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Jamie Lavin will be Painting Publicly On the Statehouse Lawn - Tuesday and Wednesday March 4 & 5
Regarding: ART SHOW OPENING and PUBLIC INTEREST STORY
Caption: Artist known as the “Hemmingway of the Prairie”, Blogs His Artistic Journey!
Discovers Kansas Landmarks as an Inspirational Project of a Lifetime
Date: First Friday- Public Exhibit Opening- March 7, 2008 4-9 PM (Exhibit Thu May 2008)
Kansas Wonders, Landmarks Series- Regional painter Jamie Lavin, will be on site, painting live, for the public on the State House lawn, March 7, Friday from 10:00 AM- 2:00PM for “Arts Day at the Capitol”.
The Kansas native is promoting his upcoming series of paintings depicting Kansas landmarks for Landmark National Bank in conjunction with Phoenix Gallery Topeka owner, Kyle Garcia who will be launching a BLOG of the artist’s journey throughout the state.
“The goal of the blog will be an educational and pictorial insight into the ecological beauty and history of our state and it’s indigenous icons. It will also allow the viewers an unprecedented and candid glimpse into the “process” of producing a series of works, the artist’s psyche and the behind the scenes workings of a renowned gallery as it works to promote the artist and the project; the business of art. The blog will also give the “bogglers” a view of the philanthropic aspect; the importance, role and duty of the art sponsor.”
After the Capitol Building public event, please join us at Phoenix Gallery Topeka, 2900 Oakley Ave. Ste. F, Topeka, from 4:00 – 9PM to preview the first paintings of the series including the Statehouse painting in progress.
Read artist Jamie Lavin’s Blog at http://artistjamielavin.blogspot.com/
The Kansas Landmark Series-“The Scenic Flint Hills”
First in a series of original paintings, image above, and an accompanying signed limited edition series prints of indigenous Kansas landmarks painted by Kansas regional artist Jamie Lavin. The prints are available at www.phnxgallery.com or email phnxgal@aol.com
Phoenix Gallery Topeka, Owner, Kyle Garcia is Producer and Project Manager for this wonderful series of paintings depicting historic Kansas landmarks in each city where Landmark National Bank has locations. Jamie Lavin will be traveling on location to each city where we will chose the landmark important to the local; he will take photographs and also paint in plein-aire at the site.
The original paintings can be found at the various Landmark National Bank locations throughout the state. Soon we will be posting the titles of the paintings and the specific bank address where the work can be found. Phoenix Gallery Topeka coordinators, Kyle Garcia, Lisa Kany, Laura Elsen and Pam Renovato will be updating the progress of this project on a daily basis. Ultimately when the entire project body of paintings is completed, we plan to coordinate a traveling exhibit of the works that will begin with a kick-off public exhibit at Landmark National Bank headquarters, Topeka Kansas. Plans are also in the works for a coffee table book of the project and a public television documentary of this artist’s journey in paint and canvas.
Phoenix Gallery Topeka and artist Jamie Lavin would like to thank, Pat Alexander, CEO of Landmark National Bank for sponsoring this unprecedented Kansas art event that will take approximately one year to complete. Without his philanthropic vision of the “Creative Artistic Communities ”, this even would not be possible.
Kyle Garcia, Producer of the event, will be keeping you updated as to the progress of the paintings and will be providing on these blog pages an insight into the project and the mind of the artist as he travels and expounds on his wonderful artistic journey of a lifetime.
Our educational programmers at Prairie Renaissance Arts Educational Programs, Inc. will post pictures, give historic data and evolve arts-in education pieces that can be used in classrooms and as topics of discussion in regional art centers and your homes.
This project is also “your” project, we welcome any ideas or conversations that you would like to contribute as we “journey together through art”.
Artist Biography:
Jamie Lavin is a third generation artist and native son of Eastern Kansas. Regarded as the “Hemmingway of the Prairie”, he is an artist and a philosopher with a deep appreciation of the indigenous beauty of the Midwestern topography and wildlife often reflected in his paintings. “To capture the ethereal grandeur of the High Plains in my artworks is my goal, one that I will never tire of. I am proud to be a partner with Landmark National Bank in producing this wonderful series of artworks. “
