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Local artist shows influence by O’Keeffe, Pollack

Artist Sheila Lougheed describes herself and her work as follows: “If Georgia O’Keeffe and Jackson Pollack ever reproduced, I would have been their child,” and her ebullient paintings do, indeed, reflect the influence of O'Keeffe's erotic rhythm, and Pollack's spontaneity and application of layers. Lougheed’s earliest memory of painting was when she was 2: Her dad had just bought his first house, and was fixing it up. “I found some red paint and I thought – I should paint.” So she confidently set to work painting – the barn, the garage, the bathroom. And wondered why her dad didn’t share her enthusiasm. “I was just – enhancing,” she remembers with a laugh. Born and raised in Danbury, CT, Lougheed is ...

Intrepid Art Gallery features Golden Seeds exhibit

VERO BEACH -- The Intrepid Art Gallery will host an opening reception for the Golden Seeds exhibition by Venezuelan Sculptor Carolina Rojas, 6 p.m. Thursday Sept. 29. The artist covers a variety of mediums such as installations, photography, and sculptors. The concept of seeds is a reminder of the conservation and preservation of the environment and the vegetation. It has always been an enigma to the artist to understand what is going to happen if we ran out of seeds one day in the world. This exhibition is a reminder for what started as a seed, handled carefully and deliberately, it becomes beautiful resource, and carefully returned to the source. Rojas started painting at the age of nine with Argentina ...

Cultural Council expands Artists Registry

VERO BEACH -- The Cultural Council of Indian River County is expanding the membership's Artists Registry to include authors and writers, musicians, bands, actors and entertainment troupes. The new registry will be promoted beginning in October in hopes that organizations seeking entertainment, speakers and exhibiting fine artists will consult the Cultural Council's registry. Artists Registry: Fine artists artisans and photographers of all styles and mediums are invited to submit five images of their work, links to their website and contact information. Musicians Registry: Solos, duos, trios and full bands available for hire will be listed with an embedded performance video or sound, links to their website, contact information and a statement about the musical genre they perform. Authors Registry: Authors ...