December 3rd & 4th were the dates for the winter Fine
Arts Festival on Dearborn Street. The Arts Festival is sponsored by the
Olde Englewood Village Assosciation. Weather for the event was more like
summer with temperatures in the low 80's and no showers to mar the enjoyment.
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| Artist booths line Dearborn Street displaying
their wares to potential customers. |
Laura Youngman of Ormand Beach, Florida,
displays one of her paintings done in acrylic. |
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| Members of the Men's Englewood Garden Club
sell their plants with proceeds going to scholarships at Lemon Bay
High School. |
Fran Fink of Englewood displays one of her fine paintings of racing
yatchs.
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| Linda Soderquist is another loacal artist
who had her handiwork on display. |
A georgeous painting of an elephant in the
wild won the Best in Show for Steve Kourz in the 2D category. |
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| Steve Whitlock live in Sarasota and his
subjects are game fish. |
A nice metal sculpture of a marlin adorns
the booth of this artist. |
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| The photography of Michael Mandell |
Michael lives in Pembroke Pines, Florida. |
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| Michael Weber of Port St. Lucie shows off
his paintings done in watercolor. |
Peggy Miller displays her collection of
jewelery to a customer. Peggy hails from Melbourne Beach, Fla. |
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| George Rhodes of Plantation, Florida, stands
beside a photograph of a wild horse resting on the beach. |
The booth for the Southwest Historical Organization
had many visitors seeking information about Englewood. |
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| James Sears, one of the main organizers
of this event, sits in the shade of a palm while visitors admire his
sculptures. |
Each year he brings some amazing sculptues
with him to the event, such as the one shown above. |
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| Pat Foss of Rotonda West does 3-Dimensional
paper scultures. More on her work, and her classes, can be found on
her website. |
Ben Essenberg is an Englewood resident and
one of the founders of the show. Ben is standing beside his painting
of Sandhill cranes and their offspring. More
art can be seen on his website |
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| The Lemon Bay Historical Society had numerous
visitors over the 2 day event. |
Jim Roberts love of fish is captured in
his artwork. Visit his website by
clicking here. |
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Pauline Fawcett is an Englewood resident specializing in spectacular
floral art. Visit her site
at her website
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Mara Balodis lives in Bokeelia, Fla. and
specializes in canvas creations. |
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This fun loving couple really enjoyed showing their art to the
visitors. They can by seen at their
website by clicking here .
Have a good day, Guv.
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