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It’s time again for the 2010 Art Show & Sale at Cheshire Nursery by Cheshire Art League. I scheduled my time better this time, and I will attend the opening reception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Drop-Off (10-8-2010) – Art Show & Sale at Cheshire Nursery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The artwork dropoff was scheduled for the day before the show was open to the public. Here are some pictures of my setup. I included seven Giclee reproductions, nicely displayed, and sold two.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Opening Reception (10-9-2010) – Art Show & Sale at Cheshire Nursery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Cheshire Art League opening reception was held with another Cheshire Nursery art show opening reception sponsored by the local garden club members. That shows featured floral arrangements. Both receptions were well attended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Floral Arrangement Show Opening Reception Space<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Art Show and Sale Opening Reception Space<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Cheshire Artists – 2010 Art Show & Sale<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Art show receptions are always fun. They are a time to meet with longtime friends and make new ones. On this night, I met a very successful Connecticut artist, Tony Falcone<\/strong>. Tony, his wife Judith Andrews, and I talked for a while, and I look forward to meeting them again at future Cheshire Art League events. I also had the chance to hang out and chat with some other artist friends, Carla Koch, John Mackay, and Martin Gent, all fellow Cheshire Art League members.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Connecticut artist and muralist.
Learn more about Tony Falcone at:
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Carla is the daughter of the famous American artist Charlotte Joan Sternberg<\/strong>.
Learn more about Carla (Sternberg) Koch<\/strong> and Charlotte Joan Sternberg at:
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www.charlottejoansternberg.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Concluding Thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Another great local set of shows. The 2010 Art Show & Sale at Cheshire Nursery by Cheshire Art League was a success. I got to meet Tony Falcone and his wife, and we shared a story about the time we crashed into each other in our cars but didn’t know each other at the time. It was during the ordinary course of conversation that we made the connection about that accident. We all laughed about it. Overall I had a good time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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\". In April of 2009, I was elected onto the board of directors of the Cheshire Art League in Cheshire, Connecticut, and I created and managed the league's website until the fall of 2011. Organizations that I belong to are Oil Painters of America, Lyme Art Association, The Salmagundi Club of New York City, Mystic Arts Association, Cheshire Art League (until 2011), and Landscape Artists International. In 2012, Jennifer and I created Painting Frames Plus, where people can purchase high-quality reproduction painting frames. 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