and organized in advance and went over all of the equipment and materials that he uses in the field, as well as all of the different ways that a painter could utilize their brush . Mark led his students through a color exercise in Read More...

Mark Kelso's Oil and Acrylic Landscapes

manager — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:29:07 +0100

Be sure to check out the article in the Hendricks County Icon featuring Mark Kelso's work. Mark paints exquisitely detailed pictures of landscape and wildlife.

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manager — Tue, 25 May 2010 03:41:06 +0100

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Miniature Fine Art Show Awards

manager — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:13:18 +0100

The Artistic Designs Gallery '4th Annual Miniature Fine Art Show ' has been judged! One hundred and thirty entries were juried into the exhibit out of one hundred and thirty-seven entered. Awards are given to the following artists: Best of Show to Linda Rossin for "Freshwater Dunes", Best of Oil Painting to Catherine Girard for "Alabama Blue", Best of Acrylic Painting to Ron Orlando for "Sunlit Red", Best of Transparent Watercolor to Janet Laird-LagasseeRead More...

Glenn Roesler and Lynne Medsker

manager — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:27:42 +0100

Glenn Roesler and Lynne Medsker are two local artists that exhibit work in our gallery. Both of them will be participating in the Avon Public Library's fifth Annual Artscape this evening April 17, 2010 from 7:00 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the library. Advance tickets are $12 per person or $20 per couple. Ticket will cost $15 at the door.

Glen Roesler is a local potter who has been making pottery for over 30 years. He creates pottery with a warm woodsy look and Read More...

Cindy Baldauf

manager — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:15:06 +0100

Cindy Baldauf 's photography exhibit, SHOOTING THE WEST opens this Friday April 9, 2010 and continues through April 30th. Cindy is a resident of Pittsboro, Indiana with a passion for documenting cowboys, horses, and wildlife in the rural western landscape. The majority of the images in this exhibit are stunning photographs of horses and details of Cindy's experiences on the ranch in Big Hole Montana. From cowboys herding cattle to detailed close ups of their boots and spurs, each picture tellRead More...

Tim Donovan

manager — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:40:11 +0100

Tim and Chris Donovan stopped by the gallery Monday evening on their way home to Lovettsville, Virginia returning from Nature Works Fine Art Exhibition in Tulsa Oklahoma. Nature Works is one of the three largest fine art shows in the eastern United States. Tim had an excellent show this year, his sales were outstanding. His work in egg tempera is something you'll want to stop in the gallery to see. He left us three new paintings. "Regal" is an extremely detailed painting of a bobcat. The bobcRead More...

Awesome Photographs

manager — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:16:08 +0100

Friday night, the 12th, the Gallery held a reception for the Indianapolis based Riviera Camera Club Photographers. The reception found several members present to answer questions. The photography is just awesome with spectacular landscapes from Italy to Yellowstone in Winter, and wonderful close-ups of Classic Cars, and even some abstracts. Just a delight! Plan to see it if you're able. It's a great collection of work!

New Work by Luke Buck

manager — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:07:19 +0100

Luke dropped by the gallery today to drop off some new art work. "Two Legends" is a "plein air" piece that he painted down in North Carolina near Mt. Airy outside the town of Mayberry. He titled it "Two Legends" because " Pilot Mountain is a legend, as a matter of fact the Indians called it Pilot Mountain because you could see it from so far away that they would use it as a beacon to guide them. The tobacco barn is another legend since the demise of the tobacco industry. You used Read More...

ART CLASSES!!

manager — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:21:21 +0100

Ask about art classes!!

Laura Tesdahl, local artist and certified art teacher, is offering art classes in Artistic Designs Gallery. Laura will be exhibiting her students' artwork in the gallery during the month of April. The reception for her students will be held on April 23, 2010 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Students will also be working on current projects during the Hendricks County ArtsGo Event on Saturday April 24, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Be sure to stop in to meet LaRead More...

Mark Kelso Workshop

manager — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:41:04 +0100

We just finished up an intense 2 day workshop with local wildlife artist Mark Kelso. Mark demonstrated a variety of techniques that he uses to create extremely detailed surface textures in his paintings. During the six hour session on Saturday, he took participants through his process from sketching basic geometric forms to creating a photorealistic eye and the fur coat of a wolf. Working in successive layers of thin washes and minute brushstrokes, Mark works from light to dark in a method siRead More...

Laura Appleby's Opening

manager — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:44:14 +0100

Last night we had quite a turnout for Laura Appleby's opening reception. Nearly all of her pastel studies sold within the first hour as well as one of her large oil paintings of a winter landscape.

Laura demonstrated her process of creating a landscape with pastels. Working from a photograph, she began by sketching in general shapes of the shadows in the landscape with blue and brown pastels on foam core that she had previously prepared with pastel ground. The pastel ground was appliedRead More...

Laura Appleby Landscapes

Administrator — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:53:27 +0100

We are currently showing the work of Indiana artist Laura Appleby. Her her oil and pastel landscapes reflect the beauty of rural Indiana. To see examples of her work go to lauraapplybee.com. Be sure to stop in our gallery to see it in person.

Our New Website!

Administrator — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Welcome to our all new website. Our new site will allow us to showcase our work. Stay tuned for our regular blog messages. Many thanks to Mike and the team at 24/7 designs for such a great looking website! Make sure to contact him www.247designs.com for your web work.

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