(Dec. 1, 2016) While most of the artists participating in the first Berlin Artists Holiday Studio Tour will be based downtown, two galleries inside the Union Station shopping center on Old Ocean City Boulevard also will host receptions on Saturday, from noon to 8 p.m.
Overseen by the Berlin Arts & Entertainment District, the studio tour is a chance for the public to meet and talk with more than a dozen local artists in their workspaces and, perhaps, buy a few pieces of art.
Patrick Henry has run the Henry Fine Arts Studio at Union Station for about three years.
He started Holidays Arts Night in Berlin in 1988, before it was branded and townwide, and said he was thrilled to `participate in a similar event a week later.
“I thought it was the most awesome thing that could happen,” he said. “Us as artists sometimes take for granted that everybody knows about art – and people don’t. I was a teacher and I found that there’s an education component that you have do with art, and the only way you can educate is to get people’s attention.
“These type of events help to get a group of people together, and how many people get to see an artist paint?” he added.
During the studio tour, Henry will show everything from his high-end oil paintings and limited edition prints, to notecards and tote bags.
“It’s a broad range of images and reproductions of my images that are available to the public,” he said. “We’ll have treats and refreshments, and I’ll be working on a painting.”
The space is something of a sanctuary for Henry, who has a different market than most local artists. His oil paintings range in price from about $1,200 up to $12,000 and generally sell to collectors.
“I have found a lot of the people that come to Berlin are more of the tourist type,” he said. “I really have to target market and build upon the relationships of people who have more of a collector [mentality] and understand the value. Every painting I do is based on the previous experience I have, so you’re looking at over 50 years of experience.”
Henry, who will turn 65 in February, started painting when he was 15 years old.
One of the more successful artists on the Eastern Shore, Henry captures the area’s moments and images, from rural landscapes, waterways and marshes, to the characteristics of people who live here.
“I’m very spiritual, so my inspiration comes from within,” Henry said. “I grew up in West Ocean City, so I was near the bay, the ocean, Assateague and Ocean City. My inspiration comes with the sunrise and the beauty of sunsets, and all that is in between. My biggest problem is to dial back and understand that I can only focus on one thing at the time.
“All the things I do are based on my life experience,” he added. “I’m a very laid back type of person, and I think I try to reveal that in my work. And in light of the climate that we have gone through, I think my work is a part of helping people to dial back and return to a semblance of order. I try to take what’s within me and pour it out on my canvas.”
Art, he said, “is a ministry” and his paintings are a type of outreach.
On the day after the presidential election, which Henry called “a cloudy day for some people and bright sun for others,” he simply went online and posted a picture of a sunrise.
“Take heart my friends … even above the clouds; the sun still came up this morning,” he wrote.
“I always see a silver lining behind stuff,” he said.
For Kate Cashman, owner of Random Juxtaposition, the event is a chance to remind people that her gallery – equal parts classroom and showroom – is there. She opened last September after operating a similar space in Ocean Pines for four years.
“It’s going well. I would hope for more traffic during the art strolls. It’s an odd location, but it’s perfect for the students because of all the parking,” she said.
Cashman will show the winter-themed works of students, who range in age from 5 to 90.
“It will be all snow and winter scenes, and that way I’ll have some [works] from little kids as well as my adult students in the mix, which will be fun I think,” she said. “And because I teach, even my food that I’m going to have is going to relate to art and have a little history lesson accompanying it.”
She said her students are excited about the show, many of whom are “pushing themselves a little further to do something they’ve never done before.”
“Quite a few pieces are going to different – they’ve never done snow or winter scenes, and painting white is different than the usual,” she said.
Most of the works will be available for sale, although she said, “some of them are still attached” to the paintings.
Cashman offers year-round classes for people starting at age 5, with skill levels ranging from beginner to advanced and a range of media that includes graphite, charcoal, pastel, and oil paints.
Additionally, she will host several all-ages holiday workshops during December.
“Everyone enjoys themselves and they’re learning at the same time, which I think is nice,” she said. “It’s a very positive environment to be.”
Union Station is near the intersection of Old Ocean City Boulevard and Main Street, across from Cheers.
As of press time other participating artists are Mathew Amey, Jeffrey Auxer, Patti Backer, Matt Dove, Caroline Forrester, Stephanie Karn, Lynne Lockhart, Kirk McBride, Jordan Pippin, Brian Robertson and Don Grafer.
For more information on Henry Fine Arts Gallery, call 443-880-4746 or visit www.henryfinearts.org.
For more information on Random Juxtaposition, call 443-880-3050 or visit www.livethecolorwheel.com.
Overseen by the Berlin Arts & Entertainment District, the studio tour is a chance for the public to meet and talk with more than a dozen local artists in their workspaces and, perhaps, buy a few pieces of art.
Patrick Henry has run the Henry Fine Arts Studio at Union Station for about three years.
He started Holidays Arts Night in Berlin in 1988, before it was branded and townwide, and said he was thrilled to `participate in a similar event a week later.
“I thought it was the most awesome thing that could happen,” he said. “Us as artists sometimes take for granted that everybody knows about art – and people don’t. I was a teacher and I found that there’s an education component that you have do with art, and the only way you can educate is to get people’s attention.
“These type of events help to get a group of people together, and how many people get to see an artist paint?” he added.
During the studio tour, Henry will show everything from his high-end oil paintings and limited edition prints, to notecards and tote bags.
“It’s a broad range of images and reproductions of my images that are available to the public,” he said. “We’ll have treats and refreshments, and I’ll be working on a painting.”
The space is something of a sanctuary for Henry, who has a different market than most local artists. His oil paintings range in price from about $1,200 up to $12,000 and generally sell to collectors.
“I have found a lot of the people that come to Berlin are more of the tourist type,” he said. “I really have to target market and build upon the relationships of people who have more of a collector [mentality] and understand the value. Every painting I do is based on the previous experience I have, so you’re looking at over 50 years of experience.”
Henry, who will turn 65 in February, started painting when he was 15 years old.
One of the more successful artists on the Eastern Shore, Henry captures the area’s moments and images, from rural landscapes, waterways and marshes, to the characteristics of people who live here.
“I’m very spiritual, so my inspiration comes from within,” Henry said. “I grew up in West Ocean City, so I was near the bay, the ocean, Assateague and Ocean City. My inspiration comes with the sunrise and the beauty of sunsets, and all that is in between. My biggest problem is to dial back and understand that I can only focus on one thing at the time.
“All the things I do are based on my life experience,” he added. “I’m a very laid back type of person, and I think I try to reveal that in my work. And in light of the climate that we have gone through, I think my work is a part of helping people to dial back and return to a semblance of order. I try to take what’s within me and pour it out on my canvas.”
Art, he said, “is a ministry” and his paintings are a type of outreach.
On the day after the presidential election, which Henry called “a cloudy day for some people and bright sun for others,” he simply went online and posted a picture of a sunrise.
“Take heart my friends … even above the clouds; the sun still came up this morning,” he wrote.
“I always see a silver lining behind stuff,” he said.
For Kate Cashman, owner of Random Juxtaposition, the event is a chance to remind people that her gallery – equal parts classroom and showroom – is there. She opened last September after operating a similar space in Ocean Pines for four years.
“It’s going well. I would hope for more traffic during the art strolls. It’s an odd location, but it’s perfect for the students because of all the parking,” she said.
Cashman will show the winter-themed works of students, who range in age from 5 to 90.
“It will be all snow and winter scenes, and that way I’ll have some [works] from little kids as well as my adult students in the mix, which will be fun I think,” she said. “And because I teach, even my food that I’m going to have is going to relate to art and have a little history lesson accompanying it.”
She said her students are excited about the show, many of whom are “pushing themselves a little further to do something they’ve never done before.”
“Quite a few pieces are going to different – they’ve never done snow or winter scenes, and painting white is different than the usual,” she said.
Most of the works will be available for sale, although she said, “some of them are still attached” to the paintings.
Cashman offers year-round classes for people starting at age 5, with skill levels ranging from beginner to advanced and a range of media that includes graphite, charcoal, pastel, and oil paints.
Additionally, she will host several all-ages holiday workshops during December.
“Everyone enjoys themselves and they’re learning at the same time, which I think is nice,” she said. “It’s a very positive environment to be.”
Union Station is near the intersection of Old Ocean City Boulevard and Main Street, across from Cheers.
As of press time other participating artists are Mathew Amey, Jeffrey Auxer, Patti Backer, Matt Dove, Caroline Forrester, Stephanie Karn, Lynne Lockhart, Kirk McBride, Jordan Pippin, Brian Robertson and Don Grafer.
For more information on Henry Fine Arts Gallery, call 443-880-4746 or visit www.henryfinearts.org.
For more information on Random Juxtaposition, call 443-880-3050 or visit www.livethecolorwheel.com.