SOAG-> "The Sky's the Limit" - Carol Abitabilo Ast - August 2010

Sat Jul 31 11:55:12 PDT 2010

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                               August 2010 - Carol Abitabilo Ast

                     The Sky's the Limit

                                                   Show dates: August 
4 -29, 2010
                                                   Reception Friday, 
August 6, 5-8p
                                                  wine tasting by 
Damiani Vineyards

"The Sky's the Limit," a show of paintings in pastel by Carol 
Abitabilo Ast will open at State of the Art Gallery August 4, 
2010.  The work in this exhibition represents a number of places the 
artist has traveled, some familiar Ithaca scenes, a special 
fascination with the sky, and expertise with her medium - soft pastel.

About the sky, Abitabilo Ast says, "[It is] always the backdrop, 
whether looking out a window or being out-of-doors.  In this exhibit 
it becomes a prominent feature.  While the sky emerged from chorus
line to center stage, the nature of the land also 
changed:   landscape is often associated with shades

Emacs!

   Buddha Temple from Yavapai Point    12 x 
16                                            Good Night, Lake    23 x 29

of green, but only a few of the paintings here have any green in them 
at all.  Winter, rock and dusk
rob the land of its traditional color, but present the viewer with 
beauty of a different sort."

Emacs!

                                                                                     Shade 
#2    14 x 18

She continues:  "The exhibit also includes some paintings of other 
subjects because basically, I use my pastels to preserve and share 
what I find beautiful.   Sometimes life seems to compel us to 
confront controversy, stress, frustration, anger.  To allow 
loveliness in any manifestation to enter the mind is to nurture our 
humanity.    I hope this exhibit succeeds in some way in that direction."

A reception for the artist will be held Friday, August 6 from 
5-8pm.  There will be a wine tasting at this event compliments of 
Damiani Wine Cellars.  "The Sky's the Limit" runs through August 
29.   Carol will be at the Gallery every August Saturday all 
afternoon.  Hours are Wed. Fri., 12-6pm and Sat. and Sun., 
12-5pm.  State of the Art is located at 120 W. State Street in 
Ithaca.  The gallery is ADA accessible with curbside 
parking.  Contact information:  607-277-1626, www.soag.org// www.carolast.com//

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Patty Porter is showing work at The Arts & Design Center, 371 Main 
Street, Aurora NY from July 13 through October 13.   She is also 
showing at Fibers & Fantasy, Triphammer Plaza, Ithaca, NY from August 
8 through September 18.

Ethel Vrana is exhibiting work in the Greater Ithaca Art Trail Show 
at the Center Ithaca Art Space through August 31.

Dan McPheeters, Barbara Mink, and Jay Hart are showing in 'MARK Up!', 
presenting the work of 17 artists in various media at The Tompkins 
County Public Library in Ithaca, NY through September 24.  A 
reception and panel discussion will be held Thursday, September 23rd 
at 6:00 pm  in the BorgWarner Community Room.

Diane Newton will have an oil pastel drawing  in "Works on Paper." a 
Small Works Exhibition at Blue Mountain Gallery, 530 West 25th 
Street, New York, NY.  Show dates are August 3-21.  Hours are 
Tuesday-Saturday, 11-6pm.

Margy Nelson and Frances Fawcett are both showing in the Art Gallery 
at the Rockefeller State Park Preserve, in Pocantico Hills, NY.

Mary Ann Bowman is exhibiting in 'Garden Artistry' at Sonnenberg 
Gardens through Aug. 15 featuring a large display of frogs, chickens, 
sheep and other clay creatures suitable for the garden.  The 
beautiful gardens and mansion are located in Canandaigua, NY.  She 
will also be showing sculpture at The Aurora Arts and Design Center 
on Main Street in Aurora, NY through August and at the Center Ithaca 
Art Space in a show of work by Ithaca Art Trail members through the 
end of August.  
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