The Personal Work of the Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists, Beachwood Art Gallery

By Janet Dodrill

I am participating in a collective art show, The Personal Work of the Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists at Beachwood Art Gallery. Two of my pieces are included, both portraits, Nikki, oil on canvas, 12″x16″, and Susan, oil on canvas, 12″x16″.

The show features fantastic artwork by local area and distant artists who sketch together on Friday nights with The Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists. It is quite an honor to be involved with these artists while trying to improve my portrait drawing skills.

October 13 – November 12, 2022
The Personal Work of the Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists
Reception, Sunday, October 23, 2022, 1:00 – 2:30 P.M.
Beachwood Art Gallery
Beachwood Community Center
25325 Fairmount Boulevard
Beachwood, OH 44122
Hours: Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

A special thanks to Tim Herron of the group, and Susan Merdler of the Beachwood Art Gallery, for organizing the exhibit.

Susan, oil on canvas, 12×16, by Janet Dodrill

Nikki, oil on canvas, 12×16, by Janet Dodrill

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Mayfield Art Show 2022

By Janet Dodrill

I am honored to have a painting, Lilli, in the juried Mayfield Art Show, 2022.

October 9-21, 2022 (during library hours)
Mayfield Branch Library
500 S.O.M Center Road
Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143

Reception on Sunday, October 9, 2:00-4:00pm

Jurors:
Judy Takács
Louis Grasso

Sponsors:
Mayfield Village
Mayfield Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library
Friends of the Mayfield Branch Library

Lilli, oil on canvas, by Janet Dodrill.

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Waterloo Arts Gallery, Art of the Ornament 2021

By Janet Dodrill

This year I created and donated an ornament to the Waterloo Arts gallery auction fundraiser. The auction was to benefit Waterloo Arts.

The auction was held December 3, 2021 at Waterloo Arts, 15605 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44110. The creative, mostly handmade, ornaments can be viewed at https://waterlooarts.betterworld.org/auctions/art-ornament-2021

My design was based on the Guardians of Transportation –– a Cleveland landmark that are massive carved stone pylons which line the Hope Memorial Bridge downtown, and also the name of two Cleveland sports teams.

Metallic Guardians, ink (gold, silver, and black) on watercolor paper, mounted on cardboard, bells, and ribbon, 2.75″ w x 8.5″h, ornament by Janet Dodrill

Metallic Guardians (back), ornament by Janet Dodrill

Waterloo Arts, 15605 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44110

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Peninsula Plein Air Competition Exhibit through November 22, 2021

By Janet Dodrill

Peninsula Art Academy (www.peninsulaartacademy.org) hosts a Plein Air competition, open to all artists, October 14-16, 2021. Paintings are created (or 2-D work) outdoors in natural available light over the course of three days (Thursday through Saturday) around prime landmarks and locations around beautiful Peninsula, Ohio including in the Cuyahoga National Park. By the end of the third day (Saturday) the work must be completed (two pieces allowed per artist), framed and ready to hang. The exhibit is on Sunday, October 17, 2021 directly following, with a reception and awards ceremony from 3-6pm. Juried by David Rankin.

This was my third year participating in the event, and though both demanding and challenging, it was a very enriching way to build my skills and technique, and the experience even allowed me to meet several local area artists. I created two paintings, Cedar Grove Cemetery, 16″ x 20″ oil on canvas, and GAR Hall, 8″ x 10″ gouache. I am looking forward to future events offered by the Peninsula Art Academy.

The exhibit runs October 18 – November 22, 2021

Peninsula Art Academy
1600 Mill Street West
Peninsula, OH 44264
(330) 657-2248
http://www.peninsulaartacademy.org
Hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 11am-5pm

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Cedar Grove Cemetery, Oil on Canvas, 16″ x 20″ by Janet Dodrill, Peninsula, Ohio.

Cedar Grove Cemetery, Oil on Canvas, 16″ x 20″ by Janet Dodrill, Peninsula, Ohio.

GAR Hall, Gouache on Board, 8″ x 10″ by Janet Dodrill, Peninsula, Ohio.

GAR Hall, Gouache on Board, 8″ x 10″ by Janet Dodrill, Peninsula, Ohio.

Peninsula Art Academy, Peninsula Art Academy Plein Air competition 2021, Peninsula, Ohio.

Little Italy Holiday Art Walk

Little Italy Holiday Art Walk
Saturday December, 1, 2018
Noon-9pm

Murray Hill Schoolhouse, second floor
2026 Murray Hill Road, Cleveland, OH 44106

Visit my table in the second floor hallway!

– Note Cards – Prints – Magnets – Necklaces –

Cleveland Necklaces by Janet Dodrill

Cleveland Note Cards, Magnets & Prints by Janet Dodrill

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Chalk Festival Inspires

By Janet Dodrill

The Cleveland Museum of Art held their annual Chalk Festival September 16 & 17, 2017. Here are some of the beautiful chalk drawings that caught my eye.

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Robin VanLear at Cleveland Museum of Art Chalk Festival 2017

Robin VanLear at Cleveland Museum of Art Chalk Festival 2017

Jan Stickney-Kleber at Cleveland Museum of Art Chalk Festival

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Bell Street Fall ARTWALK

By Janet Dodrill

The Valley Art Center in Chagrin Falls, Ohio will host more than 20 artists on Friday, November 8, 2013, from 5-9 p.m. at the Bell Street Fall ARTWALK. Surrounding shops will also participate for an evening of unique artwork, demonstrations and light refreshments. Free parking is available behind the VAC.

Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, Ohio

I will have an artist table with original prints, art prints and notecards, and other arts & crafts. I invite you to join us for an enjoyable experience.

A Moment in the Cleveland Art Scene, Fall 2013

By Janet Dodrill

Thomas R. Roese is a spectacular Cleveland artist. His newest drawings are architecturals in charcoal, acrylic, and colored pencil, inspired by a recent trip to Germany and currently selling at Dolan/Maxwell gallery in Philadelphia, PA. I visited him at The Print Club of Cleveland’s 29th Annual Fine Print Fair, on September 30th, 2013, at the Cleveland Museum of Art. (Did I mention that I designed his web site at www.thomasrroese.com?)

Artwork by Tom Roese.

Tom Roese, artist, at The Print Club Cleveland’s Print Fair.

Jackbase T by Thomas R. Roese.

Rachel N. Davis is owner and auctioneer at Rachel Davis Fine Arts auction house and is auctioneer of fine arts. The upcoming fine arts auction, October 19, 2013, features the Cleveland School Art. Serving about seven auctions per year, the work can be previewed the week prior. She is on the Board for The Print Club of Cleveland. (Did I mention that I designed the concept for her web site www.racheldavisfinearts.com, and currently produce her postcard mailers and larger auction catalogs?)

Rachel N. Davis of Rachel Davis Fine Arts, Auctioneers & Appraisers, at The Print Club Cleveland’s Print Fair.

Rachel Davis Fine Arts, October 19, 2013 Auction Postcard.

Margaret ‘Yuko’ Kimura speaks fluent Japanese and works at The Verne Collection, Japanese print gallery located in Little Italy. As an artist, she uses collage and mixed media and fabric patterns inspired by her grandmother in prints she exhibits regularly throughout the area. The piece shown is from her ‘Paper Windows’ collection of works on paper. (Did I mention that I designed The Verne Collection’s logo, and the concept for their web site at www.vernegallery.com‎?)

Yuko Kimura work on paper.

Yuko Kimura, artist, at The Print Club Cleveland’s Print Fair.

The Verne Collection logo.

William Martin Jean recently returned from China with a body of landscape watercolors. He constantly finds new ways to express his art. His studio is located in the Heller Building and was opened to tour during the midtown art walk, Cleveland Sparx City Hop, September 21st, 2013. (Did I mention that I designed his web site at www.williammartinjean.com?)

William Martin Jean, artist.

Watercolors from China, by William Martin Jean.

Artist George Kozmon Impresses at IngenuityFest

By Janet Dodrill

George Kozmon is a Cleveland-based internationally-known artist specializing in large-scale drawing and painting. I learned of George through our high school art teacher, Vincent Ferrara, in the 1970s. Then, he was producing energetic action figures for weekly art class critiques, and soon after incorporated figure and portrait drawing using students as subjects that he would ask to pose outside of school. I followed his career, through is time at The Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA), and remember seeing his large drawings at a student show there. Most memorable were architectural renderings, and an expressive black and white drawing of a lawn mower. His drawing skills were becoming expert and there was a certain confidence to his work even early on. Upon graduating, he remained in Cleveland but at that time exhibited primarily outside of the city, around the country. He moved into large architectural works. Then into more figurative work. And most recently, uses mountains and clouds as his primary subject matter. I recently saw him at Cleveland’s IngenuityFest ‘performing’ his art with paint and brush onto an 80-foot long curved canvas over the course of three days combining architectures with mountains and clouds. He became the real-life action figure walking in and out of his invented environment. I was very impressed with the piece and his idea to do it, as documented in these few moments with him on day two of the three-day project.

George Kozmon artist at Cleveland IngenuityFest 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Related Links:

George Kozmon’s Web Site

George Kozmon’s Facebook Page

Cleveland Institute of Art: Ingenuity Fest 2013

JakPrints Blog Article on George Kozmon (see Meet George Kozmon)

Summer = Art Festivals

By Janet Dodrill

Ceramic Tiki Lamps

“Art in the Village” at Legacy Village, an arts festival in Lyndhurst, Ohio, brought gifted artisans and craftspersons this year. A few of my favorites included large colored metal garden art for walls or the ground, ceramic lamps with ceramic shades, hanging wind chimes using cut geodes and driftwood (The Stonecutter), large garden flowers out of vintage glassware, china cups, and plates with doorknob centers, incredible layered patterned wood boxes (Natural Renaissance), ceramic Tiki heads, and repurposed cell phones made into whimsical character sculptures (Paladin Workshop). I was ecstatic to find a freehand silhouette portrait artist doing this wonderful but dying art (Igor Nasibyan). If you haven’t been to an arts festival this summer, there may be still time to experience the unique work of many talented artists, possibly in your area.

Ohio Art Fairs and Juried Craft Festivals

Sculptures from Recycled Cell Phones

Wind Chimes made of Geodes and Driftwood