Layered Imagery

These are photos from my last two shows. One was at Pure Design in Naples where the setting was picturesque among the yachts in the marina and the sun shining bright on a spring afternoon. Right next door is Bonefish restaurant which brought even more festivity to the art show and they also catered it--yum! Thanks to all who came and made it a fun event.

The other show was at Big Arts on Sanibel in the courtyard. Also a beautiful setting because Sanibel has so much of the feeling of shells and beach you can't help but feel like you are on vacation even though you may not be! The only downside was the constant fight of the wind! You can see my sign never really made it up! I am very grateful that my art is so durable having fallen about 10 times throughout the show. But it was a great success and many people came to admire the eight different artists exhibiting there that day before they all proceeded to other artists' studios on the island. I met some wonderful people. I look forward to next season where I plan on holding another workshop and seeing the snowbirds I met there again.

The top photo is a bunch of us shelling on Sanibel. You can get an idea of what I mean by the feel of Sanibel and the beach vacation.

I forgot to let you know that I am going to be showing my work in a group show at Big Arts on Sanibel along side the Annual Artists' Studio Tour this Friday April 16, 9AM-12PM. Please come by, bring friends, and see my original artwork and learn about my workshops. I look forward to seeing you there! The address is Big Arts, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel. FL 33957, 239-395-0900.

Layered Imagery

I held a workshop at Big Arts on Sanibel Island a few weeks ago. I live in Naples and it takes me about an hour and a half to get to Sanibel in good weather but, as luck would have it, there were torrential rains that morning on my drive up. I am a slow driver as it is but that morning I drove like a turtle and it took me 2 hours +. At times I could not see out my front windshield!
By the time I got on the island I felt as if it was sinking into the ocean.

I had never been to Big Arts before but I soon realized that not only was my car's tires underwater in the unpaved and muddy driveway, but the building has no loading zone that is covered. And I needed to carry in my "paper" artwork and all the "paper" for the class from my car! I was panicked. The rain kept coming down in buckets!

But I was saved by the nice women there who helped me carry in everything under umbrellas. Everyone managed to show up to the class, all of us dripping wet. But it was a perfect day for doing a workshop since no one was going to play golf! We all had such a great time and everyone got deeply into creating their layered imagery, paper mosaic artwork. They were all so proud of what they created (as was I proud of them) that day as you can see from there big smiles. And I got a few emails of the photos of the pieces they finished once they got home. It was well worth the long and hair raising drive!

I'm having a Trunk Show of my Art on Thursday and Friday in Naples

If you are in Naples, please come visit me this Thursday or Friday at my Spring Fine Art Trunk Show at Pure Design at Naples Bay Resort. It should be great fun and while you are looking at my new Layered Imagery pieces, you can admire the amazing view from Laura Parson's stunning storefront on Naples Bay. Laura is one of Naple's most sought after designers and her storefront is full of amazing items that she has hand picked as her favorites.

Naples Bay Resort is where you will find one of Naples newer dining gems, Bonefish Grill. The people at Bonefish Grill are amazing and are providing horderves for my show Thursday afternoon and Friday evening. There will be wine, art, great people and the best view in Naples.

Here are the specifics. I look forward to seeing you there.

Marjorie Pesek Fine Art’s Spring Trunk Show
Thursday March 25, 2010
9am-6pm
Friday March 26, 2010
4pm-9pm
At Naples Bay Resort

1500 5th Avenue South
Suite 111, Naples

call: 239-564-3019

Marjorie Pesek Fine Art

I have not added to my blog in a while so I thought I would share what I did last week while my sister, Julia, was in town from Chicago. The weather was not a hit with her because the temperature here in Naples, FL never got above 60 degrees the entire week (and 60 was rare--mostly 50's).

But we had tons of fun. We went up to Sanibel Island where our friend Pam lives and we went "shelling". There is no shelling in Naples because there are only broken shells on the beaches. So this was a treat! Here are a few photos of us shelling and of the shell arrangement I had fun putting together of these shells I got obsessed with because they remind me of guitar picks and mother of pearl. I think they are from an oyster shell. You all need to check out Pam's website www.iLoveShelling.com especially if you love shells!!!

The other photo was taken at the new Botanical Gardens in Naples. Also a great place to go if you don't want to get your feet wet.

Marjorie Pesek Fine Art

I have been asked by a few of my collectors and fans to also show the photos of the steps I took creating this portrait. This piece took me around 150 hours to create as you might guess from viewing these photos. I used hundreds of little pieces of paper to create her face, eyes and the tiniest pieces for her eyelashes.

Marjorie Pesek Fine Art

This is my latest portrait I just finished. I love this piece because it is a portrait of a much loved daughter and 3 cherished dogs. All are very important to this family. And the background includes hidden photos of friends and activities of the girl's semester in Switzerland this past year, which of course, was a memorable time for her.