tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52219577999251600372024-03-12T20:52:04.969-07:00Vanishing Rural Georgia ArtDevoted to artwork representing rural Georgia USA including egg tempera paintings, pen & ink drawings, oil paintings of landscapes, old farm houses, wildlife and more by Peter Muzyka and other artists from Georgia.
All images are copyrighted by the artist. Please respect this copyright. www.petermuzyka.comAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360345340591349842noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221957799925160037.post-42986212768682028952016-09-16T09:39:00.001-07:002016-09-16T09:39:12.756-07:00ARA at the Lyndon House in Athens GA Through OCT 20th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Abandoned Rural America exhibit is being hosted by the Lyndon House Arts Center in Athens, GA through October 20th.</span></b></div>
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17 artist members of the ARA group as well as 8 of its writers are presenting their 5 year anniversary exhibit at the renowned Lyndon House Arts Center this month through October 20th. Our artistic group pays homage to the American farming tradition through visual and written works representing everything from old abandoned farmhouses, landscapes with farm animals, pottery representing often rural farm produced fare, and handmade models of rural structures, to poetry and anecdotal stories about rural life. Also exhibiting is an excellent representation of artistic fiber works entitled <span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">TEXTILES: The Sense of Touch</span> </span>in the upstairs galleries.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Below are some of what is on display at the Lyndon House Arts Center:</b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visitors wait in line for a reading by the "Goat Oracle", <br />artist Angelina Bellebuono</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lyndon House Curator Beth Sale w artist John Weber,<br />artists Mev Rozsman and Joe Coggins in background</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Atrium Gallery is the opening setting for the Abandoned Rural America exhibit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Visitors admire Artist Eugene Swain's work, while he poses with <br />some of his farmstead models in the case behind</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Pottery and Photographic works by Cassie Hawkins<br />in the Ronnie Leukasiewicz Gallery<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Some of Peter Muzyka's and Joe Coggins work</span><br /><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Since I seem to have reached the maximum photos that Blogger would allow, I will upload more photos of the show on my next posting.</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;">“</span></span><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;">Words and Music</span></span><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;">” </span></span><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;">set for <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1395559915" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">April 3</span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;">Contact: PhyllisKennedy </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;">(</span><span style="font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;"><a dir="ltr" href="tel:334-300-4088" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">334) 300-4088</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;">Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery and the Wetumpka Depot will host a program of </span></span><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;">“</span></span><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;">Words and Music</span></span><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;">” </span></span><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;">at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1395559916" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">2 pm</span></span> on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1395559917" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Sunday, April 3</span></span>, designed to take you back in time. The event is presented in conjunction with the </span></span><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;">“</span></span><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;"><a href="http://www.abandonedruralamerica.com/"><b>Abandoned Rural America</b></a></span></span><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;">” </span></span><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;">exhibition, currently showing at KFMG through <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1395559918" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">April 22</span></span>.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 19.8px;">Local musicians Elizabeth Bowles and Donny Tomlin will perform traditional music on early folk music instruments. The Forgiven Heart gospel group will sing, accompanied by Junior Jones. David Craig Jones will perform Hank Williams favorites.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;">Members of the Greensboro (GA) Writer</span></span><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;">’</span></span><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;">s Guild will present selections of their writings around the theme of </span></span><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;">“</span></span><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;">Abandoned Rural America</span></span><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;">”</span></span><span style="line-height: 13.2px;"><span style="line-height: 19.8px;">. A beautiful video with views of abandoned homesites, barns and farm equipment will provide commentary about farm life in the early to mid twentieth century, including an interview with Bill and Sarah Matthews of Titus.</span></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360345340591349842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221957799925160037.post-55786878680411658602015-12-15T13:31:00.001-08:002015-12-15T13:31:07.265-08:00Abandoned Rural America Gearing Up to Exhibit in Wetumpka, AL Early Next Year<div>
The Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery - Wetumpka, Alabama, will be hosting the an exhibition of <span style="font-size: large;">Abandoned Rural America</span>, The American Small Family Farm in Transition. It will be the first ARA exhibit for the 2016 New Year.<br /><br />Works by American artists, photographers, potters, writers and musicians bring a poignant display of images depicting the disappearing small family farms in America. Paintings, drawings, photography, wet plate collodion photo prints, models, and works in clay representing the changing face of rural America are to be exhibited.<br /><br />The opening reception will be held Friday, Feb. 12 from 5:30 pm – 7 pm <br /><br />Also, in conjunction with this exhibition will be a regional invitational show entitled<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Land: God’s Gift</span></b><br />Exhibition Dates:<br /> January 19 – April 22, 2016<br /><br />This exhibit is sponsored by the Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery, the City of Wetumpka, Alabama and Central Alabama Electric Cooperative <br /><br />The Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery is located at 408 S. Main St, Wetumpka, AL 36092 • Phone (334) 567-5147</div>
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The ARA Exhibit is comprised of 15 Georgia artists and photographers presenting works in egg tempera, oil, acrylic, pen & ink, photographic prints, clay and ceramic creations, and 3D models of rural structures. There are also 14 members of the Greensboro Writers Guild of Georgia adding their voices to the ARA book and video with 8 framed poetry pieces added to the hanging collection.</div>
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The Abandoned Rural America video contains original and traditional music by “Keepers of the Sound” musicians Joe Reynolds and Tom Sparks; singer-songwriters: Amanda Elizabeth Adams; Thomas W. Elliott, Jr.; and Marcus Vess. </div>
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<b>The ARA exhibition series originated in June 2011 the art, </b><b>photography, pottery, and </b><b>writings were over 40 years in the making.</b></div>
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<span class="s1">Allied Arts-Milledgeville, GA; Steffen Thomas Museum of Art -Buckhead, GA;Saute-Nacoochee Center-Sautee, GA; Monroe Art Guild Gallery-Monroe, GA; Greensboro, GA Festival Hall; the PLAZA Fine Arts Center in Eatonton, GA; the historic Crawford Depot in Crawford, GA;</span></div>
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<b>The original Abandoned Rural America video </b>has been presented at each exhibition as well as special presentations to organized groups.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360345340591349842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221957799925160037.post-39474486058420899642015-08-10T11:25:00.000-07:002015-08-10T11:25:29.996-07:00The Historic Crawford Depot to be next ARA venueHi all<br />
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Our Abandoned Rural America exhibition series is really beginning to take off and get recognition around the state and beyond. Our Plaza Arts Center show in Eatonton went off without a hitch and their large theater was a great venue for our updated ARA video.<br />
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The PLAZA's board members, led by Janet Kelhoffer, hosted a very fine opening reception on June 15. It was a very well attended show and visitors were treated to readings by members of the Greensboro Writers' Guild adding another dimension to the art exhibition and ARA movie showing.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360345340591349842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221957799925160037.post-43354118655340309262015-03-03T06:32:00.000-08:002015-03-03T06:32:00.418-08:00Egg Tempera Presentation at Lake OconeeThe Greensboro Arts Alliance is hosting a presentation on Egg Tempera Painting This Wednesday<br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: firebrick;">The New Abandoned Rural America hardcover book<br /><br />is now available at Genuine Georgia in downtown Greensboro<br /><br />and on-line at <a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.abandonedruralamerica.com" href="http://www.abandonedruralamerica.com/" target="_blank">www.abandonedruralamerica.com</a>.<br /><br />Pete will also bring a copy to the meeting to pass around.<br /><br />An eBook interactive version is also available on-line<br /><br />at the ARA website.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360345340591349842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221957799925160037.post-39043984244464761042015-01-16T11:37:00.000-08:002015-01-16T11:37:23.720-08:00Abandoned Rural America Hardcover Book<b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><u>The hardcover edition of Abandoned Rural America has arrived</u></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The 8 1/2 x 11 hardcover edition of the Abandoned Rural America book is now available online at the ARA website. With over 104 pages loaded with art and photographic images of the old farmhouses and landscapes complete with stories and poems by the Greensboro Writer's Guild, artists whose images are included in the book, and other guest writers.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">You can purchase a copy through our website at www.abandonedruralamerica.com or scan the QR Code below to be taken to the website.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360345340591349842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221957799925160037.post-62471664899367262832014-06-05T10:56:00.004-07:002014-06-05T10:56:59.291-07:00Working on an egg tempera painting for the Georgia Writers Museum in Eatonton<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Here is a link to my YouTube video of a recent egg tempera painting for the Georgia Writers Museum. I was commissioned to paint the Alice Walker original home when she was growing up in Georgia for the Alice Walker room at the museum.</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">I went to the property in early 2014 and photographed the site for reference material. You will see that, after laying in the initial drawing and adding some color with water soluble colored bars, I began painting in egg tempera. One thing I especially added was the color purple wherever feasible to reflect her Pulitzer Prize winning novel "<i>The Color Purple</i>".</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"> You'll notice in the video that, as the painting progresses, I paint over areas and repaint in details and color. This is, since egg tempera is translucent and the layers beneath will influence the topmost layers as time goes by, the painting will actually look richer in the future. I hope that you enjoy viewing the process of painting this special work.</span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-weight: normal;">Thank you- Here is the link: </span><span style="color: #1b7fcc;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #fff2cc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; cursor: pointer; font-size: 11.199999809265137px; line-height: 14.300000190734863px;"><span style="color: #ff3300; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://youtu.be/EIaBFKwX-s0" style="color: #ff3300; text-decoration: none;">http://youtu.be/EIaBFKwX-s0</a></span></span></span></span></h4>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360345340591349842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221957799925160037.post-21311085698248792652012-09-04T04:45:00.000-07:002012-09-04T04:45:08.332-07:00Abandoned Rural America 2 ReceptionAugust 30, 2012, was the opening reception for the not-to-be-missed exhibit, <b><em>Abandoned Rural America 2,</em> <em>The Small Family Farm in Transition</em></b>,
presented by the Madison Artists Guild with its exhibit partner and
host gallery, The Steffen Thomas Museum of Art. This group- exhibit
features paintings, photographs, and a film chronicling the changing
face of rural Georgia as small family farms dwindle in number and are
reclaimed by the forces of nature. Featured artists are Peter Martin
Muzyka, Charles St. John Dyer, Don Jolley and Lisa Wheeler. All four
artists bring their personal perspectives to the theme and reveal unique
stories underlying the inexorable changing landscape of the rural
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A treasure in itself, The Steffen Thomas Museum is located in the
very heart of this southern rural landscape and was the logical choice
for the ARA 2 exhibit, having previously opened in Milledgeville. Also
lending its support to the show is the Madison-Morgan Conservancy, an
organization that recognizes the importance of the history and future of
rural Morgan County and the southern landscape in general. The Opening
Reception for this important show was held at the Steffen Thomas
Museum of Art on August 30, 6 p.m., and featured refreshments with a
farmhouse flair and poignant roots music. <b>The exhibit runs through October 27.</b> The museum is
located at 4200 Bethany Road, Buckhead, Ga., 30625. For information on
hours of operation, membership, programs, directions, and future events,
contact <b> (706)342-7557, info@steffenthomas.org, </b>or<b>
www.steffenthomas,org.</b><br />
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The reception photos above include some of the newest egg tempera paintings that I have created for the new ARA exhibit. Another ARA exhibit is planned for 2013 (TBA) with more new paintings, photographs, some additional artists and a new, updated variation of the video.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360345340591349842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221957799925160037.post-68380493917962862672012-08-16T02:50:00.002-07:002012-08-16T03:11:31.569-07:00Abandoned Rural America 2 is Opening on August 30thHello Valued Reader<br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">The second of the Abandoned Rural America series is about to have its opening at the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art. The Madison Artists Guild and the Madison-Morgan Conservancy have joined with STMA in sponsoring our updated show honoring the memory of the small family farmer in our country. We have added a new member to out team, photographer Lisa Wheeler, as well as artist and model maker <a href="http://www.hs.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.247853498563150.82943.167362129945621">Eugene Swain</a> who is supplying one of his amazing lifelike models of an old family farmhouse for our show's reception on August 30th. After the show opening I will post some of the new works that can be seen (and purchased) at the show which goes from August 30th until October 27th. Here is a link to more information on the show from <span style="font-family: veranda, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-center;">Karen Strelecki, Arts Outreach Coordinator and Marketing Associate: <a href="http://www.steffenthomas.org/calendar.html">STMA/ARA2</a> and below is a copy of our current poster announcing the show. I plan to see you all there at the reception. Please click on the image to make it larger.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: veranda, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-center;">Best Regards, Pete</span><br />
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As you can see, the back side of the house, after the split, has collapsed. The front is leaning to the left and I expect that within a year or so, the entire farmhouse will be just a pile of rubble.<br />
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This is one of the buildings on the farm and all is overgrown by weeds and brush dotted with a few Tiger Lilies.<br />
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My next post with outline some of the farms that I came across wile traveling through Virginia and Penna in June and early July 2012.<br />
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To see more of the old abandoned farmsteads as well as the beautiful landscapes that comprise our eastern United States rural farmland, attend the upcoming Abandoned Rural America 2 show at the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art in Buckhead GA. The opening is August 30th and it will run through the later part of October 2012 with paintings, drawings photos and a video from myself and painter Don Jolley as well as photograhers Charles St John Dyer and Lisa Wheeler.<br />
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For more information visit: <a href="http://www.steffenthomas.org/">www.steffenthomas.org</a> or download the info PDF at: <a href="http://www.steffenthomas.org/news_press/abandoned-rural-america2.pdf">http://www.steffenthomas.org/news_press/abandoned-rural-america2.pdf</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360345340591349842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221957799925160037.post-60947496812362872092012-05-29T06:02:00.003-07:002012-07-03T02:17:14.610-07:00Painting an Abandoned Farmhouse in PennsylvaniaThis old farmhouse is on property near my parents' house in the north eastern Pennsylvania countryside. It has been vacant for decades after the head of the family had passed away. One of his sons moved to the city to pursue his career while the other son lived in a trailer next to the main farm house. The farm itself went into disuse long before the father passed away. I believe that the family, as a whole, lost heart in farming and just gave up in the property. This is the process that i go through when I paint an egg tempera on watercolor paper instead of a gessoed panel. Let me know what you think.<br />
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Jewel and I recently went on a little trip to Saint Mary's Georgia and the Okefenokee National Park. I took some additional reference photos for Abandoned Rural America show series along the way as well as flora and fauna in the southern Georgia region.<br />
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Here is a short slide video of Okefenokee and I will post another of Saint Mary's later in the week.<br />
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I hope that you enjoy the images. Music is by Martin Denny.<br /><br />
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Here is one of my newer paintings for the ARA show.<br />
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Beginning the painting process in egg tempera.</div>
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Adding more color and layers in the painting.</div>
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Working clouds in the sky.</div>
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Adding shadows and more color.</div>
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An overall color wash.</div>
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Working details in the trees and softening the background.</div>
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Forming the foreground structure and some details into the house.</div>
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The final painting with a bird in the sky, red tail hawk maybe?</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360345340591349842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221957799925160037.post-38641651207487938572012-04-03T12:40:00.000-07:002012-04-03T14:12:02.448-07:00Abandoned Rural Art Reception ImagesHello Reader<br />
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Here are a few photographs of the Abandoned Rural America Show opening on the 25th of March. As you can see the weather was superb. The reaction of the guests and visitors was encouraging. Now we will need to top this for the follow up show at the Steffen Tomas Museum of Art in September.<br />
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Erik and Bea Ekstrom from Denmark.</div>
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Art patron Ira Block.</div>
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Jewel, my greatest fan.</div>
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Musician and scrimshaw artist Joe Reynolds.</div>
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Don’s son talks with narrator John McCarthy.</div>
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Jewel with visitors.</div>
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Daughter-in-law Vicki with granddaughter Janna.</div>
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Reception only 9 days away!<br />
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The show is almost upon us and all of the art pieces are at the gallery. I was fortunate to be able to speak to the Milledgeville Kiwanis 2 weeks ago and then the Milledgeville Civic Woman’s Organization yesterday. There is a lot of interested in these old abandoned farms and I expect to have a lot of folks enjoying the works and the video at the upcoming March 25th reception. There is more about the show <b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/abandonedruralamerica/home">here</a></span></b> and I’ve posted a little video trailer below. There will be a much bigger and interesting video production shown at the reception. Hope to see you there next Sunday from 1 pm to 3 pm, The <a href="http://www.milledgevillealliedarts.com/directions.htm">Marlor House, 201 North Wayne Street, Milledgeville</a>.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360345340591349842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221957799925160037.post-50868626986302713582012-01-20T06:32:00.000-08:002012-01-20T06:32:06.772-08:00Notes on Abandoned Rural America Exhibit<br />
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<span class="s1">Throughout my life I have marveled at the beauty of nature, been drawn to the time-worn lines of character in the faces and hands of older folks, was inspired by the mysteries in untamed woodlands and wetlands. When I was a kid growing up in the mountains of Northeast Pennsylvania I would hike for hours in the woods to explore old trails where I would discover old rock structures thought to have been created by Native Americans for shelter. Old farmhouses are kind of like that to me. A wonder of people’s past lives, now devoid of human development, at the mercy of the elements and left to the wiles of nature’s transmutations. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Some of the abandoned farm buildings were built so well that they would last for generations making one wonder why anyone would leave these houses empty and deserted. I can almost feel the spirits of the people who once settled in these rural buildings, visualize the children playing in the yards, husband chopping wood for the fire, wife preparing dinner for the family or working at the spinning wheel or sewing machine making clothes for them all. It occurs to me that the folks settling in these places had hopes and dreams for the future of their families and that they were possibly laying the foundation for future generations of their descendants to have an estate the family will always call their own and then have everything change direction forcing them to desert the homestead forever.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">My grandparents came to America from the Ukraine and Russia in the early part of the twentieth century and worked hard to establish such a foundation for the Muzyka family. Unfortunately it didn’t work out that way and each of their children went their own way abandoning the family homestead. This has always affected the way that I view the loss of family ties and the vacant, sad and lonely structures that represent broken dreams. It is often said that the eyes are a window onto the world. I see the windows of these abandoned homes as eyes that have seen the lives of vibrant people gone away leaving behind the spirit of their hopes and dreams.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">I‘ve invited 3 artist friends to participate in this opening exhibition. Possibly in the future, if this show is accepted and travels to other areas, I may be able to invite other artists to participate as well as add new works to the exhibition.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">This book and exhibit is dedicated to the memory of all the dreamers and planners whose prospects for the future were irrevocably changed leaving behind an ethereal visage of what once might have been. </span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360345340591349842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221957799925160037.post-89003968435333402352012-01-08T04:39:00.000-08:002012-01-08T04:39:08.559-08:00Abandoned Rural America Part 4Traveling Section of the ARA Book and Exhibit<br />
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Here are the opening pages from the section on abandoned farmhouses outside of Georgia that are part of the exhibit. I:m also considering doing some large (24“ x 48“) posters for the show to be available for sale to exhibit attendees. I'm really interested in feedback on this as it takes a lot of ink and archival paper to produce these large prints and have them mounted to foam board etc. So, if you think that you or a friend may attend and be interested in seeing or purchasing an oversized poster on the show, please send me an email or make a comment on my blog site. Also, all 4 of us (me, Blake Smith, Don Jolley, and Chuck Dyer) would love to get feedback about the exhibit either through this blog or during the exhibit in Milledgeville - March 25- April 20 2012). Copies of the book will be for sale and I plan to include a copy of the DVD video to anyone who purchases a book. Not sure of the price yet but I will post it when it becomes available.<br />
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A teaser trailer of the ARA video can be viewed on YouTube here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkLAjrke2KI&context=C3ea7de3ADOEgsToPDskL26PUOevPz9vJyaWfCItZc">AbandonedRuralAmerica–trailer</a><br />
If the link gets broken you can view the trailer by doing a search on You Tube for <b><span style="color: blue;">Abandoned Rural America trailer</span></b>.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360345340591349842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221957799925160037.post-37880323659104712962012-01-01T17:30:00.000-08:002012-01-01T17:30:18.636-08:00Abandoned Rural America update<b>Happy New Year everyone!</b><br />
Here's hoping it is a lot more prosperous and uplifting than 2011.<br />
These following pages are from the section of the Abandoned Rural America book about rural Georgia. By no means do they represent all of what is in the book, or images that will comprise the show. The exhibit will have much more imagery and information. If you click on any of these images, they should enlarge on your computer screen.<br />
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Here are profiles of the 4 artists included in the Abandoned Rural America show. All of us, like most Americans, have connections to the rural life in our earliest years. This may be a significant factor in our art and photography choices. I've tried to present an insight into our personal lives so that viewers can gain a perspective on our connection to the show elements. Please email me and let me know what you think about this presentation. <a href="mailto:petermuzyka0@gmail.com">petermuzyka0@gmail.com</a><br />
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<span id="goog_359474067"></span><span id="goog_359474068"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360345340591349842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221957799925160037.post-54736626698074558342011-12-08T12:36:00.000-08:002011-12-08T12:36:55.619-08:00Abandoned Rural America ExhibitI plan to exhibit the works of myself, Blake Smith, Don Jolley, and Charles Dyer in Milledgeville, GA beginning March 25th 2012. Here is a preview of what to expect. I will be posting more images and information as the exhibition develops.<br />
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It has been too long since my last blog effort. My time has been wrapped-up doing everything from commercial work to tending to necessary family matters. Now it's time for me to get busy with the important element in my life (besides my wonderful wife and family of course), and that is to work on my painting and art projects.<br />
Part of this is the Madison Artists Guild projects. I've been putting together a newsletter for the past several months with the help of our officers and other members and friends. You can view a couple at our MAG website <a href="http://www.madisonartistsguild.org/News.htm"><b style="color: #274e13;">here</b></a>. And it's getting close to springtime when we artists in Madison Georgia invite other artists in the region to participate in the annual <a href="http://www.madisonartistsguild.org/ActivitiesEvents.htm"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Georgia in Bloom Art Fest</span></b></a>. For those interested in participating or at least visiting the GIB Art Fest you can download a copy of the prospectus below. Or you can email me at <a href="mailto:peterjewelmz@bellsouth.net"><i><b>peterjewelmz@bellsouth.net</b></i></a> for a PDF copy.<br />
See you soon with some new artwork.<br />
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PeteAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360345340591349842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221957799925160037.post-32163200659983644502010-10-14T08:53:00.000-07:002010-10-14T08:53:35.792-07:00Pigments Information<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Pigments Through the Ages</span></b></span><br />
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</tbody></table>One of the most valuable resources that I have discovered on the internet to aid in my egg tempera painting is the website "<a href="http://www.webexhibits.org/pigments/intro/about.html">Pigments Through the Ages</a>". This site is a very comprehensive look at artists' pigments, the history of their use, their manufacture, their properties, toxicity, etc. It even has an interactive page that allows the user to go to a pigment (<a href="http://www.webexhibits.org/pigments/intro/history.html">through a color bar</a>) and it will take you to that pigment's complete analysis pages. I suggest that anyone truly interested in painting should examine this website and those serious about their art should keep this bookmarked on their computer browser. After you examine the pages let me know what you think. I find it exciting and exhilarating to be able to examine artist pigments so carefully. I hope that you will feel the same.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360345340591349842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221957799925160037.post-33045493548512433192010-10-12T06:42:00.000-07:002010-10-12T08:24:27.301-07:00A New Painting ApproachPainting with a Knife<div><br /></div><div>As most of my readers know, the painting technique which I am most known for and my preferred way of creating art is with egg tempera. Once in a while I will do pen and ink drawings as finished art and occasionally I will paint in oils or do a pastel painting. I decided to really loosen up on a current painting by working in oils with a painting knife, <i><b>exclusively</b></i>. Not as a textural add-on but as a completed work. Being a stickler for glazing technique and a lot of detail, painting an impression of a scene with a knife in a highly textured style was new to me.</div><div>Back in June I had taken a seminar in preparing work for high end galleries. The instructor was Jason Horejs from the Xanadu Contemporary Fine Art Gallery in Phoenix, AZ. He had a wealth of helpful and interesting things to say about organizing on</div><div>e's work and preparing portfolios etc. but one of the most interesting thing</div><div>s that I felt he proposed was, as artists we should study and develop</div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0XF3rrg5Woc/TLRpoq-skhI/AAAAAAAAAWg/a7tjipxrc4Q/s400/Virginia+Highlands+2010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527158790143382034" /><div> work in different mediums and styles than we are comfortable with. Not necessarily to change our direction of work but to experience new and interesting ways to produce art. Than when we return to our regular art routine, we can bring new ideas to the table. Now I am preparing to get working on some new egg temperas and hope that experiencing different technique will bring new excitement to my egg tempera creations.</div><div>I am including a copy of my painting knife oil along with</div><div>an egg tempera so that you can see the difference between the styles with a similar subject. Let me know what you think.</div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0XF3rrg5Woc/TLRug4BoF6I/AAAAAAAAAWw/Fd8D8q4_jes/s400/The+Red+Roof.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527164153764517794" /><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 362px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0XF3rrg5Woc/TLRt55MjvwI/AAAAAAAAAWo/GRDU089zGos/s400/Virginia+Highlands+2010+CU.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527163484063907586" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360345340591349842noreply@blogger.com0