"The Lyons Share" Exhibit Article Updated

We had a wonderful opening reception for “The Lyons’ Share” exhibit at the Chester County Art Association. View photographs in the updated Culture On The Line article.

"Pigment 2023" Exhibit at The Grotto

Andrew Smith of Visual Realia, LLC will be exhibiting over two dozen clay monoprints at The Grotto, located on the second floor of the Rupp Building building at 2 W. Market Street, York, PA. The exhibit will run in February & March, 2023.

When hearing the word clay, many think of pottery and ceramics, whose applications go back thousands of years. Texture and color were both modified by adding sand or metal oxides. Pennsylvanian Mitch Lyons utilized both ceramics and printmaking techniques by using clay slips (clay with high amounts of moisture) to create the modern art form called clay monoprints.

The clay monoprint artist designs their work on a slab of stoneware clay (called the matrix) by adding and manipulating additional colored clay in various shapes & forms. When the artist is ready to print, the matrix and the material (substrate) are misted with water, and the substrate is placed on the clay slab. Next, pressure is applied to transfer the image. Finally, the completed print is carefully pulled from the clay slab, hung to air dry, and sprayed with a clear sealant.

An unusual tradition of the clay monoprint artist is to create the new design on top of the previous, allowing elements of earlier works to express themselves in prints randomly. For this reason, most clay monoprint artists create abstract images.

Interested readers can find more information regarding clay monoprints and Andrew Smith at www.visualrealia.com.

“Pigment 2023”
A clay monoprint exhibit by Andrew T. Smith
The Grotto
Second Floor
2 W. Market Street, York, PA
February & March 2023
M-TH, 9:00 - 6:00
F, 9:00 - 5:00
First Friday, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Other Hours by Appointment with the Artist

"Pigment" Exhibit at York's Gallery @227

Andrew Smith of Visual Realia, LLC will be exhibiting over two dozen clay monoprints at Gallery @227, located on the first floor of the Codorus & Company building at 227 W. Market Street, York, PA. The exhibit will run from Friday, December 2nd, 2022, through the end of January 2023. A First Friday opening reception will be held at the gallery on Friday, December 2nd, from 5:00 - 9:00 PM.

When hearing the word clay, many think of pottery and ceramics, whose applications go back thousands of years. Texture and color were both modified by adding sand or metal oxides. Pennsylvanian Mitch Lyons utilized both ceramics and printmaking techniques by using clay slips (clay with high amounts of moisture) to create the modern art form called clay monoprints.

The clay monoprint artist designs their work on a slab of stoneware clay (called the matrix) by adding and manipulating additional colored clay in various shapes & forms. When the artist is ready to print, the matrix and the material (substrate) are misted with water, and the substrate is placed on the clay slab. Next, pressure is applied to transfer the image. Finally, the completed print is carefully pulled from the clay slab, hung to air dry, and sprayed with a clear sealant.

An unusual tradition of the clay monoprint artist is to create the new design on top of the previous, allowing elements of earlier works to express themselves in prints randomly. For this reason, most clay monoprint artists create abstract images.

Interested readers can find more information regarding clay monoprints and Andrew Smith at www.visualrealia.com.

“Pigment”
An exhibit by Andrew T. Smith
Gallery @227
227 W. Market Street, York, PA
December 2nd, 2022, through January 2023
M-F, 8:00 - 5:00
First Friday, 5:00 - 9:00 PM
Other Hours by Appointment with the Artist

Evolution of Madness

The Maryland Federation of Art's Fall Member Show, with fifty-seven artists selected to exhibit by juror Susan Badder, is now open. My clay monoprint, Evolution of Madness, is included. (Shown here.)

The show runs through October 15th, with the gallery open daily from 11 AM to 5 PM. The Circle Gallery is located at 18 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland.

While art is always best experienced in person, the sales gallery is available online.

"Hope in the Balance" at the Maryland Federation of Art

Andrew Smith’s clay monoprint, "Hope in the Balance," was juried into the Maryland Federation of Art's Landscape exhibit, running from August 31st through September 24th, 2022. Juror Al Gury, Professor of Art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, selected 37 artists and 61 works from 630 entries.

Maryland Federation of Art's Spring Member Show

Maryland Federation of Art's Spring Member Show Online Gallery

I’m pleased to be one of sixty artists selected from 427 entries to be part of the Maryland Federation of Art's Spring Member Show 2022, opening today. The exhibit runs through May 28th.

MFA Circle Gallery
18 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401

Online:
https://mdfedart.com/mfaentry/galleryA/index.php...

Congratulations to Gettysburg artist Jim Mackey for his selection, as well.

#MFASpringMemberShow2022

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“Anthem” — Clay Monoprint on Pellon by Andrew Smith of Visual Realia studio.