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Artist Guy Michaels has spent the last 15 years perfecting a unique art form: turned alabaster vessels inlaid with segments of exotic woods. Each piece is a one of a kind since nature provides an endless supply of colors and patterns in each alabaster stone. Alabaster is becoming a rare stone with fewer quarries available to extract the stone. Choosing one of these unusual pieces will turn your home decor from ordinary into the extraordinary. His hand-crafted art has an inspiring beauty that draws from a variety of influences, including Old World, Native America, and natural elements.  Make sure to stop by and see these beautiful pieces as soon as you can.

We are in the process of hanging the 2010 Fall Invitational Art Show. The show opens September 7 and runs through October 1.   A reception for the Artists will be  Friday, September 10, 6-9 pm. Over 30 exquisite originals works of art will be on display by Linda Abbott, Christie Asai, Iris Asai, John Karl Claes, Nita Gunnarson, Penny Otwell, Jane MacIver, Susan Regert, Claudia Silva-Doo, Charles Waldman, and Marilyn Wear. The show can be seen under Exhibitions on our website   http://www.firststreetgalleries.com/exhibitions/current.

Here is just a sampling of what you will see. Stop by the Gallery to see them up close and personal!

Top left: The Branch is Full by Linda Abbott; top right Red Lobster by Christie Asai.

Bottom left: Sunburned by John Karl Claes; bottom right: First Autumn Dusting by Charles Waldman.

It seems that with every artist there are works that manage to make it into private collections before they are properly documented. Some of these can, in hindsight, be rather important ones. They are known to exist, but their whereabouts are a mystery. As is often the case, in time, they somehow, some way, some day reappear.

Bev painted The Arrival in 1977 and sold it through the Carson Gallery in Denver, Colorado, her originals distributor at that time. The work's trail ended there. Long thought lost, the painting was recently rediscovered! In the thirty-year period since its rendering, Bev has produced fifty Fine Art Editions, as well as seven books and folios of collected works, all published by The Greenwich Workshop. Until now, The Arrival remained elusive.

Available in print for the very first time, it is one of the earliest works featuring the rendering style Bev has become renowned for. Storytelling is a hallmark of nearly all of her compositions, and The Arrival is no exception. The palette and design are instantly recognizable. Both are in service of the eponymous "Doolittle narrative" which has shaped the artist's reputation.
Storytelling through design is the hallmark of any Bev Doolittle work, and The Arrival is no exception. There is no escaping the implication of a "storm on the horizon." Those dark clouds immediately bring to mind the Native American experience in North America. This is storytelling through design at its finest.

The Arrival will be reproduced with an eye towards tradition but with the most up-to-date technology. This Fine Art Giclée will be created on the highest quality fine art textured paper. Deckled edges allow for either a traditional or floating presentation of the framed image.

Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Print: limited to 2500 s/n, 35"w x 6"h, $345.

Stop in and take a look as soon as you can as there is a limited number of these prints available!

That's right! Save an additional 10% off the already low sale prices. Save 30%-90% and take an additional 10% of the Sale Price! We've also extended the sale through Thursday, August 26. There's still time to get that piece you've been thinking about and save even more! Extra savings starts Saturday, August 21.

This is the last week of our huge Inventory Clearance Sale. If you haven't had a chance to stop by and check things out, hurry on down! We still have many great limited edition prints and lots of exquisite gift items on sale. The sale ends Saturday, August 21, at 4 PM. Don't miss this great event!