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Reserve Your Bench in the Gardens Today
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he idyllic beauty of Selby Gardens is the perfect place to honor your loved ones. Selby Gardens offers a variety of opportunities to do so, including sponsoring a bench. Benches throughout the Gardens offer a welcome resting place for guests to relax and reflect and can be personalized with a plaque recognizing your friend or family member. For more information on sponsoring a bench in the Gardens, please call (941) 366-5731 ext. 224 or email lromero@selby.org.
Sarasota Sumi-e Society Exhibition
9th Annual Selby Watercolor Class Exhibition
In the Historical Selby House January 28–March 26, 2012 from 10 am to 4 pm
10 am to 4 pm in the Historic Selby House through January 25, 2012
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elby Gardens’ 9th Annual Watercolor Class Exhibition features original watercolors painted by instructor Carolyn Merenda and her talented students. See familiar Selby Gardens florals and landscapes as well a variety of beautiful images reflecting the interests of this diverse group of artists. The exhibition pieces are on display and for sale in the Historic Selby House through January 25, 2012. For further information contact Marilynn Shelley at (941) 366-5731 ext. 239 or mshelley@selby.org.
“The Year of Rabbit” by Keiko Romerstein.
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riental Brush Painting is an intellectual, spiritual, and artistic pursuit. It is closely related to the ancient art of Chinese calligraphy. The brush strokes used to create a painting are based on the strokes used to produce the beautiful characters of Chinese writing. The painter’s goal is to use a few free flowing confident strokes to produce the essence of the landscape, the flower, the tree or the scene, not an exact copy. The exhibition will include excellent examples of various Oriental Brush Painting “schools.” Members have studied Chinese, Japanese, and Korean as well as contemporary styles. The Sarasota Chapter of the Sumi-e Society of America is a non profit organization serving as a cultural bridge between Eastern and Western Art. The purpose of the Sumi-e Society is to foster and encourage the study and the appreciation of Oriental Brush Painting. The local society meets once a month in season and welcomes new members. For more information, see www.sarasotasumi-e.org.
The Tropical Dispatch January–April 2012
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