INC NEWS - Fw: Emily Weinstein 7th Annual Open Studio

[Deb Christie]

To INC neighbors - a chance to support a charming local artist and a major 
supporter of animal rescue - Emily's animal portraits are very fetching -

Deb Christie
Colony Hill and Piney Mountain neighborhoods

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Subject: Emily Weinstein 7th Annual Open Studio


Emily Weinstein's 7th Annual Open Studio

DATE & TIME: November 12 - 13
    10 AM to 5 PM or by appointment

LOCATION: 8 Blue Bottle Lane, Durham.

For more information call Emily Weinstein at (919) 402-0160 or visit:
www.WeinsteinArt.com

Dutch houseboats and hollyhocks growing out of sidewalk cracks are just two
of the subjects that attracted artist Emily Weinstein during her recent 
visit
to Holland and will be a part of her open studio this year. Here in Durham, 
she
has been active in saving a piece of land dubbed "the missing puzzle piece"
for the New Hope Creek corridor. So besides the paintings of her European
adventures, landscapes of the disputed land will also be displayed.

To fashion a group portrait of about twenty key players in the environmental
action, Weinstein created lilliputian portrait cutouts, each standing about
one foot high. She still has five more to go. Amongst the current group are
Mayor Bill Bell, Diane Catotti with sister dogs and Becky Heron with Rosie, 
Alice
Gordon, Rev. Philip Cousin, and Ellen Reckhow with cell phone. As Ms. 
Reckhow
stated, "My cell phone bill got very high and its amazing I didn't get an
ulcer." The Mayor concurred he'd never been involved in anything so 
"contentious."

There are also 15 new paintings of New Hope Creek. One of the exciting
aspects of the paintings about the preserved corridor area, which stretches 
from
Orange County to Jordan Lake, is that they illustrate the changes between 
the
plain area and the geodesic basin, amazing shifts of characteristics that 
occur
throughout this important greenway/waterway.

Weinstein painted portraits of her foster cat family this past summer. The
oil paintings she has done of the kittens she has turned into brooches 
called
Cat Advocate Pins. Each piece of jewelry is packaged with information from
Durham APS and Alley Cat Allies.

All of the work is done on recycled found wood; and as with Emily Weinstein’s
other art book projects, each subject of her current work, Magic Places,
leads into the next one, thus ultimately creating a total story, its 
conclusion
unknown until the end. Not even the author/artist knows until the ending
happens. So yes, indeed, her next book, Magic Places, will be featuring 
kittens, the
Creek, lilliputian figures, Dutch houseboats and hollyhocks.

The Dutch houseboats series segues into the Trailer Series, which is painted
on siding over 100 years old from a demolished farmhouse. These paintings 
are
no taller than 10 inches but are generally longer than two feet and are
designed to be seen over a doorway or window. The triptych of Lily Ponds was 
painted
on aqua painted wood found in an abandoned music store on highway 86.

On view for the last time will be the painting of Saint Ginny, the famous 
New
York dog that just passed away at age 17. In her lifetime she rescued over
900 cats, at least one human, multiple rodents, and several dogs. The large 
oil
painting is currently up for bid by silent auction, the entire amount going 
to
the Ginny Fund. All details are listed at WeinsteinArt.com, or through
phoning the artist directly at (919) 402-0160.

Moon Book, published by Discovery Press, is a journey of a year of painting
by moonlight, resulting in a collection of 72 paintings and accompanying 
diary.
Cat Book introduces us to 80 fabulous rescued felines captured in 82
monoprints. Dog Book is illustrated with oil portraits and presents 40 
remarkable
rescued-canine stories. Both Dog & Cat Books are published by Beau Soleil 
Press
and are used nationally at animal welfare events.

On weekends Weinstein does live animal portraiture and signs books at fund
raisers for animal welfare. To find out more, visit her website at
WeinsteinArt.com or phone her at (919) 402-0160.