{"id":586,"date":"2010-04-17T15:52:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-17T15:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/?p=586"},"modified":"2023-02-16T23:53:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T23:53:49","slug":"2010-annual-visual-arts-exhibit-by-cheshire-art-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2010\/04\/17\/2010-annual-visual-arts-exhibit-by-cheshire-art-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Visual Arts Exhibition by Cheshire Art League (2010)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/journal\/john-okeefe-jr\/2010-cal-annual-exhibit\/john-okeefe-jr-2010-cal-annual-exhibit-cheshire-public-library.gif\" alt=\"Annual Visual Arts Exhibition by Cheshire Art League\" width=\"400\" height=\"144\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Cheshire Public Library<br>Cheshire, Connecticut<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It was time again for the 2010 Annual Visual Arts Exhibition by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheshireartleague.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cheshire Art League<\/a>. I was busy taking photographs for the Cheshire Art League website assignment I was given. But, more interesting was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/blog\/2010\/03\/31\/2010-jennifer-okeefe-award-in-photography\/\">Jennifer O&#8217;Keefe submitted a photograph to the exhibition and won an award!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Event Literature &#8211; Annual Visual Arts Exhibition<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/journal\/john-okeefe-jr\/2010-cal-annual-exhibit\/john-okeefe-jr-2010-cal-annual-exhibit-prospectus.jpg\" alt=\"Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Event Brochure\" width=\"350\" height=\"456\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Event Brochure<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Receiving, Hanging, and Judging (3\/10\/2010) &#8211; Annual Visual Arts Exhibition<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/journal\/john-okeefe-jr\/2010-cal-annual-exhibit\/john-okeefe-jr-2010-cal-annual-exhibit-receiving.jpg\" alt=\"Exhibition Receiving Crew: Joan Shackford\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Receiving Crew<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/journal\/john-okeefe-jr\/2010-cal-annual-exhibit\/john-okeefe-jr-2010-cal-annual-exhibit-hanging.jpg\" alt=\"Exhibition Hanging Crew:\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Hanging Crew<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Opening Reception and Award Ceremony (3\/27\/2010) &#8211; Annual Visual Arts Exhibition<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/journal\/john-okeefe-jr\/2010-cal-annual-exhibit\/john-okeefe-jr-2010-cal-annual-exhibit-guests-1.jpg\" alt=\"Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Reception and award ceremony - image 1\" width=\"400\" height=\"234\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/journal\/john-okeefe-jr\/2010-cal-annual-exhibit\/john-okeefe-jr-2010-cal-annual-exhibit-guests-3.jpg\" alt=\"Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Reception and award ceremony - image 3\" width=\"375\" height=\"271\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/journal\/john-okeefe-jr\/2010-cal-annual-exhibit\/john-okeefe-jr-2010-cal-annual-exhibit-guests-5.jpg\" alt=\"Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Reception and award ceremony - image 5\" width=\"450\" height=\"181\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/journal\/john-okeefe-jr\/2010-cal-annual-exhibit\/john-okeefe-jr-2010-cal-annual-exhibit-guests-2.jpg\" alt=\"Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Reception and award ceremony - image 2\" width=\"425\" height=\"237\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/journal\/john-okeefe-jr\/2010-cal-annual-exhibit\/john-okeefe-jr-2010-cal-annual-exhibit-guests-6.jpg\" alt=\"Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Reception and award ceremony - image 6\" width=\"400\" height=\"235\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/journal\/john-okeefe-jr\/2010-cal-annual-exhibit\/john-okeefe-jr-2010-cal-annual-exhibit-guests-4.jpg\" alt=\"Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Reception and award ceremony - image 4\" width=\"425\" height=\"234\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/journal\/john-okeefe-jr\/2010-cal-annual-exhibit\/john-okeefe-jr-2010-cal-annual-exhibit-guests-7.jpg\" alt=\"Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Reception and award ceremony - 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It is very generous that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheshirelibrary.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cheshire Public Library<\/a> hosted the 2010 Annual Visual Arts Exhibition by Cheshire Art League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>About the Judge &#8211; Annual Visual Arts Exhibition<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnokeefe.net\/images\/jok\/blog\/journal\/john-okeefe-jr\/2010-cal-annual-exhibit\/john-okeefe-jr-2010-cal-annual-exhibit-beth-ellis.jpg\" alt=\"Beth Ellis publicity photograph\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Beth Ellis<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Beth Ellis is a dedicated en plein air artist and instructor who paints and teaches outdoors year-round along the Maine coast and in Connecticut, alongside rolling farmlands and Connecticut River sites. After graduating from Paier College of Art in Connecticut, Beth worked as a designer and illustrator. Today, Beth has a thriving gallery at Perkins Cove in Maine, where she exhibits paintings of rural and coastal New England. She has received many awards for her paintings, which she exhibits in various select and prestigious outdoor-juried shows, such as the Bruce Museum Show in Greenwich, CT, and the Armonk Outdoor Art Show in Armonk, NY. Her works in oil can be found in private and public collections from coast to coast and various Northeast galleries.&nbsp;<small><strong>1, 2<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Footnotes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><small>Image of Beth Ellis from www.legacy.com ~ 2014<\/small><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><small>Bio information for Beth Ellis from the exhibition brochure.<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was time again for the 2010 Annual Visual Arts Exhibition by Cheshire Art League. 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While I am comfortable working in most mediums, I specialize in landscape oil painting, similar to the famous Hudson River School and Victorian-era artists. ART IN MY EARLY LIFE Like every other artist, I have loved viewing and creating art for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I always drew with pencils, colored pencils, watercolors, and just about every medium I could get my hands on. I received formal art training during my primary school years. When attending elementary school, I received specialized training at the Paier College of Art in New Haven, Connecticut. The first formal recognition of my artistic ability happened in elementary school when I won an award, placing me in the top five of a statewide student art competition. During my middle school years, I was invited to attend college-level art classes one day a week at the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Also, during this time, I studied watercolor painting with Connecticut artist Kathy Singer. However, my most beloved art teacher was my Aunt Ann Fucich, who instilled in me a love of art when I was a small child. John O'Keefe posing with a drawing outside of the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, New York, when he was seven years old Outside the Museum of Natural History (NYC) at 7 Years Old. (My Aunt Ann Fucich took pictures) My love for art led me to seek a career in mechanical drafting. As new technologies emerged, I advanced to more sophisticated 3D CAD modeling systems, new product development, and, eventually, project management. Throughout the years, I completed many university courses and job-specific training to advance my mechanical design\/engineering career. Even though my work was very technical, an artistic element was involved in designing new products and the associated documentation processes. My love for creating art did not stop at drawing and painting. As a teenager, I started pursuing musical skills. My first love is the guitar, and I ran a small recording studio out of my home for a time while also playing guitar in a few bands. The computer soon became another outlet for creating art. With my computer skills and 3D modeling experience, I began to develop a sophisticated DC-9-41 add-on cockpit package for Microsoft Flight Simulator. The project focused on the Scandinavian Airline Service (SAS) DC-9 airplane OY-KGR. There was extensive programming and many computer-generated renderings and image files assembled in real-time when the game was running, giving the person playing the experience of sitting in a real DC-9 cockpit. A RENEWED LOVE OF ART In 2007 my wife, Jennifer, rekindled my zeal for drawing and painting. Her encouragement and support motivated me to create O'Keefe Arts and take up oil painting as a professional artist. Jennifer also enjoys creating art, and we are working together to promote the business and my paintings because of our shared love of art. I sell original works, accept commission work to create custom landscape paintings, and offer a variety of high-quality pigment prints, i.e., Giclee, reproductions of my artwork. (Websites: www.okeefe-arts.com and www.johnokeefe.net) John and Jennifer O'Keefe outside of the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, New York, when he was thirty-seven years old Outside the Museum of Natural History (NYC) at 37 Years Old. My paintings have been well received in the art community, allowing my works to be displayed in prestigious exhibitions and art shows. In my home state of Connecticut, the Lyme Art Gallery, Mystic Arts Center, Cate Charles Gallery, and the Mill House Gallery have exhibited my artwork. My paintings have won awards, and I have been a featured artist in a group exhibition at the Lyme Art Association's \\\"17th Annual Associate Artists Exhibit\\\". 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While I am comfortable working in most mediums, I specialize in landscape oil painting, similar to the famous Hudson River School and Victorian-era artists. ART IN MY EARLY LIFE Like every other artist, I have loved viewing and creating art for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I always drew with pencils, colored pencils, watercolors, and just about every medium I could get my hands on. I received formal art training during my primary school years. When attending elementary school, I received specialized training at the Paier College of Art in New Haven, Connecticut. The first formal recognition of my artistic ability happened in elementary school when I won an award, placing me in the top five of a statewide student art competition. During my middle school years, I was invited to attend college-level art classes one day a week at the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Also, during this time, I studied watercolor painting with Connecticut artist Kathy Singer. However, my most beloved art teacher was my Aunt Ann Fucich, who instilled in me a love of art when I was a small child. John O'Keefe posing with a drawing outside of the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, New York, when he was seven years old Outside the Museum of Natural History (NYC) at 7 Years Old. (My Aunt Ann Fucich took pictures) My love for art led me to seek a career in mechanical drafting. As new technologies emerged, I advanced to more sophisticated 3D CAD modeling systems, new product development, and, eventually, project management. Throughout the years, I completed many university courses and job-specific training to advance my mechanical design\/engineering career. Even though my work was very technical, an artistic element was involved in designing new products and the associated documentation processes. My love for creating art did not stop at drawing and painting. As a teenager, I started pursuing musical skills. My first love is the guitar, and I ran a small recording studio out of my home for a time while also playing guitar in a few bands. The computer soon became another outlet for creating art. With my computer skills and 3D modeling experience, I began to develop a sophisticated DC-9-41 add-on cockpit package for Microsoft Flight Simulator. The project focused on the Scandinavian Airline Service (SAS) DC-9 airplane OY-KGR. There was extensive programming and many computer-generated renderings and image files assembled in real-time when the game was running, giving the person playing the experience of sitting in a real DC-9 cockpit. A RENEWED LOVE OF ART In 2007 my wife, Jennifer, rekindled my zeal for drawing and painting. Her encouragement and support motivated me to create O'Keefe Arts and take up oil painting as a professional artist. Jennifer also enjoys creating art, and we are working together to promote the business and my paintings because of our shared love of art. I sell original works, accept commission work to create custom landscape paintings, and offer a variety of high-quality pigment prints, i.e., Giclee, reproductions of my artwork. (Websites: www.okeefe-arts.com and www.johnokeefe.net) John and Jennifer O'Keefe outside of the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, New York, when he was thirty-seven years old Outside the Museum of Natural History (NYC) at 37 Years Old. My paintings have been well received in the art community, allowing my works to be displayed in prestigious exhibitions and art shows. In my home state of Connecticut, the Lyme Art Gallery, Mystic Arts Center, Cate Charles Gallery, and the Mill House Gallery have exhibited my artwork. My paintings have won awards, and I have been a featured artist in a group exhibition at the Lyme Art Association's \"17th Annual Associate Artists Exhibit\". 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