Fri - June 29, 2007

Virginia Tech Victims Project in the News

I recently painted this portrait of Mora , a victim of the Virginia Tech shooting, for the Virginia Tech Victims Project. The VTVP has gotten some local press coverage. You can read this story in the Portsmouth Herald and this one in the Boston Globe.

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Tue - December 5, 2006

Wed - November 22, 2006

Come and see my new exhibition!

Please visit my newest art show!

"Face to Face with Lisa Reinke"



To celebrate my 40th birthday and this show, all my paintings are $40 off the regular price for 40 days! (Sale pricing ends on December 27th.)

The show is at Haley Art Gallery, 178 Haley Road, Kittery, Maine 03904 now through December 23rd. To find the gallery, drive through the Kittery Outlets on Route 1 and take a right at Yummies Candies onto Haley Road. The gallery is about a half mile away, on the right.

Gallery Hours are Wed, Fri, Sat. 11-5 PM, Thurs 12-6 PM and Sundays by chance or appointment. Closed on Thanksgiving.

The next big event is my birthday bash at Tea Time Art, December 6th, 3-5 PM. I hope you can make it!

EVENTS:
November 18, 3-5 PM: Opening Reception
December 6, 3-5 PM: Tea Time Art & Birthday Party
December 16, 3-5 PM: Open Studio Painting
December 23, 11-5 PM: Last Day of the Show. Shop, then stop.

Drop me an e-mail if you would like to meet me at the gallery! I will be there for the events and on most Thursday evenings.

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Fri - July 1, 2005

New England Exhibition in Cape Cod 

I'm pleased to be participating in the New England Exhibition, a juried art show sponsored by the Cape Cod Art Association.



My painting, "The Smile" will be on display through July 18th. If you are vacationing on the the Cape, be sure to stop by the gallery in Barnstable, MA and see the show.  

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Fri - June 10, 2005

Upcoming Art Shows 

This weekend is ArtShow Pittsfield in Massachusetts and the opening of a new group show at The Gallery at 100 Market Street in Portsmouth.

Check out a selection of paintings that haven't had a lot of display time at the Gallery at 100 Market Street in Portsmouth, NH, featuring the paintings shown above: Dianthus, Circuity, Passing Through, Hello My Love, and Little Lost Girl.

The Gallery at 100 Market Street
Portsmouth, NH
June, July and August

Join me in the Berkshires for an outdoor festival where I will be showing the majority of my work!

ArtShow Pittsfield
Pittsfield, MA
June 11 - June 12
The main tent will be set up at 76 North Street. They can give you directions from there. 

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Sat - June 4, 2005

Fri - April 22, 2005

RENEW ALL THINGS HUMAN - Solo Exhibition at Haley Farm Gallery 

I am pleased to announce my first solo art exhibition in a gallery! This is a milestone event in my career as an artist and I would love to have you share it with me.

RENEW ALL THINGS HUMAN
ARTWORK BY LISA REINKE

May 7th - May 31st, 2005

Haley Farm Gallery
178 Haley Road
Kittery, Maine 03904
207-439-2669

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 7th, 3-5 PM

Open Studio: Saturday, May 21st, 3-5 PM

Regular Gallery Hours:
Mon-Wed 12 AM - 3 PM
Thur-Fri 2 PM - 6 PM
Sat & Sun By Chance

Directions:

FROM NORTH: Route 1 S. to Kittery, ME, before the Outlets, take left onto Haley Rd.
FROM SOUTH: Route 95 N. to Kittery, ME, take Exit #3 (Route 1), go through the Outlets and take right onto Haley Rd.

Haley Farm Gallery is 1 mile down on the right. Follow gallery parking signs to park behind the gallery, off Hutchins Cove Road.

If you would like notifications about this exhibition and future ones, write me at lisareinke@mac.com and include your mailing and e-mail address. 

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Sat - March 5, 2005

February Update 

Sorry for so few posts in February. I spent much of the month visiting family and friends while escaping the New Hampshire winter. March is almost as busy, but I think I'll be able to squeeze in some time to paint.


Here I am at Seven Falls, Colorado.

I'm going to jot down some thoughts and bits of news and call it a blog entry!

Today's allegory: Managing art is a lot like preparing college applications. Every gallery/residency/show/event/museum/grant has its own unique set of requirements. They are all just different enough that I can't speed up the application process and, in general, cannot reuse the materials. Do colleges charge to review your application? I can't recall. Everyone in the art world sure does.

Which leads me to finances. I'm getting my books ready for the accountant and have been working on my profit/loss statements which break down my expenses into categories. Fees are a part of the business. As I gather data points in the next few years, I'm going to be watching the ratio of fees to sales. It is odd that visual artists pay the operating expenses of the venues. Actors do not have to pay to get onto a stage, nor do musicians. Some authors do have to pay to be published, but the visual art market is filled with fees to show your work in public. Everything seems to cost $10 - $25. Modest fees, but they do add up. What if, on average, I have to show a painting in 10 different fee venues for a sale and pay a 20% commission on the sale price? Won't that be interesting? Or maybe this will only be an issue early in my career and these venues will slowly be phased out by other types? Anyhow, overall I am pleased with my sales this year and am looking forward to having a more realistic understanding of the costs and expenses involved in doing what I am doing.

Speaking of sales, The Cashier sold and is now in the corporate collection of a publishing company. We are in the process of negotiating the rights for it to be used in a children's literature collection! This was an online sale through Absolute Arts so I am very pleased with my investment to display a portfolio at their site.



My Wetcanvas pal, JCoop, has just finished a portrait of my sister to match the painting he did of me at Christmas time. (He hasn't posted it yet, so the link will take you to another of his recent paintings.) It has been fun working with him again! Joel Cooper's website is in my links page.

My father, who commissioned the painting from JCoop, is dismayed to learn that the famous artist, Christo , is proposing to do a project in his neck of the woods, and cover the Arkansas River in fabric. I love how Christo reinterprets the landscape at scale, but I can't convince my father that this is art worth doing and seeing. The whole community is concerned about the project. Wow, I think I'm glad I'm not an installation artist. My audience, thankfully, is not hostile.

One last bit of news before I sign off: Prismatic Lens is on display at the Newburyport Art Association. It was accepted into the Winter Juried show. This one seems to be the favorite of many, so if you get a chance, go see it.


 

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Sat - January 22, 2005

MAKING FACES - Solo Exhibition at the Barrington Public Library 

22 of my paintings are currently on display at the Barrington Public Library !

Making Faces - Artwork by local artist Lisa Reinke
Barrington Public Library
January 22 - March 4

Welcome to my Art Blog, fellow Barrington residents! I use the blog as an art journal and online gallery of, well, my art and other art news.

Right now, with over 40 paintings completed since November, 2003, I am starting to feel a bit like a soccer mom. I am constantly registering them for events, hauling my paintings to events, attending the event, and picking them up! I get a bit of a breather for the next couple of weeks because all but three of my paintings are on display, mostly at the Barrington Public Library or at the Gallery at 100 Market Street. Two of those three paintings in the studio are still wet to the touch! My walls are bare! Hooray!

Here are some quick pictures of the Barrington Library show:





This was my first show that I set up by myself! I had the show laid out and hung in three hours last night. The big lifesaver for me was cutting out tracings of each picture with the nail hole marked ahead of time. This allowed me to tape these templates to the wall, organize them, tap the nail on the spot to make a hole, remove the template, nail in the hanger and hang the picture. I felt like I should be hosting a decorating show on HGTV!

Much thanks to Amy Inglis, Barrington's local librarian for so kindly inviting me to show at the library and to the Barrington Chamber of Commerce, who sparked the contact! 

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Wed - January 19, 2005

A Prelude to Spring 

I am slightly bemused to be included in an exhibition focused on things plantable or planted! When I heard about the upcoming show I was oddly pleased that I actually have a painting with a floral theme! "Legacy" fits the bill nicely!



My husband and I dropped off the painting for the jury process on Sunday, then spent a leisurely afternoon in Kennebunkport, Maine watching the snow and the ocean. The surf was incredible! We returned to the gallery to learn that the painting had been juried in. Hooray!

Here is the show information:

A Prelude to Spring
The Irvine Gallery of Art
River Tree Center for the Arts
35 Western Avenue (Rt. 9)
Kennebunk, Maine
January 19 - February 25
Mon - Fri 10-4

Opening Reception
Friday, Jan 21, 2005
5-7 pm

Lots of flowers, gardens, plants and trees in this one. This show will take the chill off the -3 degree weather we've had the last few days. 

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Fri - January 7, 2005

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD 

"The Smile" won the People's Choice Award at the Desoto Art League's 2004 Membership Show! I am pleased. It is a good painting and I am glad that people are enjoying it!

 

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Mon - November 15, 2004

Shows, shows and more shows! 

Mark your calendars! This holiday season you will have plenty of opportunities to see my artwork in public venues. Here is a list of shows:

Newburyport Art Association Holiday Show
Fine Arts and Fine Crafts
Newburyport, MA
November 19 - December 29

100 Market Street Gallery Portrait Show
Regional Portrait Artists - Ten of my paintings, count 'em, 10, on display!
Portsmouth, NH
November 19 - February 14

Concord Art Association
Small Originals Show (All work less than $350)
Exhibition of George Nick. I was WAY impressed with George Nick's work!
Concord, MA
November 11 - December 19



Cambridge Art Association
"Blue" a juried show at University Place Gallery, Harvard Square
Cambridge, MA
November 18 - January 3



Sanctuary Arts
Victorian Salon - if you come on Sunday, you may find me dressed in Victorian clothing!
All kinds of fun events planned through the weekend!
Eliot, ME
November 27, 7 - 10 p.m.
November 28, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Christmas Fair
Mill Pond Center for the Arts
Durham, NH
December 4, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m

"Gallery 38"
Hosted by the Controls Group
Lonza Biologics
Ongoing, rotating display for Lonza employees.
Hi Lonza! (I used to work there.)

and a little further from home:

DeSoto Art League
2004 Member Show
City Center
DeSoto, Texas
December 9 - January 4

 

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Tue - November 2, 2004

Wed - October 27, 2004

2004 NAA Members Small 12" x 12" Show 

Newburyport Art Association's
2004 Members Small 12" x 12" Show
October 29 - November 14

Opening Reception
Saturday, October 30, 7-9 p.m.

I have three pieces in this show of over 250 artworks smaller than 12" x 12".

"Girl with Braids"

"Memory Fades"

"Passing Through"


I spent yesterday volunteering at NAA prepping the show, and I believe the total count on artwork was 270. This is a great opportunity to look for fine artwork to fill that little nook or cranny that needs something special. Most of the artwork is very affordable too, with prices ranging from $40 - $400. The Newburyport Art Association is at 65 Water Street in Newburyport, MA.

Also, although I did not submit any artwork, the New Hampshire Chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art has a show at the Belknap Mill Society Gallery in Laconia, NH. The show is composed of artwork that measures 6" x 6" with an unbelievable price tag of $66. You will barely feed the artist for a day after commission, materials, handling and entry fees, but you can buy original art as Christmas presents for all your family and friends. The 6 x 6 show runs October 28 - November 29, with an opening reception on Friday, October 29, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. The Belknap Mill is at 25 Beacon Street East in Laconia, NH. You can phone for more information at 603-524-8813. 

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Wed - October 20, 2004